Ring door bell (wired) fitted now living room lights don’t work?

[TerryJH]

Hi all,

so I bought a Ring wired ring door bell on Amazon prime day, £45 with free echo dot!

Anyway fitted as per instructions and it works fine. The Ring app tells me the transformer voltage is good.

BUT now my living room lights won’t turn on?

The doorbell and downstairs lights are on the same breaker, kitchen and hallway lights still work.
Have I made a mistake somewhere or is this unrelated to the new doorbell being fitted ?

Any advice appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[westward10]

Moved from DIY for better response.

 

[telectrix]

what is an echo dot?

 

[westward10]

Where and how have you wired it to the lighting circuit.

 

[TerryJH]

what is an echo dot?

Echo dot is a small Media player with voice control abilities, etc

 

[TerryJH]

Where and how have you wired it to the lighting circuit.

I used the existing doorbells wiring.

 

[SJD]

Have you done any drilling in walls or ceilings?

 

[TerryJH]

Have you done any drilling in walls or ceilings?

No drilling at all. Just used the existing wiring from the original doorbell and fitted a jumper cable in the doorbell mechanism.

 

[IAmSparkytus!]

Have you tried "Alexa- turn living room lights on!"?

 

[TerryJH]

Have you tried "Alexa- turn living room lights on!"?

? the lights aren’t compatible with Alexa. I rely on a good old light switch for turning them on and off.