This caused an issue in my installation because the Nutone was installed in a custom installation box - set into my masonry. The SkyBell HD is smaller and more compact than the Nutone Speaker unit. I started by making a blank cover plate to fit over the old intercom connection box, countersinking the holes for the screws for a neat installation using a metal punch. Something to note here however - the SkyBell HD will not ring the door chime if you have kept your indoor intercom speaker system - you also have to retrofit a normal door chime in your house. By connecting the SkyBell HD Wifi Video Doorbell to your existing doorbell switch wires powered by an internal transformer, the SkyBell HD will keep itself charged, and pressing the button on the SkyBell HD will sound the doorbell in your house. 2 screws, and I took note that the orange pair of wires in my installation was used for the 17VAC doorbell switch circuit.
The first step was removing the old Nutone intercom speaker. Vintage Nutone Door Speaker and Connection Box - Don't forget to cut the power to your doorbell circuit before working with these wires.Unscrew, Remove the WiresĪ Nutone Intercom Connection Box is 4 3/8" Wide and made of SteelĪ Nutone Intercom Connection Box is 5 7/8" TallĪ Nutone Intercom Connection Box has "Model IR-6" Stamped on the right side of the Box In addition, you can use the internal speaker and microphone to speak with the person at your door - even from a distance away from your home. Here's the Skybell HD Video Doorbell Completed Installation over top of the old Intercom Connection Box, using a custome made Aluminum Adapter PlateĪ bit of research lead me to the Wifi enabled video doorbells - very simple, they connect to your Wifi router, and ring your smartphone and interior door chime whenever someone rings at the door, and provides live video of the person at the door. We immediately pulled out the system components, drywalled over the cutouts in the interior walls, and I was left with two very ugly metal boxes in the brick at my front and back door. When I moved into my current house, it had a vintage central intercom system, with yellowed plastic intdoor speakers, yellowed plastic outdoor speakers, and an archaic esthetic.
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