My doorbell (the old fashioned kind) has stopped working.
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When pressed you just hear a "clunk" inside. Can I fix this myself?
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Probably, not sure what you mean by "old fashioned". Because you hear a "clunk" sound, your doorbell button and power supply are most likely OK, so it's in the housing itself. I would pull the cover off of the doorbell and take a look. Something is muffling the chime or restricting the solenoid from moving freely. You may need to simply clean it and/or use some silicone spray so the striker can move freely.
Chances are yes, you can fix yourself. Here are a couple helpful links!
https://www.proreferral.com/hg/why-my-doorbell-not-ringing/
https://www.thisoldhouse.com/how-to/how-to-fix-doorbell
You can buy a wireless one from your hardware store. :D
Two "old" fashion door bells. One has a bell with an arm that hits the bell. The other one has a solenoid inside that strikes a floating bar. I assume you have the second one with a floating bar. The clunk you hear is the solenoid hitting the bar. The bar is suspended on two pins with rubber grommets. I think the rubber grommets just deteriorated over time and the bar is just sitting on the pins and you only hear a clunk. Think of the bars on a Xylophone. They float to create the sound when struck. For a temporary fix you can try to stretch a rubber band across the two pins and lay the bar on top or replace the doorbell.
A wireless one should fix the probelm!