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Broan-NuTone LA11 door chime
D6 · Level 1 · Electric, no logic An electric rock

Broan-NuTone LA11 door chime

Broan-NuTone LA11WH wired door chime.

$43Buy on Amazon
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

Press the button, a solenoid strikes two bars: ding-dong. Wired to a small transformer and good for decades.

Repairable
Opens with common tools, spare parts are available, and replacement parts work without the maker unlocking them.

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Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the smart one it replaces.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisBroan-NuTone LA11 door chime
What it replacesSmart oneRing Battery Doorbell
2
Power cut
FALSE
FALSE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
TRUE
FALSE
4
The company switches off its servers
TRUE
FALSE
5
Someone tries to hack it
TRUE
FALSE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
TRUE
FALSE
7
Twenty years from now
TRUE
FALSE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
5 of 65/6
0 of 60/6

The smart one is the Ring Battery Doorbell.

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A button, a transformer and two notes.

Broan-NuTone LA11 door chime

$43
Repairable
#N/A

We looked. Sorry.

Doorbells with chips always want friends. Knock instead.

Broan-NuTone LA11 door chime$43
Buy on Amazon