BC264LC Lee Electric Square Chrome Lighted Doorbell Button

BC264LC Lee Electric Square Chrome Lighted Doorbell Button

The Lee Electric BC264LC is a small square doorbell button, about 2 inches on a side, in a polished chrome finish with a white lighted button in the center. There are no screw heads on the face. A brass mounting bracket screws to the wall or casing, and the chrome cover snaps over it, so what you see from the porch is a clean mirror-finish square and a glowing button.

It is a plain two-wire replacement for any standard doorbell button on a transformer-powered chime, and the two mounting screws come in the package.

How It Works and How It Mounts

Pressing the button closes the contact between the two screw terminals on the back and completes the low-voltage circuit from your transformer to the chime. The light is a small lamp across those same terminals. Between presses, a trickle of current runs through the lamp and the chime coil, enough to glow the button but not enough to ring the chime. That is why lighted buttons belong on mechanical chimes, the kind with tone bars and a plunger. Most electronic chimes do not like that trickle and may buzz or fail to ring. Lee prints "for all chimes and bells to 16 volts" on the package, which covers the common 16V doorbell transformer.

Concealed Mounting

This is the part that is different from most of our wired doorbell buttons. Instead of two screw holes through the faceplate, the BC264LC uses a two-piece design:

• Connect your two doorbell wires to the screw terminals on the switch, which sits in the middle of a brass bracket.
• Screw the bracket to the wall or door casing through its two holes with the included screws. The holes sit at opposite corners of the bracket, so it can go on straight or on the diagonal to suit the old holes.
• Snap the chrome cover onto the bracket. The cover's folded edge grips the bracket tabs, and nothing shows on the face.

Because the screws are hidden, there is no listed screw spacing for this button. It covers a footprint of roughly 2 inches by 2 inches, which hides the marks left by most single-button plates. If you are matching an existing opening, the push button measurement guide shows how we measure.

Turn off power to the doorbell circuit before you move the wires. If the button does not light or the chime stays silent after the swap, the transformer or the chime is the usual cause, not the button. Our doorbell transformer guide explains how to check.

What Sets the BC264LC Apart

• Square, not the usual tall rectangle, so it sits well on modern doors and flat casings
• Mirror-polished chrome that matches chrome or polished nickel door hardware
• No visible screws thanks to the snap-on cover
• White lighted button that glows from inside, easy to find at night
• Rear screw terminals, no crimping or connectors

If you want the same Lee construction in a different look, the BC267LG is a gold-tone lighted button with a name plate, and the BC203 is a two-button brass plate for a shared entrance. For a brushed rather than polished metal look, compare the Craftmade PB5006-BNK.

What's in the Package

• 1 x BC264LC chrome square cover with white lighted button
• 1 x brass mounting bracket with the switch and screw terminals attached
• 2 x wood screws for mounting the bracket
• Lee instruction sheet

BC264LC Specifications

• Brand: Lee Electric (West New York, NJ)
• Model: BC264LC
• Type: Wired, lighted, single-family push button
• Button: White lighted dome, round, one two-terminal contact
• Finish: Polished chrome metal cover, white plastic button, brass bracket behind
• Mounting: Concealed. Bracket screws to the surface, cover snaps on, no visible screws
• Cover size: about 2" x 1⅞", square with rounded corners
• Screw spacing: Not applicable, bracket holes are hidden by the cover
• Voltage: Up to 16V AC, for transformer-powered systems
• Works with: Mechanical chimes, bells, and buzzers on a doorbell transformer
• Not for: Battery-powered chimes, wireless doorbells, or most electronic chimes
• UPC: 721667264603
• Made in China for Lee Electric Inc.

Where the BC264LC Fits

It suits a modern front door with chrome or stainless hardware, a side or garage entry where a tall plate looks out of place, and any spot where you would rather not see screw heads. The square footprint also makes it a good cover-up when an old button left paint lines or extra holes on the casing.

If you are adding a doorbell from scratch, pair it with a 16V transformer like the DT-1610A and a mechanical chime such as the Craftmade CH1000, and browse the rest of our wired doorbells.

The Lee Electric BC264LC is a square chrome lighted button with nothing on its face but the button. Order it here with the bracket and mounting screws included.