Leviton 612-6230M-W Decora 30-15-10-5 Preset Minute Electronic Timer, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Leviton 612-6230M-W Decora 30-15-10-5 Preset Minute Electronic Timer, White
Customer Review: Easy, effective, safe
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic addition or easy upgrade to your existing bathroom fan. Replace a regular toggle switch or "twist dial" style timer with this electromic timer.Select your run time, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes. A red LED shows you time remaining, flashing when it nears the end of its cycle. You can bump the time up or down at any time or override and turn it off.
A small locator LED at the base helps you find it in the dark if you plan to use it as a lighting timer in a seldom-used corridor or garage.
For your bathroom or kitchen fan, the major advantage is that you can leave the fan running for a while after you leave, helping to reduce moisture due to steam buildup.
Combine this with a quiet fan and enjoy a steam-free bathroom, year-round.
Customer Review: 3-wire configuration is common - this switch requires a 4th, neutral wire
Summary: 1 Stars
A year ago I replaced a fan switch with one of those dial-timer switches which was very easy to install. I thought this switch looked a lot better and the quiet operation sounded great also so I purchased it. According to the manufacturer's website, most new house's electrical systems include a neutral wire configurations and since my house is one year old it did not occur to me check before ordering. My configuration only has a 3-wire setup and without the neutral wire, the timer won't work. One of my friend's is an electrician so I called him and he said that generally only timers for HVAC systems in residential building have a neutral wire setup. So before you order, verify that your existing setup has a neutral wire, because it probably does not.Customer Review: Super timer
Summary: 5 Stars
The timer switch looks nice and does what it is supposed to do. I have four of these. Two control exhaust fans in bathrooms. It's so easy to forget to turn the fans off; and typically you want the fans to run for awhile after you leave the bathroom. The other two control outlets for hot water circulation pumps under sinks in our bath and utility rooms. Our shower and our washing machine are on two separate ends of a hot water pipe, far away from the heater. We don't want the pumps cycling on and off all the time, using electricity and gas. So, we just push the button to activate the pumps a few minutes before we take a shower or wash clothes. Then, we have instant hot water and no wasted water.Customer Review: Great bathroom fan timer.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have these for each of our bathroom fans. They look great, are easy to install, and keep the bathroom fans from being left running all day accidently.
Like other reiviewers have said, make sure that if you are hooking this up to a fan or other motor that you have line (hot), neutral, and ground wires in the switch box in which you are installing this. Some older homes only have the line and load runs down to the wall switch box. If your switch box only has a line, a ground, and load wire, this timer will only function if the load you are switching is an incandescent light bulb. All other types of loads (fan motors, etc.) requre line, neutral, and ground inputs to this timer.
Customer Review: Does what it's supposed to
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw something like this on DIY network and I thought it was a great idea and something I didn't even know existed. We had been keeping our bath fan/light on all day and it seemed like such a waste.
Soem of the confusion I had were with the wiring (by no means am I an electrician), but once I thought about how it should work, it made sense. The other issue was with the metal tab that another reviewer mentioned. If this is in a box with another switch or outlet, you will need to remove the tab to get it to fit.
Looking back, I probably should have bought the switch that goes up to 1 hour instead of 30 minutes but it works great and I'm very happy with it.