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: Failed after 1 year
Summary: 1 Stars
Works great. No problems after couple months. Its really tough to get this unit in with all the 12 gauge wires of a double gang box like I had. Easy install other than stuffing it all in the box. Not as easy to use in the dark as a regular switch, but LED helps you find it.
UPDATE: After exactly one year of normal use in a water closet it failed. IT seems the electronics failed: It will no longer countdown and turn off. The only way to turn off the fan was to reset the breaker. I really loved the look and functionality. But its not built to last, or cannot tolerate power fluctuations. Changed rating down from 5 stars and title was "Works great".
Customer Review: Leviton 612-6230-W timer switch Functional but could be better
Summary: 4 Stars
The switch works as expected. However, the screws that came with it is cheesy. The head is slotted and different gap than standard slotted screw. I threw them away and got my own. The specification or someplace should've mention that this switch works only for certain wiring. I was lucky to be wired the way that it wants. Power, all three wires, have to go to the switch first then to the fixture for this to work. Make sure this is your wiring before you buy it otherwise the switch won't for you otherwise.
Once it's installed, it works great. However, I only had it for a couple of weeks. Hopefully it will last a while.
Customer Review: Failed after 2 months
Summary: 1 Stars
Like another reviewer has reported, this switch worked fine for a while (and it's convenient) but suddenly stopped sending power to the blue load wire. The LED and timer functions were still working but no power was being sent to the load. This happened after just 2 months of moderate use. It was controlling a small bathroom exhaust fan, certainly a legitimate application.
Not sure what to do now. I guess I'm supposed to contact the manufacturer for a warranty replacement -- Amazon isn't very helpful in this respect -- I couldn't find anything about returning a defective device after 30 days.
Customer Review: works but takes up a lot of space
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this product for the exhaust fans in my bathrooms. One crappy thing about this switch is in a double gang box the thermal plate on the switch intersects a regular switch and the double gang plate won't fit over the two switches. In order to get the plate to fit you have to overlap the timer and the regular switch. In a single gang box I had to trim the wires in the box way back to make room for the ridiculous depth this timer takes up. Overall, I got every one of the switches to work, the electronics work just fine, the real problem is with getting them to fit.Customer Review: A cinch to install and does just what we want.
Summary: 5 Stars
We wanted an easy way to solve the problem of bathroom fans running all day at our house. This product seemed to be just what we needed so I ordered one. It was easy to install (although I have lots of experience in this area). I did find that the unit did not work using the 5 amp mode of installation (no neutral connection). The 15 amp mode with a neutral connection worked fine. We've been using this timer for a month now and we're all very happy with its looks, how it operates, and the function it performs. It'd would be nice if it was $5-10 cheaper.