Woods 59377 Digital 7-Day Lamp/Appliance Timer with 2 Outlets, Up to 8 On/Off Settings per day and Battery Back Up
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Woods 59377 Digital 7-Day Lamp/Appliance Timer with 2 Outlets, Up to 8 On/Off Settings per day and Battery Back Up
Customer Review: Outlet Hog
Summary: 1 Stars
I just received this item and I have tried every different outlet configuration in my home and it hogs all the space.
This unit covers both outlets on my standard duplex wall outlet. It covers 3 of 4 outlets on my 4-way wall outlet.
It covers half of my surge protector when I tried it there in frustration.
The manufacturer does not recommend using an extension cord etc. so that is not an option.
Another review says that it does not cover other outlets...which helped me make my selection. The reviewer may have a wider layout but if you have standard US Code outlets this is simply not the case!
I did not have the space to dedicate an entire wall outlet plate to this timer because I only wanted to put one item on a timer.
It may have been the manufacturers intention to cover both outlets on a duplex wall plate but it should have been stipulated.
One star because I cannot use it!
Customer Review: Fried after 3 months
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this outlet timer based on the previous review and was VERY happy when I received it. It had all the features I wanted:
1. two grounded outlets
2. room so when it is plugged into a 2-plug outlet, you can still use
the second outlet.
3. very easy to program
4. battery backup (we have frequent power outages)
5. quiet operation (the mechanical ones I find quite loud).
In my searching, there is nothing else on the market that has these features. I also purchased one of the cheaper,non-grounded Woods models.
Everything worked beautifully until our last power outage. I noticed
the lights did not turn off. I pulled the timer out and it was fried.
When I shook it, black carbon came out and it rattled. For the record,
I don't think we had a surge as no other electronics in the house had
any problems, including two computers. It could be that I just bought
a lemon. The other Woods outlet is working fine.
Customer Review: The best timer for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
NOTICE: For those in doubt about using the bottom wall outlet, please view my added photos above.
This timer is well-worth the price.
The majority of outlet timers only handle 2-prong devices, and even then, they can't switch much of an electrical load. The few 3-prong timers are either mechanical or, if digital, don't handle much current, have batteries to constantly replace, or are expensive on a per-outlet basis. We liked the Woods':
- 2 grounded (3-prong) plugs
- 1875 Watts (The timer, timer box and its leaflet show 1875 watts for BOTH Resistive and Tungsten, but Amazon and the online manual say otherwise)
- Self-charging rechargeable battery
- Manual bypass button
- Noiseless operation
- Up to 8 ON/OFF daily cycles for each of 7 days (allows timed events to cover sets of days, too)
- Daylight savings hour shift (just press two buttons simultaneously)
It also has a few features we won't currently need like randomized and countdown ON/OFF and the ability to cycle power to a minute's resolution.
I've tested this timer on our washer, freezer, basement dehumidifier, and our large air purifier. It easily handled all with no problems.
Other impressions: The picture shown above is accurate, but the rubber "Manual" button looks like a slider switch. Also, the days of the week arrows don't quite align between the display and its housing. The unit is solid and when plugged in to the upper of two wall outlets, allows our 3 prong (grounded) power strip to use the free outlet (a somewhat tight fit, though). Strangely, there is no mention of a warranty anywhere with the product. It is made in China.
UPDATE: One of the three timers we received stopped working. Amazon overnighted a replacement. The one that went bad now had a black carbonized piece in the bottom of the housing.
One thing to note about the Manual button: It cycles through 4 modes (manual on and off and automatic on and off), A single press won't necessarily toggle it to override its current setting if you are trying to get something turned on or off. The modes make sense and are shown on the display, but it wasn't what we initially expected from a manual override button.
The timers work very well and it is nice to have the battery power the clock and the programming when unplugged. We like the durable feel of the housing, too. Despite one early failure, we believe this is still the best timer to be found for anywhere near the price.
NOTE: The Intermatic DT620CH appears to be the best alternative if this is not in stock, but when you visit their company website, they claim their timer will only switch 500W (1/3 hp) of Tungsten (lighting) and 1800W Resistive and Inductive (motor). Also, it uses two LR44 batteries, which are not rechargeable.