Honeywell Home RPLS730B1000/U RPLS730B1000 7-Day Programmable Light Switch Timer, White

Works well

When I purchased my home I needed to have a radon fan installed as the radon level was just slightly above the advised limit. The fan, like any fan, makes some noise/vibration and the vent pipe goes right by my bedroom on the outside of the house. As a light sleeper this drove me nuts. All last winter I went to the basement and shut off the breaker to the fan each night. It wasn't an issue during the summer thanks to open windows, crickets, tree frogs and other night time noise makers. Then it was winter again... I started shopping for a hard wired timer looking at several variations. I kept coming back to the Honeywell and finally pulled the trigger on it. It arrived quickly thanks to Amazon Prime and I soon went to work. $6 in parts from the big box store bought me a place to mount it in the basement. I shut off the breaker and cut the electrical wire to the radon fan. New box installed and when I went to mount the Honeywell I found it wouldn't fit in the metal faceplate. I needed to trim the mounting tabs on the timer to make it fit. This would have happened to any brand and is not the fault of Honeywell. Once the tabs were trimmed the timer mounted beautifully. Electrical connections were simple. Programming the Honeywell could not have been easier. Set the time, set the day, set when you want it to come on and off. My program was simple and repeated each day. Off at 11p, on at 6a. It works wonderfully and there is now silence when I sleep (except when my kids wake up) I highly recommend this timer and my only complaint is a lack of a backlight on the display. Certainly not a show stopper but it would make the timer even better. As stated above, my radon level was just at the threshold for a mitigation system and I am comfortable shutting it off. Consult a radon professional before shutting off your mitigation system.

This thing is really cool. I wanted something that I could use to put my porch light on a timer with a CFL bulb, and this works perfectly. Some other available products (light sensors and other timers, including a Honeywell timer similar to this one) only work with incandescent bulbs, which defeats the purpose of putting lights on a timer to save energy. I could leave my 26-watt CFL (100w equivalent) on all day and still use less electricity than a 100-watt incandescent on an 8-hour timer. With this model, you can program either a single on/off cycle to repeat every day, or up to 7 separate on/off cycles for each individual day of the week. I think you can also set an every-day cycle and combine it with 6 additional day-specific cycles if you choose. The cover for the programming buttons also functions as the manual on/off button, and using it does not interfere with your programs. There is another model that works with CFLs -and- can be set to vary its on/off times to match your local daylight calendar ( Honeywell Econoswitch RPLS740B 7-Day Solar Time Table Programmable Switch ) but for the extra cost, I didn't need that feature. I had some trouble figuring out that you have to slide a toggle under the button cover to "ON" before the switch itself will work AT ALL. I thought that was a bit confusing in the instructions, so now you'll know. Programming is not very difficult but it took me a few tries to figure it out. When you are finished programming, just close the cover and press it once (as if you're turning the light on) to exit programming mode. To use this timer, you need to have a light switch where the power enters at the switch rather than at the light fixture. That's because the timer itself needs to have electricity constantly, in order to operate while the light is turned off. If your power enters at the light fixture instead, shutting off the light would also kill the power to the timer. Most houses are wired the correct way, which typically means at least 1 pair of black/white wires entering the switch box. If instead there is no white wire (i.e. neutral) at the switch, only two black wires or a black and a red, you won't be able to use this timer. (Note: There is no safety concern if your switch box doesn't contain a white neutral wire - it's just an antiquated wiring practice). As a side note, this switch has some sort of capacitor inside that saves your programs during power outages. It isn't a battery, so you would never need to replace it. It has worked fine through a couple of brief outages so far. Edit: Lost power for over a week from some nasty storms this summer (July 2012), but the timer remembered all of my programs and the clock was still correct. Awesome!

a un año de uso funciona excelentemente bien. no se calienta no se desprograma. controles de fácil configuración.

Quick delivery, fits perfectly and it was easy to install. I use it for my Christmas lights since we sometimes forget to turn them on and off. So far it's been working properly, I only programmed it to turn on and off once a day. I would recommend this product because it is easy to use.

J'ai ces gradateur avec horloge programmable d'installer depuis 2-3 ans et fonctionne tjrs bien, Produis non disponible en quicaillerie. Merci Amazon

Es el artículo que yo necesitaba y su entrega fue muy rapida

Fairly easy to install, well priced and so far works well. I'd still like to know what type of built in rechargeable battery it has and how long that will last, but it's internal and not accessible. It sure beats having to put lights on mechanical timers that are often inaccurate and more time consuming to set up. This is super easy to program but make sure to retain the instructions for down the road, least you forget how you did it! LOL! I will buy another one now. Oh, and like the bathroom fan timer switches, they do need more space inside the junction box so sort your wiring and trim it carefully so you have an easier time to get it into the box after you've wired it up. A ground wire is required too. The on/off manual switch functions well and only requires a light touch to turn in on and off.