Intermatic EJ500C Indoor Digital Wall Switch Timer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Intermatic EJ500C Indoor Digital Wall Switch Timer
Customer Review: Excellent item..
Summary: 5 Stars
After over 18months now of replacing all outside switch points with these types i'm pleased for one reason alone, i've not touched them since.
Save energy? no not the reason why i put them in, it was security, being out and now the lights come, at different times because of the daylight saving adjustments, also the clocks are staggerd by 1 min, to give the impression each outsid elight is being turned on by hand, stunning.
Now odd that others have raised concerns over CFL, i've not had any problems with quality CFL Bug bulbs at all, however, if that is a problem and you really want to save money, then skip CFL and purchase LED, ours use 1.5watts and have not been replaced once in the 10-12 mths, compared to the CFL's which really are not reliable.
Also, setting up is easy, if you've have problems, then you really shouldn't be wiring these in yourself if your unable to follow the instructions, my guess is if you unable to press setup, then set the time, then the region, then dayligth savings YES, then on = DUSK, off = DAWN, then you might have problems, send it back and use a normal switch, to save complication.
Well made, very well presented unit, worth every penny.
Customer Review: Great product
Summary: 5 Stars
I had one of these already and just installed one for a friend. I have seen complaints that the instructions are hard to follow, the display is hard to read, etc. My advice: read thru the instructions first, and get out your magnifying glass if you need to. It's worth the trouble. This is a "smart" timer that will turn your lights on at sunset and/or off at sunrise -- and will automatically adjust those times thru the year. I programmed mine and the friend's to go on at sunset and off at 11:00 pm or midnight. If you mess up when you program it, it can be a little tricky backing up or starting over. Other than that, I had no problems. Yes, the display is small, but once you have programmed it, you never have to look at it again.
The specifications say not to use it with small-based candelabra bulbs, but I did anyway, and it seems to work fine. I think you need to make sure your lights have a total of at least 40 watts, though.
GE makes a similar "smart" timer, and I bought that one first when I couldn't find this one locally, but there's nothing "smart" about the GE. It doesn't have the sunset/sunrise feature, and I took it back.
Customer Review: Very easy to use, great product
Summary: 5 Stars
I read reviews here (of course after I had already placed the order) and came across a few that stated that the timer will not work with compact fluorescent... this is both true and false. After reading the packaging, I saw that the reverse said that it requires a minimum of 40W to operate correctly.
Now if you are like myself and using it to power multiple outside lights in which the compact fluorescent draw more than 40W, it will work properly. If you are using it with a 1/2 bulb compact fluorescent application that does not draw more than 40W, then you'll get the flashing or non-operational.
Install was very easy and the directions take you step by step in the programming side of it. All very easy to set up and adjust to your personal preference (saw that in auto-mode this morning it turned off the lights sooner than I would prefer so I'll adjust it to turn them off a bit later in the morning). Only question I have is will the unit itself last or is it a yearly replacement type of thing.
Customer Review: Hint/Warning for fluorescnet applications
Summary: 5 Stars
The way this (and the GE model I've used) work, they will NOT operate in a strictly fluorescent application. If however, you're turning on a light that has two bulbs, or has a whole row of bulbs (porch), you can use this. For a single fixture with two bulbs, the mix of fluorescent and incandescent is handy since one puts out lots of light if you turn it on in the dark, as we might do very late at night after the timer has shut it off. The key however is, you must have one incandescent bulb in the circuit. The reason is rather ingenious. They "trickle" electricity thru the incandescent bulb to complete the circuit that runs the timer. Since some switches and 3-ways don't even have the other leg available at the switch, this is slick.
The form factor on this one (industrial design) is way better than the GE one. We run ours for a few hours in the evening, one in the morning, and it works great for us.
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I had a Intermatic SS5 controlling a 4 light/fan kitchen fixture. It would work with 2 incandescents + 2 CF bulbs but no more than 2 CFs. I decided to remove it and replace it with a regular light switch (so I could use 4 CFs) and install an Intermatic EJ500 wall timer to control a single 65W incandescent bulb over our kitchen sink. The installation was easy (you do need a "decora" wall plate) and the programming went well except that you need a magnifying lens to see the buttons and the readout. The unit does NOT work with CFs. My only complaint was the LoBatt reading I got when it was all installed. I replaced the LR44 backup batteries and, when I checked the originals, they were fine(?). I think this is a good unit. Just read the instructions before programming.