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: Wish It Was Smaller
Summary: 4 Stars
The switch works great. Looks cool too. I only wish the switch wasn't as deep. It took me a while trimming down spare wire to make space for the switch. It really depends on your setup (adjacent switch depths for example).
Customer Review: Works Well
Summary: 4 Stars
These timers work great for bathroom fans. I wish there was a similar one that had an x-10 interface.Customer Review: Made in China. Failed in two years. Replacement still running!
Summary: 3 Stars
Original review: My Leviton 6230M bathroom timer switch survived 2 years of moderate use -- once or twice a day -- before it failed to operate the fan. The LEDs still light up and count down, but there is no juice on the blue switched-output wire so I guess the timer circuit is okay but the relay is fried. Two years is not bad for a switch made in China, I suppose. At the moment I have installed a simple on/off switch while I search for a reliable replacement.
Update: After failing to find a viable alternative, I purchased two more of these timer switches (one as a spare). The one I installed has been running well for over 2 years now, and I have yet to use the spare. I have given it two more stars.
Note that there is now a newer replacement: http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-LTB30-1LZ-Countdown-Required-Assembled/dp/B002WTC91K/ref=dp_ob_title_hi
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: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
I have been an electrician for 30 years. I installed 8 of these timers in my own house 5 years ago. Given that I installed them correctly they have worked wonderfully. I have never had one lockup on me. However, I have had 5 fail because the buttons broke off. They appear to rely on a set of very small plastic tabs that retain them against the spring tension. I have found that a tab will break off causing the button to hang crooked then eventually another tab will fail and the whole button will fall off. There is no way to repair short of total switch replacement as Leviton doesn't offer replacement buttons. The frequency of use certainly seems to be a factor as most of the failures are in the rooms most used. However, I think that they have a flawed design or material spec. problem. I recommend that you save your receipt for the warranty claim. Maybe they will get the message. I like the product just wish they would hold up better.