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Doug Kanter wrote:

Aw come on....just rip out a wall and get those wires in. You can do it.
:-)
We'll all stop by and watch & drink beer, and offer suggestions.

Aw, come on.... stop treating me like a baby girl. We're talking about
six different walls, in six different locations, spread throughout a
6000sf house (which isn't mine).


To top it off, these walls are covered
in a textured Venetian sand/plaster mix that is basically impossible to
patch without looking extremely obvious. This is a place where even
pros fear to tread, and while that doesn't always stop me (I'm prone to
biting off more than I can chew) I know better than to mess with this
one.

Etch an outline in the plaster very carefully with a tiny Dremel bit, all
the way down to the lath, then have your way with it inside the outline. No
guts, no glory!



Besides all that, a mechanical timer won't solve the problem I have now
of having to reprogram all of the timers every month or two as the
sunset/sunrise changes. Solar timetable all the way for me!

Oh for heaven's sake....put down the remote control and the Bon Bons!



Oh, btw - I emailed Aube to ask if the T1034 is compatible with compact
fluorescents. Got a response today in which the rep (emailing from
Honywell... interesting) said to check with the bulb manufacturer and
ask if their bulbs work with timers (uh...). He/she also recommended
the T1035A (higher max wattage), claiming it was compatible, but
warning that a neutral wire in the box is absolutely necessary. I'm
not posistive this person knew what they were talking about, but I
thought it might be lead for you.


Ask if their bulbs were compatible with timers. Right. There should be a
hall of shame web site for answers like that.