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Default Leviton Push Button Timers 5A 20A ?! Huh

Just my opinion: If the guy at the "Borg" knew what he was talking about,
he'd have a real job


"Alan Smithee" wrote in message
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You're right! I'm reading the instructions. The unit I have is a 20A
device.
But they don't show this on the main installation page...you have to flip
the instuctions back and forth and figure out what model you have. I went
with what the guy at the BORG recommended. Obviously too heavy a switched.
In short I could have bought the 6560M model which has slightly different
times but is only rated for 5A devices such as small fans and lights. Thx.


"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
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Possibly you misinterpreted the instructions. From what I see, it's a 20

amp
rated switch that requires a neutral to function


"Alan Smithee" wrote in message
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I recently upgraded my bathroom fan from a on/off switch to a Leviton
switch
a "5, 10, 15, 30 minute" electronic model 6230M. I was thinking since

it's
a
15A circuit and a bathroom fan that I'd hook it up using the "5 Amp"
wiring
diagram, a fan not going to pull anything near 5 amps right?. Black to
Line,
Blue to device and Green to ground, White/Neutral not connected. Well

that
didn't work. The LED didn't even come on. So, I change my approach to

use
Leviton's "20 Amp" wiring diagram which basically just means that you

hook
the Leviton timer's white lead into the neutral as well. At first I
thought
that wasn't working either. When I put the power on the main line the

LED
on
the bottom just blinked. I tried pushing some buttons and nothing, then
after about another minute it just started mysteriously working like it
should. I used a VO meter to test everything, the wiring is all as it
should
be. Do these switches need to "charge up" before they start working?
What's
with the 5 Amp circuit not working. Thx.