On Nov 29, 5:26*pm, Justin wrote:
Worn Out Retread wrote:
Justin" wrote in message
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I am including a picture... *Basically I sawed the space for the timer
on the far right. *Now I'm bring told to put another timer on the
switch second to the far right.
Is there a plate that has the two right "designer" style while keeping
the two switches on the left, standard toggle?

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7317/pb280147dj7.jpg

I am in 110/60Hz land, otherwise known at the USA. *Yes, I plan on
replacing the cream colored switches to match the white faceplate.
People were coming over and I didn't have time.

As other messages show there are faceplates available but the cost is
ridiculous. If I was doing this I would carefully mark out the required
hole and then cut it out using my scroll saw and then finish the edges
with fine sand paper.

I did that to the first one. *The problem is with two the screw holes
are in the wrong place. *$30 bucks may seem like alot, but IMO I like
doing the job right.
ALso, as for switching there whole thing to Decora; I'm ordered to keep
all switches in the house matching, so if I go Decora on that one, I go
Decora on the whole house.
I'm also limited as to the type of timer; since we use Compact Fluorescent.- Hide quoted text -

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It looks like a four position plate suitable for four of those newer
white rectangular style devices would work? That is the plate already
has rectangular cutout/cutouts.

The advantage of the newer style is that all devices have the same
shape/size. In other words the same plate will fit a switch or a
duplex outlet etc. Similarly multiples can fit four switches or two
switches and two duplex outlets or any combination of the newer style
devices. I'll see if I can find a reference and post it here.

With older style devices different style switch plates are needed for
switches than for duplex outlets.

Suggestion anyway.

PS. Don't get paranoid about whether the colour/shape is absolutely
correct; does it work and is it safe is far more important.

There is a lovely story about why one early steam locomotive blew up!
Apparently the guy operating it got tired listening to steam 'blowing
off' and tied down the safety valve with his kerchief, raising the
boiler pressure above safety. In another case a wife instructed her
husband to hide the cords for the outside Christmas lights 'because
they looked untidy'. He did so by burying them in the flower bed
whereupon after a while they got wet and short-circuited shutting of
power to parts of the house. Shall we go on ?????