"Al Reynolds" wrote in message
o.uk...
"David W.E. Roberts" wrote:
looking to fit a timer so the outside light comes on to give me light
when
I
come home and turns itself off later.

I found
http://www.toolstation.com/search.ht...l+switch+timer

Any better/cheaper suggestions?

I found none cheaper. I installed one of these to contol
my outside lighting circuit, but found problems when I
included a light sensor in the circuit because the electronics
in the switch and the electronics in the light sensor seemed
to have problems with each other. In the end I changed
it for one with a relay in (like a central heating timer).

It will definitely only control normal filament bulbs up to
400W and it won't do low-voltage or compact fluorescent
lighting - I tried both.


Thank you for the comprehensive information.

I had better check what bulb is in the light.

The one you changed to - is it a normal 'wall box' timer as advertised in
the national press :-)
Will it work with a two way switch?
I have one switch in the hall and one in the garage.

Cheers
Dave R