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Craig Toth
 
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Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like, maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?




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Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like, maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?

I don't about saving her from being flogged, but they do have timer
switches. You can google on - timer switch - of see this site for one.
http://www.elights.com/deceltimswit.html
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Intermatic sells a line of timer switches that can be installed in place of
the flip switch. Most hardware stores and certainly Home Depot carry this
item.

"Craig Toth" ctothATsofthomeDOTnet wrote in message
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Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like, maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on
again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time from
my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?






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Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like, maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





I use these for the fans in all the bathrooms in our home. For solving
exactly the same problem as yours. Just replace the standard switch with
one of these.

They work, as the guys down Maine put it, "slicker 'n snot on a brass
doorknob."

go to:

www.homedepot.com

and search for Item # 337311


Now, if someone can figure out how to keep daughters from using up 79
gallons of hot water from an 80 gallon water heater with just ONE
shower, I'd like to hear about it. G

Jeff

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schools"
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Jeff Wisnia wrote:

Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like,
maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then
on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time
from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





I use these for the fans in all the bathrooms in our home. For solving
exactly the same problem as yours. Just replace the standard switch
with one of these.

They work, as the guys down Maine put it, "slicker 'n snot on a brass
doorknob."

go to:

www.homedepot.com

and search for Item # 337311


Now, if someone can figure out how to keep daughters from using up 79
gallons of hot water from an 80 gallon water heater with just ONE
shower, I'd like to hear about it. G

Jeff


Ah, me too! I tried to tell them how to take a Navy shower (1) when they
were smaller, but that didn't work. They still claim to need the water
running while they shave their legs and underarms. The wife is not much
better, either.

1. Since the storage of fresh water is limited on a navy ship, it must
be constantly distilled from sea water, therefore, fresh water must be
conserved. Showers must be short and with limited water use. I seem to
remember 2 minutes at most. If you take longer than two minutes or leave
the shower running, the guys in line behind you will remind you in no
uncertain terms.
Wet yourself completely down with the shower. Turn off water. Apply soap
and shampoo, then wash yourself with your hands, washcloth, or brush.
Turn on water and rinse off . Total usage of water, about 2 gallons.
This is actually more efficient than just rubbing on soap while standing
under the running water, since the soap will stay on your body longer
and therefore clean better.





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Craig Toth wrote:
Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like, maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?




Hi,
Yes. Twist and turn timer. Can find it anywhere.
Tony
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Jeff Wisnia wrote:

Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like,
maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on
again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time
from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





I use these for the fans in all the bathrooms in our home. For solving
exactly the same problem as yours. Just replace the standard switch with
one of these.

They work, as the guys down Maine put it, "slicker 'n snot on a brass
doorknob."

go to:

www.homedepot.com

and search for Item # 337311


Now, if someone can figure out how to keep daughters from using up 79
gallons of hot water from an 80 gallon water heater with just ONE
shower, I'd like to hear about it. G

Jeff

Hi, Jeff
I bought a condo near her school and let her live there
away from home across the city.
Problem solved.
Tony
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willshak wrote:

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like,
maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then
on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time
from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





I use these for the fans in all the bathrooms in our home. For solving
exactly the same problem as yours. Just replace the standard switch
with one of these.

They work, as the guys down Maine put it, "slicker 'n snot on a brass
doorknob."

go to:

www.homedepot.com

and search for Item # 337311


Now, if someone can figure out how to keep daughters from using up 79
gallons of hot water from an 80 gallon water heater with just ONE
shower, I'd like to hear about it. G

Jeff



Ah, me too! I tried to tell them how to take a Navy shower (1) when they
were smaller, but that didn't work. They still claim to need the water
running while they shave their legs and underarms. The wife is not much
better, either.

1. Since the storage of fresh water is limited on a navy ship, it must
be constantly distilled from sea water, therefore, fresh water must be
conserved. Showers must be short and with limited water use. I seem to
remember 2 minutes at most. If you take longer than two minutes or leave
the shower running, the guys in line behind you will remind you in no
uncertain terms.
Wet yourself completely down with the shower. Turn off water. Apply soap
and shampoo, then wash yourself with your hands, washcloth, or brush.
Turn on water and rinse off . Total usage of water, about 2 gallons.
This is actually more efficient than just rubbing on soap while standing
under the running water, since the soap will stay on your body longer
and therefore clean better.



Hi,
We do same when camping.
Tony
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Craig Toth ctothATsofthomeDOTnet wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time...


Herbach and Rademan (800) 848-8001 http://www.herbach.com sell a nice
$4.95 Navy surplus humidistat, their item number TM89HVC5203, with a
20-80% range, a 3-6% differential, and a 7.5A 125V switch that can be
wired to open or close on humidity rise.

Nick

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Jeff Wisnia
 
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willshak wrote:
Jeff Wisnia wrote:

Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like,
maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then
on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time
from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





I use these for the fans in all the bathrooms in our home. For solving
exactly the same problem as yours. Just replace the standard switch
with one of these.

They work, as the guys down Maine put it, "slicker 'n snot on a brass
doorknob."

go to:

www.homedepot.com

and search for Item # 337311


Now, if someone can figure out how to keep daughters from using up 79
gallons of hot water from an 80 gallon water heater with just ONE
shower, I'd like to hear about it. G

Jeff



Ah, me too! I tried to tell them how to take a Navy shower (1) when they
were smaller, but that didn't work. They still claim to need the water
running while they shave their legs and underarms. The wife is not much
better, either.

1. Since the storage of fresh water is limited on a navy ship, it must
be constantly distilled from sea water, therefore, fresh water must be
conserved. Showers must be short and with limited water use. I seem to
remember 2 minutes at most. If you take longer than two minutes or leave
the shower running, the guys in line behind you will remind you in no
uncertain terms.
Wet yourself completely down with the shower. Turn off water. Apply soap
and shampoo, then wash yourself with your hands, washcloth, or brush.
Turn on water and rinse off . Total usage of water, about 2 gallons.
This is actually more efficient than just rubbing on soap while standing
under the running water, since the soap will stay on your body longer
and therefore clean better.



IIRC some of those showers had a "pull chain" valve with a good sized
ring dangling down abour head height which you had to pull down to keep
the flow on.

Sort of like the "emergency showers" you sometimes see in plant
locations where corrosive chemicals might splash on you.

Thanks for the mammaries,

Jeff

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(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

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schools"


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Tony Hwang wrote:

Jeff Wisnia wrote:

Craig Toth wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like,
maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then
on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time
from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





I use these for the fans in all the bathrooms in our home. For solving
exactly the same problem as yours. Just replace the standard switch
with one of these.

They work, as the guys down Maine put it, "slicker 'n snot on a brass
doorknob."

go to:

www.homedepot.com

and search for Item # 337311


Now, if someone can figure out how to keep daughters from using up 79
gallons of hot water from an 80 gallon water heater with just ONE
shower, I'd like to hear about it. G

Jeff

Hi, Jeff
I bought a condo near her school and let her live there
away from home across the city.
Problem solved.
Tony



Good idea, while I assume you are still paying for the water and heating
energy, at least you don't have to *hear* the shower running for 15
minutes or so and feel the pressure building up inside your head until
it feels like you're gonna "lose it" and maybe start a scene you'll
regret a short time later. G

Jeff
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My name is Jeff Wisnia and I approved this message....

(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)

"As long as there are final exams, there will be prayer in public
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In article , wrote:
Craig Toth ctothATsofthomeDOTnet wrote:

Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time...


Herbach and Rademan (800) 848-8001
http://www.herbach.com sell a nice
$4.95 Navy surplus humidistat, their item number TM89HVC5203, with a
20-80% range, a 3-6% differential, and a 7.5A 125V switch that can be
wired to open or close on humidity rise.

"Size: 5-1/8 x 2-5/8 x 1-1/8"."

Makes it kinda hard to mount in a standard single-gang fixture box.
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I got an intermatic timer that is a regular "box" device. It has a toggle. Up
is off, down gives you 15 minutes or so.
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They have that kind of thing in hotel rooms. Likely get one at the hardware.
Or you can wire it in with the light, so they both turn off at the same
time.

But, learning to turn off switches is good maturity lesson.

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"Craig Toth" ctothATsofthomeDOTnet wrote in message
...
Do they make a timer that can be wired to a switch (bath fan) that only
allows the device, once turned on, to stay on for a set time (like, maybe,
1/2 hour)? Then you would have to manually turn the switch off then on again
to get another cycle.

If I come home from work and hear the bath fan running one more time from my
daughter's shower 6 hours before I'm going to blow a gasket.

Can anyone save the girl from being flogged?





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"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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They have that kind of thing in hotel rooms. Likely get one at the

hardware.
Or you can wire it in with the light, so they both turn off at the same
time.

But, learning to turn off switches is good maturity lesson.


Maturity lesson? Waiting 20 minutes after you finish your business for the
smell to clear, and turn off the fan yourself, sounds like a colossal waste
of time to me! There are darn good reasons for timer switches. ;-)



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