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Timer to replace two way light switch
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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 don't want an activity sensor on the light. I don't want a dusk-to-dawn sensor on the light. Cheers Dave R -- |
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"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. Al |
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"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 |
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"David W.E. Roberts" wrote:
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. Greenbrook T23H http://www.greenbrook.co.uk/pdf/T23H.pdf for instructions I don't think it does two-way switching I'm afraid. I couldn't get my head around two-way switching with a timer anyway - thought about it for ages and couldn't see how it would work. My inclination would be to have a timer on the supply to the circuit, and use normal two-way switches, but even this wouldn't guarantee the correct outcome, only that the lights could only be on at certain times. Al Cheers Dave R |
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