GE Heavy-Duty Mechanical Box Timer Switch, 46536

Just follow the wiring instructions and it's pretty simplified.

Well built product. The quality seems to be excellent. I preferred the video for setup rather than the printed instructions, but I'm not an electrician.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had an electrician friend install the mechanical box timer for me. I currently have it timing my landscape lighting. I love the convenience of setting the timer and the lights go on and off without having to switch lights off and on. I am looking forward to using the timer for my holiday lights.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Excellent Mechanical Timer! I replace my older mechanical timer with this model. This new one is very easy to install and simple to set up multiple on-off cycles. The old one with the on/off metal tabs that needed to be screwed on are clumsy and much more difficult to use than the new one with the push tabs. Highly recommended!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Wow my husband and I own a pool, sprinkler system, and a bird water fountain and they all runs on electricity so this 24 hour mechanical metal box timer was the best so now I can time when all my gadgets can come alive without having to worry about the hassle of keep going out side to do so I'm very satisfied with this product and will recommend to family and friends

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this GE 24hr Mechanical Metal Box Timer for my dad. He needed one for outdoor lights since he didn't have a timer that came with the house already. It was quick and easy for him to install. It does the job. It simple and I recommend this outdoor timer!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We needed a good sturdy timer to run our pond aerator and outdoir light, this GE 24hr Mechanical Metal Box Timer, Outdoor 24 Hr 48 On/Off Per Day filled the bill. It is weatherproof, has easy to follow instructions (and link to video if you want to watch). I do recommend this.

I really want to give a higher rating but having trouble with the timer. Wired for 240 V per the manual. Set clock time and Timer 1 settings before powering on the breaker. As soon as the Line power is activated the display is unreadable (lights up but looks like 88:88). The On setting will power my pool pump properly but timer display and function do not work properly. Any guidance or help would be appreciated. I double checked the wiring. Looks correct.

Ultimately I got a dud and had to send it back, but I think this product is good in some ways. It programs well and easily. Has lots of programming options and I didn't want to send it back. However, the terminals are hidden and you have to push two wires into some of the slots/holes. You can't really tell if you have a good connection because you can't actually see the connections. I ended up getting an intermatic digial timer. I could see the connections and we made sure we screwed them down properly. This gave me more peace of mind. With the GE (actually a JANCO product), it was arcing a little higher up from the terminals in the box. Meaning, it was sparking because there was a gap where it was wired by the factory and the electricity was visibly jumping from one point to the next. I called customer service for JANCO and they said it's not supposed to do that, so I sent it back. The screen is also hard to read when it is on the wall for some reason, probably because it has a convex piece of glass or plastic over it. The wiring is pretty straighforward, but I needed to have someone with electrical expertise install it. I would not recommend installing it if you don't have knowledge of electrical stuff because ultimately it is switch for a device (in my case, a water heater) that uses a large amount of power. I noticed that it only arced when I toggled the red button on the right.

Your timer is a peace of junk It is defective. Now I have no lights.