Hyper Tough Outdoor Photocell Dusk to Dawn Mechanical Light Timer, 1 Grounded 3-Pronged Outlet, 10 Amps

I've used this product in the past. Even though the box had clearly been torn open and retail to use the product. I will be using it throughout the holiday season so I will very quickly find out if someone previously used it and found it to be defective.

I used a dial timer previously for my outdoor lights until a rain storm killed it. In a pinch I purchased this online to be picked up. When received I immediately noticed that it was somebody's return. Since I was in a hurry I accepted it. I installed it and set it for dusk to dawn. My lights come on every time without setting a timer and there isn't a need to set a clock. The automatic photo cell works great. I was very happy with this purchase.

The timer will be set in an hourly manner so don't have to worry about the lights staying on all the time.

Love that this will turn on light whenever dusk occurs, rather than having to adjust a regular timer as sunset changes, yet unlike a dusk to dawn switch, you can set several different run time lengths.

works great for all my porch holiday decor

I just received the Hyper Tough Outdoor Dust to Dawn Timer. I have never used an outdoor timer that automatically came on at dusk and off at dawn. Because the time of dusk and dawn vary throughout the year, it is nice that this timer can sense dusk and dawn. With this timer, it goes on at dusk and you can decide to have the lights go off 2, 4, 6, or 8 hours after dusk, or have the lights on dusk to dawn. Right now, we only have our lights on at dusk and off 4 hours after dusk. I wanted to try all the different options. I'm finding it's coming on as soon as it starts getting dark and going off exactly 4 hours later. I've tried the two-hour option and it worked fine, too. I think I'll be doing the dusk to dawn option from now on, though. This one only has a single outlet. So, I'm only able to use it on my front lights. I truly like this timer. If you have outside lighting, I'd highly recommend this timer.

This is exactly what I needed. With a dusk to dawn timer I never have to worry about unplugging the outside lights in the morning. It also has a timer function on it so you can set it for a determined amount of hours.. it works great it's low cost I would highly recommend it.

I use this to turn my lights on my deck in the evening. It is easy to set the duration of the power!

This HyperTough dusk to dawn timer was a disappointment. I wanted it for the rope lights around the porch at my cabin. There is a dial with several settings, which was nice to have options but pointless when they didn't work correctly. The first night I had it I set it to dusk to dawn. The lights never came on. I check it periodically throughout the night and nothing. The eye sensor is kind of small but it is pitch black at my cabin so I figured it wouldn't matter. The next day I tried to adjust where the eye was pointing just in case and still nothing. The instructions said the timer should be mounted so I tried propping it up against the porch the next day and it finally worked. The next night I tried using the 2-hour timer and guess what......nothing! At this point, I am frustrated and tired of messing with it.

Didn't get to use it because of when I got it the box was ripped up and tea pop so I took it back to the store