Leviton 612-6230M-W Decora 30-15-10-5 Preset Minute Electronic Timer, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Leviton 612-6230M-W Decora 30-15-10-5 Preset Minute Electronic Timer, White
Customer Review: Easy, effective, safe
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastic addition or easy upgrade to your existing bathroom fan. Replace a regular toggle switch or "twist dial" style timer with this electromic timer.Select your run time, 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes. A red LED shows you time remaining, flashing when it nears the end of its cycle. You can bump the time up or down at any time or override and turn it off.
A small locator LED at the base helps you find it in the dark if you plan to use it as a lighting timer in a seldom-used corridor or garage.
For your bathroom or kitchen fan, the major advantage is that you can leave the fan running for a while after you leave, helping to reduce moisture due to steam buildup.
Combine this with a quiet fan and enjoy a steam-free bathroom, year-round.
Customer Review: Electronic timer beats mechanical hands down
Summary: 5 Stars
Brought this to replace another broken mechanical timer (2nd one in 3 years) for the bathroom. With no winding mechanism, this switch should last much longer. It is also cheaper than the wind-up mechanical timers. The best part, everyone loves the buttons.Customer Review: Excellent money saver!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought and installed three of these for the bathroom exhaust fans in the house. This particular model is for exhaust fans in particular. They have a lower amp model for lighting. Works great and installation was a breeze. Finally the fan is shut off automatically. I bought this unit over other manufacturer offerings because it has a button for each of the time increments. Other manufacturers models had a single button requiring you to press it multiple times to get the desired duration.Customer Review: Failed after 1 year
Summary: 1 Stars
Works great. No problems after couple months. Its really tough to get this unit in with all the 12 gauge wires of a double gang box like I had. Easy install other than stuffing it all in the box. Not as easy to use in the dark as a regular switch, but LED helps you find it.
UPDATE: After exactly one year of normal use in a water closet it failed. IT seems the electronics failed: It will no longer countdown and turn off. The only way to turn off the fan was to reset the breaker. I really loved the look and functionality. But its not built to last, or cannot tolerate power fluctuations. Changed rating down from 5 stars and title was "Works great".
Customer Review: Failed after 2 months
Summary: 1 Stars
Like another reviewer has reported, this switch worked fine for a while (and it's convenient) but suddenly stopped sending power to the blue load wire. The LED and timer functions were still working but no power was being sent to the load. This happened after just 2 months of moderate use. It was controlling a small bathroom exhaust fan, certainly a legitimate application.
Not sure what to do now. I guess I'm supposed to contact the manufacturer for a warranty replacement -- Amazon isn't very helpful in this respect -- I couldn't find anything about returning a defective device after 30 days.