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Originally Posted by Bob_I
I use four timers to control four lights. . . ... I buy them at Ukrainian Tire.
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Same here, I've set up four grounded heavy duty timers and once you get the timing right they work perfectly. Just wanted to list two tips I learned from experience. Out here in Whitecourt, because of tons of new construction going on in our area, we do sometimes have our electricity turned off for a while. It's never been longer than half an hour. Unlikely this situation applies in most other places but the following is useful to know:
- After such a power failure obviously the timers will be off by the time the electricity was gone. Move them forward a few clicks at a time when they are far away from their on/off position to adjust the time until they are back on their schedule. On my timer 1 hour is about 6 - 8 "clicks".
- I don't know why it is but atleast 1 of the timers stopped working when the electricity came back, might be some sort of a failsafe built into the design. I had to unplug the timer from the socket and plug it back in after a few minutes and it worked fine.
BTW the four lights create a nice sunrise / sunset
photoperiod.