If all the trippers are removed and I want the heather to work only when the shower is open... how should I leave the light of the timer (On or Off) ?
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If you leave the light on then the power is going thru the unit and the heater coils will heat the water up to temp in say 10 mins or so and you could then "take your shower" ........................... if you forget to go shut it off it will continue to keep the water at the set temp and cost a lot to maintain that temp.Really if you take a shower everday at say 6am then just put the timers on to have the heater come on for 30 mins starting at 5:30am and when you hop in it will be all hot for you and you don't have to mess with it again, it will shut off at 6am and you will have hot water most of the day ...................... the main reason for buying one of these is so you don't have to mess with it??? If you leave the light on then the power is going thru the unit and the heater coils will heat the water up to temp in say 10 mins or so and you could then "take your shower" ........................... if you forget to go shut it off it will continue to keep the water at the set temp and cost a lot to maintain that temp.Really if you take a shower everday at say 6am then just put the timers on to have the heater come on for 30 mins starting at 5:30am and when you hop in it will be all hot for you and you don't have to mess with it again, it will shut off at 6am and you will... » Read More If you leave the light on then the power is going thru the unit and the heater coils will heat the water up to temp in say 10 mins or so and you could then "take your shower" ........................... if you forget to go shut it off it will continue to keep the water at the set temp and cost a lot to maintain that temp.Really if you take a shower everday at say 6am then just put the timers on to have the heater come on for 30 mins starting at 5:30am and when you hop in it will be all hot for you and you don't have to mess with it again, it will shut off at 6am and you will have hot water most of the day ...................... the main reason for buying one of these is so you don't have to mess with it??? « Show Less
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On. But your heater will stay on all the time then... Unless your going to push the button everytime you want hot water, but depending on how often that is you may not have very hot water. I would suggest letting it heat two hours in early AM and two hours very late afternoon, this is what we do and with two people in house we always have hot water and it has saved us a lot of money on electricity. Good luck
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Your question is unclear. But maybe this will help: When the red light is on, the 240volt current is active and may be flowing if the thermosat in the hot water heater is calling for it; when it's not on, it's there is current to the heating element in the water heater. If you have an instant-heat hot water set-up, you wasted your money on this timer -- it's for those who have hot water sitting in a tank and who want to draw current only parts of the day, say when electricity is cheaper (for those with time of day metering) or as a back-up to solar hot water on cloudy days. I've also used this device inside a spa back when I lived in Maryland where, at that time, electricity was lots, lots cheaper at night than during the day and evening hours.
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There is a timer. however, I always turn off and unplug, as directed by the manufacturer.
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Huh? This apparatus is used to turn things on and off so you don't have to manually do it yourself. I have my turtles basking light plugged into it so the light turns on in the morning and off at night without me ever having to touch it. Are you looking to mark a certain amount of time that has passed, or are you using it to turn things on and off? Did yours come with instructions? Here, you know what, this might help a bunch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRzhGNOo1bY
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I did not leave it on all the time. I had mainly used it in the guest bath and would turn it on for company.
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No, you must turn it off once the done light goes out. About 15 minutes. It hasn't been a problem as I'm usually in the kitchen doing other things.
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no there is not, a design flaw, but for the money paid, not an issue. We used a large bucket and I just placed the head in the bucket while I soaped up. I am used to the on off turn off like one in our RV. This work around was sufficient for my needs considering I could not shower in my home...we were truly blessed to find this!!
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I put them in bathroom vanities. I put a spring timer on the wall and run them only when the bathroom is being used (showers usually). The timer could be a thermostat. They frequently come with a thermostat on the unit which I put on max temperature so it is really controlled by the timer.
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Our bath is slightly larger and I find that it doesn't come on automatically very often. There has to be airflow across the sensor or lots is moisture. The timer works very well, so we just turn it on before showering.
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No, we purchased an outlet timer and left the unit turned on. When the timer hits the active hour the light comes on and shuts off when we set the timer to off.
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It will handle mixed loads on the timer fine. Mine has been doing do for about 3 years, so far. You do not even need to use the second switch unless you want separate controls IF you fan allows that. I have the second switch some xenon lighting over the sink counter and fixture area and the second turn on the light over the shower and fan. I does take a few click to go from 10-15 minute for toilet action to 45 minutes (5-10 + 35-40 as it evaporates off the sides) for shower venting but it is so worth it to have a timer on the fan and have it running after you are gone but it will shut off by itself anyway. It will handle mixed loads on the timer fine. Mine has been doing do for about 3 years, so far. You do not even need to use the second switch unless you want separate controls IF you fan allows that. I have the second switch some xenon lighting over the sink counter and fixture area and the second turn on the light over the shower and fan. I does take a few click to go from 10-15 minute for toilet action to 45 minutes (5-10 + 35-40 as it evaporates off the sides) for shower venting but it is so worth it to have a timer on the fan and have it running after you are gone but it will shut off... » Read More It will handle mixed loads on the timer fine. Mine has been doing do for about 3 years, so far. You do not even need to use the second switch unless you want separate controls IF you fan allows that. I have the second switch some xenon lighting over the sink counter and fixture area and the second turn on the light over the shower and fan. I does take a few click to go from 10-15 minute for toilet action to 45 minutes (5-10 + 35-40 as it evaporates off the sides) for shower venting but it is so worth it to have a timer on the fan and have it running after you are gone but it will shut off by itself anyway. « Show Less
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Rian Ketter is correct. The timer is optional. I have used the timer only because I occasionally forgot to turn off the heater before I went upstairs to go to bed--and was way annoyed with myself when I came down the next morning and the thing was still running. Waste of electricity!
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Using another timer works fine. I used a Stanley digital timer and plugged the Moonrays transformer into the timer. You'll need to put some electrical tape over the transformer's "eye" so it will always think it is dark. The on/off will be controlled by the timer and not the Moonrays transformer.
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Actually Dave, that's what makes the timer on this unit nice to have. We just set it for our shower times. You can just plug it in when needed if you have some weird shower times as teens sometimes do.
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I'm curious... How is this different from just turning the shower on and off?
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Sorry i set my timer to run during the night and i have never checked to see it it is functing correctley. Instructions were shipped with the device and it was simple to set ( I think.) I will try to check it this up an comming week end. Then I will get back to you later on this site if you don't already have the solution.
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If you want to leave the other two lights on all the time this will work fine. Obviously if you turnthe switch off the unit will not work. If you turn the switch off and back on again later the motionsensor lamp will turn on and stay on for about 10 minutes then turn off and turn on when it sensesmotion
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As you see on the picture there is 2 sliver pieces below the shower head. The sliver ring connected (that is just below) the showerhead is the water controller. You twist that ring to turn on and off the water flow. And it works fine.