How much power does the timer itself consume?
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These timers have a geared one RPM/day motor so in reality bare timer power consumption can be ~ 0.1 Amp (100mA) negligible compared to the 15 Amp tolerance. Be careful not to use ANY timer in an enclosed location where you store gasoline, paints or other flammables. The contacts arc (spark) and that works like a spark plug to ignite (explode vapors). Use indoors (not sufficiently sealed) and in locations free of ignitable vapors. I hope I answered your question
1293909
I just leave the pad plugged in all the time. I don't think it consumes much power.
807102
Yes. It has a timer that ticks away ONLY when power is being used. So if you have a device plugged into it that only runs 5 hours a day. After 3 days the timer will display 15 hours.
2192438
nope, it is just a simple analog clock. unplug it and the clock does not retain any memory. all in all though, this thing does a good job, we use the timer, 5am - 9am on 5pm - 9pm on, rest of time in off position.
1054373
It is just a timer. Whatever you can plug into a power outlet you can plug into this and it will power it according to settings you chose on the dial.
698954
Unfortunately, I'm not sure. I hard-wired it as I'm using it as a machine light at work.It is an LED, so I would imagine that battery consumption is efficient.
1025968
If there is no device connected to the switch then no, it would not make any difference. If the device draws some current even while off (for example a timer would still draw a small amount of current for the clock portion of the timer) then turning the switch off would stop that current draw and therefore save a small amount of electricity. The amount of electricity saved would depend on the non running current draw of the device attached to the switch.
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I'm not sure what the actual power usage is, but I'm sure it's minimal. As for your second question, any object or device subjected to an unstable climate with temperature swings as wide as 38-100 will be adversely affected. Why would you want to subject a finely calibrated electronic instrument such as this to that sort of abuse?
847896
I don't know. I returned the one I bought because it didn't do what I wanted it to do. I ended up using the timer on my cell phone.
2222205
Yes. When you set the timer switch duration, it will reset every time the power to the switch turns off, in anticipation of the next "on" cycle.
1296982
This timer needs power to operate when the power is off it does not continue to keep time. The current time will need to be adjusted once the power comes back on.
33334
This timer switch has a power rating of 1000 watts. Most space heaters will require more than 1000 watts. If you use it with a device that requires more than 1000 watts, you risk damage to the timer switch and a fire.
1699028
Yes you could use a timer (best to check it can handle 1500 watts or 700 High or low setting) .. you could with this model. will not reset when turned off
1045979
It depends on what setting you have it on. Some are time set, some are power sets. Those settings have thresholds
1770369
No. Do not buy. The features are minimal.timer is manual for15 minutes.. I made a purchasing mistake
1368886
The timer is not powered by batteries. It's like an egg timer, just turn it to the time you want and it starts running, easy to use.
1318515
The device is rated at .8 of a watt. In the worst case, if it runs in a room that stays completely dark 24 hours a day (e.g., never shuts off), for 30.25 days a month it will consume about 6.3 cents of electric power per month, assuming that you pay about 11 cents per kilowatt hour including taxes (as I do). The calculation is .8 watts * 24 hours * 30.25 days / 1000 watts (kilowatt) * .11 (the cost of a kilowatt hour). Your actual cost will probably be something less, because light in the room will shut the light off for some part of the day, and some light in the room will cause the device to dim and thereby also use less power than the .8 watt that it is rated at.