refrigerator defrost timer
595558
When I bought the three items, at the time I didn't know for sure what the problem was. I figured it the heater, but for roughly $40 for all three items, I just bought all 3 items which I figured was one of them.
2071846
this one worked like it was advertised.  I replaced an older model that the timer stopped moving.  I would recommend it to anyone looking for a timer.
3982920
It really works.  Cuts defrosting time down by at least half!  Quick delivery.
2984460
I have purchased many of these timers and they work well at a low cost. The only problem is they don't over-winter, that is, if you leave them out during freezing winter temperatures, something in them breaks and they won't function come Spring. So we simply bring them indoors in the fall before it freezes. The local retailer where I used to get these discontinued them, even though the manufacturer still makes them. Amazon is about the only place I have found that carries them. I believe the primary reason for that is not that they don't work but a low profit margin for the retailer.
1734480
would like to have better timer setting, I use for a heater in the garage and hard to set for like ten min but works great
4318665
This timer was easy to install with my water heater.  I have it set to run 5 hours in a 24 hour period.  Already looking forward to the savings on my electric bill!!!!
220365
This is a great alarm for a freezer. We love it and if the power fails for some reason it let's us know. This will save of from ruined defrosted meat and vegetables. Highly recommend. Very easy to install.
3828720
My GE refrigerator is now about 14 years old, and does not have thermometers built in. For years all I had to look at were the dials marked 0 - 9 to set the temperature. The user manual recommended a setting of 4 for both of them. A problem we had was that the filtered water dispenser would some times freeze up - no water at all.

The AcuRite eliminates all the guesswork for an older refrigerator. I was able to reduce the settings for both refrigerator and freezer temps and thus save electricity while at the same time knowing that the freezer was keeping food at about zero degrees and the refrigerator at 40 degrees. I'm quite certain the AcuRite will pay for itself in the first year.

We also have a 30-year old Westinghouse chest freezer in our garage. It has no thermostat settings at all, so I used the freezer thermometer to see how it is doing. My kitchen refrigerator is about 40' away from the freezer in the garage, but even at that distance, the transmitter in the thermometer was good enough to communicate with the display.
1783387
I bought the Kill-A-Watt unit to monitor my refrigerator, a Hotpoint Model CTF19ECB dating from 1983.  The refrigerator runs a lot, and I have done quite a bit of work on it to see if I can improve efficiency:  fixed the door switch to make sure the light went off when the door was closed, replaced the thermostat control in the refrigerated food compartment, replaced the defrost timer control, and brought in a technician to replace the "illegal" Freon with Hotshot refrigerant, coming back once to top up the refrigerant. (Not a leak, just not quite enough refrigerant added the first time.)  I had to do the replacement because a leak had developed in the capillary line from vibration and rubbing against a piece of steel.  I had administered the coup de grace and cracked the line when I used a brush to clean the coils under the refrigerator.

I was hoping the monitor would tell me how much time the compressor runs, but the timing function only records how much time the monitor was plugged into a wall outlet and connected to an electricity-consuming device.

So what you get for Kilowatt-hours is the total amount of electricity consumed over the time of connection.  That's important, of course, but it is an average over the whole time, and doesn't say how many hours the compressor was running.

Interesting to me is that the refrigerator is only using an average of about 220 Watts when it is running.  It uses between 2 and 3 Amperes while running, and I think the high current must be when the defrost heater is powered,.
2245302
I'm using the auto-off timer on a bathroom exhaust fan and it's doing the job. I only wish it had a 5 minute option.
4030709
A good & reliable timer that fits on existing switches and is easy to install.
The 0-60 minutes range is great for setting bathroom vent fans
It's small and also looks good (not obnoxious)
For some reason I can no longer find this product on the Lowes and Home Depot store shelves
173227
Fixed my Kitchenaid refrigerator with this and the Panasonic EEU-EB1J221 capacitor 220UF. You will need both to repair your circuit board if the refrigerator is "beeping" and blinking. The fridge is like new and the repair cost less than $15 and a soldering iron.
1813171
Replacing the icemaker in our old fridge for the second time.  The last one made it probably as long as the original.  Three screws, unplug cable, and it is just about that simple.  Works as expected.
3750309
The kitchen timers are great.  I like that the back is magnetic, so you can stick it on the refrigerator.
2877288
This timer is poorly designed.  Has cheap magnet so falls off refrigerator easily and then breaks so you can no longer stick it to refrigerator.  No answer from manufacturer after repeated attempts.
744346
Great price on this timer.  I would have had to have paid twice as much from the repair guy.  Works fine.  Saw how to install it on youtube so it was  an easy install.  Will purchase again if necessary.
1776341
Substantially cheaper than calling Kenmore. Solves the problem.

Pay Sears service guy $500 to fix a fridge; watch youtube and see that the process isn't hard.

Decide progress.

JRS