Quickly need a new timer switch thing any suggestions!!?

TortoiseBea · 04-10-2010, 06:24 PM

So about a year ago I bought these:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...xt%3ETIMER.htm

however one by one they became dodgy and wouldnt work, and each week it resets which is really annoying
Now my last remaining half working timer has broken, so I need a replacement asap (else his lights wont get switched on whilst im at school)
Any suggestions for a reliable one that preferably is quite accurate so doesnt lose much time (i.e wont end up coming on at 11 instead of 10)

Thanks, any help greatly appreciated and I don't need a pack of 3, 1 or more will do!!

WriterNick · 04-10-2010, 10:04 PM

I've always had difficulty getting elecrical timers to work, mabe I've been unlucky. Anyway, now I get the manual timers from Asda (you can get them at other places like Wilkinson too for around a fiver) and they don't lose time because it's a simple mechanism that drives it.

pagan queen · 05-10-2010, 12:17 PM

I bought a manual one from Tesco for a pound the other day. Don't know how reliable it is yet but one I bought years ago from somewhere else still works.

TortoiseBea · 05-10-2010, 05:20 PM

Ok cheers guys I'll find a cheap manual one for now then so I have something atleast controlling his lights and in the meantime ill look for a good substantial one as a backup

porter · 05-10-2010, 07:53 PM

B&Q do some plus there open late ( i got 3 electrical ones for £9)

ozzy's_human · 09-10-2010, 05:40 PM

i use a digital one that i brought from wilkinsons, seems to be doing cool at the min

mellie · 10-10-2010, 07:13 PM

I use B and Q mechanical ones, three years on and they are still going strong.

JIMMYD · 14-10-2010, 11:40 AM

B&Q had mechanical ones for a pound a couple of weeks ago. I have been using the same sort for two years with no problems

TortoiseBea · 18-10-2010, 06:21 PM

Thanks every one
I mentioned to my dad about the rubbish timers I had and he picked up a new one for me
It's been running for just under 2 weeks now and I'm really pleased with it

It does its job well and even copes with the change of times I want the light on and off at the weekends, plus it hasn't reset atall like the other one used to do in the middle of the night, and its not to pricey at £4.99
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97806

04-10-2010, 06:24 PM	#1
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	Quickly need a new timer switch thing any suggestions!!? So about a year ago I bought these: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...xt%3ETIMER.htm however one by one they became dodgy and wouldnt work, and each week it resets which is really annoying Now my last remaining half working timer has broken, so I need a replacement asap (else his lights wont get switched on whilst im at school) Any suggestions for a reliable one that preferably is quite accurate so doesnt lose much time (i.e wont end up coming on at 11 instead of 10) Thanks, any help greatly appreciated and I don't need a pack of 3, 1 or more will do!! __________________

05-10-2010, 05:20 PM	#4
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	Ok cheers guys I'll find a cheap manual one for now then so I have something atleast controlling his lights and in the meantime ill look for a good substantial one as a backup __________________

05-10-2010, 07:53 PM	#5
porter Member Incubating Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: nottinghamshire Posts: 205	B&Q do some plus there open late ( i got 3 electrical ones for £9) __________________ Redfoots (Yoda, Dory, Peanut & Horatio)

09-10-2010, 05:40 PM	#6
ozzy's_human Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 61	i use a digital one that i brought from wilkinsons, seems to be doing cool at the min __________________ 1.1.0 horsefeild

18-10-2010, 06:21 PM	#9
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	Thanks every one I mentioned to my dad about the rubbish timers I had and he picked up a new one for me It's been running for just under 2 weeks now and I'm really pleased with it It does its job well and even copes with the change of times I want the light on and off at the weekends, plus it hasn't reset atall like the other one used to do in the middle of the night, and its not to pricey at £4.99 http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=97806 __________________

04-10-2010, 10:04 PM	#2
WriterNick Member Juvenile Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 956	I've always had difficulty getting elecrical timers to work, mabe I've been unlucky. Anyway, now I get the manual timers from Asda (you can get them at other places like Wilkinson too for around a fiver) and they don't lose time because it's a simple mechanism that drives it.

05-10-2010, 12:17 PM	#3
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	I bought a manual one from Tesco for a pound the other day. Don't know how reliable it is yet but one I bought years ago from somewhere else still works.

10-10-2010, 07:13 PM	#7
mellie Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 19	I use B and Q mechanical ones, three years on and they are still going strong.

14-10-2010, 11:40 AM	#8
JIMMYD Junior Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: LUTON Posts: 7	B&Q had mechanical ones for a pound a couple of weeks ago. I have been using the same sort for two years with no problems

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