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How to Put Outdoor Lights On a Timer?

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How to Install a Timer for Exterior Lights

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Once the wires are attached, place the timer into the wall box and set the flanges flush with the wall. Line up the screw holes and replace the terminal screws.

How to Install a Timer Switch in Outdoor Lighting

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Aug 4, 2010 - Step 7 - Insert the Timer Switch in the Wall Box. Push the wires slowly into the box and insert the timer switch into the wall box as well.

Easy to Install Programmable Timer

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No one appears to have tried this before as it is more often used as a Pool Timer, But what you need is the Switch and the Timer wires in parallel. So live to the timer and also to the switch, and negative to the timer and the switch. In that way either the light switch or the timer can switch the lights on and off.

https://www.google.com/search?q=wire+a+T104+intermatic+timer+on+a+277v+light+circuit+with+a+switch+already+installed

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EJ351 is rated for incandescent bulbs only:
Change to incandescent bulb or change timer
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-timers-and-manuals.html#ej351

Suggest battery-operated ST01 if you do not have neutral wire in box.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-timers-and-manuals.html#st01

Suggest 24-hour dial timer if you have neutral wire in box.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59017
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-timers.html

Suggest over-the-switch timer.
Install ordinary switch and then install timer over switch
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59744

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1) GE 15071 (Tork SS20) is single-pole timer, and cannot be wired as 3-way timer
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/GE-timers-and-manuals.html#15071

2) Check wire nuts are tight
Remove light bulb and spray WD40 into socket. Reinstall light bulb

3) Reset timer using paper clip or tooth pick, then reprogram to see if functionality is restored

4) Move timer to different location and see if it controls different light

5) Buy another 15071 from home depot.
Remove bad timer, take photo of wires, and install new timer same wire-for-wire.
Return bad timer to home depot in new package.
This is GE's extended warranty plan, but do not mention warranty at return desk.

5) Intermatic and GE are fierce rivals in the timer business.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-timers-and-manuals.html
Intermatic makes their own products. GE timers are generally made by Tork. Both companies sell timers worldwide.

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Is this new timer installation, or older timer that stopped functioning?

1) Copy following link to help identify timer, download manual:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-timers-and-manuals.html#E1020

2) If this is new installation, then check wiring for single pole installation. This timer will not work for 3-way switching.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-timers.html

3) If timer worked before, and now clock motor has stopped working:
Turn power off, use compressed air to blow out timer, then see if you can spray highly flammable vapor from WD40 can into the motor.gears.

4) There are replacement trippers for this timer, but no replacement clock motors.
Buy another single-pole in-wall timer.

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Timer wiring on following link:
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-timers.html

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Woods 58018 is White-colored 120Volt 7-day programmable timer that replaces single-pole switch only.
I am not certain what is meant by 3-pole circuit.
If you mean 3-way circuit where more than one switch control same light, as you find with hallway light, then 59018 is not correct timer.

Open following links to see list of timers suited for 3-way switch replacement.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59028
http://waterheatertimer.org/GE-timers-and-manuals.html#15312
http://waterheatertimer.org/ST01C-program.html#ST01C

Timers that work for 3-way do not replace 3-way switch wire-for-wire.
Read manual carefully.
When you replace 3-way switch with a timer, one 3-way switch is replaced, and other 3-way switch remains.
The remaining 3-way switch is always rewired so the 3-way timer works. AND each brand of timer requires slightly different wiring parameter.
Some 3-way timers can only replace the 3-way switch located closest to circuit breaker box, commonly called the LINE side. Others can replace either LINE side or LOAD side 3-way., and wiring is different for each. Some timers require neutral wire and some are battery-powered.

Add a comment with exact information about switch and wiring you are working on for suggestion of best timer for that purpose.

The timer you have purchased will not work for 3-way switching.

We know this because the wires are color-coded.
And you have 2 black wires.
Good job providing that information so I can see what you have.
Both your timer wires are black, and that tells the electrician that the timer is made for single-pole only.

That being said, there are timers that have the same color wires as your 3-way switch, but the timer has to say it works for 3-way circuit.
Usually the instruction sheet or package will say, 'for single-pole.'
Or it will say, 'for single-pole and 3-way.'

1) Aube makes programmable 7-day timers for a 3-way installation.
But this timer is not for countdown.

2) I am searching the web for a 3-way countdown timers, and Levition offers one, but they require you to replace both 3-way switches and then install a 'master-and-remote' combo.
This means each timer is a different model number.
If you want help sorting out that purchase, add a comment and I will research the Levition site.

3) Smarthome sells a countdown timer for 3-way circuits.
It appears to be exactly the product you are wanting.
The product has 95 ratings with 4-1/2 stars
http://www.smarthome.com/2476ST/SwitchLinc-Timer-INSTEON-Countdown-Wall-Switch-Timer-Non-Dimming-White/p.aspx
The product manual is right there on the Smarthome page.
They provide an installation video.
Smarthome is very customer friendly.

I specialize in timers and electrical devices, but I do not know the product shown above.
However I can help you install it.
Add a comment and I will help further.

When installing a digital timer switch into a 3-way lighting circuit, you typically have to install a jumper wire across the "travelers" on the 3-way switch at the other end of the circuit, in order to get the timer to function.

If you have an Intermatic brand timer, the jumper is included with the timer switch, usually it will be a small, about 2-3 inches long wire with fork terminals on each end.

You should have the power turned off before installing the jumper. Also, there is a distance limit (75-80 feet of wiring) as to how far apart the two (2) switches can be from one another, in order for the timer to work (with the installed jumper).

Normally, the travelers are one the same side of a 3-way switch, but you can use a voltage detector to confirm which wires are which (prior to turning off the power) to make installing the jumper easier. If you contact the manufacturer of your particular timer, they can email you a owners guide/installation pamphlet that shows the proper installation procedures for your timer switch.

If you have an Intermatic product, you can use the link below to contact them for the needed info.

http://www.intermatic.com/products/timers.aspx

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When installing a digital timer switch into a 3-way lighting circuit, you typically have to install a jumper wire across the "travelers" on the 3-way switch at the other end of the circuit, in order to get the timer to function properly, otherwise the switch operates erratically, as you've experienced

With an Intermatic brand timer, the jumper is included with the timer switch, usually it will be a small, about 2-3 inches long wire with fork terminals on each end.

You should have the power turned off before installing the jumper. Also, there is a distance limit (75-80 feet of wiring) as to how far apart the two (2) switches can be from one another, in order for the timer to work (with the installed jumper).

Normally, the travelers are one the same side of a 3-way switch, but you can use a voltage detector to confirm which wires are which (prior to turning off the power) to make installing the jumper easier. If you contact the manufacturer of your particular timer, they can email you a owners guide/installation pamphlet that shows the proper installation procedures for your timer switch.

If want, you can use the link below to contact Intermatic to get a spare users guide for your particular timer.

http://www.intermatic.com/products/timers.aspx

Hope you find this Very Helpful and best regards!