Timer help

christyf5 · #1 04-13-2007, 05:14 PM

For me, space was a big issue, I still have yet to find a timer that doesn't take up more than one outlet worth of space on my powerbar. I ended up getting one of those garrison timers from crappy tire but the thing is huge. Its nice having the digital readout and battery backup though, I don't have to fiddle with it every time the power goes out.

Edit: Oh ya and as Der Iron Chef mentioned, make sure you have the three pronged one! I have a small pile of two pronged timers due to my lack of attention when purchasing

fishface · #2 04-13-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

I ended up getting one of those garrison timers from crappy tire but the thing is huge.
Edit: Oh ya and as Der Iron Chef mentioned, make sure you have the three pronged one! I have a small pile of two pronged timers due to my lack of attention when purchasing

bad, bad luck with the garrisons from my experience...i've gone through several.

http://canadiantire.ca/browse/produc...romSearch=true

however this is what i have been using since. it's nice cause it's got a pigtail so it doesn't use up all the room on your powerbar and it's also 3 pronged and waterproof, very heavy-duty. only down fall i've found is in programming it, you can only accurately set it on the hour, slight inconvenience but not a huge deal.

christyf5 · #3 04-13-2007, 05:39 PM

My bad. Its not a garrison at all. I remember I was told to get a garrison but then bought one of these instead as it was on sale. Its a Noma.

http://canadiantire.ca/browse/produc...=1176485874937

fishface · #4 04-13-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

My bad. Its not a garrison at all. I remember I was told to get a garrison but then bought one of these instead as it was on sale. Its a Noma.

http://canadiantire.ca/browse/produc...=1176485874937

that is a garrison...look at the top corner of the actual timer.

Kryten · #5 04-13-2007, 06:02 PM

Don't get this one from Rona, I bought two and they both stopped working properly. http://www.rona.ca/webapp/wcs/stores...=-1&height=500

christyf5 · #6 04-13-2007, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by fishface

that is a garrison...look at the top corner of the actual timer.

oh. jeez.

What kind of bad luck are we talking about, "oh man another timer died" bad luck or "burn down your house" bad luck?

fishface · #7 04-13-2007, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

oh. jeez.

What kind of bad luck are we talking about, "oh man another timer died" bad luck or "burn down your house" bad luck?

just the bad luck in which they straight up konked out...nothing that a good old return policy cant fix up

more of a PITA than anything else.

KrazyKuch · #8 04-13-2007, 10:06 PM

I have 2 and have never had any porblems with them at all!!

Raf · #9 04-14-2007, 02:51 AM

I use the Intermatic(sp?) digital timers exculisvely, very reliable with battery backup and can program for anything, even different times for weekends when the party is going overtime.

Snappy · #10 04-14-2007, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Raf

I use the Intermatic(sp?) digital timers exculisvely, very reliable with battery backup and can program for anything, even different times for weekends when the party is going overtime.

I have one of those too but I'm too dumb to figure it out so I just use the analogs.