Woods 59745 59745WD 24-Hour Mechanical Converts A Wall Light Switch to Timer (White)

I have read quite a few negative reviews but thought I’d give it a try. One of the most mentioned issues was that a wall plate could not be located that fit. I added a photo of the instructions regarding that which I will speak about shortly.The timer arrived packaged well from the manufacturer. All the parts and a few extras were included. My particular timer was white. It did not come with a decorative wall plate.The instructions were clear. Basically put, white to white neutral, black to incoming black hot (source), red to outgoing black(light).I did not notice a ground wire or location nor is there mention of it in the manual.The light switch is also made for a 20Amps and also works with all light bulbs. I have confirmed it works with LEDs, Fluorescent, and incandescent bulbs.The switch contains a 24 hour timer which allows me to effectively set a time section to turn on and off. Currently mine is set to turn on at 7pm and off at 7am as seen in the photo.The position of the current time arrow varies on how you put it back on the timer. Mine actually came pointing to the bottom left and I accidentally reversed it to top right; however, this has not prevented it from coming on at the set time.I believe it to be well built. It does not appear to be cheaply made. With that said, the wires are aluminum stranded.The manual switch that sets the timer off, on timer, and manual on works as designed.The wall plate I used was a 2 switch 1 Decorative wall plate made by Eaton. The instructions state to disassemble the timer by removing the time knob, and the face plate(held by 2 screws). Then you install the light according to the wiring diagram. After that secure the timer in the box. Place the decorative light plate over it and screw the plate to the timer. The opening aligns to the timer as you screw the plate and the timer together. Install the timer face place and secure with the two screws. Replace the knobs. The timer faceplate overlaps and sits on top of the decorative faceplate as seen in the instructions and my attached photo. You do not need to enlarge the decorative face plate opening to get it to install over the timer faceplate.All in all, I have no complaints. I would recommend this timer over the digital 24 hour timers as it functions the same and is less costly. I believe that the switch will last 5+ years. I will be sure to update my review if it fails sooner than expected.Update: 15 April 2020. It’s still running strong. As a matter of fact, I purchased three more. Two of which I am mounting in a vivarium. I still recommend them.

I bought this to replace a pricey, but now dead as a door nail, electronic wall mount timer. I saw some good reviews and some poor ones, but owning several reliable but reasonably priced Woods timers I decided to give it a whirl.Well, I’m very glad I did. It was far easier to install than some reviews led me to believe, and the installation instructions were very clear to follow. It doesn’t look as though it will fit in a “Decora” wall plate, but it does, and very neatly too via a clever design trick. It’s super-easy to program, in contrast with the expensive, electronic GE timer it replaced. Sure, I lost the ability to program differently on different days, but I’m glad for reducing my eye strain and thankful for the $ I saved.It’s very well made, too with stranded wires throughout and quality materials. The pins are captive and so cannot be lost.UPDATE: After owning this for several months, I’ve discovered that the internal Clock loses over an hour a day, so completely useless as a security timer. At first, for a while, this timer worked just fine. But gradually it began to run slower, so slow that eventually the lights would come in during the daytime and go off at night. Don’t know if this one is a lemon, or if they’re all pieces of crap

Used this on garage lights that run off of a photocell. The cells will sometimes keep the light on all day if it is cloudy or rainy. Easy to install this and now the lights are only on from 7PM to midnight just as I set them to be. The on/off/timer switch makes it easy if I just want to run on the photocell too. Easy programming by moving tabs around the timer up and down.

While I like this inwall timer because it does keep good time and is far easier to adjust the time trigger points (to compensate for daylight hours changes) vs a digital timer, it does have one significant flaw, the trip lever beneath the timer dial is not a very durable plastic and it breaks off rendering product useless and of course then it needs to be replaced. I just replaced my second timer for the same flaw. The first one last 15 months and the latest failed after 14 months. The manufacturer needs to improve the product quality and durability by replacing the cheap light weight plastic trigger lever with a metal one or one made with a much stronger plastic.

Switch is working really good for me so far, it could be less than precise because of the manual pegs but if you are not concerned about minutes and seconds perfection this is a fine product for you.This product is very easy to install but keep in mind that it will only work if the ground wire is connected.UPDATE Timer is now busted it not only does not keep time but quit working all together do not buy this crap, regret my previous take on this item lesson learned here is that should wait a little while before you post a review online and can confirm 100 percent the effectiveness of the product.