Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Nov 05 '02
Pros: acts as a light switch without negating timer setting, digital, comes on "near" set time
Cons: absolutely, positively NONE
Summary:
The Intermatic Heavy-Duty Digital 7 Day Wall Switch Timer SS7C first came into my life on a visit to the in-law's house. Like four tiny sentries they stood at shoulder height alongside the front door. Knowing my father-in-law's propensity ... read more
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Sep 01 '08
Pros: Nice Industrial Design
Clear instructions
Worked for a short while
Cons: Poor quality
Short life
Terrible product support by manufacturer
Summary: Against my better judgement, I purchased an Intermatic SS7 wall mounted digital lighting switch to control my driveway and front entry lights. I had made myself a promise never to purcahse intermatic again after having exprienced their unreliable and ... read more
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Oct 20 '07
Pros: Reliable. Looks nice. On/Off override is perfect.
Cons: Programming device is as bad as programming your VCR. Font too small
Summary: Our outside lights are controlled by this timer. When we moved in, I tried to reset it and discovered that not only was the text on the timer itself too small to read easily, the instructions were too! Hubby tried to reset it this spring and got it ... read more
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Mar 09 '07
Pros: Its good while it works.
Cons: It WILL fail, max 1-2 years you'll get out of this.
Summary: I bought 2 of these a few years ago. They worked fine for a while but not much more than a year after I got them, they started to show signs of "low battery", first one then a few months later the other. I tested the batteries and they were still fine. ... read more
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Feb 12 '07
Pros: Good idea.
Cons: Unreliable, can't manually turn lights on/off when timer breaks.
Summary: I bought a new house 4 years ago, and bought 2 of these timers to control the outside porch and garage lights. The timers replaced wall switches mounted on an interior wall right inside the front door. The first pair of timers failed when the ... read more
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Dec 23 '06
Pros: Good idea
Works well
Cons: Seems like a design fault
Can't program without the manual
Summary: The timer itself is a good idea, and mine worked well for about 6 months. Then I got the dreaded NoOp message. I purchased another timer, but managed to fix the old timer fairly easily. First, you need to understand what causes the NoOp message. ... read more
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Mar 24 '06
Pros: Good idea, useful in theory.
Cons: Poor design- uses a mechanical switch that has a likelihood of failure.
Summary: I had the same experience as many other writers- it worked fine for a time, then one day I woke up to find the lights hadn't turned off and a NO OP message to greet me. Out of frustration, I found that hitting the device on the side with a hammer would ... read more
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Oct 09 '05
Pros: Clever and useful programming options
Cons: Will burn out prematurely if anything presses against the back of the unit.
Summary: We're on our fourth Intermatic timer. You install this timer in the wall, in place of an on-off switch. It has six little buttons to use to program when the switch turns on and off each day. It has a nice variety of programming options. We use it to ... read more
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Jul 14 '05
Pros: TROUBLE FREE
Cons: NONE
Summary: I have had mine for over five years and have found it to be most reliable. I wish all products fulfilled its task flawlessly for years. I am a Network Engineer, better than an electrician and blessed with common sense. I had to respond to the ... read more
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Feb 20 '05
Pros: knowledge of sunset/dawn times, convenience
Cons: noise, difficult to read and program, reliability
Summary: I bought two of these two months ago. They are amazingly noisy---you can hear funny gear noises when they turn on and off---but I decided to overlook the noise because of their nice features. The knowledge of sunset and dawn times for every day of the ... read more
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Aug 04 '03
Pros: easy to use;
can be bought everywhere
Cons: seems to be very sensitive;
not solid-state switch;
3 timers failed within 2 years
Summary: I'm using this type of timer for my front porch light and at the rear door. Unfortunately, this timer already failed three times. It seems that the little motor quits working since I no longer hear the switching noise. It is still amazing that they are ... read more
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Jul 23 '03
Pros: Easy to turn lights on/off manually, too. Battery backup works well.
Cons: Unreliable. Hard to read display. Limited programmability.
Summary: I have a lamp controlled by a switch. On weekends I like to put it on a timer. Plug-in timers requ ... read more
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Apr 05 '10
Pros: Nice functionality, if you can get it stay working for any period of time.
Cons: Fail constantly, use idiotic CR2 $10 photo batteries that get drained within 1-2 months.
Summary: It's really not clear how Intermatic has managed to stay in business. And what is Home Depot doing still selling this garbage?Although I guess I am really the idiot since I decided to give them another chance. What was I
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Oct 14 '09
Pros: Worry free product.
Cons: 4 years and no problems.
Summary: I've had this product for 4 years. I set it when I originally bought it and have not touched it since. Outstanding! I don't have to worry about turning lights off and wasting precious energy which helps our environment
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Aug 24 '09
Pros: Automatically adjusts to the changing seasons.
Cons: Requires a battery which must be changed every 1-2 years. Tricky to set.
Summary: I installed one of these around 3.5 years ago and it has been working great. I get about 2 years out of the single AAA battery it uses and it turns my porch light on at dusk and off at dawn.
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