Quote Originally Posted by babystarbud
thanks for the quick reply, it cleared up a few things for me...

im gonna stay on with 12/12, ive removed the timer from the set up and will stay on manual switching untill tomorrow when i can get a new timer.

i dunnowhat went on with my timer though, i thought it was stuck "on" because i overloaded it. it was still ticking around, but the switches had no effect...it was always on. ( it was also hooked up to my extractor fan and passive fan ) now its suddenly working again? anyways, its obviousley un-reliable. any tips on choosing a reliable timer?

i guess not running more than one appliance per timer is a good bit of advice if you have a cheap timer?
Ive always used the cheap $10 timers you find a Home Depot or grow shops (cheaper at Home Depot obviously). Long as they have a ground, they seem to be pretty reliable. Id trust one of them over a $20 digital. Ive left for over a week multiple times.
Racerx Reviewed by Racerx on . 12/12 light cycle disruption hi there, ive got a bit of a problem, my timer broke a day into 12/12 ( im about 5 days in now ) so ive been turning on and off manually till i get time off work to pick up a new ( and more reliable ) timer lol due to my working pattern theyve been getting about 13 hrs of dark to 11 of light. now, i thoght my timer had fused or somthing, as it would stay "on" no matter what i switched it to, so i left it plugged into the light. at some point during my light cycle today, it mysteriously Rating: 5