Timers

[alki]

I would get the regular GROUNDED timers. Lowes has them.

I wouldn't suggest digital timers because the last 2 I've had stopped working for no reason. Luckily I wasnt using them on my tank or I would have been superscrewed..

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=153554-251-TN800CLD40LH&lpage=none

cant beat 12 dollars

coralife timers. enjoy.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=584645&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[marlinmero]

Are these the ones your calling a fire bomb? i have had one for like 3 years now.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+20169+11379&pcatid=11379

 

[alki]

yup thats the one


http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

those dripping light switches are awesome! ohh wait unless their YOUR dripping light switches then they suck.

 

[marlinmero]

Great now im worried. lol but its so compact and works so well.

 

[DonW]

Their great if you need the insurance money.

Don

 

[marlinmero]

I live and work at an apartment complex. No money if it goes up in flames

 

[pufferdady]

"Their great if you need the insurance money." LOL Liz mine is exactly the same as your link, I must have the indoor model

 

[Scooterman]

Coralife Power Centers have caused many fires, If anyone saw how bad they actually burn I can't see how they even sell them still. It might be that they quietly resolved the issues without advertising it to save on lawsuits but I'd consider the HD timers, anything like the $11 one to the fancy digitals will work well. The little one that isn't rated HD I'd not use that on lights or larger items, these things are too cheap not to skimp on.

 

[Ed Hahn]

You guys ever hear of a timer called The Light Wave? I have one sitting on a shelf. If built to handle larger loads. FE water pumps, MH.

 

[lizardarm]

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/thestore/prods/LIGHTWAVE.html
Is it like this one? Spendy

 

[rainydave]

these are what i am talking about.Dont know if they will wrk but i think they.I was going to as about them to before i went and bought them but since we are already talking about timers what the heck.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=296851-251-TN111GLD86&lpage=none
they also had a 15amp one but didnt see a difference in them asnd they were the same price.They are also $2 at the store

Did they have the lighted ones with a grounded outlet?

 

[Ed Hahn]

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/thestore/prods/LIGHTWAVE.html
Is it like this one? Spendy

Yes. That is the same one.

 

[jake65]

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=213487-251-DT620CL&lpage=none
I have two of these timers, one for my halides and one for my closed loop pump. been working fine, and they're for outdoor use so the humidity inside my stand doesn't bother it.

I went ahead and got a couple of those while I was at Lowes the other day.

 

[estanoche]

These are the ones I was looking into getting.........

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+3733+9868&pcatid=9868

Those would probably work just fine - basically its just a relay releasing the power to the plug - so get one with the features you want and one that looks appealing to you - as long as it is grounded you are peachy. And with most off the shelf timers you will want to incorporate a GFCI breaker somewhere up the line.

I would also look closely at how it is made and think about how dust and creep will affect it - thats where the fires come from - salt creep getting where it doesnt need to be, rusting connections, screws and everything else...

The tighter and more enclosed the better! I actually am using out outdoor type timer for gardens that has yet to show too much crud build up or rust, much better than the coralife ones I've had in the past.

 

[Sascha D]

Are these the ones your calling a fire bomb? i have had one for like 3 years now.

Its like birth control, 99.9% accurate means they work EVERYTIME...until the time it doesn't work hehe.

Their great if you need the insurance money.

LOL !!