I currently have six Intermatic SS7(c) electronic light switch timersinstalled in a house. In the years since they were installed, I havehad four failures requiring replacement.In the troubleshooting information (as well in some topics in here),this problem is usually connected with cold temperatures. I live in anarea which basically never goes below freezing, and the majority of thetimers are inside the heated home, anyway. The one unheated switch, ina garage, has yet to fail.I contacted Intermatic, and they told me this is a known issue, theyare redesigning the SS7's and SS8's, and they're due out in March orApril.I decided to try someone new, and found Aube Technologies. The pricesare comparable to Intermatics, and while I haven't found a local dealeryet, I have found an internet supplier ( will ship these for free.Has anyone had experience with Aube switches? Are they reliable? I amlooking at the T1034, which has a solar timetable, but I imaginefeedback on the regular, T1032 timer would be helpful as well.While I probably won't go back to Intermatic again, I am looking at theEJ500, which the Intermatic rep told me does not have the flaw of theSS7/8's. Any experience with these would be nice, too.Thanks for your input. Any other recommendations are welcome, too.

Were any of these timers used with compact fluorescents?

Intermatic vs. Aube light timers - experiences?

Nov 10, 2005 41 Replies

Rate this thread:

Michael Daly 20 years ago

Are people getting that stupid or lazy? If they pay me $5,000 per visit plus transportation, I'll come change the timers for them every time they want. That will relieve them of this horrible burden.

Sheeesh!

Mike

Vote

Doug Kanter 20 years ago

It's a lotta work, Mike. Hard work. Lotta work. And, if you had to use a toothpick to push the tiny buttons on those timers, you could poke your eye out.

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required