I'm planning to install timer switches on bathroom exhaust fans. The issue though is all our bathroom have double switch wall plates. one for lights and one for exhaust fan. Can I get a timer switch/wall plate that has one timer and one regular switch on it? I want the timer only for the fan. I should be able to use the regular switch for lights as usual.
I appreciate any suggestions. Thanks.
A typical Intermatic spring-wound timer will replace the existing switch to operate the fan. It accomodates a switch plate directly, so no changes at all for the wall plate.
GE makes a "Decora"-style timer/switch with buttons for various delay times in multiples of 10 min. -- or permanently ON.
You could use that for the fan and a regular Decora switch for the light.
Perce
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To me it sounds as if he wants a switch and a timer in one box, something that I have never seen.
You can get timer switches or dimmer switches that replace the existing switch. Just remove the old switch and install the new. No other parts (face plates, etc.) are needed. I'm not a Radio Shack fan but that's where I found mine.
SJF
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