Bathroom Fan Auto Shut Off 1/2/4/8 Hour Preset Countdown Wall Switch Timer - White (1)

I was "bored" so decided to install one of these auto shutoff fan timer switches in our guest bathroom. A number of years ago I installed one of these, but from a different brand I bought locally (and for a lot more money) in our downstairs bath. With more and more company coming in lately, it seemed like a good idea to install one of these that automatically shuts itself off in the guest bathroom for their convenience.The hardest part of the install was all the running around to- and from- the circuit breaker panel outside. My house, having been built in 1993, has the white wire running through all the circuits. I know from experience that this can complicate things a bit when switching out a simple two-black-wire ON-OFF switch to something like this that has two extra wires (the green Ground, and the extra white wire).I took off the plastic switch plate cover (bought a new replacement with the appropriate sized large rectangular hole for this switch online at Amazon....also for a good price, and saving me a trip to the local hardware store for just a few cents more) and, of course...as I anticipated, I guessed wrong the first time around and installed the two black wires backwards the first time.I'm no electrician, but I figured if I get them wrong the first time it just won't come on and I can switch them back, and that's what happened. I installed the Green to the copper ground wire; the White to the white wire bundle coming out of the wall. And one of the Black to one of the black wires, and the Red to another black wire coming out of the wall.It didn't work after I turned the power back on. So I simply swapped out the two Black wire connections and immediately the fan worked perfectly. I tested a couple of the timer settings to make sure the fan shutoff when it was supposed to, and everything was OK.In case anyone is wondering, the red (showing that it's off) and green (indicating the time set for shutoff) indicator lights are not very bright at all. So they won't disturb your night vision. But at the same time they are not bright enough to serve as a "nightlight" for you if that's what you want.This seems like a very sturdy and well-built automatic timer switch that should hopefully last many, many years. Yes, it's a bit "deep", but nothing that's a problem in a more modern home with a standard-depth switch box in the wall.It's relatively easy to install even if you're not much of a handyman like me. And the price was about half of what one in the local hardware store (big box with either yellow or blue motif) would cost.

Pretty easy to install and works well. Just set the timer for however long you want and walk away. You never have to remember to go back and shut it off. I installed these in both bathrooms.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:It was advertised to do what I needed

We had an Intermatic timer switch for our bathroom fan that stopped working after 5 years. Looking into replacements, the cost of the timer switch increased from ~$20 to ~$40 for similar switches by the same brand so decided to try out this switch b/c it had closer time time increments we were used to for a much better price (<$15). Local stores only had timer switches ~$40 for time increments we didn't like.It was very quick and easy to switch out (I had previously swapped to a manual switch while waiting for this one to deliver, which was a lot more work).Timer switch works on the first try after installation.The Off red LED is always on, which will take some getting used to, but it isn't in any eyesight line from our bedroom/doesn't bother us.The 20m green LED doesn't work, which is only reason this is 4 star instead of 5 star.The timer switch box is bigger than a regular light switch so it may be a tight fit to jam all the wires back into the box and make sure the timer switch is level with the outer panel. Ours already had a timer switch originally in there, but it was still a bit of coaxing to get it to line up flush.

I installed these in all of my bathrooms. I heard from a friend that it’s not good to leave fans on as they can get super hot and potentially start a fire. I have forgotten to turn my fans off before I leave the house and the thought scared me. These were super easy to install and if you’re not sure, easy YouTube will help.

Be warry of the space you have inside your box

Originally ordered Jan 2021,March 2025Well this product die after 4 years. Just like many other reviewer's experience. I order another one to see it improves or not. I have friend bought from other places also last only 4-5 years. Will update next it dies.Update March 18, 2025I ordered a new one and it arrived and take about 15 minutes to replace and it is working now.So I opened up the old one, and just as I predicted one of the capacitor is budging. See picture. It is the discharge capacitor of the timer circuit. That is why mine did not turn on. It is a shame that it used low quality capacitor. I have repair many circuit that similar to this problem. Oh well I probably will repair it as a standby in case the current on fail.

There are two minor differences between this device and the original device I replaced. The original device had the ability to turn the lighting fan on constantly, and the original device had a bigger button. I very rarely use the turn on constant function on the old switch so I didn’t see that it was a big deal lose it. The price point between this device and the original device this one wins about half. Happy with my purchase.