Honeywell Home RPLS740B ECONOswitch 7-Day Solar Programmable Switch, Lights and Motors, Indoor and Outdoor, Energy Saving, White

I bought this timer switch for four outdoor lights at the front of my house. Each bulb maxing out at 100W, but I currently have CFLs installed. LIKES 1. I like that you can specify your lat and long coordinates to get precise times for sunrise and sunset. This feature is great since the reason I bought a timer switch is to light up the front of the house when it's dark outside. No need to worry about having the lights turn on too late or too early because of the changing sunrise and sunset times since this thing keeps track of that data. From day 1, it has worked flawlessly. When I come home late from work, the lights are already on lighting up my driveway. 2. Since I live in a community of townhouses, the adjacent buildings often block the sun during sunrise and sunset. Fortunately, this timer has a feature to include an offset in 10 minute increments from the determined sunrise and sunset times. So now I have the lights turn off 10 min after sunrise and 10 min before sunset. Problem solved. 3. It just looks cool. Never thought I would say a light switch was cool, but it is. The build quality seems great. The whole assembly comes in an enclosure so there is no risk in accidental damage to the hardware when you are handling this thing. The interface screen is easy to read and understand. You do have to familiarize yourself with it by reading the instructions. 4. There is a random mode that turns the switch on and off between sunset and sunrise. I haven't used this, but I suppose it adds an extra security factor when you are away from home. It gives the impression that someone is home. Although I don't think it would apply to me since I normally just keep the lights on throughout the night. Having them turn on and off would be abnormal behavior in my case. 5. For the more anal retentive, there is also an option to specify a different setting for each day of the week. A little overkill if you ask me, but more features for extra security. I wonder if I can send a morse code message with this timer. DISLIKES 1. It is a bit pricey, and it can be argued that you can get by with the less expensive models without all the bells and whistles with this one. If you are a bit anal retentive about when your lights should turn on, then you might not want to compromise. But if you couldn't care less about the extra features, then you will be fine with a cheaper model. I am definitely not using all the features included with this timer, so I may have overpaid. 2. The assembly enclosure is a bit bulky for a normal sized switchbox with a multitude of wires stashed away in the back. You really need to make sure your switchbox is deep enough and to clear the wires behind this switch. I had a two-gang switchbox with a total of 6 wires of each kind (line, load, neutral, and ground). It was a small struggle to get it to fit. I just had to shove all the wires behind the other switch. CAVEATS 1. My unit's default off time was set to 11:00PM. You have to go to the end of the instruction sheet to set this up to turn off at sunrise if you so desire. 2. You need a neutral wire for this switch to work. This is usually a white wire at the back of the switchbox. The ground wire normally attached to light switches are not required. RECOMMENDATION If you plan on using all or at least 90% of the features of this timer switch at some point, then this is the product for you. Otherwise, skip this and save some money with the cheaper models.

I searched around for something like this for a while. I had been to places like Home Depot, Menards, and even Lowe's, and could not find what I know that I was looking for. I was looking for something that I could use to control my outside lights, i.e., the front porch, the back porch, and the patio light. Each had their own standard "Toggle" switch on the wall near the door. I tried those "screw in" type sensors, but they never worked right. The lights would flicker at the threshhold between daylight and evening. Then the bulb would not fit in my decorative "Coach Lamps" correctly. I tried two different kinds, but neither worked. I thought about having new wiring put in and getting a central timer, but that was costly. So needless to say, I was a bit frustrated with the things that I had found and tried to use at that point. Ahhh! But then, as I searched the internet, I came across the Honeywell Econoswitch RPLS740B &-Day Solar Time Programmable Switch! This turned out to be EXACTLY what I needed. It is a MARVELOUS piece of work! BIG THINGS certainly DO come in small packages! Upon receiving these babies (as I purchased 3 of them), I went to work and installed them myself, and I am not an electrician either. Okay sure, I had some electronics training when I was in the Air Force many years ago. But I'm not an electrician! Anyway, installation only took me about 10-15 minutes for each one. The programming was relatively simple, as they come practically pre-programmed. All you basiscally need to do after installaing them is set the time and go with the default program, which is set for the region that you live in. According to the manufacturer's literature, the timing of the light's on-off feature is based on your region's "longitude / latitude." I chose to go with the default, and they work well! The lights will turn on at sunset and off at sunrise time. By the way, the sunlight has nothing to do with it. The timers do their thing rain or shine! They WORK GREAT! Another feature that I like is the little blue LED light that turns on to let you know that the outside light is turned on. So, even if you cannot see the outside light, the blue indicator says that lightswitch has turned on. There is also a digital, backlight clock on the switch. I really like this feature as well because, I get to view the time at a glance on my way out of the door. One more thing.... The auto-adjust "Daylight Savings Time" feature WORKS GREAT! I installed these units sometime well before Daylight Savings Time, and forgot about the change when it came around. No problem. The units took care of that automatically! I wish that the clocks on my GE microwave and range were that smart! Oh, lest I forget, the Honeywell Econoswitch RPLS740B &-Day Solar Time Programmable Switch, doesn't use batteries for backup. According the the manufacturer's literature, the selected program (and time) will automatically maintain itself for up to 4-hours after a power outage! My power was not off for 4-hours, but it was off for a least 25-30 minutes, and the units maintained themselves. Again, I wish that the clocks on my GE microwave and range could have done the same. Now, here is what I have to say about this piece of work overall. Honeywell really outdid themselves with this one! They really put the features in this bay boy! It has TRULY been a LIFESAVER for me! I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! Tree

This is exactly what I was looking for. Basically a set it and forget it timer for our front lights. The install was easy except for the fact that our house has older outlet boxes that are on the shallow side and I was installing this in a 2 gang box that had a bunch of wires in it. I ended up ripping out the old box and installing a deeper "old work" 2 gang box. This would have fit in the original box but it was a very tight fit and all the wires were jammed up together and I was not comfortable leaving it like that as I was concerned about heat buildup. The very best part of this timer is that once you set the time and plugin your location it automatically knows when sunrise and sunset are and you can set your on and off times based on those times which of course change on a daily basis. You have the option of setting the timer to go on or off at sunset / sunset exactly or on +/- values in 10 min increments (for example: set the lights to go on 20 min after "sunset" when it's actually close to being dark). It gives you a lot of flexibility and the best part is one you set it up the way you like it you don't have to change it again. That is exactly what I wanted. I did not want to have to remember to go in and change the timer every month or more often based on the changing sunset/sunrise times. This unit was close to double the price of the identical switch without the "solar time" function, but the added $15-$20 is totally worth not having to go in and change the times all the time. The timer was easy to configure, has a nice LCD with a backlight (can change the brightness or turn it off altogether if you want) and has an override button in case you need it. I however have not ever had to use the override button and I can't think of a reason I would need to. This is a great item and worth every penny.

The product control voltage is 120v. Cannot use in India directly.

Sept 7, 2024 - Initial Review --------------------------------- I bought 2 of these and just installed it today. The first one took a bit of time to figure out which wire goes where and to figure out the Longitude, Latitude, and the coordinate adjustment values on first setup. The instructions provided has everything you need. Also, there are some really good YouTube videos you can watch before doing the wiring. Installing the second programmable switch was pretty straight forward except for the fact that my original programmable timer switch's blue wire connected to a hot wire while the black one went to the outside lights. The original electrician had 2 black wires going in and out of the old switch, one was line and the other one hot for the outdoor light switch outlet. The one in the living room is a black for hot that went to the switch's black wire and a red for line that went to the switch's blue wire (simple). Long story shot, I had to rewire the outdoor light switch twice because of this confusion. Once everything is set up, the Honeywell switches are nice and simple to program. Both are working as expected. They're definitely nice and I can actually read the programmable settings with a backlight on! This is better than my old one that turned yellow from ozone degradation. The old one had a really small LED display without any backlight and it was so hard to see, even in my younger days! I haven't figured out fully on how the automatic setting with the fluctuations in daylight hours. I assume that the defaults provided for sunset based on Longitude and Latitude is somewhat accurate in addition to the daylight savings time (DST). Also, the adjustment of 1 (one) is likely the whole hour to delay for sunset at dusk. I'll have to play around with this and see if putting the adjustment for 2 or 3 will delay turning on the sunset time to 2 and 3 hours. The only knock against this programmable switch is that it is expensive. However, there are other programmable switches out there similar to this but with unreplaceable soldered in batteries that die out in a few years and are either comparable in price or higher. This one, like my old programmable switch, uses a capacity to store some charge to keep the settings alive for a short period of time. The old one lasted for over 25 years. Hopefully, these two Honeywell switches last as long or more. I will provide further updates on this review of the Honeywell RPLS740B Econo-switch as necessary. Update: Oct 30, 2024 ---------------------------- Added photos to hopefully help others in programming this timer. It's relatively easy and the Longitude, Latitude, and Adjustment factors are given in the instruction sheet. My Honeywell timers has been used for 2 months now and I love it. The automatic sunset adjustment with offset for my front door lights and another one for my living room lights works out great! My front door is offset +50 minutes after sunset while my living room timer is offset to -20 minutes before sunset. In addition, I can turn it on or off manually and the timer will continue to switch on or off at the set programs. The daylight savings time will be this Sunday. So, I'll see if the DST feature works well in conjunction with sunset offset settings. The display is big and bright enough for my aging eyes to see. Love these programmable switches from Honeywell and I do recommend these particular ones. I will continue to update this review as necessary.

The device is not compatible with any of the EU electric circuit standards. It is only for 110V electric circuit. I really do not understand why it is sold in the EU Amazon markets.

Advertised to have the plastic cover come with it but it doesn’t!

Una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado es comprar estos switch. Tengo 2 de ellos los cuales programo que se prendan y se apaguen a cierta hora. También pueden programarse según la altitud y latitud para que enciendan y se apaguen al anochecer y amancecer. Se programan por días individuales, lo cual yo uso para que las luces se apaguen mas tarde los fines de semana. Es muy util para cuando no hay nadie en la casa y no se vea sola. Además también para la gente que olvida apagar las luces son de mucha utilidad. Lo mejor es que lo tengo con focos de led, entonces aunque se enciendan diario no gasto tanta luz.