Timeguard TS800N Compact Plug-in Time Controller , White

Excellent product ,easy to program and works efficiently.

Very easy to use and reliable. Works perfectly.

Very simple to use and reliable

Easy and quick to set up. I have tried other types of mechanical timers but I always go back to this Timeguard model with the pins. I find it the easiest and quickest to set up. Daily or weeklt timers available. I have got my Christmas lights attached to this timer and I have set them to come on and go off twice a day. (Great granny age 81) Easy Peasy

Replacing two very old timers! just what we wanted. We use them when away as a deterrent, lights and radio coming on and off hopefully keeps burglar's away! Good quality and quick delivery plus good price and easy to use.

Works really well. Easier than the push segment

I've had one of these for years and wanted another one. The previous one is still working. The Time set repeats every 24 hours and you can set an on time and an off time in 15 minute intervals. (6 pins per timer so 3 on and 3 off times) There is also an override which allows you to do odd things such as only program an off time and manually turn on the timer for a one use "Stay on until .." feature. I've sometimes found this useful for a battery charger when I have to go out and it's not finished, I can leave it on and be sure it will turn off in a couple of hours and not turn on again if I don't get back to it. I've not had any problems with sound as some other reviews report, mine is silent. It's a perfectly good piece of kit, I didn't give it 5 stars because it's not outstanding but there is nothing wrong with it.

Bought as a replacement for a similar mechanical Timeguard controller that we used for 20 odd years. Upon opening the unit I thought wasn't so well made but thought I would keep it. I should've trusted my instinct because after around 60 days of use, I noticed the light hadn't switched on, I checked the switch and the switch had moved across, I checked the light switch - yep still on, so I tapped the Timeguard controlled and the light came on. Mmm, I then manually turned the timer switch and the light went off and at the next switch on time the light failed to illuminate, again a slight tap and it illuminated, I tried again but now the light failed to illuminate at all. The actual manual switch on the timer doesn't seem positive and so does not make a nice click-over to "on" position like the old unit. So my conclusion is that the internal contacts are not making contact correctly. This leads me to be concerned about the units electrical safety, in that, should the switch not make correctly then one worries about "Arcing" which would generate heat and could lead to a potential risk for fire. So I thought I would return it, however, due to being past 30 days can not return it through Amazon, I just get a message to contact the manufacturer. Called the manufacturer, and they were helpful but would only offer a replacement, I do not trust the product now so that is not an option I wish to pursue. I contact the seller, but they said can not process a refund it as it was distributed by Amazon, and I should go through them, I told him they will not accept returns or refunds past 30- days, unable to do through Amazon online, the system won't allow, so I am stuck with a product I can not return, unable to get a refund. I certainly do not want a replacement as I said because I do not think I would trust the product, after all, they are for auto-switching when you are not around. So I will have to find an alternative and I guess I just have to swallow a loss of £9.99 for the cost of the unit because there is nowhere to get a refund. This will now make me wary of my purchases through Amazon. The fact you can not speak to anybody or get some remediation for what is a faulty product is quite shocking. So despite all the great reviews of this product think very carefully prior to purchase, I wished I had listened to my gut instinct and returned it immediately on receipt and used the money on a different product.