We bought a house with this model -- dial doesn't turn as time goes on, but I can manually spin it. Am I missing a switch to turn the timer on?
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Are there lights hooked up and do they work when you turn the timer to the on position? If the lights don't turn on and the timer doesn't turn it's probably busted. May have taken a power surge from a nearby lightning strike.
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No the dial should tun on its own, there isno switch to turn it on that I am aware of, it should start the timer as soon as you plug it in.
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It sounds like it might be dead but you can turn the dial (I think clockwise) to set the time. If it still doesn't turn on it's own, order a replacement.
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Hello There, Yes you might be missing the little plastic pieses, that fit in the little you see on the timer. there are two in it. one red to turn on and the other is black to turn off.or the transformer is dead.replace it. check one of the lights to see if the bulb worksBrent
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Yeah. Sometimes you have to turn the dial a little harder and it stops. Hope it works for you!
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Well, sorry returned mine. My old timer started working all of sudden. But If memory serves me I believe it does. Good luck.
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Ron,Have you checked your on pins to see if they have the small foot that hits the switch,it seems that if the timer is turning to turn it off unless there is something wrong with the on off pins it should function .Do you have 4 pins two red and two black?John O'
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Hi, we have not had any issues with our timer. Best of luck getting it working correctly.
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There is a button on the side - the red one in the photo. If it is flipped in the off position, it will lose time. If you flip it to "timer" (I don't have mine in front of me so I am not certain of the exact indicator) it will time perfectly, and will actually turn on and off. I had a similar problem with mine and discovered that the switch had probably been knocked into the other position. If it's not that, it probably needs to be replaced.
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Sounds like you are using it in the Manual mode. It should be able to toggle the cursor to the "Auto" mode (shows in LCD) in which case the timer function takes over. The On/Off is to manually control it on demand. I don't own this so I don't know if the Man/Auto is controlled by Mode button? But I have other timers and it sounds like this is what you need to do.
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I have three of the Intermatic timers all work great. I think it's a faulty unit. hope that helps good luck Wayne
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There are two ways to turn it on. 1) manual on full time (stays on till you manually turn it off) and 2) let the light sensor turn it on and the timer will turn it off x hours later.
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had the same issue ..there is little red button you must put a pin into to rest before it will allow you to set times up. I might also add in the instructions it mentions events, consider both those for off and on when setting the times.
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I'm not sure if your's is defective, but the timer on mine works fine. There's a little resistance, but aren't all timers.
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This happened to me also. I noticed that the little tabs that determine when the timer goes on were bumped and not fully in or out. I set them correctly, either in or all the way out, and it's been working correctly since. I hope this helps you.
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I have to tell you that these timers are Not very reliable. I have had a hard time with mine as well. The one thing I noticed is that if the unit is not tight against the wall plate the tooth that triggers the mechanism to turn on and off will not function properly. Another problem I have had is the outer timing unit (the round outer part) can be pressed to tight against the timer not allowing it to spin. I like the concept of the timer and how easy it is to set but its not always reliable. I hope that helps you.
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Additional info---After further thought, Mine--the 32555 model shown, does NOT have a timer, but does have a remote. I noticed that Woods does make a similar model with a multi position TIMER DIAL. I do not own that model.
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Have you tried removing the dial and then put it back in place? I don't seem to have that problem.
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I have one too and the timer doesn't work. I quite working after a couple of months. Other than that, it seems to be holding up ok. I don't have a contact number but wish my timer wouldn't have stopped working.
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There is no timer to turn it on, you have to manually turn it on. Hope this helps.