How to program a smart digital timer
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- How to program a Defiant sunlight adjusting digital timer.
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I always come back to this video every year. Thanks!
Same here. Every time I loose power in my house I find myself watching the same video 😁
Best video for programming this timer I have seen. Excellent step-by-step instructions. The Timer manufacturer should use your instruction rather the confusing ones they provide.
Thank You Thank You!! You saved my sanity! I looked EVERYWHERE for these instructions. So easy to follow your directions! better than the written instructions! Thank You a million times!
Excellent video and the only one I have found on this timer that actually explains clearly how to set it up. The instructions from Defiant give you enough info to get started but not enough to get finished.
Thanks so much. I have this for years and never had a problem until today. You saved me from calling an electrician. I needed to used a pencil point to reset. It would not do it by just using my fingernail. So easy.
Great tutorial for someone who bought a house with this already installed. Thanks
Tom D FL Same here. Still can’t figure it out. What a piece of garbage.
I’ve watched this video every time my timer needed to be reset, excellent RUclips clip and well explained. I’m still not sure what zone I’m in though 😅 (always thought pacific for California, many google searches with no results)
very very helpful!! my dad asked me to reset the timing after our power went off and screwed with the original settings and i found this tutorial which step by step helped me through the process!! thank you for the helpful video!!
I could not figure this out after a power outage. I've had it for 6 years and it was hit or miss to program. The builders who installed it left the wrong instructions and brand. So glad to find this. Thank you so much!
Thank you, thank you. I’ve been scratching my head for months on how to fix this and your tutorial was awesome! Thanks so much.
You don't realize how much time you saved me. I couldn't figure out why my lights weren't coming on, until you showed how to go to program 1.The instructions for set up aren't that clear. Thank you for doing this instructional video.
Thank you so much I have had this timer for five years. On occasion, the program gets messed up and I had such a difficult time reading the microscopic detail ambiguous directions that came with the programmer switch. Now I have it all set..thanks to you!
Thank you! My neighbor paid two electricians and they couldn’t figure it out! I watched your video and was able to help my neighbor!
Thank you!!!! I bought a house with this timer and had no instructions to change it. This tutorial was perfect
This was so helpful and easy to follow. Your instructions make much more sense than the original instructions, which I have lost.
Thank you, I went to my neighbors house and was able to program hers was an elderly person and was very thankful!
Thank you!!! I was able to figure out how to setup the calendar and clock...but missed that I needed to set a program separately. Your video saved my electric bill!
After 3 months of playing with this timer that was at my new house, you figured it out for me. Thank you for your great video.
So grateful for this!! And so well done. Great teacher. Thank you!
Great video. This thing has been confounding me for years. All I’m using it for is a heated bathroom towel rail!!
Installed the unit around 2015, its 2020 and had to reprogram. Lost the instructions and this saved me! Thanks!!
I have 6 of these switches in my home. I can never remember how to program them when something fails or we hit the wrong button while setting them. I found your tutorial and had one reset in less than 2 minutes after watching your video. Well done!!! And Thank you for taking the time to make this video!!!
Excellent. Programming was driving me crazy until I watched the video. One very important point is that there are actually TWO PHASES in the set-up. FIRST is setting the calendar. SECOND, as you pointed out is the programming of the lights on/off. Once I selected P1 I was able to control the turn-on at dusk every day and the turn-off at 11:15 p.m. every night.
Thank you Mr.Lighting Geek! We moved to a new house that had these switches controlling receptacles under the eves for Christmas lights. No more going into the garage to turn them on and off!
This video has saved my arse 4 times literally. Through the years, I needed to reprogram after a power outage, and each time I forget the details about the P1 piece and have to find this video. Lol. Thanks for posting.
I’m here now, am I so grateful that I found this website I haven’t been able to program these times for about five years so thank you so much 1 million times over thank you you’re the best
Absolutely best instructions ever. Quick, easy instruction and easy to follow you. TY!
Thanks so much. I've been having trouble with mine lately and had to reset it. Lot's of us still have this "old" timer installed in our houses.
This is great. You go through each step. I watch this video every time I have to reprogram the timers. Thanks.
Thank you!!! Our new business has a gorgeous new light-up sign that has NEVER BEEN ON because no one knew how to do this! You are a hero.
Thanks a million for the great instructions!!! I moved into a home with this timer and I played around with this and lights came on at strange times. This video was EXTREMELY helpful. Instead of packing instruction with this timer they need to just have a link to this video.
Thank you for this very helpful video. You made this very anti-intuitive device easy to program. Every time the power goes out, I have to reprogram so I have gone back to your video at least 10 times.
Thank you so much for your excellent step by step instructions. I have had a couple of contractors trying to set/correct the timer for it and it all failed. I followed your instructions and it works. You are a super teacher. I found it so easy to follow you. =)
Thanks so much for your video! The instruction sheet that came with the digital timer is not easy to understand! Appreciate your help!
Perfect video! Easy to follow, direct, and exactly what I needed!
Very helpful and simple, good clear instructions.
Didn't necessarily even need the tutorial, but better then just jumping in and rigging up some random times and auto programming lol.
I can't find the one that controls our garage and mailbox lights. Looked in the garage too. But this worked for our porch lights. Thanks!
I have watched it many times over the years. I couldn’t remember the procedure. But I know I can always find your video to watch it whenever I need it. Thank you.
Exceptionally clear instructions. Thank you.
Know this is older. But thanks so much for posting. I have one if these. Works great. But every once in a while I have to reprogram it. 👍
Outstanding! The video for the Defiant brand programmable switch on Home Depots site is terrible. Your video is straight forward, step by step, awesome. Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you.
THANK YOU! Just installed this gadget, couldn't get it to work with the instructions, was just about to rip it out and buy something else. You saved me a lot of frustration, gracias.
I've misplaced my instructions but your video is much easier and easy to follow. Thanks.
Thank you very much for taking the to illustrate how to properly program this specific timer. I misplaced the instruction manual long ago and recently had a power outage in my area for a couple of hours... needless to say I need to reprogram the timer.
Great video. I seriously have to watch it to program my light switch every time!
Can't tell you how much this has helped me! Thank you
Thank you for this! My parents lights finally work properly!
Thank you very much. I followed your instructions successfully and I am 77 year old woman. What brand is the timer? I have the same one and it is unbranded.
Thank you for this! I can no longer find our manual and had to re-program a GE unit after a power outage. I was having problems programming the last steps so the lights would not come on/off and could not find the manual on-line. This solves all that!
Thank you for this video. I lost my instructions and this video was extremely helpful
This video helped so much. Just.bought a place and it had this programmable switch for the outdoor lights. Great video.
Thanks From Elmhurst Illinois.🤟 It Helped...!!! Was going Berserk..🥴🥴🥴Thanks Again...!
This was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you so much. I couldn’t figure out how to set it up. This was already installed in our home when we bought it. I tried to do it on my own and not sure how or what the heck I did it but it was not correct. We were having to come home and turn it on and off manually.
Excellent instructions. Had to program for a friend of mine.
Thank you so much. Very clear, concise well narrated. Unfortunately, this timer is not at all user friendly. Every time I have to reprogram it (power outage etc.) I need to watch this video. THANKS again
Thank you for posting this. You saved me from buying a newer one.😂
Thanks for this video. I was going crazy trying to figure out how to reprogram it
Better explanation than the manual provides.
Excellent and so helpful; MANY THANKS!!!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Thank you so much!!! Been trying to figure this out forever and in 6 minutes you solved the entire puzzle😂😂😂👍🏻🍻
Great video, I lost my instructions and this was an excellent refresher!! Thank you!!
Excellent video, keeping it simple is always the best when doing videos on any type of device.
Thanks. I inherited one of these with a condo I bought and I have been at my wits end trying to figure out how to program it. Manufacturer no longer has programming instructions available.
Very clear and helpful. Thx!
Thank you so much! I lost the manual when I initially programmed the switch. Thanks!
Thank you very much,very helpful,you make it so easy.
Super! You just helped me to reprogram my 15 year old timer that I long lost the instructions to. Thank you! Also if you accidentally program P2 (like I did), you can circle back around to it by hitting "+" button, and then [ENTER], and when it says "SET", hit the "+" button again, and it will prompt "DEL". hit [ENTER] and it will delete that extra program.
What is P2 for?
@@cannotbeshaken7889 it's been a year, so you will have to forgive me if not 100% accurate. But P1 is for "Program 1", and P2 is for "Program 2", etc. So you can program several different clock arrangements, and enable each for a different time of year, or different purpose. I think there might be 8 program slots on this unit. Just from memory of course. I have not gone out and verified this just now.
@@wbwright79 I have my front porch lights programed on this perfectly. But its not working for my mailbox light. I'm wondering if this is because my mailbox lights are connected to P2 instead, and I have to program P2 to get them working. ? I doubt it, it seems impossible each could be on a different wire. But I'm desperate.
@@cannotbeshaken7889 Ok. Each switch controller, can only be connected to 1 other electric component (light, or multiple lights, ec). In my case, I have one switch for a porch light, but a second switch for a series of Holiday light electric outlets, so I can put Christmas lights up, and have them all come on at once on the whole house. So it is a 1-1 connection. Therefore, the only way you can have one switch running power to both a porch light AND a mailbox light, is to have both lights in series on the same electrical line. And they will BOTH come on at exactly the same time, and go off at exactly the same time, every day. It is hard for me to tell if this is the way you have it hooked up, simply by reading your response above however. But just know that P1, P2, P3, etc are only ways of effecting ALL lights connected to it, all at the same time. P1 could be for Mon, Wed, Friday. P3 could be for Winter only. As examples. If you want your porch light and mailbox lights to work indipendantly (operate on a different schedule) then EACH light will need to be hooked up to its own switch. Know that. But if your current setup has BOTH your porch light, and your mailbox light connected in series together with one switch only, and only 1 light is coming on (instead of both coming on), then you have a cut (a bad connection) in the wire between the mailbox light, and the switch. I can only guess your setup. But I recently dealt with such a bad connection myself, when water had gotten in to an old twist connector of wires, and corroded those wires, and disintegrated the connection. Finding that bad connection, and repairing the cut in the line, fixed my problem. Water and electricity dont work well together. I hope this helps. But it's kind of like working on a car problem, over the phone. Its hard fixing something unless you have it right in front of you to diagnose the problem.
@@cannotbeshaken7889 One more thing. This type of switch has a simple On/Off button. The same as any other light switch in your house. Ok. So, if you are toggling that switch to the ON position, and your mailbox light is not coming on as well, then you have a bad connection between the switch and the mailbox light. It is that simple. If your On/Off test is working with your mailbox light however, then you have a programming issue. Your mailbox uses ALL of the programs from your switch (ie, P1, P2, P3, etc). It is not only on one of them, it is on all of them. In this case however, I am assuming that your porch lights are not hooked up to the same switch. Of course. As explained in the first response, if all of your lights (porch and mailbox) are hooked up to the same one switch, then you have a connection problem with your mailbox light.
Great instructions.
Thank you kindly! Saved me a headache!
I was missing the Program step! Thank you!
Many thanks for taking the time. Very helpful indeed.
Thank you for this video!! And the great instruction!!
Thanks for this! Just bought one, installed it, went through the programming no problem ... but it wasn't going on or off. Reset, reprogrammed, same problem. What the ... ? Watching your tutorial, I saw the step where when you get to the Dawn/Dusk/Time section, you have to tell if OFF at Dawn and On at Dusk, or at a set time. I missed that spot and didn't have it set correctly. Can't wait to get home and see if i can finally get the darned thing to work!
Super helpful and easy to follow thank you!
Saved me so much time! Thank you!!!
Thank you sir, that was an excellent tutorial
Very helpful! Thank you very much!
thank you so much for the info.
This was very helpful, thanks.
Thank you very! Great instructions.
Thank you for this video
I despise products like this. After reading the numerous comments about how much time it took to set this up, I have to wonder why a simple default option is not available - Switch on at dusk , switch off at dawn. Out of the 10 programs available, most users use one or two. More thought needs to be expended on how to make products like this user friendly.
It can't switch on at dusk and off at dawn if it doesn't know your time zone and location, which is what half the setup is.
I heartily agree with prior comments, i.e. the program for this device is very unintuitive & the written instructions are poor. We have frequent power surges in FL & I am constantly reprogramming. I need to find a better solution for my wall timers. The creator of the video is excellent & the only suggestion I could make would be to speak louder. Bottom line: GREAT!!
I have three different models of Intermatic timers and one of these. Guess which one I can't reprogram without instructions. The Intermatic digital timers use batteries, so they don't reset from power outages. Surges can put them into "no op" mode, but I've never had to do more than turn them on and off to get them working again.
Thank you for this information It really helped
This was so helpful thank u so much
This was so helpful - Thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial! What brand is this timer? We have this exact one but I'd like to know the brand in case we get more. I don't want several I have to remember how to program, lol.
Man, thanks! Very descriptive. Much appreciated.
Thank you! This worked great for our new home :)
Thanks. Super helpful.
Florida has so many power outages that I did not realize that this was not turning back on. Wish it had some memory for at least an hour because the outages are very short.
OMG! You saved my marriage!!
Very helpful thank you 🙏
Thank you!!!! That was so helpful! I did it!
This is great, thankyou. Can you also explain how to change the lighting color with this same unit please? Ours is hooked up to LED that changes color but we only want one color, not changing. Can't figure it out. Thankyou
Very, very, very helpful!
Thanks so much!!
Thank you soooo much! This program is counter intuitive and the directions are horrible...plus really small print! Thanks!
Just the fact that we need instructions to set these things speaks volumes. Counterintuitive to the max.
Thank for the great video. Quick question, how do we double check if by accident we set more than one program and if so how to delete it. Thus far we've set program one but the lights aren't turning off. Thanks so much for your time. I look forward to hearing back from you..
You the man!! Thank you!!!!
Thanks for the help