With energy prices at a premium, using products that will cut down on monthly utility bills is an investment in your future. One of the easiest ways to start is by managing the amount of time your lights and appliances are running. To do this, Smarthome offers a wide range of wall mounted timers to help satisfy your energy management needs. To aid you in making the best selection for your application, you can narrow down your selection by navigating through our website, refining your search by compatibility, features, maximum timed events, number of buttons, color, ease of installation, brand, and price range. As convenient as this navigation tool is, sometimes it doesn't offer all of the information you are looking for. The following guide on wall timers should assist you in you decision making process.

Spring Wound Timers
Another low cost solution with easy installation and simple control are the spring wound timers made by Intermatic. These timers may remind you of traditional timers built into a wall switch. Simply twist the timer to your desired run time and the mechanical design that breaks the circuit completely at the end of the timing cycle you specify, turning the light off. They are available in different colors and several time increments from 15 minutes to 12 hours. The main advantage of these switches is that they do not require any electricity to operate.

Available Spring Wound Timers (listed by maximum time duration):
15 minute
30 minute
60 minute
12 hour

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Basic Push Button Timer Control Switches
An easy to install and inexpensive switch with basic push button control is manufactured by Leviton. They offer two different 5-button timer switches in different colors. The top four buttons on the switch are pre-programmed to turn on the light it controls when the button is pressed and then turn off the light in increments of 10/20/30/60 minutes or 5/10/15/30 minutes. The bottom button on each switch is for manually turning the light off.

Available Basic Push Button Timers (listed by time increments):
5-10-15-30 minutes
10-20-30-60 minutes
1-2-4-8 hours
2-4-8-12 hours

Occupancy Sensors
Occupancy sensors use passive infrared (PIR) technology, which recognizes movement and turns a light on when someone enters a room and off when the leave. The delayed off adjustment can be set from 15 seconds to 15 minutes and a manual off button is built in. An added feature of this product is that an ambient-light override prevents lights from being turned on when there is sufficient daylight. Occupancy sensors are available in different colors, some able to control multiple loads and work in three way applications.

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Programmable Wall Timers
There are numerous options for timer that can be programmed manually. Leviton makes a 24-hour On/Off LCD switch that may be programmed in 30 minute intervals. Aube designed countdown timers that can schedule 7 On/Off times per week. Additionally, they have a solar timer that will automatically turn light on or off based on sunrise and sunset. For an all in one solution, Intermatic has a heavy duty timer with a digital time display that can control up to 6 different On/Off settings per day up to 7 days per week and programmed to sunrise and sunset.

Programmable wall timer options:
24-Hour LCD Timer
7-Day Timer

Intelligent Wall Timers
The following wall timer features a technology called INSTEON which means that in addition to their function as a wall timer, they can also be set up to run based on complex timers programmed and run through your computer. As an added feature, the timer can transmit a signal that would allow timer control over other INSTEON-controlled lights and appliances in your home.

KeypadLinc - 8 Button Keypad Countdown Timer with Dimmer
This wall switch timer is the only timer switch that can also dim the lights. This can save additional energy by reducing wattage output while always turning off the lights after a preset amount of time. With up to 8 preset timer durations, you can turn your lights on for increments of 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours. You can convert the default OFF button into a ON/OFF button or extend its time up to 4 hours. Learn more