If the power at my home goes out for a short period of time and then comes back on will the digital timer still work properly or will it be reset?
649451
The digital timer will still work properly. That actually happened recently and I had the same concern, but no problem.
1464174
Hi Julie: Sounds like you have successfully powered the digital timer, but not the switch. The switch side does not power the circuit. You can run the + wire from the battery to one side of the switch and continue the + wire out of the switch to the item you are controlling. Run the - wire directly from the battery to the item you are controlling. IN other words, the digital switch only controls one of the leads to the load, which you must power. You can also just run a jumper from the + side of the timer to the + side of the switch to power the circuit instead of going all the way back to the battery. Hope this helps.
1142614
Not sure about the shutdown, but it will come back on when power is restored (assuming loss of power).
813211
No, the power switch is a dial, so it would be on the same setting when the power comes back on.
1948671
That has never happened to me, so I can't answer specifically. However, if I unplug it, it must be reset again, so I assume the same would be true of a power failure.
5151
Maybe. It retains the programming for a period of time after you remove power. I never found out how long though.
929581
We have a few outages in our area. I have had no problems. There is no programming to do. My switch it is installed in a basement location. If the light is on when power is interrupted, I don't know if it comes back on when power is restored. If not it is a simple matter of flipping the switch.
1185718
Hi, we have not had any issues with our timer. Best of luck getting it working correctly.
516174
I believe the button will need to be manually pressed as the power does not come on to the unit just by plugging it in. If you have frequent outages, have you considered using a UPS (universal power supply) to connect it, which can keep it running during short outages... In which case if the power comes back on shortly thereafter you won't need to manually restart since it won't have quit in the first place?
1296981
I believe the concept of "reset" after a power outage means just turning the dial to align with the current time -- just as you would do with any electro-mechanical timer. You may need to do this at a time of day when none of the little slider switches has the timer in the on position, which is likely explained in the product literature.
1761874
The timer runs on the power provided at the receptacle it's plugged into. The timer will stop any time the power goes off, since it has no internal mechanism to keep it running. When the power comes back on, the timer will start up again, but its setting will be off by the amount of time the power was off. To maintain the appliance ON/OFF times you want, you will need to reset the timer dial to the correct time every time there has been a significant power interrupt.
1325225
Mine has been on for about a month straight, and a timer is no problem. It's the same as if you were to switch the power on and off yourself.
220421
I'm guessing you can put paper in it and then unplug the power from the back and plug it back in and it will most likely reset itself and operate correctly.
476279
I have had many power failures but I never had to re-program this unit. I am not sure how it does but does remember settings. Please note the Power failures we have seen here only lasted a few hours maximum. I have to reset all radio-clocks that is how I notice power failures...
1239895
Mine reset themselves after the power came back on. One of them took five minutes but it reset.
826013
I have not put a timer on mine , but after your question, I tried programming in different cplot,and modes,then cut the power with a wall switch, and it has come back on in the same mode.
2164517
If the light was on when the power went out it will come back on. It will not turn on if the light was off when the power went out.