Enerlites HET06 4-hour In-Wall Countdown Timer Switch for Lights and Motor 5-10-30-60 mins, 2-4 hours, Decorative Wall Plate Included, White

Everyone should have a timer controlling their bathroom exhaust fan. There are many makes and models of timers however this unit fits the task perfectly. It has 5 and 10 mins for "stale odor" issues and 60 min for longer durations for taking care of steam from showers and post-shower drying of the room. It's a sleek looking unit - many others look cheap or clunky. The buttons have a good positive feel. I have used nearly the exact same unit for over 6 yrs now however that one was branded General Electric and was a 3-wire (no neutral). Holding the two units side by-side (see attached photo), they are identical - well the GE had a 15 min button where this one has a 10 min. Clearly designed by the same company in California. This unit is of course, built in China. The GE branded version was a little temperamental since it used a 100 uf electrolytic capacitor to run the electronics instead of a hot and neutral based power supply. If you activated the buttons too often, you could render the unit inoperative until the capacitor recharged and rebooted the microcontroller. Also after a power outage, same issue - had to wait till the cap was charged before you could use it. That can fool you into thinking it failed. A recent power outage seemed to finally kill my old GE branded switch. Reading other reviews - some people had trouble with the buttons popping off. In 6 yrs, never a problem with the buttons on the GE branded unti (again, exact same design as this switch). Some complained about the blue LEDs being too bright. Out of the box, the blue LED blinks once to acknowledge a time selection and then turns off - then blinks every say 60 seconds to show the selected time. No other LEDs stay lit. Should you want the selected time delay LED to stay lit, per the included instructions, hold both the 5 and 10 min buttons until the LED at the bottom flashes once. Now the selected time LED will stay on while the timer is active and turn off once the time expires. Repeat the 5 and 10 min buttons to switch back to the mode where they stay off. An extended power failure will return the unit to the intermittent flash mode - so repeat the 5&10 min button hold to change to the continuous LED mode. The large button at the bottom will trigger the last used time delay setting or will turn off the switch. If you want the switch to stay on indefinitely, then hold the large button for ~8 seconds. Since this is a 4 wire unit (hot, neutral, load/red and ground), I hope it's more stable and reliable than the 3 wire version. If you are need the 3 wire because there is no neutral (white) wire in your bathroom switch box, search Amazon for "GE Push Button Digital Countdown Timer Switch".

Funciona muy bien.

Replaced normal bathroom fan switch with this one. Installation was easy because of clearly marked cables. It took around 15 minutes. The switch is bulky. So, it doesn't leave much room for cables inside the box. The switch itself is well constructed. Now we don't have to check the bathroom before going to bed to make sure someone didn't leave the fan on. I wish it had countdown feature that showed the time remaining with next lower minutes LED lighted up. 4 stars on easy to use for this reason. Otherwise it's good. For those complaining about LED turned off, press and hold the 5 and 10 minutes buttons for few seconds until all the LEDs flash. After that the desired time button LED will remain on. The product description says it quite clearly. I guess we can not follow instructions if we don't read it ..lol. Not sure how many times we will use the 2Hrs and 4Hrs button but couldn't find the max 60 min versions. It's quite expensive if bought 1 pack. I found later that 2 packs are significantly cheaper. Also 4 stars for value for money. Bought the 2 packs to replace all other bathroom fans and the ventilation fan switches. Waiting for delivery.

I have several of these timer switches installed in my home. Two are used in the bathroom's to control the fans and one is installed in the laundry room to control the plug in the ironing board cabinet. The quality of the switches is excellent. They look, feel and operate like a very solid high quality product constructed with quality materials. The wiring is easy to understand and, assuming you have the skills to install a normal wall switch, you should have no problems whatsoever installing these switches. The only feature that you have to pay attention to is the LED lighting. The blue LED's are VERY bright. These switches are available in two versions, one has the LED's lit continuously and the other only lights the LED's for a few seconds after the switch is activated. Because the ble LED's are VERY bright, this makes a big difference in selecting the best switch for your needs. The version that keeps the LED's lit continuously is best used in areas where people are not sleeping. During the day, the bright LED's are actually a distinct advantage since it is very easy to see what the timer setting is. In interior rooms with no windows, such as the laundry room or main bath, the continuously lit LED's are easy to see. At night, in a main bathroom for example, the LED's also create a very effective night light for anyone using the restroom. However, if the switch can be seen from the bedroom, in a master bathroom for example, the very bright LED's can be a nuisance. For bedroom applications, the HET06 provides a version that only lights the LED's for a few seconds when the switch is first activated. This works perfectly for master bath fan or bedroom ceiling fan applications. I'm not a picky sleeper but I have to admit that I made this mistake and ended up ordering the HET06 (no continuous LED) to change it out. Now it's perfect. I've had some of these switches installed for about a year now in high traffic use and they still work perfectly. Pick the right version for your needs and you will be completely happy with the quality and performance of these timer switches.

This is exactly what we were in need of for our main floor bathroom. The switch was easy to install, had multiple fan times, PLUS it allowed you to keep the fan on forever (press and hold the large button for 5 seconds, the fan will turn on and stay on until to the large button is pressed again). The instructions were pretty clear, but it's just a couple of wires so it's not that hard to install :) The blue night is nice and bright, so when we walk by the bathroom we can see that the fan is on, even if we can't hear it. HOWEVER, the blue light doesn't always stay on. For some reason the switch keeps resetting itself every few weeks. Meaning, when you press one of the timers, the blue light flashes indicating the time has been selected, but then the light turns off. Not allowing you to know how long the time was set for. You can reset this by pressing and holding the 5 + 10 min buttons for 8 seconds, which causes the blue light to turn back on. But it just something you have to remember. With little kids, they don't every remember, and they like to push the 4 hour button! Over all a great switch, just wish the blue light stayed on all the time.