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Posted by Art on April 19, 2007, 5:38 pm
Intermatic makes several timers including one that has a tiny motor that
moves a switch to turn the light on and off. That is the only one suitable
for CF bulbs. THey have been making it for years.
http://www.intermatic.com/Default.asp?action=prod&pid=193&did=3&cid=43&sid=112
I don't believe any of their timers work with CF bulbs unless they have a
new model that I am unaware of.
I have 3 of these installed. All work well except the battery compartment
if flimsy on the originals I installed several years ago and one recently
broke. I ordered a replacement switch and the battery compartment had been
completely redesigned.
>I thought I'd add some balance to all the complaints about lame service
>from other companies.
>
> Two years ago, I installed an Intermatic timer to control my porch light
> containing a compact fluorescent bulb. The timer died in about a month.
> Lowe's replaced it at no charge. The second one died, too. Called
> Intermatic, who said they were aware of the problem, but didn't have a
> solution yet. They sent another replacement and told me to discard the
> dead unit. I installed the replacement in a place where I was using a
> regular bulb.
>
> Remember: That was 2 years ago.
>
> Yesterday, UPS shows up at my door and delivers a new timer, with a letter
> saying (basically) "Sorry we pissed you off, here's a new timer, totally
> redesigned". I'm still not clear as to whether it'll handle a CF bulb, so
> I've left a message with their tech support department.
>
> Two years later? What kind of company remembers this stuff? Amazing.
>
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