I have not used this since Sept. 2012 and I noticed the switch was in the "On" position when I looked in the box to investigate the loud clicking noise it was making. I flipped the switch to the "Off" position and the noise did not stop. I went ahead and plugged my water heaters for the chickens up to it, but I am a little scared that something might be unsafe. Should I turn the whole breaker off to cut the power from this and get it looked at or is it ok to use it? Sincerely, Concerned
1) Question posted under T101 Intermatic 120Volt timer.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-troubleshoot-Intermatic-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/Intermatic-trippers-and-parts.html#T100
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-replace-Intermatic-clock-motor.html
2) Blow out timer with compressed air.
Turn power off, and spray highly flammable WD40 vapor onto timer parts.
Wood surface will carry sound, like a guitar or violin ... apply sound deadening material between timer and wood surface.
Apply bit of white grease to motor gears.
Treat timer as any other electrical appliance and keep timer door closed to protect agains fire hazard.
3) Add comment and say what product you are talking about and what you have done so far.
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Are you talking about the clock plastic gears for the white grease or the metal gears behind the clock dial? Is white lithium ok to put on the gears?
White lithium grease is good... look at following link for taking apart timer:http://waterheatertimer.org/Photos-of-WH...
Thanks for the reply, I think my clock gears are stripped because the dial does not turn anymore. I can see one of the clock gears moving but the rest are not. I'll have to take it apart to see more visually.
One more thing, is it safe to leave this on if the clock gears are stripped until I get a replacement clock? Or should I manually overide switch to off?
Remove trippers from dial, and set override to ON. The clock motor consumes 3 watts power. If it overheats it will simply stop working. As long as timer door is kept closed, there is safety from potenial electrical fire hazard. Above there is link about troubleshoot Intermatic timer, open link and scroll down and find fire safety section to prevent problems.
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