I have a noma outdoor mechanical 3-outlet lighting timer power stake with built-in photocell technology- 5 off settings but I lost the directions on how to set it. on the back it's marked SP-030 E250981 Can you help me? The lights are up and it sure would be good not to have to go out late at night to pull the plug Thanks Jean77

Do you mean the Noma Digital Photocell Outdoor Lighting timer? If so, the manual is available at Canadian Tire on the product page: http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/noma-outdoor-lighting-timer-1-outlet-0528815p.html . Look on the right hand side under the Additional Info header below the other items viewed by those looking at the timer. The direct link to the manual is currently http://www.canadiantire.ca/content/dam/canadian-tire/manuals/0528815_ENFR.pdf .

If you want the timer to come on at dusk and stay on for 4 hours, press the Program button repeatedly until 4 shows in the LCD display window.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/190259/Westinghouse-Outdoor-Timer.html
Westinghouse Outdoor Timer User Manual

The following link shows several yard stakes on the market today plus operating manuals:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#yard-stake

I cannot find photo of the holiday living yard stake 6 outlet programmable timer.
But I think Holiday Living is same as Westinghouse 28018
See 28018 at Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-28010-Weather-6-Outlet-Photocell/dp/B004A16LTO/ref=sr_1_39?ie=UTF8&qid=1292415078&sr=8-39

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I think the Holiday Living yard stake is made by Woods.
GE sells identical 6-outlet yard stake for which I have a manual with clear instructions and images:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf

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If manual shown above is incorrect, open link below to view general list of yard stakes with manuals:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#yard-stake

That sounds like the Woods 17321 Dusk-to-Dawn yard stake
Product image:
http://www.amazon.com/Woods-17321-Outdoor-3-Outlets-6-Foot/dp/B000BHN4H8

Manual
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-17321.pdf

If this is not your timer, check following page:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html

Instructions:
Yard stake control outlets, and turns ON automatically at Dusk
Rotate dial to set options:
Rotate to OFF > outlets OFF
Rotate to ON > outlets ON
Rotate to Dusk-dawn > outlets on at dusk and off at dawn
Rotate to 2 4 6 8 > outlets on at dusk and off 2 4 6 8 hours later

Hello I made a couple of videos showing how to first set the time and day and then how to program this Westinghouse model 28499 3 outlet photocell timer.

Noma is Woods timers.
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Your timer could be Woods/Noma N1502
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-N1502-manual-english.pdf
Coleman 2001
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-2001-49647.pdf
Woods 13660
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-13660.pdf
Woods 59730 yard stake:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf
Coleman/Woods 13547 yard stake
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-13547.pdf

Put black tape over photo electric eye and see if lights stay on without blinking.

Dusk-type yard stake has photo electric eye, which is visible as round glass ball.
Lights from circuit can cause photo-eye to think it is daylight, so circuit turns OFF.
Moment later, photo-eye thinks it's dark and lights click back ON

Usually 6-outlet yard stakes have 4 top outlets controlled by timer.
Normally bottom 2 outlets are ON full time.
Make sure bottom outlets are not blinking also, which implies problem with outdoor circuit or basic timer problem.
Check circuit with inexpensive circuit analyzer from Home Depot electric department.

Photoelectric eyes go bad easily, but usually they don't blink.
They stick ON or OFF.

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/190259/Westinghouse-Outdoor-Timer.html
Westinghouse Outdoor Timer User Manual

http://www.thencc.com/westinghouse/LS/Instruction/28499_TimerManual.pdf This is the manual that you seek!