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harold rudin Posted on Aug 09, 2012
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Woods in-wall timer

I programmed the unit as per instructions- The time continues to be correct but the problem is that it does not start "ON" or end "OFF". (the Manual "ON/OFF" button works perfectly. The unit operates our outside lighting) What can I do? As a background I am not an electrician but I believe I connected the unit correctly I followed the same wiring connections as my previous Woods product that i had to replace. (I had this for years but the "ON" did not work consistenty. The"OFF" worked perfectly)

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If Woods 59028 timer turns on-off, then it is probably wired correctly, assuming white wire is connected to neutral or ground as shown on following link.
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59028

Lights turn on-off with override button, so timer is probably not beyond rated capability.
That leads back to programming.
Before beginning, always reset timers to clear out possible conflicts.
Next, program carefully so there are no programming conflicts or overlaps,
Make sure that each ON has corresponding OFF, and that selected day(s) match for both ON and OFF.
Woods 59208 timer has 1 year warranty for defects in workmanship.
Buy timers at local box store so returns are easy ... you can buy new timer and return defective timer in new package long after warranty period expires ... giving yourself free extended warranty.
About 4% of new timers arrive defective.

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Anonymous

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SOURCE: setting woods 1600 timer

you can get your instructions here and print them off.

http://www.woods.com/canada-timer-instructions.asp

There is a complete list just choose the one that you have. Please don't forget to rate me on this.
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 01, 2010

SOURCE: Help with Woods 59018/59028 7 day digital timer

The usual connection for this type timer is the house black power to the timer black, the house white power to the timer white and the , the light black wire to the red timer wire.
If you only have two wires, one black and one white, at the switch location, then you cannot use this style timer , as it needs a neutral. You should return this timer and get one that does not require a neutral connection.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Feb 12, 2011

SOURCE: Instructions to set Woods indoor timer 59377

Open following link to identify timer and download manual
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59377

To set current time, press and hold clock button while pushing hour and minute buttons.
Then release clock button

Add a comment for more free help.
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 13, 2009

SOURCE: Can't get my Woods Model 59018 digital timer to work

I have same problem and called the manufacturer. They told me they are supposed to help and that these need to be installed by an electrician.

Glad I bought mine at a Menard's which is targeted to the general market.

I don't want to support a company that says things like that to their customers so I am bringing mine back.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Sep 29, 2010

SOURCE: Woods In-wall Timer Heavy Duty, Model #59018 -- I

Quick answer:
1) Programming steps say 'press clock key to return to current time and day'
2) Use mode button and change between AUTO & RND >> try manual override in each mode
3) Does timer turn lights on-and-off with program, or do they blink too?
4) Swap Black and Red wires
5) Try timer on light in different room, on different circuit breaker
6) Timer might be defective

Longer answer:
Woods 59018 manual does not show troubleshooting steps except 'check wiring; switch Red and Black leads; and/or reset programming'

Seems unlikely you could program timer unless timer is wired correctly ... unless there is a short of some kind.

To review wiring.
Green goes to bare ground wire.
White goes to Neutral white wire (neutral is usually 2 or 3 white wires twisted together and shoved to back of box)
Black must connect to Hot from circuit breaker
Red must connect to Load (light, fan, motor etc)

How to test wiring
:
Disconnect timer and set aside.
Mark each wire
Separate wires in box so they don't touch
Use ordinary tester (you can tape tester leads to wood sticks)
Turn on power
You should have two black wires that were originally connected to switch
Test black wires to bare ground > when tester lights up, that is the Hot wire.
The other black wire goes to Load

Now you want to find the neutral.
Test the Hot black wire to white wires in box.
When tester lights up, that is neutral.

If everything checks out, I guess timer is defective.

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http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59028

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Add a comment at any time
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html

59403 timer manual:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-59403.pdf

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Plug timer into indoor or outdoor wall outlet.
Plug lights into timer.

Set clock:
Hold down clock button.
Press day button until current day displays.
Press Hour button until current hour displays.
Press min button until current minute shows.
Release clock button

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Press PROG button until 1 ON displays
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Press Day button until selected day or days displays for event1 ON
Press Hour button until selected hour displays for event1 ON
Press Min button until selected minute displays for event1 ON

Press PROG button until 1 OFF displays
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Press Hour button until selected hour displays for event1 OFF
Press Min button until selected minute displays for event1 OFF

Press PROG button until 2 ON displays
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If I understand correctly, you have an indoor timer
Your timer is Woods brand. (other brands may program differently)
Your timer has a circular dial on the front. (other types of timers do not have a dial, they has a digital display)
Your timer plugs into the wall -or- it is installed in-wall where a switch goes.

Here is a photo that might help.
To set current time, you rotate dial until is lines up with the triangle shape located on inner dial.
If this is not your type of timer, please answer in return and we'll get your timer going with information that is accurate to your model.

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Push pins in and out to control ON OFF functions.
If your timer plugs into the wall, then it will not have the manual override slider switch shown above.
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If you programmed conflicting on-off schedules, the timer will not perform correctly
Make a schedule of times before starting, and that will keep everything organized, just like a recipe

How to program Woods 59377
Timer has rechargeable battery.
Plug timer into wall to charge battery to see LCD display.

All the Woods manuals
Download Woods 59377 manual

Up to 8 ON/OFF programs per day >> program 1 program 2 ... program 8
Choice of individual days, or blocks of days

Image shows buttons:
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Set time of day:
Hold down CLOCK button until settings are made
Use DAY button to choose current day MO - TU etc
HOUR button to set current hour
MIN button to set current minute
Release Clock button and time is set

Program preview
> Have your schedule ready to avoid conflicts in programming
Manual says:
>For each ON time, you set DAY HOUR and MIN
>For each OFF time, you set DAY HOUR MIN
> So Program1 has ON and OFF settings that require DAY HOUR and MINUTE
> Program2, 3 , 4 etc also have ON and OFF settings that require DAY HOUR and MINUTE

>Manual shows blocks of days to choose from > for example TH FR SA is one block; MO WE FR is another block ,,, there are 9 possible blocks of days to choose from ... including individual days.
> Each program requires you to select days for ON time, and then when setting OFF time for that program, make sure you have correct day or block of days.

Looking at the display while programming is critical for programming timer correctly
Look for the number 1 or 2 or 3 etc located on left of display > each program has a number
program 1 is #1, program 2 is #2 etc >>> look for the small number on display
Look for the word ON that indicates you are setting ON time for program 1 or program 2
Look for word OFF that indicates you are setting OFF time for program 1 or program 2

Program timer
Press PROG once and look at screen ... you will see '1' and 'ON' in tiny letters

You are ready to set ON time for program 1
Press DAY to choose block of day for program 1
Press HOUR to choose ON hour for program 1
Press MIN to choose ON minute for program 1

Press PROG button once to validate ON time for program 1

Before pressing any more buttons, look at the screen >>> screen shows '1' and 'OFF' in tiny letters
So you are ready to set OFF times for program 1
Press DAY >>look at your written schedule to make sure the correct block of days is chosen >> if you chose ON for TH FRI SAT, you probably want OFF on same block of days
Press Hour to choose OFF hour for program 1
Press MIN to choose OFF minute for program 1

Press PROG to validate OFF time

Before pressing any button, look at screen and '2' and 'ON' show on screen
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Press PROG button to advance to program 3 through program 8

Press ON/Off button to exit programming, and timer is ready

Other features
Daylight savings time: Press HOUR & MIN buttons simultaneously and clock springs forward 1 hour ... press again and clock falls back 1 hour
Look for S in display to see if timer set for S summertime

Press reset to clear all programming

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If solution below is incorrect, the write out your instructions ... I found that writing out instructions makes things clear.

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Solution:
I think you have set ON time but did not set corresponding OFF time
Below is whole programming layout for you to read through
The important thing is to look at the display while programming
For example, lets say you are setting ON time for PROG1
For ON time, the display shows 3 things:
-display shows PROG in upper left corner
-display shows the number 1 to right of time
-display shows the word ON to the right of the number 1

Now you want to set OFF time for PROG1

For OFF, the display shows 3 things:
-display shows PROG as before
-display shows 1 as before
-display has changed and shows the word OFF to right of number 1


Here's how to set Woods TD1000 timer

Plug in timer to see if battery will recharge. Display shows when battery is charged. No display, then timer is no good.

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TIME MODE PROG HOUR MIN

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Press and hold TIME > use Hour to set hour, Min to set minute
Release Time button ... correct time should show

Program: Capacity for 8 on-off times per day
Press PROG to set first ON time
ON and number 1 are displayed on left
Use hour and minute button to set ON time

Press PROG to confirm
Now, OFF and number 1 are displayed
Use hour and min key to set OFF time

Press PROG to confirm

When 8 programs are set, Press MODE key.
Choose Manual OFF. Manual ON, Auto ON, Auto Off

To use programs, select Auto ON

DST daylight savings time has to be done manually.
Press HOUR MIN button simultaneously > timer set up one hour
Repeat again and timer goes back one hour

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TIME MODE PROG HOUR MIN

Set time
Press and hold TIME > use Hour to set hour, Min to set minute
Release Time button ... correct time should show

Program: Capacity for 8 on-off times per day
Press PROG to set first ON time
ON and number 1 are displayed on left
Use hour and minute button to set ON time

Press PROG to confirm
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Use hour and min key to set OFF time

Press PROG to confirm

When 8 programs are set, Press MODE key.
Choose Manual OFF. Manual ON, Auto ON, Auto Off

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DST daylight savings time has to be done manually.
Press HOUR MIN button simultaneously > timer set up one hour
Repeat again and timer goes back one hour

Do not plug timer into extension cord > must be plugged into wall
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This is older timer with backup battery. Plug in timer to see if battery will recharge. Display shows when battery is charged. No display, then timer is no good.

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TIME MODE PROG HOUR MIN

Set time
Press and hold TIME > use Hour to set hour, Min to set minute
Release Time button ... correct time should show

Program: Capacity for 8 on-off times per day
Press PROG to set first ON time
ON and number 1 are displayed on left
Use hour and minute button to set ON time

Press PROG to confirm
Now, OFF and number 1 are displayed
Use hour and min key to set OFF time

Press PROG to confirm

When 8 programs are set, Press MODE key.
Choose Manual OFF. Manual ON, Auto ON, Auto Off

To use programs, select Auto ON

DST daylight savings time has to be done manually.
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Do not plug timer into extension cord > must be plugged into wall
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UTILITECH - Grounded in Quality

Digital 2-Outlet Timer (TE06WHBL)
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Instruction Manual & Warranty
Before using your timer please read the following instructions carefully.
FEATURES
- Up to 8 ON/OFF events per day/56 ON/OFF events per week
- Option to program individual days or 8 different weekday groups
- Minimum switching period one minute
- Summertime/wintertime change over
- Easy to read LCD display
- Random automatic ON/OFF security feature
- Countdown feature
- Manual override button
- Rechargeable battery back-up (if there is no LCD display, plug
timer into a wall receptacle, this will recharge the battery)
SETTING TIME
Press and hold CLOCK key, then press DAY key to select correct day,
HOUR key to select correct hour, and MIN key to select minutes. When
MIN key is released, time will be set with seconds starting from 0.
Either holding down or repeatedly pressing appropriate button can
advance days, hours and minutes.
Do not set ON and OFF for same time.
PROGRAMMING EVENTS
The timer has the capacity for 8 ON/OFF events per day.
Save program capacity by using available blocks of days.
Blocks of days are:
1. M,T,W,Th,F,S,Su
2. Individual days of the week
3. M,T,W,Th,F
4. S,Su
5. M,T,W,Th,F,S
6. M,W,F
7. T,Th,S
8. M,T,W
9. Th,F,S
For each ON time and each OFF time--DAY, HOURS and MIN must
be set. Press PROG key onceto set first ON time--"ON" and number
"1" appear to left of LCD display indicating to enter first ON time.
Press DAY button to choose required day or blocks of days, then set
hour and minutes using HOURS and MIN buttons. After setting required
ON time, press PROG button to validate entry and move onto first
OFF time--"OFF" and number "1" appear to left of LCD display
indicating to enter first OFF time by using DAY, HOURS and MIN
buttons as above. Press PROG button to validate this entry. Repeat
remaining 7 ON/OFF settings as required. After setting required
ON/OFF settings, press CLOCK button to return display to clock. Timer
is now ready to operate. Check programmed settings by pressing
PROG button repeatedly--each setting will appear on screen.
MANUAL OVERRIDE
To choose permanent Manual ON, permanent Manual OFF,
Auto ON or Auto OFF, press Manual button. Each mode will be
displayed on screen. When choosing Auto ON, timer turns ON until
next programmed OFF time. The programmed settings will only work
on Auto mode. When Auto mode OFF is chosen, timer is OFF until
next programmed activity. (Inverted black triangle on LCD points
to either AUTO or MANUAL indicating which is selected)
COUNT DOWN FEATURE
To enter count down feature, press CLOCK and PROG buttons
simultaneously. Using HOURS and MIN buttons, set count down time.
(Maximum selection is 9 hours 59 minutes, minimum is 1 minute.)
Press MANUAL button to start countdown. Output will turn ON until
end of count down. Count down may be paused at any time during
period by pressing MANUAL button. To re-start, press MANUAL button
again. To review time during count down period, press and hold
CLOCK button. Release CLOCK button to return to count down display.
Note: To return to timer mode, press CLOCK and PROG buttons
simultaneously.
RANDOM AUTOMATIC ON/OFF SECURITY FEATURE
With this option selected, timer will switch ON and OFF in a random
pattern at least once in every 8 hours. (This may mean timer will
switch OFF within a set ON period, or vice versa.) Ideal for use with
a light--switching it ON and OFF automatically gives appearance of an
occupied home, but not at exactly the same time every day. To enter
Random mode, press DAY and HOURS buttons simultaneously.
An "R" will appear on display and unit will start random switching.
If no programmed times are set, timer will switch ON or OFF
approximately 1 minute after entering Random mode, then continue
randomly. To turn Random mode OFF, press DAY and HOURS buttons
together again.
SWITCH OVER SUMMERTIME/WINTERTIME ZONE CHANGE
To change from wintertime to summertime, press HOURS and MIN
buttons simultaneously. Clock will be set forward one hour and
"S" will appear on display. Repeat same procedure to return to
wintertime.
Note: if unit is purchased during summer, set clock time for one hour
less than correct time, select Auto mode and press HOUR and MIN
keys simultaneously. The unit will then adjust to correct summertime
and "S" will appear on LCD.
RESET
To reset unit for time and programmed ON/OFF settings,
press RESET button.
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