How can I setting my GE Timer 686532? - GE Hardware & Accessories

It is a very basic mechanical timer. I have 3 of them.

Remove it from the wall.
Pull the tabs up for Off and Push tabs down for On.
Set the Time by turning the dial, time to arrow.
Set the slide switch to Timer On.
Plug in the appliance.
Plug the timer into the wall socket.

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GE Indoor 24-Hour Mechanical Timer is an easy-to-use basic timer. Ideal for lamps, seasonal lights and portable fans. Turns a lamp on/off at desired times daily, ...

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Copy following links to identify timer and setting analog timer by experimenting with features.
GE timers change appearance as model numbers are upgraded, but all 24-hour analog timers have same basic features.
http://waterheatertimer.org/GE-timers-and-manuals.html#15119
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-set-timers.html

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Timer is not fully identified;
Copy following links to help identify timer and read instructions:
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It's a little backward from what I was thinking. The "Stops" haveto be UP for the timer to be OFF. When you want the timer toturn an object ON you push the "Stops" DOWN.Thanks to geno_3245 for posting the initial information.

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Something doesn't sound right.
I have two of these timers and cannot figure out what your timer is doing, unless wiring is wrong or timer is defective, or you connected timer to 3-way switch.

15070 is single pole analog timer that requires neutral wire.
Slide switch is set to 'Timer' for automatic timer functions.

Open following links to identify timer and see wiring and how to set analog timers:
http://waterheatertimer.org/GE-timers-and-manuals.html#15070
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/GE-15070-wiring-1-500.jpg
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-set-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Woods-59017-mechanical-timer-300.jpg
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#59017

GE 51587 has same instructions as Tork 601A single-outlet outdoor 24-hour mechanical timer.
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Tork-601A-Manual.pdf

Plug timer into outdoor outlet.
To set current time, rotate dial clockwise until current time lines up with arrowhead located on inner dial.
Dial is divided into light and dark sections that represent day or nighttime hours.
Reset time after power outage.

96 pins located around timer dial are used to set on-off times.
Each pin represents 15 minutes in 24 hour day
Move pins in-or-out with fingernail or pen to set timer on-off functions.
With GE timers, usually when pins are out, timer is ON.
When pins are in, timer is OFF.

Set multiple ON/OFFs each day.
Timer repeats every 24-hours.

Manual ON/TIMER switch located on inner dial.

Set override to timer for program to operate.
To override time and turn on Load, move override to ON position.

http://www.jascoproducts.com/support/manual-downloads/applications/DocumentLibraryManager/upload/Outdoor-15107-Manual-eng-spn.pdf

Above is link to GE 15107 manual
This is a 15amp timer that can handle up to 1440 watts

How to set timer
Rotate center dial to set current time
Line up current time with triangle on inner part of dial
The timer dial shows nighttime hours on dark part of dial, daytime hours show on light part of dial
The timer dial rotates like a clock after it's plugged in
The outside edge of timer dial has 48 segments
Lift up these segments for times you want timer OFF
Segments down for timer ON

Segments up, timer OFF. Segments down, timer ON.
Segments in photo are on the GE 15207 timer

If I understand you correctly, you have GE outdoor box-type timer, for example the GE-15087. If this is the wrong timer, please respond with model number and I'll look up the information.

http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-GE-15207-timer.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-wire-GE-15087-timer.html

Segment up, timer on segment down, timer off

GE has additional manuals
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