240v TIMER

Hi Chris,
I just use the standard old $10 ones from the hardware stores. I found that with the electronic ones, the little batteries went flat when you least wanted them to.
I've had several years out of my timers before they cark it. If in doubt, throw them out after 1 or 2 years. Never had a fire, they just stopped.
Gerry

Yup- the $10 from Bunnings, where you fit the little tabs where you want the light on/off. ( i think it's Clipsal brand)
The one on the fish tank has been good now for about 3 years.
Clock loses about 5 mins. over 3 months....
The house is still standing- well it was when I left this morning !!!!

no-one got kids?

A child's nightlight costs about $10 from any hardware store, I think even coles and woolies sell them.

Run at about 5w or something, so costs less than a slice of bread a week, and turns off when it detects light (even turning a light on at the ceiling will turn them off).

good value, and if it's pitch dark, put out a surprising amount of low level light.

Go to the baby goods sections.

Just a note re the $10 items - many have no internal power source and do not keep time during a power outage and just restart whenever the power comes back on , this leads to the lights going on and off not at the intended times.

I would stick with battery backup up sort and if your concerned the it should be mounted such that if it fails it will cause no harm and I'd also use a fluro of CFL lamp so that even if a curtin blows against it then no harm will come of this.

You can get electronic ones that leep their time when the power goes off and even have a random selection for just this purpose. Bunnings etc.

We have fairly bright LED night lights that turn on automatically when it gets dark and off again at dawn. Beware the timers with tabs, if the power goes out the time stops too.

We have only had this new bright one for about a month. My son bought it so he can sneak in late and not trip/stagger/make noise. I think it may have come from Powerhouse or Dick Smith.

THANK EVERY ONE FOR YOUR TIME
CHRIS