Intermatic FD30MAC 30-Minute Spring Loaded Wall Timer, Almond

A great addition to our bathroom for timing control of the exhaust fan. Our kids would leave the fan on for hours forgetting to turn it off. My husband decided to add this to solve the problem. Perfecto! Easy to install and it works great. Now our fan doesn’t run for hours without us knowing it!

I have used these numerous times over the years and I don't recall one ever wearing out. They are rather fat, and use a lot of space in your switch box. They make a very soft ticking noise while timing, which doesn't bother me, but might others. Off brands of this tick very loud.

I purchased this time to run a bathroom fan that was very quiet and was being left running for long periods. The timer mechanism is working fine and the unit appears sturdy, but the installation instructions are a little vague and are not idiot proof which is what I need. It's also difficult to find the model that you need, there are a couple of different types of 30 minute timers and I just took a guess as to which one I needed. I purchased another one for another bathroom fan but I was not able to install it because I was confused (which is easy for me) by the wiring in my switch box. I called an electrician but his price was high for just installing a timer but that could just be that one electrician.

Added timer to bathroom fan

Our bathroom timer is 27 years old and this was the perfect replacement - simple to install and worked perfectly!