GE In-Wall 6-Option Countdown Timer

This review is for GE SunSmart Digital in-Wall Timer 32787. Easy to install. Make sure your electrical box has a neutral wire before ordering. Installed this to control our front porch light. The light has a photocell in it but is in an area that gets little sunlight especially on cloudy days, so it sometimes stays on all day. This switch solved that problem. We live in the Pacific Northwest so have very long dusk and dawn. Dusk and dawn don't really describe when the light should be turned on and off. It should be sunrise and sunset which would better describe when the light should cycle. Set ours to turn on 5 minutes before sunset and turn off 5 minutes after sunrise. Just Google to find when sunset and sunrise times are in your area. FYI, dusk and dawn times are not the same as sunset and sunrise times. Not sure why all the complaints about programming. I had no issues at all programming the switch following the instructions provided. To avoid frustration, make sure to read and understand the instruction before installing, setting up and programming the switch. The instructions are actually very well written. I found it was easy too setup and program. There is one major error in the instructions which could be confusing. Right above "A. Programming the ON/OFF days" it states "Setting the dawn/dusk region (zone):". This line should not be there and describes the previous step. Main thing is, don't confuse the "PRG" button with the "SET" button. The "SET" button is only used for initial setup of Time, Year, Month, Day, DST (on/off), Zone, Dusk (time), Dawn (time) and to select and set to memory settings in the programing steps. For programming there are 7 "PRG" that can be used. I only used "PRG 1" since all I want is to turn the light on and off at sunset and sunrise and nothing more. Press "PRG" until the PRG number you want to use is displayed and then press "SET". Now select the days using the arrow keys. There are 6 preprogrammed to use or also individual days. I used the one that displayed "MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA, SU", and pressed "SET" too select it. Then using the arrow key to scroll to "DUSK" for the on time and press "Set" which than goes to the off time. Then using the arrow key scroll to "DAWN" and pressed "SET". That's it, programming completed. It may be a good idea to make sure PRG 2-7 are empty of all settings if you do the same type of setup as I did. Found it was easy to program the switch on the workbench before actually installing it in the electrical box. The back light does not turn on if not installed but the LCD screen is still easy to read. Also, the instruction sheet that comes with the switch requires a microscope to read. Googled the part number and found the online PDF instruction sheet. It too has pretty small print. Used my computer and zoomed in on the pages needed, took screen shots and printed them so they could be read clearly during setup and programming.

Was a breeze to setup, still working a year later and looks great. I always trust GE to make a good product.

Installed in a bathroom to run the exhaust fan. This was wired correctly per instructions, but the timer wouldn't shut off after one minute, the fan ran forever, and buttons on the timer did nothing. The problem was solved by my electrician: instead of the power going from the switch to the fan, the power was going from the fan to the switch. Line/Load/Ground in the switch box appeared correct, but they weren't: what showed as the hot line was really the neutral return from the fan. This meant that when the 15318 was installed and turned on, there wasn't enough power being returned to the switch for it to charge the capacitor, activate the timer, and shut off the fan. If you have a similar problem in an older house where the switch doesn't turn off after one minute, check this: if a multimeter shows 120v from line to ground with the switch off, but nothing or near nothing with the fan running, then your fan (or other item) was probably wired wrong, and an electrician or a good handyman needs to change the splicing so hot goes to the switch first, not the fan. After that was sorted out the timer worked great.

TARDO MUCHÍSIMO EN SER ENTREGADO, UN DILEMA CON LA PAQUETERÍA DE AMAZON, PERO BUEN PRODUCTO

Al principio me preocupo por que no funcionaba pero realmente fue mi culpa en la instalación, pero funciona excelenre,muy útil.