I had an electronic Sylvania model that worked okay, but I wasn't able to program it to run two 6 hour cycles in a 24 hour period. I decided to go back to a tried a true Intermatic model that has a dial that rotates as a clock, starting and stopping anywhere you place a start or stop clip, allowing as many cycles as desired. I also decided that I could figure out how to wire the dang thing myself...
The first step was to turn the power off, disconnect all the wiring and remove the old timer and box. I took careful note of where each wire came from.
Next I fished the wiring into the new box and reconnected the green ground wire.
After much internet research and a thorough reading and re-reading of the wiring guide, I connected the new wiring.
In the process, I purchased some new wire cutters. They are object of much obsession. My husband and my brother and a couple of other folks commented on how nice they were. Hmm. I just thought they were wire cutters. I guess I got lucky.
After everything was reconnected, I screwed the black plastic wire cover into place, set my start and stop clips where I wanted them, crossed my fingers, turned the power on and turned it on manually to see if it worked. It did!!
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