timer help

[en3tyskate]

I have a 6" plant in my grow box and my Intermatic, 2 outlet, multipurpose timer might be innacurate because when i set it to the right time, the next day it is always at the wrong time. Please help if you know how to fix it cause i dont want my plant any bigger till i get it to start budding.

 

[mj320002]

Sounds to me like you need a new timer. Unless maybe the power is going out?

I have a 6" plant in my grow box and my Intermatic, 2 outlet, multipurpose timer might be innacurate because when i set it to the right time, the next day it is always at the wrong time. Please help if you know how to fix it cause i dont want my plant any bigger till i get it to start budding.

 

[pacman]

get a new timer, unless u want to change it everyday or so, or if ur an hardware nut and u can fix the thing, but personally i'd get electricuted somehow

 

[WWgrower]

Might try going into a little more detail. Don't get the problem. If you are having a problem with the timer, which has never happened to me get another timer. There pretty simple start time and stop time.

 

[en3tyskate]

It was a good timer though it was 14$ and i just got it about a week ago also what is override mode??

 

[en3tyskate]

I recently gotthe timer to start flowering my plant and i have been cutting the amount of light down from 24hrs everyday through vegatative stage and now ive been setting the timer to be on from 1 am-7pm cause i was cutting the amount of light slowly and was about half way but my timers been innacurate and isnt telling the right time and is about three hours behind, im not sure wats wrong with it cause i got it about a week ago.

 

[pacman]

i don't even use my most expensive digital timer cause it seems to always fuck up (probably user error) but it keeps me usin my cheap-ass spinning-type timers that never seem to fail on me, i dont no sometimes the most isnt best, but i think overide mode just mean it stays on instead of using the timer

 

[mj320002]

Have you consulted the instructions for your timer?

 

[johnny961]

U have to set it up the right way first. Digital timers are easy to set up. Override means you want it on all the time or off all the time.

 

[johnny961]

It should be in auto. But make sure am pm is correct.

 

[xrayspecs]

I have the same problem mate. I believe it to be a problem with the power load going through the timer. As it always seems to happen when I hook loads of stuff up to the timer, and use a multi-way adaptor with it. I understand you are not supposed to use them with multi-way adaptors. I am struggling with this problem but I have an analogue timer which I will try instead. I have remedied it before so that the clock doesnt go wrong so quickly by playing around with the ways the adapator and plugs are set up with the timer, but it tends to occur eventually. What I need is a timer that works with an adaptor and lots of plugs, any suggestions?