Timeguard TS800N Compact Plug-in Time Controller , White

Good easy to use does its job

Replacing two very old timers! just what we wanted. We use them when away as a deterrent, lights and radio coming on and off hopefully keeps burglar's away! Good quality and quick delivery plus good price and easy to use.

Very easy to use, and works quite well. Because of its smaller size can fit on sockets some larger ones can not. Four stars because I had similar item some years ago and think probably the quality of the older ones was better.

Easy and quick to set up. I have tried other types of mechanical timers but I always go back to this Timeguard model with the pins. I find it the easiest and quickest to set up. Daily or weeklt timers available. I have got my Christmas lights attached to this timer and I have set them to come on and go off twice a day. (Great granny age 81) Easy Peasy

Well made product, sensible price, used for lighting each time we go on holiday.

This plug makes a ticking sound like a clock. I’ve had quite a few of these plugs over the years and some have developed a ticking sound as they age but I’ve not had one that’s done it from the start. Can be quite annoying, depending on what you are using it for. Update - it turns out this timer was defective and the supplier immediately sent a replacement which is pretty much silent so I’d say buy with confidence but ask questions if it ticks! I have amended my rating to 5 stars

A bit pricey but well worth it for the quality. Cheaper versions don't match up at all.

Bought as a replacement for a similar mechanical Timeguard controller that we used for 20 odd years. Upon opening the unit I thought wasn't so well made but thought I would keep it. I should've trusted my instinct because after around 60 days of use, I noticed the light hadn't switched on, I checked the switch and the switch had moved across, I checked the light switch - yep still on, so I tapped the Timeguard controlled and the light came on. Mmm, I then manually turned the timer switch and the light went off and at the next switch on time the light failed to illuminate, again a slight tap and it illuminated, I tried again but now the light failed to illuminate at all. The actual manual switch on the timer doesn't seem positive and so does not make a nice click-over to "on" position like the old unit. So my conclusion is that the internal contacts are not making contact correctly. This leads me to be concerned about the units electrical safety, in that, should the switch not make correctly then one worries about "Arcing" which would generate heat and could lead to a potential risk for fire. So I thought I would return it, however, due to being past 30 days can not return it through Amazon, I just get a message to contact the manufacturer. Called the manufacturer, and they were helpful but would only offer a replacement, I do not trust the product now so that is not an option I wish to pursue. I contact the seller, but they said can not process a refund it as it was distributed by Amazon, and I should go through them, I told him they will not accept returns or refunds past 30- days, unable to do through Amazon online, the system won't allow, so I am stuck with a product I can not return, unable to get a refund. I certainly do not want a replacement as I said because I do not think I would trust the product, after all, they are for auto-switching when you are not around. So I will have to find an alternative and I guess I just have to swallow a loss of £9.99 for the cost of the unit because there is nowhere to get a refund. This will now make me wary of my purchases through Amazon. The fact you can not speak to anybody or get some remediation for what is a faulty product is quite shocking. So despite all the great reviews of this product think very carefully prior to purchase, I wished I had listened to my gut instinct and returned it immediately on receipt and used the money on a different product.