Timeguard FST24 24 Hour Fused Spur Timeswitch Storage/Immersion Heater

This is my second purchase of these great time clocksI’m using this time clock to control my recently fitted outside lightsIt’s perfect for this type of setup-easy to install very fast and easy to use program menuFits onto a standard surface mounted boxYou will need to wait for the inboard battery to charge and if the display doesn’t come up gently press the reset button located on the right hand sideBoost button is perfect to override the lights for BBQ’s or family get togethersVery pleased with the design and functionality

Just what I wanted. Large, easy to read figures and easy to programme. The 1 or 2 hour boost is a great feature. The display lights up too.

Easy to wire up and easy to program. Build quality and display are good quality - easy to read with a bright backlight when programming. Took about 15 minutes in all, including programming.Red light means it has power going in, green light means it's feeding power to the load. Boost and advance buttons are handy.Loses a mark as the supplied screws are too short to screw into the threads in an embedded metal back-box. It seems to assume the back box is surface mounted, which isn't always the case.Had to order a set of longer ones, 50mm which was inconvenient.I can't imagine a pair of 1/2 inch longer screws would've added much to the price!

Good product, easy to install but make sure the terminals are very tight, they have a tentancy to slip and loosen.

Installed in place of a mechanical timer, to control an immersion heater. Installation very straightforward - just live and neutral for supply, live and neutral for load, earth continuity terminal provided if needed. Very simple to set up, thanks to clear instructions. I can just leave it switched off if relying on the boiler for hot water, or switch it on and the time schedule comes into operation for the immersion heater. Automatic switching between summer and winter time is optional, which is helpful because our Economy 7 electricity meter is permanently on GMT, as many are, so I want the immersion on GMT all year too. If installing in a place that is awkward to do the setting up (like an airing cupboard), you can connect it to mains power somewhere else to charge up the inbuilt battery and do the setting up, then it remembers all the settings when you install it (and any other time that the power is off for a while). A red light shows that the switch is connected to the mains and a green light shows when the load is switched on. The display lights up for a short while when you press a button, making it easy to read in a dark place. It's useful to have the "boost" button for 1 or 2 hours of power immediately. I only installed it yesterday, so can't comment on durability, but it seems well designed and ideal for the job, pretty much "fit and forget".

Very easy to wire up and install. Had to replace a 'wonderful' job by a qualified (?) electrician (last 2 pics - note burned wiring..). Thought I'd do it myself this time, with the product I wanted initially, and the knowledge of a job well done. Very straightforward. Wiring is very simple and so is timer programming. I bought a 25 mm Pattress at the same time as I was fitting it to the inside of the airing cupboard (no marks for aesthetics). It's a solid and well-made bit of kit that does precisely what is required. I installed it in 35 mins (running around to switch master isolator on & off, getting correct tools etc) and it has been working perfectly for 48 hours as I write this review.

The retaining pins were not long enough to secure to patris,which I purchased with the timer

Very easy to fit and programme. Compact and user friendly design. Good screen and has an fuse incorporated to avoid another box. Works well!Early days but very impressed for the money.