Simple TouchC30004-Multi-2P Original Auto Shut-Off Safety Outlet, Multi Setting 2 count

Glad I purchased

I recently purchased (3) 5,000 Btu/hr Window AC units for my summer cabin; got them at a great price at Sam's Club. My kids use the cabin and sometimes to forget to shut off the water heater (electric), lights, etc. when they leave. So, I bought these timers/Auto-off to help ensure that even if they forget to shut one or more off when they leave, I'm not stuck with a whopping electric bill cooling the place when no one is there.Pros: So far, so good. They work well (at least at the 8-hr setting) and shut down on cue. They're a snap to plug into an existing 3-prong outlet and easy to cycle through the hours on settings. They didn't get hot when the AC units were running full tilt, so no problems there.Cons: What I really wanted was an auto-off timer that couldn't be bypassed with a hold. These do have a hold function meaning that if you're not careful in cycling the button to one of the hour settings but cycle it to the HOLD position, they'll stay on. So now I have to instruct my kids (and, hopefully they'll remember) not to cycle the timers to the HOLD positions. But for the life of me, I cannot find an auto-off timer that doesn't have a bypass. For that issue, I took off 1 star. The other thing is that I have only had these for a short time, so longevity hasn't been evaluated. I didn't take another star off for that, but if they crap out for next summer usage, I'll do a Jen Psake and "circle back" to this review.All in all, the price was right and they seem to work as advertised.

Excellent product!!!

I bought a two pack, and so far, both are working fine. (It's been 6 weeks of off and on use. (No pun intended. But I'll take it.))Interestingly - and worrisome to me as an EE - the units are warm when "off." I don't know why. Ideally, they should switch into an Idle Mode when they are "off." So I'm concerned that their power consumption is too high when "off."Since other Reviewers have reported heating/fire problems, I purposely unplug my units when not in use.

I had purchased 12 timers in total this year, and 2 of the timers stopped working for some reason after several months. For this reason, I’m rating it 4 stars instead of 5.

I see that most people find it annoying that "Hold" is the first option, but I'm one of the weirdos that actually wants a timer that works this way. Having the "hold" option first is useful if you want to set the timer without turning off the power. The key here is "without turning off the power." If the hold option is last, you have to cycle through "off" before you can get back to "1 hour" which will cause some devices to reset. I mostly use this with my 3D printer because sometimes I want it to turn off after a few hours, but I don't always know how long it needs to run when I turn it on. Could be 1 hour, or 27 hours. This timer allows me to run it in "hold" mode and then if something is still printing when I need to leave the house or go to bed I can set the timer without losing power.I also have a version of this timer that does not have the "hold" feature at all, and I like both timers for different reasons. If you only want a timer that prevents you from forgetting to turn things off I'd recommend one that doesn't have a "hold" option at all.

Easy to use, even for a toddler (literally). These are hooked up to radios, so my toddlers turn the radios on before bed by pushing the timer button on these plugs. The only downside is that these plugs take up a little more space, eating into the other plug (only matters if you are running something that is bigger than a computer plug).Timing function is accurate and consistent.

This did exactly what I want, which is to allow me to turn on a boot drier for a few hours and not leave it running permanently.My only complaint: the box is a bit wide and it's 3 prong. So getting two of these to mount next to each on anything wall mounted is difficult.