pool timer 3 pin type need?

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 12:08

Where is the best place to get a pool timer aqnd not too dear from ? that is one you just plug into a 3 pin socket last time we got one from pool and us it was 25 pounds any better buy than that ?

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 12:14

How long did your pool timer last before it failed?

Plug in timers are not suitable for motors as they are inductive loads which exceed the 13A plug-in timers are rated at.

You should get a timer and contactor to run your pump with.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 12:33

I started using a plug in timer about 12 months ago. Still going strong and very simple to operate. Cost me the grand sum of £2 from B&Q. Compared to the £25 quoted at message one, seems i got a bargain .



Vaughan - Point taken, but at £2 a pop, I am happy if it just lasts a year. My fitted timer and contactor was too small for my tired old eyes and stumpy fingers and was playing up anyway



Paul

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
27/09/2010 12:37

If you can buy your timers cheap enough, changing one every year is probably the most cost effective way to do it. If it's going to cost you 25 quid every year, that's another matter.