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Leviton Push Button Timers 5A 20A ?! Huh Alan Smithee 09-14-2006
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Posted by Alan Smithee on September 14, 2006, 4:42 pm
I recently upgraded my bathroom fan from a on/off switch to a Leviton switch
a "5, 10, 15, 30 minute" electronic model 6230M. I was thinking since it's a
15A circuit and a bathroom fan that I'd hook it up using the "5 Amp" wiring
diagram, a fan not going to pull anything near 5 amps right?. Black to Line,
Blue to device and Green to ground, White/Neutral not connected. Well that
didn't work. The LED didn't even come on. So, I change my approach to use
Leviton's "20 Amp" wiring diagram which basically just means that you hook
the Leviton timer's white lead into the neutral as well. At first I thought
that wasn't working either. When I put the power on the main line the LED on
the bottom just blinked. I tried pushing some buttons and nothing, then
after about another minute it just started mysteriously working like it
should. I used a VO meter to test everything, the wiring is all as it should
be. Do these switches need to "charge up" before they start working? What's
with the 5 Amp circuit not working. Thx.



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Posted by RBM on September 14, 2006, 6:08 pm
Possibly you misinterpreted the instructions. From what I see, it's a 20 amp
rated switch that requires a neutral to function


>I recently upgraded my bathroom fan from a on/off switch to a Leviton
>switch
> a "5, 10, 15, 30 minute" electronic model 6230M. I was thinking since it's
> a
> 15A circuit and a bathroom fan that I'd hook it up using the "5 Amp"
> wiring
> diagram, a fan not going to pull anything near 5 amps right?. Black to
> Line,
> Blue to device and Green to ground, White/Neutral not connected. Well that
> didn't work. The LED didn't even come on. So, I change my approach to use
> Leviton's "20 Amp" wiring diagram which basically just means that you hook
> the Leviton timer's white lead into the neutral as well. At first I
> thought
> that wasn't working either. When I put the power on the main line the LED
> on
> the bottom just blinked. I tried pushing some buttons and nothing, then
> after about another minute it just started mysteriously working like it
> should. I used a VO meter to test everything, the wiring is all as it
> should
> be. Do these switches need to "charge up" before they start working?
> What's
> with the 5 Amp circuit not working. Thx.
>
>



Posted by Alan Smithee on September 14, 2006, 6:22 pm
You're right! I'm reading the instructions. The unit I have is a 20A device.
But they don't show this on the main installation page...you have to flip
the instuctions back and forth and figure out what model you have. I went
with what the guy at the BORG recommended. Obviously too heavy a switched.
In short I could have bought the 6560M model which has slightly different
times but is only rated for 5A devices such as small fans and lights. Thx.


> Possibly you misinterpreted the instructions. From what I see, it's a 20
amp
> rated switch that requires a neutral to function
>
>
> >I recently upgraded my bathroom fan from a on/off switch to a Leviton
> >switch
> > a "5, 10, 15, 30 minute" electronic model 6230M. I was thinking since
it's
> > a
> > 15A circuit and a bathroom fan that I'd hook it up using the "5 Amp"
> > wiring
> > diagram, a fan not going to pull anything near 5 amps right?. Black to
> > Line,
> > Blue to device and Green to ground, White/Neutral not connected. Well
that
> > didn't work. The LED didn't even come on. So, I change my approach to
use
> > Leviton's "20 Amp" wiring diagram which basically just means that you
hook
> > the Leviton timer's white lead into the neutral as well. At first I
> > thought
> > that wasn't working either. When I put the power on the main line the
LED
> > on
> > the bottom just blinked. I tried pushing some buttons and nothing, then
> > after about another minute it just started mysteriously working like it
> > should. I used a VO meter to test everything, the wiring is all as it
> > should
> > be. Do these switches need to "charge up" before they start working?
> > What's
> > with the 5 Amp circuit not working. Thx.
> >
> >
>
>



Posted by RBM on September 14, 2006, 6:25 pm
Just my opinion: If the guy at the "Borg" knew what he was talking about,
he'd have a real job


> You're right! I'm reading the instructions. The unit I have is a 20A
> device.
> But they don't show this on the main installation page...you have to flip
> the instuctions back and forth and figure out what model you have. I went
> with what the guy at the BORG recommended. Obviously too heavy a switched.
> In short I could have bought the 6560M model which has slightly different
> times but is only rated for 5A devices such as small fans and lights. Thx.
>
>
>> Possibly you misinterpreted the instructions. From what I see, it's a 20
> amp
>> rated switch that requires a neutral to function
>>
>>
>> >I recently upgraded my bathroom fan from a on/off switch to a Leviton
>> >switch
>> > a "5, 10, 15, 30 minute" electronic model 6230M. I was thinking since
> it's
>> > a
>> > 15A circuit and a bathroom fan that I'd hook it up using the "5 Amp"
>> > wiring
>> > diagram, a fan not going to pull anything near 5 amps right?. Black to
>> > Line,
>> > Blue to device and Green to ground, White/Neutral not connected. Well
> that
>> > didn't work. The LED didn't even come on. So, I change my approach to
> use
>> > Leviton's "20 Amp" wiring diagram which basically just means that you
> hook
>> > the Leviton timer's white lead into the neutral as well. At first I
>> > thought
>> > that wasn't working either. When I put the power on the main line the
> LED
>> > on
>> > the bottom just blinked. I tried pushing some buttons and nothing, then
>> > after about another minute it just started mysteriously working like it
>> > should. I used a VO meter to test everything, the wiring is all as it
>> > should
>> > be. Do these switches need to "charge up" before they start working?
>> > What's
>> > with the 5 Amp circuit not working. Thx.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>



Posted by mm on September 14, 2006, 9:46 pm
On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:22:39 GMT, "Alan Smithee"

>You're right! I'm reading the instructions. The unit I have is a 20A device.
>But they don't show this on the main installation page...you have to flip
>the instuctions back and forth and figure out what model you have. I went
>with what the guy at the BORG recommended. Obviously too heavy a switched.
>In short I could have bought the 6560M model which has slightly different
>times but is only rated for 5A devices such as small fans and lights. Thx.

IIRC, Tim Taylor had a plan to use a whole house fan as a bathroom
fan. It was great. It had bubbles coming up out of the toilet. You
may want to do that in a couple years, so it's good you have the right
timer.

What was the difference in price?
>
>> Possibly you misinterpreted the instructions. From what I see, it's a 20
>amp
>> rated switch that requires a neutral to function
>>
>>
>> >I recently upgraded my bathroom fan from a on/off switch to a Leviton
>> >switch
>> > a "5, 10, 15, 30 minute" electronic model 6230M. I was thinking since
>it's
>> > a
>> > 15A circuit and a bathroom fan that I'd hook it up using the "5 Amp"
>> > wiring
>> > diagram, a fan not going to pull anything near 5 amps right?. Black to
>> > Line,
>> > Blue to device and Green to ground, White/Neutral not connected. Well
>that
>> > didn't work. The LED didn't even come on. So, I change my approach to
>use
>> > Leviton's "20 Amp" wiring diagram which basically just means that you
>hook
>> > the Leviton timer's white lead into the neutral as well. At first I
>> > thought
>> > that wasn't working either. When I put the power on the main line the
>LED
>> > on
>> > the bottom just blinked. I tried pushing some buttons and nothing, then
>> > after about another minute it just started mysteriously working like it
>> > should. I used a VO meter to test everything, the wiring is all as it
>> > should
>> > be. Do these switches need to "charge up" before they start working?
>> > What's
>> > with the 5 Amp circuit not working. Thx.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>


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