Re: Fan timer with "stay on" option

[Jasen Betts <jasen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2007-07-31, Lacustral <lark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is there a fan timer that has an option to just leave it on?  I'm planning
> to get a bathroom fan, but I also want to be able to just leave it on, to
> use it to clear air out of the house generally.  The fan wouldn't be more
> than about 2 amps.
>
> I'm sure it's also possible to set up a circuit to bypass a timer that
> doesn't have a "stay on" switch.  How would one do that?

wire an ordinary switch in parallel with the timers contacts

> I want a quiet fan timer.  Someone told me of a timer which goes up to
> 12 hours, but they said it makes noise.  So something electronic, maybe.
> Something quiet that goes up to 12 hours would be fine, as long as it
> also lets you leave the fan on for only a few minutes.

the cheapest timers are clockwork and do 'tick', but probably make less
noise than the fan - they're quiet enough to use in classrooms etc...

> Such a thing wouldn't have to be a *fan* timer specifically, any timer
> that has a "stay on" option that is good up to 2 amps or so would work.

I've also seen timers used to control lights and heating

Bye.
   Jasen