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The Five Best Outlet Timers on the Market Today

One of the coolest inventions made for a smart house has been the creation of the outlet timer. These handy devices can be pre-programmed to turn electronics and appliances on and off at specific set times of the day or night. Some of them can also be controlled remotely from a smartphone, wherever you happen to be. There are a lot of different brands and types out there and this can make it hard to know which one is the best. We've done our research and found the five best outlet timers on the market today as voted on by consumers.

Intermatic 15-Amp 2-Outlet Digital Residential Lighting Timer

The Intermatic 15-Amp is a two outlet timer that is intended for use to control lighting. Its plug-in feature makes it easy to use and it can be programmed with up to seven settings for light control 24 hours a day and seven days a week. You set your own schedule so it will always look like someone is there at your home. This set includes two grounded outlets along with controls for CFL and LED lights.

my TouchSmart Indoor Plug-In Digital Timer

This is one of the best selling digital timers on the market today. It's easy to set with options for simple daily preset programming. It's fully customizable with programmed on and off time settings. It features a large LCD screen. This time can save you energy and money while adding to the feeling of security. The timer is one polarized outlet that plugs into all standard outlets. The automation is simple for both indoor lighting sources and a variety of electronics. You determine when power is supplied to switch them on or off. The timer comes with three preset buttons along with a 24-hour countdown feature. Blue LED indicators show you which programs are active and you can view them from the LCD screen. The timer is compatible with halogen, LED, CFL and incandescent light sources.

Woods Outdoor Mechanical Timer - Black - 6 in

The Woods Outdoor Mechanical Timer features a photoelectric eye and features a 24-hours repeat option. This timer is suitable for use both indoors or outdoors to automatically turn light sources on and off. Use it with a 3 conductor GFCI Protected outlet and mount it in a vertical position with the receptacle facing downwards. You can program it to remain off or on for extended periods of time, to turn on at dusk and to automatically go off at dawn with incremental programming for 2,4, 6, and 8-hour intervals.

Teklectric Indoor Auto Shut Off

The Teklectric Indoor Auto Shutoff is the ideal timer to ensure that appliances left on are turned off in case you forget. The days of stressing over a curling iron, hair straightener or clothes iron left on are over. You can program this unit to set the timer for any time that you specify and to automatically switch the power off at the time you designate. The countdown timer is easy to set in increments of 1,2, 4 and 8 hours or you can set it for the always on option as well. This is one of the most popular timers on the market today because it's easy to set up, easy to program, it's inexpensive and it provides you with added peace of mind. You can also control light sources with this handy plug-in socket timer.

Century 7 Day Heavy Duty Digital Programmable Dual Outlet Timer - 2 Independently Programmable Grounded Outlets

The Century 7 Day Heavy Duty digital programmable dual outlet timer provides you with a fully customizable timer that is easy to set up and program. It offers a total of 8 independent schedules for each of the timer's grounded outlets. You can plug in multiple appliances or light sources and set them with their own on and off presets to fully automate your home. There are dozens of possible programming setups and each of them is fast and easy. You can protect your home by making others think that you're in and out intermittently with the random vacation mode that turns lights on and off randomly to give the appearance that there's always somebody in the home.

Benjamin Smith

Written by Benjamin Smith

Benjamin Smith is one of the managing editors of Moneyinc. Ben's been focusing on the auto and motorcycle sector since 2005. He's written over 1000 articles in the space and continues to learn about it each day. His favorite car is "any Bugatti" and he's a die hard Harley Davidson fan.

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