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    Jan 22, 2012, 11:08 AM
    Switch has black,red, white and ground. Box only has black, white and ground.
    It is a pass and seymour RT1 time switch 7 button preset
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    Jan 22, 2012, 11:10 AM
    You cannot use this switch in that location.

    You have a switch loop, where the power is being brought in on the white and back on the black, with no neutral present in the box. A perfectly typical and common installation.

    You need a timer that does not require a neutral.
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    Jan 22, 2012, 11:23 AM
    stanfortyman,

    Thanks for the answer. A switch loop.

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