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timers
Jan 22, 2012, 11:08 AM
It is a pass and seymour RT1 time switch 7 button preset

stanfortyman
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.

timers
Jan 22, 2012, 11:23 AM
stanfortyman,

Thanks for the answer. A switch loop.

timers