Yesterday in Part 3 we told you of our decision not to use the more fancy electric timer in our bathrooms to automatically turn off the bathroom fan. Our decision was one of price and energy consumption.
We decided to go with a more ‘old fashioned’ type of spring based timer which would not consume electricity itself. Today we would like to show you how this device looks in different wall switch settings in our home.
I have to be honest with you. I initially had reservations. My memories of spring based timers was one where the timers were old looking and yellow-ish. And, from what I remember of the ones in the past they were pretty loud.
These are actually pretty cool. We think the look great and fit right in with the other wall switches as if they had been there all along.
Here is a picture of the timer installed in our en suite. It is the same shade of white as the other 3 wall switches and cover.
Next, is one in our ‘potty’ room within our en suite that again does not look out of place at all.
How loud is it? Not loud at all. A small simple device to eliminate wasted electricity usage from leaving the bathroom fan on too long for which there is no government grant or incentive yet very practical which does not consume any electricity itself.
How did we know to do this? Well, it was a recommendation from our home energy audit report. What a common sense idea. See, I told you that getting a home energy audit report on your own home is a great idea and a great place to start when you want to understand energy conservation approaches for your specific home.
Sometimes, what was old really is new again. When will they bring back my 1970’s silk disco shirt? 
2 responses so far ↓
1 A // May 22, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Personally, I like the look of other one with the buttons better. …but I could be a little biased as that’s what I have.
At the time, I didn’t think about the “extra” energy and I think the wife would’ve overruled buying the spring timers.
Cheerio!
A
2 Dan // May 22, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I can see both your points, A.
I also didn’t think about the extra energy either with the ‘newer’ techology model until I went back a second time looking for an alternative.
Then again, once we had the energy audit on our home, I started to look more and more at energy usage in all areas of our home, even new ideas like the exterior solar blinds.
Certainly, each energy conservation tactic, IMO, is not for everyone. I’m glad that at least we made you (and others?) aware of the addtional energy consumption by the other model which may have you consider this possibility with other energy consuming devices in your home.
Now, have you had your own energy audit?
Dan
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