Timers can be used to charge for time for a whole range of applications. Typically they are used for snooker lights, showers, washing machines and tumble dryers and with appliances such as irons and hairdryers. Timers can also be used as a method of prepayment for heating systems, for example in village halls
1. What can your timers be used for?
2. What amperage capacity are your timers?
5 amp, 30 amp and 50 amp
3. What are your timers made of?
Plastic case or metal case. The plastic case are suitable for semi-supervised situations, whereas the metal case are suitable for situations which require more security.
4. I want to charge for a washing machine, what timer do I need?
A 30 amp rated timer, either plastic or metal case. We need to know what coinage you want to use and how long you want the timing cycle to last eg if charging for a cooler, quicker wash cycle, then the end user can put in more money for a longer period of time if they want to do a longer, hotter wash. All washing machines vary in their time cycles so you need to know how long the cycle lasts that you wish to charge for.
See answers to questions 6 and 7 below
5. I want to charge for a tumble dryer, what timer do I want?
A 30 amp plastic or metal case timer. We need to know what coinage you would like to use and the period of time you want to charge for, see answers to questions 6 and 7 below
6. What motor times are available?
3, 6, 15 30 and 45 minutes. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15 and 24 hours. The motor will give the whole time, a half, a third, a quarter or one sixth of the time. For example a 1 hour motor can be set to give periods of 60, 30, 20 15 or 10 minutes per coin.
7. Can your timers take more than one type of coin?
Each timer is set to work with a particular coin. Timers can operate with 10p, 20p 50p £1.00 coins; 1 Euro or tokens.
8. How do I alter the timing cycle for my timer?
Please click here to see how to alter the timing cycle for my timer.
9. I have a timer that uses brass tokens, how do I convert it to use silver tokens?
Please click here to see how to convert a module from using brass tokens to silver tokens.
10. Are your timers waterproof?
Our timers do not have an IP rating and therefore cannot be used in “wet areas”
11. Can I buy spares from you for my Timer?
Yes, please telephone 01803 299488 or send us an e-mail at sales@electricmeters.co.uk
12. Can I put more than one coin at a time into my timer?
Yes, once the timing cycle for the first coin has finished the next coin will drop down and start the next timing cycle. So, if for example, you had a timer set to work with 20p for 10 minutes, if you inserted 2 x 20p you would get 20 minutes
13. Do you do dual coin timers?
We can supply a double case timer which holds two modules, typically for use with a tumble dryer/washing machine
14. Do you sell reconditioned timers?
No, all of our timers are new and made to order