Electrical help, please.

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$3.99 , Princess Auto Clearance
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Looks simple enough
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These instructions are messing with me.
This timer was intended to replace a switch. I believe that is why the complete circuit is not Illustrated
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In the grand scheme of things,mains are attached to the timer. Timer provides power to outlet. Outlet is interruptible by switch.
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The diagram does not address the downstream neutral wire. I believe I am correct in wiring it like this.
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Yep, and do the same with the ground wire as well.
Why ??

Because the moment I start messing with this, I lose.
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That slider would only get me into trouble. Hoping to get a few years out of these things; it definitely looks like the weakest link, that slider might break the first time I touch it.
Synchronizing multiple timers is tricky business, and I am my own worst enemy. Looking to build two of these things ( one for each breaker) . Tired of messing things up, I want to get these timers set correctly, and never touch them again.
Rather than yoinking plugs, in order to make adjustments;
I want a nice, big, familiar, reliable switch.
Local disconnect, good shit mang.
Could do the switch before the timer as well so it also loses power with switch off.
 

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and do the same with the ground wire as well.

Thanks for the hand, bro.
Yes, like a good boy, I finished all my greens.

Could do the switch before the timer
Mechanical is one thing, but this engineering stuff is a whole new ball game.


Part of the problem with having various timers on extension cords strewn about the room, was me.
I was forgetting to plug them back in. I was unknowingly bumping them. Even when I wasn't outright failing, I struggled to keep them all in sync.
The heater is probably pulling 12 amps, if I have a big light accidentally activate on that circuit, not only will I be left in the cold with a tripped breaker, but the timers on the other breaker will be out of sync.

With my wife working full time now on random shifts, I am really starting to fail more often in the garden. I don't have enough equipment to run automated, and I am not diligent enough to do it all manually.
And what a pain! Unplug this, plug in that, move this timer over here and plug that into it,,
It worked, when I had the time.
I don't have the attention span for that shit, I got to get in there and get out of there quick.
I put the switch after the timer, so I never have to go near the timer !
I found that my knuckles were adjusting the schedule, when I was trying to pull a plug.
All of this junk I can mount up on the wall, out of the way. Never have to pull a plug again, and even during a power outage everything stays in sync.
 
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