Reddit reviews Westek TE08WHB Indoor 8-Outlet Weekly Digital Power Strip Timer

I bought this timer/power strip. It eliminates the need for a power strip. It's worked well.



https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009KVEENO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

> The timer though I picked up at a local Petsmart or Petco(I forget which), its a Coralife power strip.
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Petsmart has them for sure, at least in the US. If you don't have anything you need to turn on at night, then you can buy the original.

EDIT: Just saying, it also seems pretty dumb to invest all this money in the tank but then inexplicably not buy an item you need, or to cheap out so much on CO2 that you leave the bubble counter off. ???

Just get an outlet timer.

For crickets yes because they will bite your sleeping chameleon. Most others are fine to put in before the lights go on. I like to let them hunt rather than give a feeding cup but a feeding cup will work.

I don't like the analog timers because they make clicky noises. I've also been through A LOT of various timers on Amazon because I own 2 auto cat feeders along with my multitude of reptile lights. I will break down my experience for you:

Enover TS18 Digital Timer -- I needed this for my triple-prong power strip and it worked for a couple months but then started turning the "random" feature on by itself and wouldn't turn off in the evening. Junked.

Westek TE08WHB Timer Strip -- I really like this one and I still use it for a couple of my cages. I like that 4 are timed and 4 are always on. NOTE though that when the power goes out this does NOT keep the time and will reset, which is very annoying.

WenTop Digital Timer -- I used this one for my single cat feeder for awhile, but it eventually stopped working for some reason. I never figured out why but it stopped turning anything on. Junked.

Century Digital Timer -- I bought a second feeder and needed a timer that had 2 outlets. This one has worked well so far, but you may just need a single outlet.

Woods 50006WD Analog Timer -- I still use these when my digital timers break lol. Honestly, they're really reliable, they just make that clicky sound that drives me nuts. But it's a great deal if you're just looking for something that works with no frills.

Nearpow Digital Timer -- My most recent purchase. I've only been using it for a few weeks but has been working fine. It has a bunch of settings, I have no idea what all of them do, I just need it to turn the lights off and on lol.

Easy solution : buy a power bar with a timer, plug the router in it, put that in a metal locking box.

Timer power bar
Metal lock box
Padlock