Programmable timer electrical help

[5380]

I bought a programmable timers that has six bear circuits I'm looking for an affordable solution to mount the unit and six outlets inside my stand ( ie within a harsh environment).

 

[belgian_waffleman]

could you give some info on th etimer? make model, source...hyperlink maybe?

waffleman

 

[5380]

Sure its a chrontrol xt wall mount unit six circuits no inputs unfortunately.
http://chrontrol.com/products/timers/xt_wm.htm

 

[5380]

Sure its a chrontrol xt wall mount unit six circuits no inputs unfortunately.
http://chrontrol.com/products/timers/xt_wm.htm

 

[redrider911]

I would try to keep it out of the harsh environment. It has a open circuit board and contacts. Otherwise, you would have to buy an expensive enclosure and use plastic conduit or seal tight connections.
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/GENERAL-ELECTRIC-NonMetallic-Enclosure-2HRB8?Pid=search

 

[belgian_waffleman]

This is what I would do:

Keep the timer box in a dry area.

Use one of the side entries and use PVC piping (electrical) to pipe the wires to the outdoor rated receptacles that you mount in the stand.
Use THHN wires (6 black(hot leg) 1 white(neutral) and a green wire (Ground). I would tie all the neutrals together at the receptacles and the hot wire gets jumper-ed at the relays in the controller.

Since you are talking 6 receptacles, you may want to consider adding a dedicated circuit from the circuit breaker box.

Your wire size will depend on the breaker size used. If you use a 15A breaker, a 14AWG will be good. if you go for the 20A breaker, you must use 12AWG.

HTH
Waffleman

 

[belgian_waffleman]

oops

 

[5380]

Sounds like sound advice to me - i'll try and get some snapshots of the finished product. Thank you both