Masterplug TM24 Mechanical 24 Hour Timer

Everyone should have a couple of these around their house. What can it be used for; well for a start I time my heater to come on at a certain time in the morning. My dad uses it to record some of his favourite radio shows, and he also uses it as a security measure when he is out of the house. It can turn the tv on at a certain time or lights to discourage a breakin. They are cheap and very easy to use, they are also quite similar to many oil timers up and down the country which most people are familiar with. They also have a switch that enables you to bypass the timer function and simply have the device turned on or off, this means you do not have to constantly unplug ...  Read the complete review

Our road has just set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme and as a consequence we have definitely become more security conscious in our house. After attending a meeting with the local Neighbourhood Watch officer, my husband thought we should get a timer plug so that a couple of our lights could turn on and off even if we are not at home. He went off to the local Focus store and came back with this Masterplug TM24 Mechanical 24 Hour Timer for which he paid just less than £10. Now I'm a bit of a technophobe and my husband has a tendency to put things off, so having bought the timer it actually sat on a kitchen unit still in its packaging for a couple of weeks. ...  Read the complete review