BN-LINKOutdoor Light Timer with Dusk to Dawn Sensor, Weatherproof Dual Grounded Outlets for Christmas Decorations, 15A 1/2HP ETL Listed

The BN-LINK worked perfectly the first night. I just plugged it in and set it. Didn’t even need to read the instructions. On day two we had a two hour power outage. The device was unaffected. That’s exactly why I bought it. Regular timers need to be reset. This device resets on its own.BTW I’m using it indoors. Ambient light is not a problem. Once it goes on at dusk I can turn on and off another light and that does not interrupt the programmed light-on duration.I’ve seen no other product that works this way. Good design!

Replaced a Christmas light controller that died. Easy to use. Works fine. Wish it had a rubber plug to cover the unused outlet, but I had a plastic one lying around so no issue.

UPDATED REVIEWI wanted to update my original review, in which I left this product a one-star review (my original review is below). After leaving that original review, the product manufacturer reached out to me here on Amazon. The manufacturer is awesome and very responsive! To try to make things right, the manufacturer sent me a replacement Photocell Light Sensor since my return window with Amazon had closed. The replacement works perfectly and as designed. It is exactly what I needed. The manufacturer gets an A+ and the customer service reps, Sally, Darren, and Steven, were outstanding. Given the excellent customer service and great quality of the replacement photosensor outlet, I believe this deserves a five-star review.ORIGINAL REVIEW (below)I received delivery of this timer the first week of January 2022, and it sat unopened on my desk until about two weeks ago (mid-May 2022). I opened the box and plugged it in outside to automatically turn on exterior string lights on my patio, setting the dial to come on at dusk and stay on for 2 hours. It worked great for the first few days, but then it stopped working. It does turn the lights on at dusk, but it does not turn them off after 2 hours; rather, it keeps them on all night, despite being set for only 2 hours of operation. I noticed that it stopped working correctly after we had rain, which means it is not weatherproof as the product says. Unfortunately, I can no longer return this item because I waited too long to use it, and I'm past the return window.Given the fact that it stopped working after only 2 weeks, I would not recommend this item to anyone. It does not seem weatherproof. WASTE OF MONEY!

Maybe I misunderstood, but the 2hr, 4hr, etc settings are for how long after dark you want lights to stay on. I was looking for simply 2 hours regardless of light or dark out. (Electric tape over the photocell fixes that problem).

EDIT!!!!As my original review stated I thought that the photocell was not working but, it turns out I'm a victim of modern day instant gratification. If you turn on the photocell setting or the timed setting the lights will shut off which is what made me think the photocell was not working. If only I had waited another 20-30 seconds I would have seen the lights turn right back on! We've been using this for less than a week but, it's been so good so far now that I've been patient and let the item do it's job. I've used the 4H and 6H timers so I havn't seen the lights turn off but, they havn't been on when I've woken up so it works for me. lolI'm sorry for the original bad review! The customer service was great as a replacement was immediately sent out once my review was seen! I'm going to send it back unopened since there's no need to ruin a perfectly find product!I just received this unit in the mail. I pkugged it into the wall and it works great on the always on/off settings but the photocell option doesnt work. It's dark out but I do live in a small city so there is ambient light. I covered the photcell with my finger to see if it would turn on and it did not. It is now being used as an on/off switch so i dont have to unplug the two cables each time.I think i'll initiate a refund/exchange if the company doesn't reach out to me first..

Great option to make your outdoor lights work dusk to dawn. Super easy to install and works every time. For the price… it’s a great value!

Updated reviewJust over a year of usage, this timer now decides to randomly shut off for a few seconds then comes back on… sometimes. Other times it just shuts off and does not come back on. So I’m saying it’s decided to work when IT wants to workNow I’m in search of a reliable timer that actually works ALL of the time not occasionallyI would NOT recommend buying this timer if you want to depend on it doing the job it’s meant to do consistently and correctly.I only use it for a small string of outside LED patio lights that I would LIKE to be on every night. This timer does not live up to doing its jobI suppose you get what you pay for, in this case Low price equals Very low qualityI now give it zero stars for dependability !!Aug 2021Overall this is a good little timer with dual plug support. Pretty straight forward on the length of time that you want to set the timer to come on for, 2 hours 4 hours.As for my Except, part of my review for this timer theCon. So if you have your time set for say 4 hours, and it gets really dark because of a storm. The photo turns on the lights and starts your timer for your set period of 4 hours. Now if this storm happens in the middle of the day. I believe that the photo eye should see that it is now no longer dark outside and override your 4 hour set timer. This particular timer does not do this. Any other timer that I have had would. It's unclear to me why this function is not built into this timer. The only way that would work is if you set the timer from dusk to dawn. So in the event this happens I have to manually go out shut the timer to the off position, then back to my desired length of time I normally have it set at which was 4 hours. Why would I want my lights on when the sun comes back out.So for that reason alone I have rated this timer at a 3 star

Simple, easy - works as expected