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Thanks for the swift reply. I'm not known for having any oak laying about. Perhaps a visit to a local specialist builder would locate some offcuts. :)

The entrance hall of my 4 year old bungalow extends into what is a 'porch' on other bungalows in the development. Externally this 'porch' is finished in tudor oak style. It's real oak, but 2'' planks around the panelling rather than proper beams. There has been a fair bit of movement and I...

Thanks for the link, from that I found an answer: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timer-with-Photocell-Wall-Switch/dp/B002X8A4I0/ref=pd_sim_ce_3 Trouble is the existing switch is bronze-finish 3-gang! One that goes twixt fitting and lamp is really what I need. (I wonder why GE don't make a UK...

Ahh - probably should have spotted that. :)

[/url] Thanks, but I'm aware of the type that works on a ring main. I'm looking for something that will fit in with an existing switch and lamp on a lighting circuit. The US device can be seen at <http://www.amazon.com/58420-Light-Sensing-Timer-Automatic-Controller/dp/B001CWUFY6>

Thanks (to ban-all-sheds,) for the picture of a possible device. It could be what I am looking for, but doesn't have a URL :(

>Try this http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/STNM3000B.html I've got one, and it's brilliant. Certainly does exactly what I am looking for. Currently I have a light-switch on a pristine (new-build) wall, operating an exterior lamp. I'd like to avoid internal surface wiring or channelling...

>Do you want it to go off at an actual time, or after it's been on for a certain length of time? The latter is fairly standard - don't know of the former, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. On at dusk (time varies), off at set time - so that it comes on as darkness falls and goes off at...

I have a GE58420 Light-sensing timer, capable of switching a light on at dusk and off at a pre-set time. Unfortunately it was purchased in the US and is therefore 120V AC. Can I safely use this on a UK lighting circuit? If the answer is no, does anyone know of anything similar available in...