A socket with a timer is good in that it allows automatic switching off / switching on certain electrical appliances. From the type of the timer it depends on what time interval you can program this outlet - for a day or a week. A daily socket with a timer, as the name implies, is programmed for a day.
Varieties of sockets with a timer
There are two types of such devices - mechanical and electronic. The first are easier to operate, because only the clockwork is responsible for the timer operation. The on and off time in them is set by pressing or scrolling the sectors around the dial.
Electronic sockets, unlike mechanical sockets, have a lot of programs for switching on and off devices, in addition, they have a built-in presence function that arbitrarily switches on and off the light and thereby simulates the presence of hosts in the house.
Mechanical timers in the 220 V socket are only daily. In them, the program works equally every day. While a digital timer in the socket can be both daily and weekly.
Electronic daily socket with a timer allows you to set various programs for its work. However, the purchase of such a more expensive model is not entirely feasible, given that mechanical, in principle, will not be bad at coping with the same tasks. But if you need a weekly socket with a timer, then, of course, the digital model will be very useful for you. Moreover, mechanical weekly timers simply do not exist.
Advantages of outlets with timer
The use of outlets with a timer is difficult to overestimate. So, properly programmed rosette, one hour before your return home will turn on the heating of the house, ensure the illumination of the aquarium in the temporary absence of the owners, will simulate the presence of people and frighten potential burglars.
The daily socket can turn on the lighting in front of the house with the onset of darkness, turn off all forgotten electrical appliances such as an iron and a kettle. All you need to do is install the program, insert the socket into the network, connect the necessary electrical appliance to it, turn it on and verify the correctness of the set time.