How old is it? Most of these timers have two leads that come down to the terminals. This powers the timer motor. Check to be sure these terminals are tight. They are workhorses, but dont' last forever. They make electronic ones now too.
The elctronic timer I mentioned would much more expensive, and unless you need that exact time that you can program in it's probably not worth it. The timer you have and a similar model from Intermatic have been work horse timers for years. If you don't care if the pump is on exactly 2 min, or off exactly 4 hours, you have the right type of timers. I've actually installed more Intermatic timers than Paragon, but they're both normally dependable. I don't know the enviroment the timer is operating in, but they are available in a various enclosures to protect the workings. There is a timer where I work that does about the same thing, we feed chemical for 4 minutes every 4 hours. It's been operating for over 15 years that I know of. You might inspect the gears to see if there is some forign material in them. You can buy your timer for less than 100.00 . You could also try an Intermatic. The elctronic timer I mentioned would much more expensive, and unless you need that exact time that you can program in it's probably not worth it. The timer you have and a similar model from Intermatic have been work horse timers for years. If you don't care if the pump is on exactly 2 min, or off exactly 4 hours, you have the right type of timers. I've actually installed more Intermatic timers than Paragon, but they're both normally dependable. I don't know the enviroment the timer is operating in, but they are available in a various enclosures to protect the workings. There is a timer where I work that does about the same thing, we feed chemical for 4 minutes every 4 hours. It's been operating for over 15 years that I know of. You might inspect the gears to see if there is some forign material in them. You can buy your timer for less than 100.00 . You could also try an Intermatic.
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How old is it? Most of these timers have two leads that come down to the terminals. This powers the timer motor. Check to be sure these terminals are tight. They are workhorses, but dont' last forever. They make electronic ones now too.
The elctronic timer I mentioned would much more expensive, and unless you need that exact time that you can program in it's probably not worth it. The timer you have and a similar model from Intermatic have been work horse timers for years. If you don't care if the pump is on exactly 2 min, or off exactly 4 hours, you have the right type of timers. I've actually installed more Intermatic timers than Paragon, but they're both normally dependable. I don't know the enviroment the timer is operating in, but they are available in a various enclosures to protect the workings. There is a timer where I work that does about the same thing, we feed chemical for 4 minutes every 4 hours. It's been operating for over 15 years that I know of. You might inspect the gears to see if there is some forign material in them. You can buy your timer for less than 100.00 . You could also try an Intermatic.