Electric timer for controlling power to a fan

A fan controller for switching power to a fan between an “on” state and an “off” state, the fan controller comprising:

• a housing having a front, a back and side walls extending between the front and the back, the housing configured to be mountable to a wall with the back situated toward the wall and the front facing away from the wall;
• a controller for controlling the switching of power to the fan between an “on” state and an “off” state in accordance with a programmable schedule;
• a user interface situated on the front of the housing and coupled to the controller, the user interface including a display, a first button, a second button, and a third button;
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• the controller having an operating mode and a setup mode, wherein in the operating mode, depressing the first button causes the controller to switch power to the fan between the “on” state and the “off” state, and depressing the second button initiates a countdown mode that causes the controller to switches power to the fan to the “on” state for a programmable period of time and then switching the fan to the “off” state.

A bath fan controller for switching power to a bath fan between an “on” state and an “off” state, the bath fan controller comprising:

• a housing having a front, a back, and side walls extending between the front and the back, the housing configured to be mountable to a wall with the back situated toward the wall and the front facing away from the wall;
• at least one memory for storing two or more programmable schedules and one or more parameters;
• a controller coupled to the at least one memory for controlling the switching of power to the fan between an “on” state and an “off” state in accordance with one of the two or more programmable schedules, a first programmable schedule including a cycled “on” state and “off” state, a second programmable schedule including a daily switch “on” time and a daily switch “off” time;
• a user interface situated on the front of the housing and coupled to the controller, the user interface including a display, a first button, a second button, and a third button;
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• the controller is programmed such that a user can set and/or modify one or more of the programmable schedules and the one or more parameters by interacting with the first button, the second button, and/or the third button.