How do you use a brinks mechanical timer 42-1020? I have figured out what all parts are just don't understand how to use the pins??

Search the internet for:

Make + Model + the word "Manual" or "instructions"

or contact the manufacturer.

http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-set-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/Brinks-timers-and-manuals.html

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Copy following link to help identify timer:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#Brinks
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-set-timers.html

Frequently the timer restarts at next set point.
Only a few timers have full off-on by-pass capability.

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Brinks timer has one year warranty through hamptonproducts.com
Hampton does answer emails in 2013
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#Brinks
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#troubleshoot
Try resetting timer
Add a comment and describe timer in detail so it can be identified.
Buy another Brinks from Walmart and return defect in new package.
Buy Intermatic, Woods, GE timers instead of cheaper-made Brinks, First Alert, Westek, Westinghouse, Timex etc

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Copy following links for setting analog timers by experimenting with features.
http://waterheatertimer.org/How-to-set-timers.html
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Brinks-42-1020-013-200as.jpg

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Geno has definitely got the solution (thanks, Geno!), and the only thing I would add is that the appliance will be on when the pins along the outside of the dial are pushed down, and off when the pins are raised. You raise the pins up/out with your fingernail, and it doesn't take much effort: just gently raise them until they stop.

I'm guessing these timers were not packaged with instructions - usually I can figure stuff out pretty easily on my own, but these timers seem especially cryptic about how to operate them. I'm glad I found the instructions on this site :)

Email hamptonproduct.com and ask they send copy of manual
Copy link:
http://www.hamptonproducts.com/contact-us.php

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July 2011. You can order Brinks manuals from hamptonproducts.com

1) Open following link to identify timer and download possible manual:
http://waterheatertimer.org/Woods-timers-and-manuals.html#Brinks

2) You can contact Hamptonproducts.com and they will send manual.

3) If you have a manual and cannot understand it, then add a comment and say what part of manual is confusing, and what you have tried so far, and what load you are wanting to turn on-off. Not every timer is right for every application, so clear identification of what you want to do is best.

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