Intermatic ML300RTW Malibu 300-Watt Power Pack with Timer and Ground Shield

great timer (2010-07-28) : 5/5
This is an excellent timer for a great price with 300 watts of power.
It is running all my landscaping lights in the front yard
and I also have wattage room to expand in the future.


Problem with floodlights (2010-06-25) : 2/5
In October 2009 I ordered a 300-watt power pack, nine 11-watt landscape lights, and five 20-watt floodlights. I set them up in my newly landscaped backyard and they looked great! But to my dismay within six months the floodlights stopped working. The tiered landscape lights are fine.
I've since tried to solve the problem by calling the customer service line listed in the packaging. But their phone message instructs me to call Malibu, which brought the product line. I called Malibu, but they said they not responsible to the old product and told me to call Intermatic. I've been on hold for 15 minutes with their customer service line as I write this review.
Landscape Timer (2010-06-13) : 4/5
The timer is of better design than the one it replaced, which was also a Malibu product. The one thing that changed, and I don't understand why, is the location of the mounting screw/holes. Malibu decided to change the hole location, so when I went to replace the old one with the new one, I had to relocate one of the mounting screws. Not a big deal, but Malibu should know better.
300 watt power pack and timer (2010-06-09) : 5/5
This unit replaced two old ones that had gone bad. It was exactly what I was looking for as it provided 2 sets of on & off times per day. I run my landscaping lighting off of it and like to have my lights go off about 10 PM but on again for a time early each morning. Good price for this also!
Dead 1 Year Later (2010-06-05) : 1/5
Purchased on 5/25/2009, then nearly to the day 1 year later, the lights did not come on. The box was always off the ground sitting on a stump. I could hear it humming, so it had power, but the bottom plastic around the ground screw area was fried. When I wiggled it, that section fell into the transformer and I can't open the box to even take a look. An expensive heavy black brick in the trash - that still receives the power, but won't put any out (I tried a new wire and a brand new light to make sure). I don't know if a big spider was able to short it out since I've seen them drive my electric fence nuts, but this was a big bummer and I am having a hard time figuring out if I should order it again or the new model that's more money... for what... and will take much longer to arrive. I just extended the garden, bought more lights to add to the mere 7 I was running on that heavy wire and now, no juice... grrr.