Lighting & Electrical / outlet timer
Woods 50015
D0 No Radio — No radio at all. It cannot phone home.
The unplug test
This is a plug-in box between the wall outlet and whatever you connect to it, with its own keypad and a small rechargeable cell that keeps the clock running through a blackout. It has no idea the internet exists. Programming it, changing the schedule, and everything it does happens by pressing its own buttons, and none of that changes if your router is off or gone forever.
Why this tier: A plug-in, weatherproof outdoor timer programmed entirely from its own keypad, with a self-charging internal battery that holds the schedule through a power outage. The manufacturer's own catalog documents the whole Woods timer line, including this model, with no app, Wi-Fi, or wireless feature of any kind, and Southwire (Woods' parent) demonstrably files FCC grants for its wireless remote-control products under a separate line, so the absence of any grant for the 50015 is meaningful.
Specifications
| Account required | none |
|---|---|
| Works offline | fully |
| Forced firmware updates | no |
| Radios | none |
| FCC ID | no intentional-radiator grant found |
| Local control | none |
| Phones home | none |
| Parts available | unknown |
| Availability | in stock |
| Price band | $15-25 (seen 2026-09-03) |
| Vendor risk | 0 / 3 |
Where to buy
Open questions
- Confirm the exact amperage/wattage rating (retailer listings agree on 15A/125V/1875W/3-4HP but this was not independently verified against a manufacturer spec sheet with a per-model number).
Sources
Class A is primary (manual, FCC filing, teardown). Class B is corroborated community reporting. Class C is never sufficient alone.
- A https://www.southwire.com/medias/2404-Woods-Catalog-WEB.pdf
Manufacturer (Southwire, which owns the Woods brand) catalog listing the full Woods outdoor timer line, including digital keypad-programmed timers like the 50015. No Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, app, or wireless connectivity feature appears anywhere in the catalog for any Woods timer product. — accessed 2026-09-03 - B https://florafelt.com/woods-outdoor-digital-timer-instructions
Reproduction of the Woods 50015 outdoor digital timer's own instruction manual: programming is done entirely via physical buttons on the unit, the internal battery is charged by plugging the unit in for 10 minutes, and there is no mention of an app, account, or internet connection anywhere in the setup procedure. — accessed 2026-09-03 - A https://fccid.io/2AENI-50126R
Southwire holds an FCC grant (2AENI-50126R) for a Woods-branded wireless remote control product, and Woods Wire Products Inc separately holds grantee code IAQ for remote-control transmitters — establishing that Woods/Southwire reliably files FCC grants for its radio-equipped timer and remote products. No such grant exists for the 50015, which supports its no-radio determination. — accessed 2026-09-03
History
- 2026-09-03 — First published at D0.
Last verified 2026-09-03 — 3 days ago.