My plan is to go with stand alone (aka not wired in) timers so they can go with me in case I got to grab something and lose track of time. I think battery powered timers and plan on putting magnetic strips on them to attach to the panel or I can remove and put in my pocket and the timer will...
So you have brewed on your electric system for awhile now and found you just didn't need to waste your money on <insert part(s)>.
I remember a thread covering this but I can't seem to find it.
Its your brew do as you like.
Personally I have a 7 gallon bucket for Primary, easier to clean. I have a bunch of 5 gallon carboys for secondary. I don't care who likes glass or secondary, its my routine it works for me and it makes my Primary available for another batch.
Ask 10 people how...
Getting the brew out of Primary gets it off the yeast and anything else in there. Placing it in a Secondary Vessel gives it a chance to allow more to drop out of suspension prior to bottling and of course frees up the Primary.
Are you comfortable using what was your Secondary as your Primary...