Colorsplash Pool Light Installation

[qwester]

I have a 22 year old Pool/Spa, with 2 pool lights and 1 spa light.
The pool/spa is controlled by Aqualink RS6.
The existing lights were identified as Amerlite lights.
After some research and discussion, I was advised to purchase J & J Colorsplash LED 110 volt lamps to convert to color lights.
I did so.
The pool light replacement went well.
The spa light became an issue.
When I removed the spa lamp, I was shocked to discover that the spa light was a 2 pin,
EYC 75 watt, 12 volt MR-16, Halogen lamp.
The J & J Colorsplash 110v lamp had a regular screw on base.
I re-installed the old 2 pin lamp back in the spa light hoping that at least I would have the new color lights for the pool, but unfortunately now I have no working lights.
I am afraid that the spa light has to be a LED for the combination to work.
Anybody have had a similar experience and found a solution for it??

 

[Texas Splash]

Hi Qwester and welcome! This post is a couple weeks old, and may be old news by now unfortunately since no one replied, but I still wanted to confirm .... did you ever get the light issue resolved?

 

[qwester]

Texas Splash,
No, I did not get any response from anyone on this Forum.
I have had family medical issues that has taken me away, so I have not been monitoring this.
Unfortunately, I was given bad information regarding my old existing Amerlite lights.
They were not 110 volts, but were 12 volts, so my Aqualink RS6 is configured to send 12 volts to the lights.
I need to change that setting to 110 volts.
If you can point me to any info that can help me make that change, I would be thankful.

 

[Texas Splash]

We'll keep this thread active for you and I'll add a couple other names here who might know a little something about your Aqualink or desire to change the light voltage.
@Jimrahbe @PoolguyinCT

 

[Jimrahbe]

Q,

I am not a Jandy guy, but all these systems work about the same way...

With a 12 volt system, the automation sends 120 volts to an external transformer which reduces the voltage to 12 volts AC, which is then wired into the light in the pool.

So changing from 12 Volt AC to 120 volts AC will require you to take the transformer out of the circuit. Before I did that I would want to make sure the 120 volts going to the transformer was supplied by a working GFCI outlet or circuit breaker.

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[PoolguyinCT]

My Texan buddy Jim is on a good track. ( was my 12 pack shiners lost in the mail? Still looking..)

I dont recommend an individual seeking advice perform this work.

This modification will exit the pools “as built” closed permit,” and welcome any related incident liabilities.

 

[qwester]

Q,

I am not a Jandy guy, but all these systems work about the same way...

With a 12 volt system, the automation sends 120 volts to an external transformer which reduces the voltage to 12 volts AC, which is then wired into the light in the pool.

So changing from 12 Volt AC to 120 volts AC will require you to take the transformer out of the circuit. Before I did that I would want to make sure the 120 volts going to the transformer was supplied by a working GFCI outlet or circuit breaker.

Thanks,

Jim R.

Thanks Jimrahbe.

 

[qwester]

My Texan buddy Jim is on a good track. ( was my 12 pack shiners lost in the mail? Still looking..)

I dont recommend an individual seeking advice perform this work.

This modification will exit the pools “as built” closed permit,” and welcome any related incident liabilities.

Thanks PoolguyinCT.

 

[qwester]

The transformer is easy to bypass.
My question is that if I splice the 110 v wires to the 2 yellow 12 v wires, will the little orange adaptor in the picture will be able to handle the 110v?

 

[Jimrahbe]

Q,

Are you sure that transformer is for the lights? It does not look like all the other pool light transformers I have seen...

Jim R.

 

[PoolguyinCT]

That’s likely power center transformer.
I recommend hiring a qualified technician for this task.