Pentair Intellibrite 5G - Color VS White Only

[eostrike]

Hello all,

On my 7 year old pool I have had to replace 3 lights in the first 4 years of our pool build. Two of these were in the 3 years warranty period and the 3rd was on the 4th year but Pentair stepped up and made a one time courtesy replacement. Fast forward to ~6 months ago one of my lights has failed once more. Considering these lights are rarely used they should last a lifetime, especially being LEDs. I remember the boards on my previous ones looked burnt, heat sink issue and no circulating air as I am aware. Not sure if that is the case this time around or possible water intrusion (was not the case on previous 3). Will not know until I take it out once the water warms up a bit more.

So my question is do you all know if the 5G white lasts longer than the 5G color?

Can I remove the 5G color board and replace it with the 5G white one or is there more to it? I know I will need to replace the gasket as well.

If I can get away from the LED altogether I would do this but I am not sure if this is possible with the niche's for the Pentair Intellibrites.

Comments and suggestions appreciated.

 

[ajw22]

Look at the heatsink hack...

Pentair LED Pool Lights - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[oldprophet]

Hello all,

On my 7 year old pool I have had to replace 3 lights in the first 4 years of our pool build. Two of these were in the 3 years warranty period and the 3rd was on the 4th year but Pentair stepped up and made a one time courtesy replacement. Fast forward to ~6 months ago one of my lights has failed once more. Considering these lights are rarely used they should last a lifetime, especially being LEDs. I remember the boards on my previous ones looked burnt, heat sink issue and no circulating air as I am aware. Not sure if that is the case this time around or possible water intrusion (was not the case on previous 3). Will not know until I take it out once the water warms up a bit more.

So my question is do you all know if the 5G white lasts longer than the 5G color?

Can I remove the 5G color board and replace it with the 5G white one or is there more to it? I know I will need to replace the gasket as well.

If I can get away from the LED altogether I would do this but I am not sure if this is possible with the niche's for the Pentair Intellibrites.

Comments and suggestions appreciated.

The 5g color light and the 5g white light use the same niche

 

[eostrike]

The 5g color light and the 5g white light use the same niche

Thanks for your comment, that I am aware. I was meaning are the boards swappable. Swap out the color led board for just the white led board?

When I mentioned niche I was asking was there an alternative that I can install in the niche without being LED since they fail pretty quick verses the amount they are used.