We just finished our pool and wish we added an extra light. Is there any reasonable way to add a light after the pool is done?
I think you already may know that is what the answer is if you want the light in the water.Not paying thousands of dollars and having them drain the pool/break through the gunite
As someone about to build a pool, this is concerning to read. How many lights did you do, what kind, and what size pool? I'm hoping 2 microbrites are enough for our pool because they're almost $1k each and I figure I'll have landscape and enclosure lighting.... think that would fix your problem or not enough? Curious to read more if you're willing to share.Not paying thousands of dollars and having them drain the pool/break through the gunite
Go read through this thread for more detail.As someone about to build a pool, this is concerning to read. How many lights did you do, what kind, and what size pool? I'm hoping 2 microbrites are enough for our pool because they're almost $1k each and I figure I'll have landscape and enclosure lighting.... think that would fix your problem or not enough? Curious to read more if you're willing to share.
The pool is about 370sqft plus 35sqft of sunshelf. The PB has two microbrites at each of the two bottom "push outs" on the left and right of that middle bench. Do you have a suggestion for good locations if we went to 3 of them? I don't like that the globrites have a proprietary niche and will likely be eliminated over time, I like that the microbrites are nicheless in a standard 1.5" return fitting. At the same time, I'd really rather not spend another $1k if I can get enough light into the pool through landscape and enclosure lighting...What is the surface area of your pool?
The pool is about 370sqft plus 35sqft of sunshelf. The PB has two microbrites at each of the two bottom "push outs" on the left and right of that middle bench. Do you have a suggestion for good locations if we went to 3 of them? I don't like that the globrites have a proprietary niche and will likely be eliminated over time, I like that the microbrites are nicheless in a standard 1.5" return fitting. At the same time, I'd really rather not spend another $1k if I can get enough light into the pool through landscape and enclosure lighting...
Let me know what you think because I definitely don't want to regret whatever we decide... really really appreciate it!
I actually tried to get them to let me do the whole microbrite install myself - it doesn't look hard at all. But if I do anything myself, they list it with the normal price and then "credit" me a certain amount which just so happens to be the ACTUAL cost of the item. So, for instance, they are charging me $2800 to install 3 lights (2 pool, 1 spa). When I asked them to quote me doing it myself, they quoted me $2800 and then took off $320 x 3 lol they did the same thing with the intellicenter and anything else I asked to see done myself. So, in other words, their profit margin is non negotiable.If you wanted to try to save money, and since the MicroBrites use the standard fitting, you might consider having them just pre plumb for a 3rd Microbrite right in the middle. Then if 2 end up being enough, you do nothing, but if you need more light then you already have the fitting there and ready to go. I think you could likely do that install yourself because it is just pulling the cord through the pvc pipes and plugging it into the transformer with the other 2 lights. You can buy a color Microbrites for about $300 online.
So true. I want to discuss options, pros/cons of various items, I'm leaving it wide open for them to "sell" me, that is work with me to show me what they can do and win me over, but right now the reality is they can hit the "easy button" and just move right move on to the next prospect and not skip a beat if I don't sign.I don't know man, this whole thing is much more difficult than I expected - PBs don't even want to spend time on design/questions because they have SO many leads who aren't so informed.
That's really encouraging to hear - I was thinking of doing something very similar, glad to hear it worked well. We will have landscape lighting for palms down the whole fence behind the screen, then the screen will have hanging lights around it and then I'll either do lighting up the eaves of the enclosure or hanging lights diagonally over the pool. I'll have them all connected to my smart home system so I can keep them dimmed but I THINK that will give us enough light - really glad to hear it worked well enough for someone else in a similar situation!!!I have two lights in my pool but with a dark blue plaster the pool was still not lit up enough. What I did was buy some 12 volt LED landscaping spotlights (50 Watt) equivalents from Lowes and installed them on the roof eave pointing down at different angles into the pool. It worked great lighting up the entire pool. I notice you have a patio cover about 5-6' from the pool which is about the same as my eave to the pool. You might try this as an easy inexpensive solution.