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rolexamerica

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would appreciate some advice on next moves
fiberglass 12x25 pool, 3 years old, led bulb has been an issue from the jump, died about one year in
just got it replaced 2 months ago and it went out again, I suspect the installation from pool company sucks hence the water inside the housing (see pic)
they are willing to give me the new bulb at no cost but I am on the hook for the install again, I rather do this myself
bulb is a Pal lighting 2t2 led bulb
I could drain the water and change the bulb or seal the hole completely and install a wireless solar light, thoughts?
thank you
 

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I only found 3 posts on this entire thread that mentioned these lights. The problems noted were about not changing color, but one mentioned the light soon failed and was weak to begin with.

Any chance they're still under warranty and you could ask for a refund to be put towards a better brand of lights?
Folks here could talk you thru installation, I'm sure!

Maddie :flower:
 
Thanks but I am done with these lights, I am going to try out a new solar light for pools, how do I plug this this existing light?
can I just rub epoxy bond around it and be done with it or do I have to drain the pool and plug the hole?
 
I want to seal off a failing led light, preferably without draining the water, can I get away with doing this with just epoxy bond around the light or do I need to drain and plug?
 

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What pool construction is this? Plaster, fiberglass, liner?

Do you know what the connection in the wall of the pool is?

If a 1.5", a different manufacturer may give you better longevity.
 
I assume if you remove the existing light, you will have a 1.5" connection in the pool wall.

I would investigate other nicheless light systems. Florida Sunseeker, CMP, etc.

There should be no reason to drain the pool to work on this light system.
 

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To start over, are you trying to seal the light or remove it and seal the opening? Water can be entering a light fixture from the back where the power cord enters as well as through any gasket/O ring or a crack in the housing itself.
If you use epoxy on the fixture itself, that is a "one and done" approach, no going back for any further repairs. If there is already water in the fixture, it will continue to do damage and the light needing to be replaced.
If you just want to remove it, just unscrew from the fitting, pull the cord out (or cut it off) and place a threaded plug in the fitting for safety/appearance. Unless the pipe that is being used as conduit has a hole, the pool won't leak as there if water in it already.
 
1poolman1 said:
To start over, are you trying to seal the light or remove it and seal the opening? Water can be entering a light fixture from the back where the power cord enters as well as through any gasket/O ring or a crack in the housing itself.
If you use epoxy on the fixture itself, that is a "one and done" approach, no going back for any further repairs. If there is already water in the fixture, it will continue to do damage and the light needing to be replaced.
If you just want to remove it, just unscrew from the fitting, pull the cord out (or cut it off) and place a threaded plug in the fitting for safety/appearance. Unless the pipe that is being used as conduit has a hole, the pool won't leak as there if water in it already.
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If there is water behind the light and I seal with expoxy, will it damage the fiberglass long term, inside where the light lives
 
As was said the light is in a fitting which has one inch and a half female pipe threads. From the front you see a light and if you were to unscrew the light from the fitting or unseating it from the fitting you will find water in there as that's the inherent design for cooling purposes. If you want to remove the light and be done with it pull it towards the pool then cut the wire, now pull the wire back to the connection side and to finish the job you would buy a 1 1/2" threaded plug and snug it in there and be done. The epoxy isn't necessarily needed unless you have something else in mind and never want to come back to installing a new light.
 
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As was said the light is in a fitting which has one inch and a half female pipe threads. From the front you see a light and if you were to unscrew the light from the fitting or unseating it from the fitting you will find water in there as that's the inherent design for cooling purposes. If you want to remove the light and be done with it pull it towards the pool then cut the wire, now pull the wire back to the connection side and to finish the job you would buy a 1 1/2" threaded plug and snug it in there and be done. The epoxy isn't necessarily needed unless you have something else in mind and never want to come back to installing a new light.
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Thanks, by doing this water wont run back to the electrical?
 

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