What type and wattage of led pool light is acceptable?

[Adwizard]

My old pool led light seems to work sporadically. I'm assuming it's wearing out. I want to replace it but I can't seem to find the correct bulb or wattage for a replacement. I have a 12V system and I think the old led light is a 35W. At least it says that on the old box I found in the previous owner's garage.. I recently purchased the home with a pool. Yet I can't seem to find a replacement. I see 12V - 40watts, 12V - 50w watts, 12V - 36W but not a 35W. My 35W led bulb for a 12V system uses a remore control. Are 35W led bulbs difficult to find? Or not made anymore? Can I use a 40w? Could it be my pool light system can handle greater wattage but the previous owner just put in a 35W led bulb? Any insights? Thanks.

 

[1poolman1]

My old pool led light seems to work sporadically. I'm assuming it's wearing out. I want to replace it but I can't seem to find the correct bulb or wattage for a replacement. I have a 12V system and I think the old led light is a 35W. At least it says that on the old box I found in the previous owner's gargae.. I recently purchased the home with a pool. Yet I can't seem to find a replacement. I see 12V - 40watts, 12V - 50w watts, 12V - 36W but not a 35W. My 35W led bulb for a 12V system uses a remore control. Are 35W led bulbs difficult to find? Or not made anymore? Can I use a 40w? Could it be my pool light system can handle greater wattage but the previous owner just put in a 35W led bulb? Any insights? Thanks.

What light is the bulb going into? What brand of bulb do you have now? Is it a color LED? If it you have a 12v light that originally had an incandescent bulb, the fixture would have been rated for 300w, so any pool LED you can find would work. Your transformer would likely be at least 100w so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Adwizard]

Thanks for responding. I have never removed thebulb. There is no brand name on the old box. I am guessing but based on the evidence I have, the bulb is a 12v 35w LED color bulb that came with with a remote control. I found the original diagram / drawings for my pool and it appears the transformer is 100w. So, I'm assuming I can easily use a 40w led bulb. Just as long as I don't exceed a 100w led bulb. Does that make sense?

 

[Adwizard]

What light is the bulb going into? What brand of bulb do you have now? Is it a color LED? If it you have a 12v light that originally had an incandescent bulb, the fixture would have been rated for 300w, so any pool LED you can find would work. Your transformer would likely be at least 100w so that shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks for responding. I have never removed thebulb. There is no brand name on the old box. I am guessing but based on the evidence I have, the bulb is a 12v 35w LED color bulb that came with with a remote control. I found the original diagram / drawings for my pool and it appears the transformer is 100w. So, I'm assuming I can easily use a 40w led bulb. Just as long as I don't exceed a 100w led bulb. Does that make sense?

 

[1poolman1]

Thanks for responding. I have never removed thebulb. There is no brand name on the old box. I am guessing but based on the evidence I have, the bulb is a 12v 35w LED color bulb that came with with a remote control. I found the original diagram / drawings for my pool and it appears the transformer is 100w. So, I'm assuming I can easily use a 40w led bulb. Just as long as I don't exceed a 100w led bulb. Does that make sense?

Shouldn't be a problem.

 

[Pep3az]

When your sporadic light does work are you happy with the light level in the pool?

If you're happy the 36 watt one will give you about the same level.

If you don't think its bright enough go with the 40 or 50 watt replacement.