Does anyone know how to install a nicheless led light to an existing pool? I need a light on the shallow end of a L shaped vinyl lined pool. It’s 12’ x 28’ . I’m upgrading my plumbing & I have trenches still open where I can run electric conduit, if needed. Tia
Nicheless led light install
- Thread starter binrocha
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,219
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
A nicheless light installs in a standard 1.5 inch NPT threaded pool wall fitting. Get the installation manual for the light you plan to install.
my wall fittings are on either side of the pool. i would like to install it in the center, independent of the return fittings.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,219
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
What type of pool are we talking about?
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Pop a 1.5" return fitting in the wall amd rum the line back to where light gets power. If its far you can Jbox above ground. Most transition to grey conduit but you can use white PVC all the way. Reduce it to 3/4 to save pipe costs. Remember it must be a glued and waterproof line treat it as pool plumbing. If it's being inspected they want it transitioned to grey usually
Hi, how much/how big a line behind the return fitting (that act as the niche)? i've read somewhere, a minimum of 1.5" pipe, 7" long, is this correct? Electric is about 90' to 100' away from future light fixture, is this acceptable? Do you have recommendation as far as nicheless LED light? prefer low voltage. Also will the power cord be immersed inside the flooded conduit?
I go about 2ft or wherever the line trench is nearest. Depends on if inspected. Most want it transitioned to grey PVC with 1 fitting. It's fine to run all way back to pad but that may be too much cable. Joints have to be above ground. They don't make line voltage nicheless only low voltage. Different brands have diff length cables available you get roughly what you need plus extra
I think I ordered the wrong return fitting, Hayward sp 1408 which is used for brand new build. Has anyone here used this fitting as a retrofit to an existing pool? I’m thinking I could slip the lip and gasket behind the liner once it’s cut. Liner has to be Relatively warm to make it flexible Pool water level is below fitting. Thoughts?
Any return gets gaskets behind liner. Cant do solely from the front. That fitting is fine I use them on all my builds.
do i have to release part of the liner to be able to slip the fitting behind? is there any fitting that doesnt require messing with liner?
hello everyone, i would like to retrofit a jandy niche less light on the shallow end of my vinyl L shape pool. Jandy- "NOTE: When using a 1 1/2” MIP fi tting on the back of a SP-1022 or SP-1408 Wall Fitting, the interior of the Spears and Dura MIP are too small for use with the Jandy® Pro Series Nicheless LED Lights." Any suggestions as to what fitting is used by anyone here, suitable for this particular application? Also is there any return fitting i could use without having to separate vinyl liner from wall, like the hayward SP1408? thanks a bunch!!
Nope. Has to make a seal with a gasket of some type. You cant even make a mew hole with the liner in the way its not a round hole its an octogram hole
hey Jimmy, how do i release the liner from where its secured? i assume i cut the hole (with a key hole saw) from behind the liner, is that correct?
The 1023 is a double gasket sandwich. That would work if he already had a hole. The fitting is very hard to get tight in a round hole. When you make a hole for hayward/cmp fittings ita actually a hole with a square in the middle. The factory cutout is an octogram. That holds the face on so you can tighten the nut.
Juat as easy to lower water which you have to do anyway and pop liner out amd do from the back
Give me a pic of your liner track up close there is several styles of liner bead
Juat as easy to lower water which you have to do anyway and pop liner out amd do from the back
Give me a pic of your liner track up close there is several styles of liner bead
How do you remove it from where its mounted, does it pull out when you remove the white bead?