I have three Pentair Microbrite LED lights connected to the Pentair light controller that has since been replaced by a newer model. Pool was installed in 2020.
In 2022 , I noticed on of the lights would flash, become discolored, and then go dim. The other two lights were operating just fine. If I flipped the circuit off and on it would correct itself for a bit then issues would start again, sometimes days later.
Fast forward to now, after having the problem for a while I tested my lights and none of them will turn on. The controller has a green light that turns on so the controller is on but the lights won’t turn on at all.
Could the issue have been the controller the entire time? When I purchased the controller I read some pretty poor reviews of it.
Seems unlikely all my lights would stop working at the same time although a single light was having issues. Could the controller cause a single light to have issues or more likely the lights are bad.
Guessing I can test the output at the control to see if power is making it to lights?
After looking the install diagrams it appears the controller can’t be to blame for individual lights not working. Looks like I need to look into the transformer.
Could the transformer have caused individual lights to malfunction? Now that none of them turn on I’m thinking the transformer is to blame.
After reading all the reviews I should have never let the builder use Pentair lights at all.
If I have to go replace this entire system, anyone have recommendations of lights that can use the Pentair microbrite niche’s?
thoughts?
In 2022 , I noticed on of the lights would flash, become discolored, and then go dim. The other two lights were operating just fine. If I flipped the circuit off and on it would correct itself for a bit then issues would start again, sometimes days later.
Fast forward to now, after having the problem for a while I tested my lights and none of them will turn on. The controller has a green light that turns on so the controller is on but the lights won’t turn on at all.
Could the issue have been the controller the entire time? When I purchased the controller I read some pretty poor reviews of it.
Seems unlikely all my lights would stop working at the same time although a single light was having issues. Could the controller cause a single light to have issues or more likely the lights are bad.
Guessing I can test the output at the control to see if power is making it to lights?
After looking the install diagrams it appears the controller can’t be to blame for individual lights not working. Looks like I need to look into the transformer.
Could the transformer have caused individual lights to malfunction? Now that none of them turn on I’m thinking the transformer is to blame.
After reading all the reviews I should have never let the builder use Pentair lights at all.
If I have to go replace this entire system, anyone have recommendations of lights that can use the Pentair microbrite niche’s?
thoughts?
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