The previous owner installed a motion light that's on a switch in a random location in the house by the front door. We hardly ever use it so I was thinking about removing it all together, but maybe I'll just move the switch to a weather proof box by the equipment pad in the event I ever do need to use it at night. Just curious if anyone has ever done something similar as it's not common in all the pools I've seen in our area.
Do you have a light by your pool equipment?
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I always suggest having a light by your equipment. Of course then you will never need it but....................better to have and not need then to NOT have and need. Much easier to flip a switch instead of holding a flash light.
ckh,
In my area it is a requirement for all new pool builds and it only makes sense.
Thanks,
Jim R.
In my area it is a requirement for all new pool builds and it only makes sense.
Thanks,
Jim R.
all of my pool equipment is in a shed
on a bright sunny day if i want to check swg settings
i have to wait for my eyes to adjust
i wish there was a light in there
before the solar panels, i used to run swg at night for lower electricity prices
so would have been useful then
on a bright sunny day if i want to check swg settings
i have to wait for my eyes to adjust
i wish there was a light in there
before the solar panels, i used to run swg at night for lower electricity prices
so would have been useful then
- Jul 17, 2019
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I installed these along the fence by my pool equipment. They are solar so do not need power, and also kick on with motion. That is helpful if I need to walk back there to do something, and also may scare away bad guys wanting to steal equipment.
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Man, I feel dense. I hadn't even considered solar, I was so pre-occupied with the badly placed light switch. Something like that is perfect, and no wires to worry about relocating. Thanks.
- Jun 7, 2017
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- Jandy Aquapure 1400
I put in a powerful led flood panel with a lighted switch so I could find it in the dark outside at my pad but have never really used it. I tested it last season and it didn't turn on. When I flipped it a bunch of times I got it to flicker so I guess it's the switch.
- Jun 1, 2018
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- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I really like having a motion light where my equipment is - I can’t believe I fiddled with a flashlight for so many years before getting one.
If it’s a motion light you should just be able to leave the switch on all the time & let the sensor on the light do it’s job.
If the switch placement bothers you, you could always just replace it with a low profile decora one & a screwless plate that is the same color as the wall so it’s not so obvious.
I don’t think I would remove a hard wired light & replace it with a solar one. Even if you did you would still have boxes with blank plates in both locations.
If it’s a motion light you should just be able to leave the switch on all the time & let the sensor on the light do it’s job.
If the switch placement bothers you, you could always just replace it with a low profile decora one & a screwless plate that is the same color as the wall so it’s not so obvious.
I don’t think I would remove a hard wired light & replace it with a solar one. Even if you did you would still have boxes with blank plates in both locations.
I have debated adding a wyze outdoor camera pointing just at the pad so I can watch things inside or across town 
It’s has night vision so would work
It’s has night vision so would work
I love my floodlight above my equipment. That location behind my garage gets really dark. I only wish that light worked when my power went out at 1 am last weekend.
- Nov 12, 2017
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
The ideal pool equipment pad light is one that is not wired to the pool's circuit breakers. So either use some sort of solar light, or battery light, or hardwire it to a circuit that has nothing to do with the pool equipment.
Many times, when things go haywire at the pad, or you're just doing maintenance or repairs, you'll want to kill all power to the pad. And that might even mean the big breaker in the main circuit breaker panel that feeds the sub-panel at your pad. If your pad light is wired to any of those circuits, it won't be of much help when you really need it.
Many times, when things go haywire at the pad, or you're just doing maintenance or repairs, you'll want to kill all power to the pad. And that might even mean the big breaker in the main circuit breaker panel that feeds the sub-panel at your pad. If your pad light is wired to any of those circuits, it won't be of much help when you really need it.