Intellibrite controller install

[kellerman84]

Hey all I am looking to install a intellibrite light controller. I'm a little confused on if I need a step down transformer or not. My set up right now has wire from my breaker box going into another box where I have the switches to my 2 5g lights for my pool. Can I just hook the controller to that? I've tried searching but since I'm not an electrician it's all so confusing. Thanks!

 

[kellerman84]

Here is a closer look into the box with the light switches.

 

[ajw22]

You do not need a transformer.

You do need to understand the wiring diagram on page 6 in

https://www.pentair.com/content/dam/extranet/product-related/product-manuals/pool-and-spa-equipment/intellibrite-controller/IntelliBrite_Controller_Owners_Manual_English_Spanish_French.pdf

You need a controller for each light if you want to control them independently.

You need to identify the hot, neutral and ground for each light. Blacks are hots, white are neutrals, green is ground.

 

[kellerman84]

i'm not planning on controlling them independantly... i just want them to run off the same controller. from my understanding, i connect the all the white wires together, all the blacks together, and greens all together? what do i do with the red wire on the controller?

 

[kellerman84]

i think i figured it out. the red wire on the controller connects to the black wires from the lights and the black wire from the controller connects to the black wires from the breaker. does this sound correct?

 

[ajw22]

i think i figured it out. the red wire on the controller connects to the black wires from the lights and the black wire from the controller connects to the black wires from the breaker. does this sound correct?

I think it is the other way around. The black wire from the controller connects to the black hot wire from the breaker. The red wire from the controller connects to the two black wires from the lights.

See Page 5 step 4 where they confusingly change the black wires to a red wire to connect to the controller red wire.

 

[kellerman84]

i realized that after i posted that and edited my post. i'm going to give it a whirl and see what happens

 

[kellerman84]

got it wired up and working! thanks for the info!

 

[ajw22]