Intellibrite controller wiring...please help!!

[Jimmynicks]

I have a pentair Intellibrite Light that I want to hook up the pentair Intellibrite controller to. The light was previously controlled by a normal light switch. The light and controller are 120v. My issue is there are 3 wires coming from old switch box. Green, red , black and 3 wires coming from the controller red, black and white. Can someone advise what goes where? I’m assumin red goes red, black goes black like the instructions say. I don’t know what to do with the white on the switch since I don’t have a white coming from the box and I know it doesn’t go to the green. Where does white go?

thanks

 

[Brentr]

Welcome to TFP Here is a thread I started on this same topic. Pentair Intellibrite light Controller
Let us know if this helps

 

[Jimmynicks]

This did not help. I think because his setup is different. This seems like a very simple install. I just don’t know where to put the white wire (neutral ) from the controller

 

[Brentr]

Hang in there. I will open up my controller to verify when I get back home from running errands[emoji3]

 

[bdavis466]

It sounds like whoever installed the switch didn't run a neutral (which isn't needed for a light switch).

You'll need to run a neutral from wherever the power comes from to the controller

 

[Jimrahbe]

Jim,

Are you sure there is not a white neutral wire buried in the back of the old switch box? "If" this is a standard 120 volt switch box, you would think there would be one???

Do you have a volt meter? Have you tested the wiring to see what voltage is there?

Where does the power to this light switch come from? I would think that it has to come from some GFCI device somewhere??

Thanks,

Jim R.

 

[Brentr]

Just to confirm Brian and Jim, black to black, white to white and red to red. It appears that you don't have a neutral. Here is the back of my controller. I will add it to my post also.

 

[Jimmynicks]

Ok yes, you guys are so right. The neutral wire is not ran to the old switch....I just opened up jbox and found the nuetral stopped there. So I will need to tap a neutral wire into that and run it to the switch (approx 5 ft)...so last question, where do I buy the white wire? And what gauge?

thanks, jim

 

[Brentr]

Home depot/ Lowes or any hardware store 14ga would be ok. Hope this helps

 

[Jimmynicks]

Perfect. Thank you

 

[Jimmynicks]

Ok last last question. The wire that’s there is solid inside the insulation and the 14 gauge wire that I bought is basically strands inside the insulation. Is this ok?

thanks

 

[Brentr]

Yes that should work. You will note that the wire coming out of the controller is also stranded

 

[Jimmynicks]

Your exactly right. Thank you

 

[Brentr]

Let us know if you get the light working

 

[Jimmynicks]

Will do

 

[Jimmynicks]

Light and controller are working perfect. Thanks for the help!

 

[Brentr]

Yeah happy for you [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]