Any recommendations for LED 120 or 12v pool and spa lights? Have to replace my existing 120v incandescent lights that are holding water inside.
Thanks! I'll check the J&J out. I have to put a new j-box anyway so I can accommodate the transformer. I have to buy the whole artifact, (bulb, housing with new cable, j-box, gfci, etc) and I like the idea of having lower voltage.I replaced all my incandescent lights with LED by purchasing J&J (Halco) bulbs and installing in my existing fixtures using new gaskets (that is important to avoid leaks). I switched everything to 12V by adding a transformer near my panel. There is a lot of interest on this site in Florida Sunseeker, but I wanted bulbs that could emulate the Jandy Watercolor lights in the Aqualink RS settings. The J&J ColorSplash XG series match the Jandy programming and are available for pool and spa fixtures, whereas the Sunseeker Pool Tone bulbs emulate Pentair and Hayward. If you have space in an existing weatherproof junction box, Florida Sunseeker recommends some very small transformers that you can put inside (e.g. the Emcod EOM50S12AC which you can buy from them or Amazon). I used these as I had an existing trough with lots of space. Otherwise, you can purchase a pool transformer (e.g. Intermatic) to handle this and mount it separately. That said, I've read opinions here that basically both 12 and 120V are equally safe if wired correctly. The safest, of course, is no lights at all.
Hm... Wondering now if I should buy the Pentair Amerilite Incandescent and just replace the bulb for an LED. Anything I should take into consideration before replacing an incandescent bulb with LED using the incandescent housing?
Mainly not to worry about the power bill.
Thanks all for the answers. Related/unrelated question: do you guys use separate GFCI for pool light and spa light when they are on the same circuit? I am planning on having separate GFCIs so I immediately know which light is faulty in case they break again.
Next to the current GFCI. Pigtail the hot and connect one tail to each GFCI line side, pigtail the neutral and connect one tail to each GFCI line side. So, two GFCI connected in parallel basically, if I am making any sense...That really complicates the electrical wiring through a common J box with one circuit. Where will the GFCI be placed in the circuit for each light?