Need to replace broken lights - what make/model are these?

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I've got a couple of lights that seem to be broken and I'm looking for replacements (as well as instructional videos about how to go about doing the swap). They're about 3 inches in diameter.

What kind of light is it?

I thought they were intellibrite, but the pictures I see online seem to have a silver border and not show the little notches I see on mine. It almost looks like spots for a tool to grab hold of.

If it can help identify them, my EasyTouch will offer me themes like Party, Romance, Caribbean, American, etc... as well as individual colors. When I switch to a different theme, the lights flash a couple of times before they settle into the new theme. They seem to be LED/low voltage.

Thanks in advance!

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mknauss said:
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OK!

So here goes:

I want to buy a GloBrite and do the replacement myself. Problem is, I don't know what wire length I need - there's 50, 100, 150 ft... I don't know how the run looks like underground, so I need to pull out the existing (broken) one to measure the length and order the appropriate length.

But in order to remove my existing GloBrite, I need the tool that comes with the new "bulb", but I can't order it yet since I don't know the length I need...
Catch-22!

How do folks typically solve this? Is there a way to just purchase the tool?

TIA
 
Your conduit from the light to the JBox is a pretty straight shot, or else the wire would be nearly impossible to pull through the conduit.

You can use a pair of needle nose pliers, two screw drivers, etc to turn the Globrite a 1/4 turn.
 
mknauss said:
Your conduit from the light to the JBox is a pretty straight shot, or else the wire would be nearly impossible to pull through the conduit.

You can use a pair of needle nose pliers, two screw drivers, etc to turn the Globrite a 1/4 turn.
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OK, I managed to get it out. Now I was surprised to find out that the niche that it was in was not threaded.
I thought the 1/4 turn was to "unscrew" it, but it looks like it was just sitting there held by sheer friction. The rotation seemed to just be enough to "break it free". Is that expected?

I also noticed that the housing of the light seems to have cracked in a way similar to what I've come across many times online - it looks like it is the usual cracking design problem that everyone describes.
What I couldn't figure out is what the caulk-like substance is in part of the crack. Has this been repaired before?

What makes this housing crack? Heat? Is there something I can do to the new one I'm going to install to help with this? I've seen people use some caulk but mostly on the front of the light (by the lens) and in the back, to prevent water intrusion. I haven't seen any countermeasures to address the cracking.

TIA

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gdo said:
OK, I managed to get it out. Now I was surprised to find out that the niche that it was in was not threaded.
I thought the 1/4 turn was to "unscrew" it, but it looks like it was just sitting there held by sheer friction. The rotation seemed to just be enough to "break it free". Is that expected?

I also noticed that the housing of the light seems to have cracked in a way similar to what I've come across many times online - it looks like it is the usual cracking design problem that everyone describes.
What I couldn't figure out is what the caulk-like substance is in part of the crack. Has this been repaired before?

What makes this housing crack? Heat? Is there something I can do to the new one I'm going to install to help with this? I've seen people use some caulk but mostly on the front of the light (by the lens) and in the back, to prevent water intrusion. I haven't seen any countermeasures to address the cracking.

TIA

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Would be good if you can show the entire label.
 
I suspect the crack was from water intrusion through the lens seal that then corroded the internals and expanded enough to crack the case. Is there rust inside looking at the lens?
 

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mknauss said:
I suspect the crack was from water intrusion through the lens seal that then corroded the internals and expanded enough to crack the case. Is there rust inside looking at the lens?
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I want to say "yes". Pic attached - I guess I can force my way into it now that it's trash to confirm rust, but the color matches...
What do you think?

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That is rust.
I hope you used a pull cord when you pulled the light. Makes getting the new one in a whole bunch easier.
 
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mknauss said:
That is rust.
I hope you used a pull cord when you pulled the light. Makes getting the new one in a whole bunch easier.
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I did! And that made the pulling pretty easy. One light fixed, one to go!

The second light I need to fix is proving to be quite difficult to get out. One of the issues is that it is in a small part of the pool that wraps around the spa, and there's very little space there to maneuver. I was able to pull out the light from its niche, but the wire itself is extremely difficult to pull. I mean, very very difficult. I've tried to use tools as levers, but my progress is abysmal. I may have gotten a couple of feet out only, and many bleeding knuckles.

I'm not sure how to proceed. The light that came out has its label washed out, so I can't read anything off of it, but there is an orange label attached to the cord that shows 150 ft being marked, so I suspect this is a longer run than the one I previously pulled (~85 ft).

What kinds of strategies can I use to help with the pull? The location makes it quite tricky because you can't just naturally pull parallel to the axis of the niche: there's only about 8 inches to play with there. I'd love to have some kind of (small) reel I can set in the water against the wall where I can use a ratchet or something to pull the wire out with force.

See attached picture. Any thoughts?

Thank you again everyone for your assistance!

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