I have a slow leak in my underground pool. The water level is now below the skimmer inlet so I suspect the pool light. I would like to temporarily seal around the outside of the light where it meets the pool wall to see if the leak stops. I don't want to use epoxy because if the leak stops I want to be able to remove the seal and have it sealed at the back of the niche. I'm confused because a lot of the butyl tapes say they cannot be applied underwater. So I would like some help in a product recommendation that can be applied underwater to temporarily seal the light and then be easily removed later. Thanks.
Need to temporarily seal around underground pool light
- Thread starter raysmithtx
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- leak pool light
- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
What model light?
What size? Nicheless? 6"? 10"?
What pool surface are we dealing with?
Show us pictures of the light area.
What model light?
What size? Nicheless? 6"? 10"?
What pool surface are we dealing with?
Show us pictures of the light area.
Thanks for responding to my question.
It's a gunite pool, 30 years old, 10" light, not LED, there is a niche. I do not know the model number of the light. I have not removed it. I figured if I could temporarily seal around it as a test that would tell me if it's the problem.
It's a gunite pool, 30 years old, 10" light, not LED, there is a niche. I do not know the model number of the light. I have not removed it. I figured if I could temporarily seal around it as a test that would tell me if it's the problem.
If you are going to get wet anyway, why not just pull the light and seal the conduit entrance (the area most likely to be the leak if it is at the light) with a "cord stopper" like this at Inyo Pool:
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Thank you for the reply. I decided last night to do exactly what you suggest. I'm going pull the light and replace it with an LED light bulb, replace the silicone seal around the light and seal the leak with some pool putty. I'll look into the cord stopper you mentioned too. I don't know the size of the conduit. Hopefully I am not missing anything. Thank you for your suggestions and response.
You may want to check the supply voltage to your light before opening it up and changing the bulb. The reason I say this is because I have a similar light installed when my pool was built in 1992 and it has a 12-14V AC supply. Others are 120V so check and see if you have a stepdown transformer something like this.
