Pool LED lighting question

[frank1823]

I have LED color lighting in my roughly one year old pool that I am having issues with. I previously posted asking for help in synching the lights as they were appearing to be out of sync. Whites were looking a little yellow at times. Well since then I have discovered that it isn't a sync issue. Water is leaking inside the light and one is now burned out completely and another has quite a bit of moisture in it and on the way to going out. Does anyone know how to identify what kind of lights they are? I know they aren't the Intellibrite lights. I think they are either Globrite or Microbrite. They are the smaller kind and the newest kind I am pretty sure. This is important because the Microbrite have a 2 year warranty and the Globrite are only 1 year. Looking at my contract it only references lights and not which ones. I cannot go back and ask my contractor because they don't know and we have had a falling out because they messed up so many things on my install. Any help from the community would be much appreciated!

 

[mknauss]

Do you have a tool that the installer should have given you to remove the lights? If so, they are Globrite.

If you had three or more Pentair equipment installed at once, you should have a three year warranty if it was registered by your pool builder.

 

[frank1823]

Do you have a tool that the installer should have given you to remove the lights? If so, they are Globrite.

If you had three or more Pentair equipment installed at once, you should have a three year warranty if it was registered by your pool builder.

Thanks for the reply! Well I didn't get a special tool but that doesn't mean a whole lot because my contractor as it turns out didn't do a whole lot right. I have 3 Pentair lights, plus all my equipment they installed is Pentair so I guess I should qualify for the 3 year warranty. I just hope I don't have to rely on them for warranty service because I don't want them anywhere near my property. I'm currently in litigation with them over landscaping stuff they botched during the install. I guess my question is can I call another Pentair dealer for warranty assistance? Secondly, I wonder if my contractor register my equipment for warranty as they said they did? I'll call Pentair as soon as they're open to inquire. Incidentally, my lights just quit completely. Imagine the remaining two lights took on enough water to short out. This would be funny if I hadn't spent almost 80 thousand dollars on this pool. Now the pool is amazingly beautiful, not because of my contractor, but in spite of him. I had to ride them like a trick pony every time I saw them doing something wrong.

 

[mknauss]

Contact Pentair. They should honor the warranty.
Do you have any invoices that show the equipment on them? If they did not register it, those will help.

 

[frank1823]

Contact Pentair. They should honor the warranty.
Do you have any invoices that show the equipment on them? If they did not register it, those will help.

Yes I have a contract that shows everything but it doesn't show model numbers of the equipment, but it's all legit Pentair equipment. As it turns out that isn't so great because the lights didn't make it a year, lol.

 

[mknauss]

The Globrite lights are not long lasting. In reality, none of the small nicheless lights are very good. An off brand, Florida Sunseeker, probably has the best ones for longevity.

 

[frank1823]

The Globrite lights are not long lasting. In reality, none of the small nicheless lights are very good. An off brand, Florida Sunseeker, probably has the best ones for longevity.

At 350 bucks each, they should last a few years, but do tell about these Florida Sunseekers. Is that a direct replacement for a Globrite?

 

[mknauss]

FS has lights that fit the Globrite receptacle, but use a silicone ring to friction fit. They will not match the light show names in Pentair automation.