Pool is drained and demo has started. Now it looks as though my lights (large pentair style 11" and smaller spa size that won't be replaced) do not have niches. I know the pool is old, but I wasn't expecting this. Now that I've bought a replacement pentair LED, should I return for a nicheless light? PB says too hard to install a niche, which seems about right. But then he also recommended to skip the niche, so even more confused. Also discovered nothing was grounded, not the lights or the pool pump. So, lots of fun.
Pool reno - 'missing' niche
- Thread starter mishyp
- Start date
- Jul 3, 2013
- 9,028
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-40
the nichless lights are just a 1.5 inch pipe through the shell... so way easy compared to an 11 inch niche or just about anything else..
Does he mean no light? that would be easy for them...
www.florida-sunseeker.com
Does he mean no light? that would be easy for them...
Nicheless Wall Mount
www.florida-sunseeker.com
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,405
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Post pics of your lights and the light holes in your pool.
How is the wire run from the light hole to whatever they connect to.
How is the wire run from the light hole to whatever they connect to.
I think he means that I don't need aniche but I'm not sure that's to code? Here are the light and light hole. I bought the same one in led. I hope these links work.
We're re-doing wiring because it wasn't grounded and we're going to 12v with a transformer.
light hole
existing pool light
We're re-doing wiring because it wasn't grounded and we're going to 12v with a transformer.
light hole
existing pool light
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,405
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I don’t believe there is any requirement for a light niche. The light niche just makes an easy holding for the builder. Your light hole looks like a DIY niche. If your new LED light fits then use it.
Thank you, that is probably the best news I've heard about anything DIY in the house or yard. It definitely tracks with everything else we've uncovered.
We have a lot of DIY that we've fixed and continue to fix.