Did pool lighting go to 12 V at some point? My pool and spa have 120 V electrical housings for lightbulbs.
Pool/Spa lighting question
- Thread starter Jesusfreak
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,963
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
There are still 120V pool lights are available although our government is trying to discouage them....
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I purchased two LED bulbs from Home Depot and neither would illuminate. For some reason I can’t find a bulb that will make contact in the socket to illuminate. I barely screwed in a home 60 watt LED bulb far enough to make contact. Am I missing something here?
Turn the power off. Be absolutely sure it is OFF. Check again that it is off. Not to scare you, but I hate electricity though I have been working with it for 3+ decades. And an old electrician once told me that if you're not a little afraid of it, you're not paying attention.
Then, reach into the socket with a very small flat screwdriver and carefully pry the center connection up. They get very hot and eventually lose their "spring" so won't reach the center of bulb.
I have a new incandescent bulb on order. I will try it first, then do as you suggested, if necessary. I thought about doing that yesterday, but I didn’t have the right bulb, and I didn’t want to risk breaking the brass contact.
The contact is stronger than you think, just lift it a little. Get any regular bulb and try it before ordering a new pool bulb. You could have bad fixtures as well.
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,767
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Searching Google for R-40 120 volt 400 watt pool bulb returns a large number of options.
What, from those options, has you concerned? What are you looking for in a bulb, specifically...?
What, from those options, has you concerned? What are you looking for in a bulb, specifically...?
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,767
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Haven't seen much. The incandescents are like regular bulbs...hit or miss on quality...it is an incandescent...
The only recommendation for LED I've seen is the J&J Purewhite 2, depending on the fixture.
www.troublefreepool.com
The only recommendation for LED I've seen is the J&J Purewhite 2, depending on the fixture.
r40 Replacement Light Bulb?
Anyone have a recommendation for an r40 size LED bulb to replace the 400 watt incandescent that has burned out? I am guessing something with 3500 - 4000 lumens?
www.troublefreepool.com
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,767
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
- Jun 24, 2021
- 16,767
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Probably fine.
What is the niche and the fixture? Make/model...
Post pictures too...
I’ve installed the new bulb and gasket, but I’m seeing air bubbles coming to the surface when the light is on. I watched and counted the time between air bubbles surfacing and the interval went from 8 seconds to 40 seconds and then no bubbles over a period of 4-5 minutes. Everything is lined up and tightened.
I just installed a new bulb and gasket and water is getting in the housing. The breaker is off. Was I supposed to add any sealant? Over tightened?
Mikes61
Well-known member
I just replaced both of my lights with LED bulbs from Inyo Pools so I’m familiar with what you’ve got going on.
All the mating surfaces of the light housing, glass and gasket need to be squeaky clean and no lumps of anything stuck on them. Don’t use any sealant, I used pool O-ring grease so everything would slide and mate together well. How tight did you tighten the band type clamp when you put it back on? The ends need to be almost touching.
Also, are you sure the water isn’t coming into the housing where the wires go through? That’s usually where they leak and there’s no fix for that except to pull in a new fixture.
Mikes61
Well-known member
The instructions that I saw online say the clamp ends need to be about 1/4” away from each other.
