Removing light to clean niche

[Envieddesigns]

Hey all so I’m planning to remove my light fixture to inspect and clean behind the niche if needed.
I think my gfci breaker goes out to the pool deck that is for the pump and the light there isn’t a separate breaker for each so if I turned the breaker off pulled the light out and left it on the deck can I turn the power back on to run the filter while the light is sitting on the deck?

Also if theres debris in the niche can I just take my vacuum hose remove the head an suck up the debris with the end of the vacuum hose?

 

[PoolStored]

Hey all so I’m planning to remove my light fixture to inspect and clean behind the niche if needed.
I think my gfci breaker goes out to the pool deck that is for the pump and the light there isn’t a separate breaker for each so if I turned the breaker off pulled the light out and left it on the deck can I turn the power back on to run the filter while the light is sitting on the deck?

Is the light on a separate switch? If not, you never want to run a light (depending on type) if it is not in the pool. The type that you can pull and put on the deck, you typically never want to turn it on when it is out of the water.

Also if theres debris in the niche can I just take my vacuum hose remove the head an suck up the debris with the end of the vacuum hose?

Probably ok, but a good scrub is likely sufficient. All you are trying to do is break the biofilm to allow the chlorine to kill what is there. When you scrub, likely any debris will be picked up by the filter eventually.

 

[Envieddesigns]

Is the light on a separate switch? If not, you never want to run a light (depending on type) if it is not in the pool. The type that you can pull and put on the deck, you typically never want to turn it on when it is out of the water.

Yes, the light itself has its own on/off switch. It’s just on the same circuit breaker as the pool filter. Each one has its own on/off switch.

 

[Envieddesigns]

Is the light on a separate switch? If not, you never want to run a light (depending on type) if it is not in the pool. The type that you can pull and put on the deck, you typically never want to turn it on when it is out of the water.

Probably ok, but a good scrub is likely sufficient. All you are trying to do is break the biofilm to allow the chlorine to kill what is there. When you scrub, likely any debris will be picked up by the filter eventually.

So here’s some photos my light and niche weren’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Just a few evergreen pieces that turned brown and a bunch of white flakey pieces that are coming off this duct tape that seems to be wrapped around the cord. Can I remove this duct tape?

 

[Envieddesigns]

So here’s some photos my light and niche weren’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Just a few evergreen pieces that turned brown and a bunch of white flakey pieces that are coming off this duct tape that seems to be wrapped around the cord. Can I remove this duct tape?

I removed the duct tape there was algae growing within the contours of the tape. Scrubbed the wire down an the housing along with the back of the light with some spray bleach and a scrubbing sponge. Going to vacuum up the debris and continue the SLAM

 

[Mdragger88]

I removed the duct tape there was algae growing within the contours of the tape. Scrubbed the wire down an the housing along with the back of the light with some spray bleach and a scrubbing sponge. Going to vacuum up the debris and continue the SLAM

If u are leaving the light out put some tape over the switch so no one turns it on until u have replaced the light back to it’s home.