Replacement Spa Light

[zz28zz]

We have an inground 30K gal pool with attached spa. Landscapers broke the elec conduit for the spa light and water started leaking out. Tested light and it still worked ok. Cut conduit with pipe cutter, pulled wiring out going to control box and installed a short piece of conduit.. Re-filled spa and water no longer leaks out. However when light is turned on, the GFI breaker trips immediately. Figured the wiring didn't survive being pulled back thru the conduit so I started looking for a replacement fixture.

We installed a LED bulb abt 3 years ago and want to re-use it but I'm having trouble finding a small spa-sized niche-type light fixture with the old fashioned screw-in bulb connection (Edison type?).
Looks like any standard house bulb would screw in to it.
All I've found so far are the halogen 120V (with oddball elec connection) and some 12V options.
Are these no longer made? If discontinued, where can I find a part# so I can search EBAY or something?

Thx!

 

[guinness]

Photos would help. Are there no markings on the fixture?

 

[zz28zz]

Pulled spa light and it's a Pentair 78106200.
On the Pentair site, it says 60W (100W Equivalency).
I take that to mean it's not incandescent (Halogen maybe??)
Can't find any info stating what type bulb socket it uses.

 

[guinness]

Yeah, the Pentair SpaBrites are halogen w/ T4 screw base.

 

[zz28zz]

Any other options that I can use my LED light with?
Haywood? Didn't see anything on their site.

 

[guinness]

I doubt it, but you can try a web chat w/ Inyo Pools or use their forum.

 

[zz28zz]

Tried inmypools.com. They thought the Spabrites had the medium edison 26/27 socket but they were not positive. Tried calling Pentair, they weren't sure when the sockets changed or how I could remotely identify light type w/o opening it up. Got a local store researching it now. Hoping to find some pool store that has some old models hidden in the back somewhere.

 

[guinness]

Just reread your first post. Double check your wiring, maybe you mistakenly attached neutral from the light to the neutral bus bar instead of the breaker.

 

[zz28zz]

I'm pretty sure I got hooked up the same way it was. Black wire goes to deticated relay output, white goes to neutral buss bar (where all the other white wires go) and green to ground bus bar where all the other green wires attach.

I did need to pull pretty hard on the fish. Originally thought one of the wires may have broke inside the insulation, I think that would trip a GFI breaker. Probably should re-visit this since the alternative is $$$$. If the break is where I attached the fish, may be able to splice in a piece of wire.

 

[guinness]

That's not how you wire the GFCI, the white must go to the breaker not the buss bar. Also per NEC you can't splice the wire in the conduit.

Install a GFCI Circuit Breaker to Protect an Entire Circuit

Ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) breakers provide protection for an entire circuit. Learn the basic steps of installing a new GFCI breaker.

www.thespruce.com

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[zz28zz]

You're right, I should have connected the white wire to the LOAD side of GFI. Swapped it over and all is good. WHEW!

Thx!