Rusty Water In Light

[rinaldok]

I have a Pentair Amerilite standard light fixture. I recently had the pool drained and power washed, tile cleaned, etc. After refilling, I'm now noticing what appears to be rusty water inside the light housing.

Could the power washing have forced water into the light housing/compromised the seal? Would I need to just replace the light housing or would that be something that's worth trying to remove the light, open it up, dry it out, replace the seal.... or am I chasing my tail once rust has started?

Thanks all.

 

[proavia]

Can you remove the light housing and place it on the deck? There should be enough cord/wire in the niche to do this.
If so, post a few pics of it - still sealed up.
Based on the condition and/or damage, you may be able to dry it out and install a new seal - or may need to replace the fixture and wires back to the pad or electrical box connection point.

 

[rinaldok]

Can you remove the light housing and place it on the deck? There should be enough cord/wire in the niche to do this.
If so, post a few pics of it - still sealed up.
Based on the condition and/or damage, you may be able to dry it out and install a new seal - or may need to replace the fixture and wires back to the pad or electrical box connection point.

Yeah that's kinda where my question was based.... with rust naturally once it starts it's invasive so even if I dried it out and replaced the seal my concern would be that the rust would persist. If I got lucky and it was just a screw or something that was rusting maybe it wouldn't be that bad.