First, a little history: This pool was resurfaced in September 2017. Prior to that we had no rust issues with our pool light. They put in a new pool light because the 30 year old bulb in the old one had died.
In July 2018, I noticed a small rust stain underneath the pool light. I called a pool repair man (not the company that did the resurface, because they did a lousy job on certain parts (pool coping) and I didn't like them.). He came, removed the light fixture, found what he thought was once a screw that the company left in the niche. He scrubbed the rusted part with some sort of stone and then used a pool pole to pour a good amount of muriatic acid on it. When he finished, I could not see any rust.
Fast forward to today. I decided to check the pool light to make sure there are no more issues. I unscrew the light and find even more rust in the niche! The part that he cleaned is rusted and further back (which he likely couldn't see because he didn't get in the pool... and neither did I.) there was something else (another screw?) that had rusted.
Here are my questions:
1. Can the niche be replaced? From what I'm reading online, I don't think it can.
2. There's a big rust spot on the cord for the light. (pictured) This seems a bit hazardous. Couldn't it allow electrical current in the water if it rusted deep enough?
3. What's your best suggestion about how to handle this? Part of me wants to have someone just fill it in, but I'm skeptical that there wouldn't be an obvious finish difference between the pebblesheen applied last year and a patch. I don't care about having a pool light as we never swim at night...
I am not thinking of doing any of these repairs myself unless they are super easy. I get nervous about electrical things. I just want to know what the best direction might be so I can be prepared when I get someone to come out to see it.
Pictures can be found on my dropbox at: Dropbox - Pool Light Damage Collage.pdf.
I tried attaching them, but it kept telling me the pictures were too big. Even when I put it into a document collage, they were still too big. Not sure how else to show you all the pictures....
In July 2018, I noticed a small rust stain underneath the pool light. I called a pool repair man (not the company that did the resurface, because they did a lousy job on certain parts (pool coping) and I didn't like them.). He came, removed the light fixture, found what he thought was once a screw that the company left in the niche. He scrubbed the rusted part with some sort of stone and then used a pool pole to pour a good amount of muriatic acid on it. When he finished, I could not see any rust.
Fast forward to today. I decided to check the pool light to make sure there are no more issues. I unscrew the light and find even more rust in the niche! The part that he cleaned is rusted and further back (which he likely couldn't see because he didn't get in the pool... and neither did I.) there was something else (another screw?) that had rusted.
Here are my questions:
1. Can the niche be replaced? From what I'm reading online, I don't think it can.
2. There's a big rust spot on the cord for the light. (pictured) This seems a bit hazardous. Couldn't it allow electrical current in the water if it rusted deep enough?
3. What's your best suggestion about how to handle this? Part of me wants to have someone just fill it in, but I'm skeptical that there wouldn't be an obvious finish difference between the pebblesheen applied last year and a patch. I don't care about having a pool light as we never swim at night...
I am not thinking of doing any of these repairs myself unless they are super easy. I get nervous about electrical things. I just want to know what the best direction might be so I can be prepared when I get someone to come out to see it.
Pictures can be found on my dropbox at: Dropbox - Pool Light Damage Collage.pdf.
I tried attaching them, but it kept telling me the pictures were too big. Even when I put it into a document collage, they were still too big. Not sure how else to show you all the pictures....