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Do you have to drain a pool to change the light?
Replacing pool lights for your in-ground swimming pool does not require draining the water from the pool or hiring a professional. The design of the pool light’s housing allows you to remove it from the pool without the need to disconnect any wiring.
How much does it cost to replace pool light?
Total Cost to Install a LED Pool Light Description Optional Cost LED Pool Light Fitting No $150 to $650 New Transformer Yes $30 to $80 Electrician No $100 to $400 Total Cost $250 to $1130.
Is it hard to change a pool light bulb?
You have the added risk of the bulb being submerged in water. And to change it, you’ll likely be in the water as well. Safety is always the number one priority, and a pool care professional will be able to change out a pool light bulb—or all of them, if you’re upgrading—quickly and easily.
Can a pool light electrocute you?
You can get electrocuted by a pool light in a swimming pool. It can cause serious injury and even death. An experienced electrocution lawyer can help victims and families recover the pain and suffering compensation or wrongful death damages they are entitled to under the law.
Can you install a pool light in an existing pool?
Technically, yes. You can add pool lights to your existing pool, but it might mean that your pool needs to be remodelled, which requires a considerable amount of work. If you have an older pool, it could be a good chance to combine your need for lights with the need for a pool refresh.
Why are pool LED lights so expensive?
It costs a lot of money to have sales people to go to all the different pool store chains that must be covered in the bulb price. You aren’t paying for a better bulb, you are paying for expensive overhead and multiple mouths to feed when each bulb is sold.
How long do pool lights Last?
Your pool lighting should give you few problems overall. Most incandescent bulbs will burn for 1,000 hours before bulb replacement is necessary. LED bulbs can burn for 25 years or more (or so they tell us).
Why is my pool light not working?
If the breaker that your pool light is on has been tripped, unplug whatever you just turned on or plugged in and then reset the breaker by turning it all the way off and then back on again. If that doesn’t work, you may have a bad breaker. If you have any GFCI outlets on your pool light circuit, try resetting them.
Can I put an LED bulb in my pool light?
Most of the older incandescent and halogen pool lights can be changed to the newer LED color changing lights by replacing the entire light fixture. But there are a limited number of old lights that can be converted to LED light by simply replacing the old light fixture bulb with a color changing LED light bulb.
What happens if water gets into pool light?
If there is water inside the lens of the pool light, which you can usually see from on-deck, that doesn’t mean that the light is leaking, but it does mean that the lamp gasket has failed, letting water leak inside and surround the bulb.
How do I know if my pool is electrified?
How to test pool water for electricity? One way to test pool water for electricity is to use a device called shock alert. It will notify you if there is electricity present in the water. If it beeps and flashes red, it means there is a presence of electricity in the water and you should not swim in it.
Can you retrofit pool lights?
Retrofitting lights The most popular retrofitting option is to upgrade older halogen lights to LED. The process is simple and can be carried out by most pool professionals, usually without lowering the pool water level. Variable voltage technology in LED design allows the existing transformer to remain in place.
Are LED pool lights worth the money?
An LED light will save you roughly 75% on your energy usage compared to a comparable incandescent light. REMEMBER, that LED pool lights cost more, on average, than a simple incandescent light so your cost savings will not start till you recoup the additional money that you spent on the LED lights.
How much does it cost to install LED pool lights?
As this is being written, a full sized LED pool light usually cost between $450 and $650 installed. If you go for the smaller LED lights you’re looking at $300 to $500 installed. When you have full-size incandescent pool lights they are in the range of $450 to $650.
Are pool lights standard size?
The most basic illumination you can get, incandescent white lights come in two sizes, one designed for pools at about 9 – 11 inches in diameter and a smaller one for spas with a diameter of about 5 – 6 inches. These lights typically have a 300 – 500 watt bulb for pools and a 100 watt bulb for spas.
Can I replace my old pool light with LED?
You’ll need the proper LED pool light to fit into your light niche. The light niche is the sideways “bucket” that holds the pool light into the wall. If you have a Pentair light, you can use the Pentair IntelliBrite LED pool light. If you have a Hayward pool light, you can use the Hayward ColorLogic LED pool light.
