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Replacing pool lights a DIY project?
Posted on 8/9/25 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 8/9/25 at 7:28 pm
Anyone replaced pool lights or just bulbs, specifically a spa light? OK for a DIY'er? Seems straightforward from YT videos except I don't want to electrocute someone after I replace and turn the power back on. Also, a pool inspector says La. state law requires replacement with LED (about $1K for whole fixture) but local pool guy says you can replace a halogen bulb with a halogen bulb (exponentially cheaper). Any thoughts?
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Posted on 8/9/25 at 9:11 pm to gungho
I replaced mine with a LED one that you can change colors on with a remote. I just made sure the GFCI trip it's tied into was working and, of course, de-energized everything before changing it. I wish I didn't have a bulb in my pool, honestly. Electricity and water just freaks me out.
Posted on 8/9/25 at 10:50 pm to RoyalWe
Posted on 8/10/25 at 7:49 am to LemmyLives
Very helpful. Thanks so much
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:09 am to gungho
If you’re going to go through the trouble of doing it you should go ahead and get the color changing led bulbs, makes everything much nicer.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 11:21 am to gungho
Because I have piece of shite globrites I’ve gotten pretty good at this. I’ve done 5. Get a good fish tape and some electric tape and you’ll be fine. Also most pool lights are 12V so no real electrocution risk there.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:42 pm to gungho
one of my LEDs went out in my pool -- I had to drain my pool for some plumbing leaks. Took this opportunity to replace the light. Took me about 45 minutes.
I would absolutely recommend with biting the bullet and upgrading to the LEDs.
I would absolutely recommend with biting the bullet and upgrading to the LEDs.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 4:53 pm to billjamin
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12V so no real electrocution risk there.
You sure about that? I've been knocked unconscious while working on phone lines. When you mix even limited voltage with water, grounding, and other circumstances, it can get uncomfortable.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 6:52 pm to LemmyLives
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You sure about that? I've been knocked unconscious while working on phone lines. When you mix even limited voltage with water, grounding, and other circumstances, it can get uncomfortable.
Phone lines are typically 48V and also have an AC overlay in some areas. Can you get shocked by 12V, sure. But it’s pretty hard to get that scenario right. And these transformers have a fraction of the amperage of a car battery. I wouldn’t stand in a puddle of water with it turned on. But basic common sense will keep you from getting a hit from the 12V side along with things like your bodies natural resistance.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 8:14 pm to billjamin
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But it’s pretty hard to get that scenario right
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I wouldn’t stand in a puddle of water with it turned on
And that was my scenario, when a phone call came into the law office while I was installing DSL and the back of my hand brushed a terminal. A 9V battery on your tongue tingles, if it hits your braces it's an entirely different experience.
The head injuries and electrocutions could explain a lot of my posting history.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 8:08 am to gungho
I had a pool company change my old fiber optic pool light to led. The youtube videos had a mix of ways to do it so I opted to just pay them to do it right. After watching them I could easily have done it. It took them 30 minutes and cost $800.00.
Posted on 8/12/25 at 10:28 am to jdavid1
quote:Sounda about right. I hired out my landscaping lights. 700 bucks and about an hour, plus lights and equipment of course.
It took them 30 minutes and cost $800.00.
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