In-Ground Spa Light Replacement

[mgoody87]

I just purchased a house with a very old in-ground spa. We are working to get it up and running and unsurprisingly the light doesn't work. The existing light looks to be a 6" incandescent "Americans Products Company" light. I'm not sure of the voltage running to this light.

My first question: I drained the spa and unscrewed the one screw in the light, however it seemed fairly well attached to the wall still. From the picture, does it seem likely that this was plastered into the wall? In that case, am I signing myself up for having to chip the plaster to get the light out?

My second question: I've done a lot of reading around on Incandescents and LEDs, my understanding is Incandescents "are illegal" and LEDs "are terribly unreliable and crazy expensive". Any recommendations on what I should do here, or am I stuck spending $1k for a Pentair LED that comes with a 60 day warranty? The Florida Sunseeker lights seem promising.

Would value any perspective as I'm a complete novice at this.

 

[ajw22]

I just purchased a house with a very old in-ground spa. We are working to get it up and running and unsurprisingly the light doesn't work. The existing light looks to be a 6" incandescent "Americans Products Company" light. I'm not sure of the voltage running to this light.

Pentair Amerlite 6" Spa Light.

https://www.pentair.com/content/dam/extranet/nam/pentair-pool/residential/lighting/amerlite/manual/AmerliteOM.pdf

My first question: I drained the spa and unscrewed the one screw in the light, however it seemed fairly well attached to the wall still. From the picture, does it seem likely that this was plastered into the wall? In that case, am I signing myself up for having to chip the plaster to get the light out?

Yup.

My second question: I've done a lot of reading around on Incandescents and LEDs, my understanding is Incandescents "are illegal" and LEDs "are terribly unreliable and crazy expensive". Any recommendations on what I should do here, or am I stuck spending $1k for a Pentair LED that comes with a 60 day warranty? The Florida Sunseeker lights seem promising.

Grab this replacement while it is available.

Pentair Amerilite SpaBrite Spa Light 78106100 | Swimming Pool Supply USA

This 78106100 energy-efficient light is perfect for spas and areas where space is not available for a full-size light. SpaBrite lights install in small plastic or stainless steel Pentair niches.

www.swimmingpoolsupplyusa.com

Lighting Basics - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[1poolman1]

I just purchased a house with a very old in-ground spa. We are working to get it up and running and unsurprisingly the light doesn't work. The existing light looks to be a 6" incandescent "Americans Products Company" light. I'm not sure of the voltage running to this light.

My first question: I drained the spa and unscrewed the one screw in the light, however it seemed fairly well attached to the wall still. From the picture, does it seem likely that this was plastered into the wall? In that case, am I signing myself up for having to chip the plaster to get the light out?

My second question: I've done a lot of reading around on Incandescents and LEDs, my understanding is Incandescents "are illegal" and LEDs "are terribly unreliable and crazy expensive". Any recommendations on what I should do here, or am I stuck spending $1k for a Pentair LED that comes with a 60 day warranty? The Florida Sunseeker lights seem promising.

Would value any perspective as I'm a complete novice at this.

Have you checked the bulb? It is likely a 120V light. Get a new lens gasket at the same time.

 

[mgoody87]

Thank you both, this is super helpful! I'm fairly certain it's a 120V light. We were able to get the fixture out, but unfortunately there was water in the housing and so a new bulb wasn't going to cut it. And it looks like the Incandescents isn't readily available online. So for the time being, it looks like I'm out of luck unless I want to shell out for an LED.