Diagnose pool light failure?
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Diagnose pool light failure?
I have an underwater pool light that stopped working. The symptoms are:
it turned on briefly but then went out
attempts to turn it on and off fail
when I turn it on, the transformer (or whatever it is) makes an audible hum or buzz that I don't remember hearing before, so I know power is going at least to that unit.
Trying to figure out if the light needs to be replaced or the transformer is bad, but not sure how to diagnose it.
Hoping someone can help me figure it out. The pool was installed in 2017.
TIA,
Jeff
it turned on briefly but then went out
attempts to turn it on and off fail
when I turn it on, the transformer (or whatever it is) makes an audible hum or buzz that I don't remember hearing before, so I know power is going at least to that unit.
Trying to figure out if the light needs to be replaced or the transformer is bad, but not sure how to diagnose it.
Hoping someone can help me figure it out. The pool was installed in 2017.
TIA,
Jeff
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
LED or halogen, sounds like halogen and they fail all the time you have done well at 5 years. Fit LED saves a fortune in electricity and will last min 10 years.
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Thanks. This one changed colors. I assume the lEDs can do the same
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Certainly can
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Thanks again. So I assume the LED can handle the same current as the halogen? and they have to use a low voltage for underwater anyway!
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
LED use about 10% of a comparable Halogen bulbs
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
I meant that I won’t need to change the transformer to install an LED replacement?
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
jefferis wrote:I meant that I won’t need to change the transformer to install an LED replacement?
You probably will have to use a LED transformer suitable for your LED as a halogen one won't work
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Seconded, LED drivers limit voltage and or current to stop the LED being fried
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
thanks I'll have to contact the installer (Anthony and Sylvan) to make sure of what I have currently and what I will need to get.
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Teapot1 wrote:Seconded, LED drivers limit voltage and or current to stop the LED being fried
Okay, I am looking on my original install contract and it says it is an LED light. So I am now wondering if the transformer, which buzzes rather loudly is the problem?
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Check the transformer voltage output with a multimeter it could be AC or DC and you would know what to get
If you have no voltage then it's the transformer
If you have no voltage then it's the transformer
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Re: Diagnose pool light failure?
Denniswiseman wrote:Check the transformer voltage output with a multimeter it could be AC or DC and you would know what to get
If you have no voltage then it's the transformer
thanks, I have a multimeter. Will do.
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