Just had my in-ground pool drained, acid washed, and refilled. The original pool light was fine, but I decided (just for fun) to replace it with the Color Splash LED. Replacement seemed to go fine, and there were no air bubbles that I noticed that after re-installing the light so it didn't seem to have any water leaks with the new gasket.
In testing the light at night, I flipped on the breaker and I could see some light already coming out (before I actually hit the light's power button) Then I pushed the power button and the "real" light came on, much brighter and more normal looking. It cycled through the colors, etc as it was supposed to. But when I pushed the power button to turn it off, the light only dimmed and did not turn off completely. Leaving it in this state (supposedly "OFF") for a minute or two, I watched the light fade in & out several times. Obviously it was still getting power somehow, and never shut off completely until I flipped the breaker off again.
I'm thinking this could be one of two problems:
1) The new gasket seal was not correct, and water has leaked into the fixture. Although this is the first thing the pool store employees suggest because it is a common problem, this doesn't seem likely (in my feeble brain) because if water was getting in there I would expect that the GFI would keep tripping and turning the light OFF when I wanted it ON. This is the opposite of what is happening... or
2) By opening the (most likely original, 10-yr old) light niche & fixture, and messing around in there maybe I somehow messed up the electrical wiring and it needs to be redone completely?
The light was $300 and I can't really just buy a new one because "maybe" it got water in it. And it's a REAL pain to re-do that gasket so I don't want to touch it if it's correct. On the other hand, I really don't want to hire an electrician for something that isn't necessary.
Anyone have any experience with something like this? THANKS FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS! Have a great day
