Do you have to drain the 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 do you change an inground pool light?

How much does it cost to replace a pool light?

A pool light bulb retails for about $30-40. A new pool light gasket for the fixture is about $25. Labor for the repair would be $100-150. Profit on a successful job would be about $120.

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.

Should pool light have water in it?

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.

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 usually 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).

Are LED pool lights worth it?

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 do you know if a pool light is bad?

If the bulb tests well (3-20 ohms) the fixture is probably bad. Try a new bulb without closing the fixture. It probably will not light, and the fixture will have to be replaced. If the bulb tests poorly (overflow, open, no continuity, infinite ohms), the light most likely will work fine with a new bulb and gasket.

Do LED pool lights burn out?

They don’t have a filament that will burn out, allowing them to run much cooler and last longer than regular incandescent bulbs. Unlike incandescent bulbs, LED pool lights will continue to work even if one LED burns out.

How much does it cost to install LED pool lights?

At the time of this writing, full size LED pool lights, like what are typically installed in vinyl liner or concrete pools, usually cost between $1,000 and $1,500 installed. The smaller LED lights like the Pentair Globrite or PAL 2000 typically cost between $700 and $900 installed.

Why is my pool light not working?

Are all pool lights the same?

Not all LED pool lights will fit in all pool light niches. 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.