Hayward Color Logic Problem

[tommy_b]

I have a Hayward Color Logic light. This will be the fourth year. When I opened the pool and turned it on, it did not com ecompletely on. You can see it light up to a white, then fade to a real dull almost noghting.

Any ideas????

thanks,
tom

[matt4x4]

The color logic is LED's, it's supposed to give you 15 seconds of white before it goes into it's little routine.
Is the white on for about 15 seconds before you get your almost nothing glow?
It sounds like there's a fault with the internal processor, have you tried to reset it according to your manual?

You can get the manual on line if you do not have it.
If you have one of the newer models, the closest issue would be related to "dimming" which is somewthing not supposed to be done, it is controlled by your Hayward pool/spa controller (dip switch 1 down) and it could be as simple as a dirty dip switch that nedds to be flicked back and forth a couple of times to clean the dirt or corrosion off it.
Another problem could be a dirty (corroded) connection in your junction box.

[tommy_b]

No, when turned on it does not go to a full brightness. You can see it power up to a white, then quickly ( a second or so ) dulls.

I have looked at the manual, and I do not see where it addresses resetting the internal processor. Any suggestions.

I do not have a newer model, it is the first generation. I have the light wires going to a juntions box, which go to the breaker box and meets with the wires from the light switch--it is a regular toggle light switch. I will look at all the connections this weekend.

thanks!

[matt4x4]

The earlier ones are actually less trouble to deal with than the ones you can integrate into pool/spa controllers.
Best bet will be for you to troubleshoot your junctions first, it sounds like it gets full power at first but then drops off due to a short, bad connection or something.
LED's really don't require much current to drive them at all, so it sounds like you're incurring a voltage drop somewhere, they wouldn't draw enough current to create any kind of arc to further reduce conductivity.
If it's not a bad connection, maybe open up the power source and take a look to see if anything abnormal is showing in there.
Sometimes it's as simple as a spider web in the wrong location.