Quote Originally Posted by waste View Post
You're pretty good with your assumptions! Except for having to drain the pool - I've been able to do it 95% of the time without having to get in the pool (draining was never done).

Your old light has a 'halogen' bulb, most of them I've seen are Pentair. If you go with another brand's light, you may need to go to the hardware store and get a slightly longer screw for the 'set screw'

If you pull the lights yourself, don't forget to secure the string to the light cord with electrical tape (and I'll still give you a couple of other tips on pulling and reconnecting a light )
I'd love any instructions you can share. I assumed there would be some kind of stopper near the niche that stop the water from flooding the wiring conduit? How do you do the job without draining and not have the whole conduit full of water... or does it fill with water and I'm just wrong about that being an issue?

Also, I don't have a proper set screw for the old light.. the light was not in the niche when I bought the house and the screw was nowhere to be found.. the pool store guy's guess at the right screw was wrong. I'm hoping the new light "kit" will come with a screw.