Re: New Home/Pool Owner. Deciphering my pool inspection report and how to fix
I thought I'd weigh in on the pump circuit and light. To add GFCI to your pump it's probably easiest (but probably not cheapest) to replace the circuit breaker it's using with a GFCI breaker. I found this one on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Siemens-QF120-...20+amp+breaker for a fairly low price; make sure you replace the breaker with one that is rated for the same voltage and current rating as your existing breaker.
As for the light, you can try cleaning it out then replacing the bulbs and the gasket that seals the glass to the light housing. When I bought my house two years ago my pool light was in a sorry state, and I fought with it leaking for a long time before I decided to replace the whole thing. It's worth trying to fight because replacement lights are pretty expensive, and bulbs/gaskets are cheap. It may work out for you first try, too. It's worth noting that pool stores (the ones in my area) were smoking something funny when they priced their bulbs. Look online. I order bulbs from 1000bulbs.com but there's 1000 other bulb stores on the net that all have decent prices. I couldn't even find the right bulbs from local home improvement stores. I bought the gasket at a local pool store.
When you clean out the light, make sure you get it good and dry on the inside. It's probably also a good idea to make sure the light circuit has GFCI as well.
As charlie_r mentioned, an electrical inspection is never a bad idea - water+electricity can be very dangerous if things aren't connected and bonded properly.
If you go the light replacement route, I will mention that when I replaced mine I called a random pool guy from the phone-book. His price for the light+install was about the same as the price I would have payed online (and less than local stores) for the same light.
Last edited by kelemvor; 08-09-2012 at 10:22 AM.
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