What do I do with my light?

[KirstenHW]

We've always removed ours over the winter too. The gasket and bulb only went bad this year (after 23 years). We wrap it in a bag and store it under the diving board. If the general consensus is to leave it in, I'm willing to give it a try. It gets pretty cold here in the winter (lower Hudson Valley of NY state), so I am curious what folks from my neck of the woods do.

[CanuckPool]

is it taken out to prevent ice from shattering the glass... a la what the gizmo in the skimmer does.

[KirstenHW]

We were told by the original builder - and in out original manual from the pool (it's a Spartan) to do it. Maybe it is for the glass. I can see where the stress of freeze & thaw could do a number to it. I certainly wouldn't lower my water to below the light's level with a vinyl liner.

[mizzouguy]

the first year....the pool company had mine attached to a jug with gravel and then put it on the bottom of the deep end.

the second year....a different company just left it in the socket.

Not sure what to do since I'm closing it this year. Is leaving it in place ok?

[Poconos]

Don't have a light so don't really know but me thinks if water gets behind the waterproof light housing and freezes, the ice has to expand somewhere and could destroy the light housing.
Al