If a pool or spa is to be used in the evening, proper lighting is essential for safety. Beyond making it easier to navigate in the dark, lighting also creates an opportunity to add interesting accents to the pool.

 

Incandescent Lighting
Incandescent lighting provides strong illumination. To eliminate the risk of shock that results from combining electrical connections with water, these lights come completely sealed inside a protective waterproof fixture that fits in a niche in the pool wall.

Halogen Lights
Halogen lights are smaller and found on many newer pools and spas, and are better able to disperse light because of their prismatic tempered lens.

LED Lights
LED (Light Emitting Diode) automated color-changing pool and spa lights are the newest lighting innovation available. They come with many different color and light show options, and they can last 30,000 hours or more, compared to about 1,000 hours for incandescent bulbs and halogen.

LED lights use the least amount of energy of all lighting options
LED pool lights need only 50 watts to create the same light output as traditional incandescent and halogen pool lights do at 150 watts - two-thirds less! Spa lights use only 30 watts for the same light output compared to 60 watts for traditional lights. That's because incandescent and halogen bulbs use only a small amount of their electricity consumption for emitting light, while LED lights use 100% of energy to produce light. Contact Desert Sparkle Pool Care today for pricing on this energy efficient "green" option or any other lighting needs.

National electric code states that any pool or spa light repaired, or replaced, must be connected to a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) to prevent electrical shock and or death. GFCI's should be tested monthly and repaired immediately if defective.Since pool and spa light bulbs are sealed - as well as the fixtures, changing them when they burn out requires effort best left to professionals.