Pentair AquaLuminator Owners Manual

AquaLuminator® Light and Return Water Flow for

Above Ground Pools Owners Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Table of Contents

SECTION I. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................. 2

SECTION II. LAMP HOUSING INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 2

SECTION III. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR STORABLE POOLS .................................... 5

SECTION IV. RELAMPING INSTRUCTIONS ............................................................................. 5

SECTION V. STORAGE AND WINTERIZING INSTRUCTIONS .............................................. 7

SECTION VI. TECHNICAL DATA .............................................................................................. 8

A. Replacement Parts ..........................................................................................8

SECTION I. IMPORTANTES CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ .................................................... 10

WARNING

Before installing this product, read and follow all warning notices and instructions
accompanying this light. Failure to follow safety warnings and instructions can result in
severe injury, death, or property damage. Call [phone] for additional free copies
of these instructions.

Important Notice

Attention Installer.
This manual contains important information about the installation,

operation and safe use of this product. This information should be
given to the owner/operator of this equipment.

Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.

1620 Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC 27330 • [phone] • [phone]
10951 West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA 93021 • [phone] • [phone]

Visit us on the Internet at: www.pentairpool.com or www.staritepool.com

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SECTION I. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

When installing and using this electrical equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed,
including the following.

1. This light can be installed on storable above ground or permanent above ground pools.

2. A storable pool has a maximum water depth of 42 inches and is so constructed that it may be
readily disassembled for storage and re-assembled to its original integrity.

3. A permanent pool has a maximum water depth of over 42 inches. Do not install on therapeutic
pools, hydro-massage bathtubs, spas or hot tubs.

4. To reduce the risk of electric shock, if any cord becomes damaged, return the entire transformer
assembly for repair or replacement.

5. Risk of entrapment, injury or death. Use plumbing passageways only to return water to pool. Do
not use as a suction device.

6. Risk of electrical shock. Connect only to a grounding type circuit protected by a ground fault
circuit interrupter (GFCI). Contact a licensed electrician if you cannot verify that the receptacle or
circuit is protected by a GFCI. Do not use an extension cord.

7. Locate your pool so that the wall is at least 10 feet from all electrical receptacles and at least
20 feet from all receptacles not protected by a GFCI. It is also very important to locate the pool so
that it is not under any electrical wiring, that is less than 18 feet vertically above the pool wall and
within an area located 10 feet outside the pool walls. The pool must also never be located under
any lighting fixture or within five (5) feet measured horizontally from any fixture mounted less
than five (5) feet vertically above the pool water level.

8. Risk of injury. Install the top of the lens with a minimum of 8 inches and a maximum of 10 inches
below top of pool wall or in manufacturers pre-punched return fitting hole.

9. Do not use electrical equipment within 10 feet of pool wall unless specifically U.L. listed for that
use.

SECTION II. LAMP HOUSING INSTALLATION

NOTE

Installation of the lamp housing into the pool wall is the same for both the storable and the permanent above ground
pools.

1. Remove the bulb retainer nut and push the bulb assembly out from the rear of the fitting body so
that it will come out of the front of the fitting. The flow director will come off along with the bulb
assembly; see Figure 1. Push the red cap/plug in the end of the bulb assembly. It will be removed
later.

2. Unscrew the threaded wall flange from the fitting body by rotating it counter-clockwise.

NOTE

Retain the gaskets supplied and keep them accessible.

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3. Use the thread seal tape provided. Snugly wrap the threaded
wall flange in a clockwise direction (as viewed from the back)
starting at the edge of the threads; see Figure 2. Work towards
the flange lip (overlapping 1/2 of the tape width with each wrap)
then back towards the starting point.

• If you have a new pool, move on to step 10.

• If the water level is below the return fitting on an existing pool,

remove the old fitting and move on to step 10.

• If the pool is full of water, follow steps 5 through 9.

Bulb Retainer
Nut

NOTE

Steps 4 through 8 require two (2) No. 9 winterizing plugs (not supplied).

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Figure 1.

4. Remove the existing eyeball fitting from the return fitting on
your pool wall, see Figure 3.

5. Place a winterizing plug in the front side of the existing return
fitting and disconnect the return hose and clamp from the
existing fitting.

6. Place a winterizing plug in the front side of the AquaLuminator
threaded wall flange

7. While holding the existing return fitting from the inside of the
pool, remove the large nut or the existing fitting body on the
outside of the pool wall.

8. Using a folded rag in the palm of your hand, push the old return
fitting out of the wall from the outside of the pool; see Figure 4.
Hold the rag firmly against the wall to prevent water spillage.

9. Insert the flange and gasket from the inside of the pool through
the hole cut out for the inlet fitting. Ensure that the threaded wall
flange is centered on the hole.

10. Take the remaining gasket and put it on the threaded wall flange
from the outside of the pool; see Figure 5. Standard sheet metal
walls will have one gasket and one spacer left over. Do not use
these two items, as they are for use on narrow interlocking wall
panels only.

CAUTION

For narrow, interlocking, extruded aluminum wall panels, center flange
between the ridges while viewed from the inside of the pool. Add the
spacer and aditional gasket to the flange before inserting the flange
through the wall panel. This is necessary to accommodate a fountain
attachment.

Always wrap
thread seal tape
clockwise

Start at
the edge

Pool wall

Hose

Return
Fitting Nut

Use a folded rag in the palm of your
hand to hold the water in the pool
while changing fittings.

Figure 4.

Figure 2.

Liner

Existing
Eyeball

Figure 3.

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Liner

Pool Wall

Body

Nut
(Bulb Assy.)

Figure 5.

11. With the inlet port of the fitting body in the 3 O’clock position, place the fitting body against the
threads of the flange and keeping the inlet port in the 3 O’clock position; see Figure 6. Hand
tighten the flange as tight as possible. Rotate the flange, not the body.

Gasket

Flange

Flow Director

Gasket

O-Ring—Use silicone lubricant only. Do not
use any petroleum lubricants.

Bulb Assy.

Red Cap/Plug. Remove after bulb
is in place in the Fitting Body.

WARNING

The light fixture must be mounted so that the word "top" is at the top of the fixture when installed.
Incorrect orientation and a low water condition can damage the light fixture.

CAUTION

Do not over tighten the flange.

12. To complete the tightening process, hold the flange in place and rotate the fitting body until the inlet
port is in the 6 o’clock position; see Figure 6.

13. Take a hose clamp and place it over the return hose cuff.

14. Slip the return hose from the equipment, over the inlet port, and tighten
the hose clamp securely; see Figure 7.

15. Take the bulb assembly and insert it through the flow director. Note the
aligning keyway on the bulb assembly as shown in Figure 8. The
keyway must point in the same direction as the top key on the fitting
body.

16. Now, from inside the pool, push the bulb assembly and flow director with
the red cap/plug in place into the fitting body until the bulb assembly/flow director are nearly flush against
the inside pool wall.

17. Thread the bulb assembly nut until it just touches the fitting body, then finger tighten.

Inlet Port 3 O’clock position

6 O’clock

Figure 6.

CAUTION

Do not over tighten as adjustability of the flow director may be impaired and/or damage to parts
causing leakage may occur. If the flow director does not rotate by hand, the nut is too tight

18. Take the red cap/plug off and gently bring the wire connectors through the back side of the bulb
assembly. Save the red cap/plug for storage and winterizing.

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SECTION III. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR STORABLE POOLS

1. Connect the wire connectors from the bulb assembly to the wire connectors attached to the snap-on

There is no polarity (no positive or negative) to the wires, either connection will work.

2. Snap the cap onto the end of the body and turn so that the electrical cord is pointing down.

3. Mount the transformer on the vertical wall using the single screw provided.

4. Plug the power cord’s 3-prong plug into an appropriate 110V GFCI protected receptacle at least 10 feet

5. If the light is not on, press the switch on the transformer case once.

This lighting fixture may be damaged if subjected to freezing weather. See winterizing
instructions for details on how to store the bulb assembly.

cord cap.

NOTE

from the pool.

CAUTION

WARNING

Risk of electric shock. Connect only to a grounding-type
receptacle protected by a GFCI. Do not use extension cords for
connection. Failure to do so can result in death or severe
personal injury.

øøøWHAT IS A GFCI???

A ëGround Fault Circuit Interrupterí is an electrical safety device
designed to measure electrical leakage in a circuit. It is far more
sensitive than a standard circuit breaker. GFCI equipped
breakers and outlet combinations react to unsafe leakage and
shut the power off before electrical shock injury can occur. Any
electrical device used within 10 feet of a pool must be protected
by a GFCI equipped outlet or a GFCI equipped circuit breaker
and be intended for such use.

SECTION IV. RELAMPING INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

Risk of electric shock. Disconnect power before servicing this
unit. Failure to disconnect power can result in death or severe
personal injury.

1. It is desirable to reduce the water level to the lower edge of
the flow director. This makes bulb assembly replacement
easier, but it is not mandatory.

Clamp

Figure 7.

Figure 8.

Key

Pool Wall

Body

Hose

Gaskets (2)

Keyway

O-Ring—use silicone lubricant
only. Do not use any petroleum

Liner

Wall
Flange

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