Pentair Light and Return Water Flow Quasar User Manual

Quasar™ 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. ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR PERMANENT POOLS ........................ 6

SECTION V. RELAMPING INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................ 9

SECTION VI. STORAGE AND WINTERIZING INSTRUCTIONS ...................................... 10

SECTION. VII. TECHNICAL DATA. ......................................................................................... 11

A. Replacement Parts. ............................................................................................................... 11

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]
10951 West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA 93021 • [phone]

Visit us on the Internet at: www.pentairpool.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 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.

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NOTE

Retain the gaskets supplied and keep them accessible.

3. Use the Teflon™ 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.

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Bulb Retainer
Nut

Figure 1.

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

NOTE

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

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 Quasar 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.

Always wrap
Teflon™ 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 2.

Liner

Existing
Eyeball

Figure 3.

Figure 4.

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Figure 5.

Pool Wall

Body

Liner

Flange

Flow Director

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

Bulb Assy.

Nut
(Bulb Assy.)

GASKET

GASKET

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

NOTE

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

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.

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.

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.

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Inlet Port
3 O’clock
position

6 O’clock

Figure 6.