Pentair Quasar 500 NR Owners Manual

Quasar™ 500 NR & Quasar™ Non-Return Light

for Above Ground Pools Owner's 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 ......................... 5

SECTION V. RELAMPING INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................................... 8

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] • [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 lamp housing 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 lamp housing by rotating it counter-clockwise.

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NOTE

Retain the gaskets supplied and keep them accessible.

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.

NOTE

This light was designed to be installed in pools with a pre-punched hole. If your
pool does not have a pre-punched hole for this light fixture contact your dealer.

4. 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.

5. Take the remaining gasket and put it on the threaded wall flange
from the outside of the pool; see Figure 3. 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.

P

U

S

H

Bulb Retainer
Nut

Always wrap
thread seal tape
clockwise

Start at
the edge

Figure 1.

Figure 2.

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.

Flange

Gasket

Flow Director

Quasar 500 NR

Flow Director

Quasar Non-Return

(OR)

Figure 3.

Pool Wall

Body

Nut
(Bulb Assy.)

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Liner

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 light housing.

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 additional gasket to the flange before
inserting the flange through the wall panel. This is necessary to
accommodate a fountain attachment.

6. With the key of the lamp housing in the 9 o’clock
position, place the lamp housing against the threads of
the flange and keeping the key in the 9 o’clock position
(see Figure 4), hand tighten the flange as tight as
possible (rotate the flange, not the body).

CAUTION

Do not over tighten the flange.

7. To complete the tightening process, hold the flange in
place and rotate the lamp housing until the key is in the
12 o’clock position; see Figure 4.

8. Take the bulb assembly and insert it through the flow
director. Note the aligning keyway on the bulb assembly
as shown in Figure 5. The keyway must point in the same
direction as the top key on the lamp housing.

12 O’clock position

Key at
9 O’clock
position

Figure 4.

Key

Figure 5.

Keyway

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

Direction

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

10. Thread the bulb assembly nut until it just touches the lamp housing, then finger tighten.

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.

11. 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.

CAUTION

0˚C 32˚F

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