Sta-Rite 05603-2030 Installation Manual

SunLite®LTC

Small Underwater Pool Lights

O W N E R’ S M A N U A L

INSTALLATION, OPERATION & PARTS

Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.

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

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

This manual should be furnished to
the end user of this light; its use will
reduce service calls and chance of
injury and will lengthen light life.

S715 (Rev. B 10/03/11)

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 and/or operator of this equipment after installation.

WARNING —

Before installing this product, read and follow all warning notices and instructions which are included.
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.

DANGER! Risk of Electrical Shock or Electrocution!

This product must be installed by a licensed or certified electrician or a qualified pool serviceman
in accordance with the National Electrical Code and all applicable local codes and ordinances.
Improper installation will create an electrical hazard which could result in death --- or serious
injury to pool users, installers or others due to electrical shock, and may also cause damage
to property. Always disconnect the power to the pool light at the circuit breaker before servicing
the light. Failure to do so could result in death or serious injury to serviceman, pool users or
others due to electrical shock. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL.

WARNING — Important Safety Information for Pentair Niche and Light Installation

All Niche and Light installations must conform with all codes.

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• Under no circumstances replace lights by splicing wire under water or behind niche.

WARNING —

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK AND INJURY.

USE ONLY THE INSTALLATION METHOD SPECIFIED BELOW.

WARNING — THE LIGHT LENS MAY GET HOT WHEN IN USE. USERS SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT

AS SERIOUS BURNS MAY RESULT FROM PROLONGED CONTACT WITH THE LIGHT.

Important Safety Information for Fountain Fixture Installations

Location of Pentair Fountain Fixture* Required Installation Method
Luminaire Use (P/N 560000 – P/N 560001)

(P/N 560002 – P/N 560003)

Swimming Pool or Spa Wet-Niche Swimming Pool Fixture Housing (Forming Shell) ONLY.

(or Spa) Luminaire (Light) DO NOT USE Fountain Fixture Stand.

Fountain Wet-Niche Submersible Fixture Housing (Forming Shell) or

Swimming Pool (or Spa) Fountain Fixture Stand.
Luminaire (Light)

(*) Note: Wet-niche luminaires complying with requirements for both uses may bear both the Listed Wet-Niche Swimming Pool (or Spa)
Luminaire UL Mark and the Listed Wet-Niche Submersible Luminaire UL Mark. A luminaire not bearing the corresponding UL Listing Mark
is not considered by UL to have been produced under UL’s Listing and Follow-Up Service for the associated usage location.

© 2011 Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. All rights reserved.

Sta-Rite® and SunLite® are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. Unless noted, names and brands of others
that may be used in this document are not used to indicate an affiliation or endorsement between the proprietors of these names and brands and Pentair
Water Pool and Spa, Inc. Those names and brands may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of those parties or others.

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READ AND FOLLOW
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS!

This is the safety alert symbol. When you see this

symbol in this manual, look for one of the follow­ing signal words and be alert to the potential for personal
injury.

warns about hazards that will cause serious

personal injury, death or major property damage if
ignored.

warns about hazards that can cause serious

personal injury, death or major property damage if
ignored.

warns about hazards that will or can cause

minor personal injury or property damage if ignored.

The label NOTICE indicates special instructions which
are important but not related to hazards.

Carefully read and follow all safety instructions in this
manual and on equipment.

End user should save these instructions.

GENERAL SAFETY!

Hazardous voltage. Incorrectly installed or

tested equipment may fail, causing severe injury or prop­erty damage. Read and follow instructions in owner's
manual when installing and operating equipment.
Installation and maintenance of this circuit, the light, light
niche, and any other accessories attached to the circuit,
must be performed by a licensed electrician.

The complete electrical system must be installed, tested,
and approved by a licensed electrician before it is placed
in operation. Failure to have this product installed by a
licensed professional will void the product warranty.

Risk of electrical shock. Before removing

fixture from pool wall, ALWAYS TURN OFF THE POWER
at the breaker.

All 12 Volt lamps require the installation of a 12 Volt
transformer.

This light and its light niche must be installed in accor­dance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code
(NEC), in the United States, or Section 68 of the Canadian
Electrical Code (CEC), as applicable, and all local code
requirements.

Install an approved Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter in
the electrical circuit for this light.

All devices in the system must be directly grounded to a
positive electrical ground. All devices in the system must
meet all applicable code requirements for bonding.

Burn hazard. Never operate this light fix-

ture for more than 10 seconds unless it is completely
submerged in water
sion for cooling.

pool or spa wall – not in floor. Failure to install the fix­ture properly could result in personal injury and/or prop­erty damage. Do not push off from the poolside against
the light.

Except when the fixture is installed in an area of the
swimming pool that is not used for swimming and the
lens is adequately guarded to keep any person from con­tacting it, the fixture shall be installed in or on a wall of
the pool, with the top of the lens opening not less than
18" below the normal level of the pool.

Locate junction box at least 8" above maximum water
level and not less than 4 feet from the perimeter of the
pool.

The junction box must be located:

• at least 4’ from the perimeter of the pool (unless sepa­rated from the pool by a solid fence, wall or other
permanent structure,

• at least 8" above maximum water level,

• at least 4" above the deck or ground level.

Make sure that the installation is in compliance with
local codes, the NEC, and the CEC, as applicable. See
Figure 1, Page 5.

The improper use of Ozone generators, Chlorine genera­tors, Copper/Silver Ion generators or certain chemicals
for water purification may cause damage to the fixture.
When such water purification methods are used, be sure
to monitor the water conditions. Subjecting the fixture to
extreme conditions or harsh environments may cause
corrosion and premature failure of the fixture or its
components.

installed. This light is for use only in commercial and
residential swimming pools and spas. It has not been
designed, tested, or approved for use in wave pools,
lazy rivers, or other waterpark features, and should not
be used in them. Use in any application other than a
swimming pool or spa may lead to damage to the light
and cuts to swimmers and will void the warranty.
Sta-Rite will not be responsible for any damages or
injuries due to misapplication of this light.

. This fixture requires total submer-

Breakage hazard. Install fixture in a vertical

Cutting hazard if light is improperly

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