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Underwater pool lights problem

bryangiggsy · 2011-04-02 08:57:09

My gyms swimming pool in Drogheda has underwater pool lights encased in the pool wall. They regularly turn these on. While swimming the other night I noticed that one of the casings had come away from the wall underwater and water had filled the cavity. I told the staff and they said someone had been called and no one was…

02-04-2011 9:57am

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bryangiggsy

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My gyms swimming pool in Drogheda has underwater pool lights encased in the pool wall. They regularly turn these on. While swimming the other night I noticed that one of the casings had come away from the wall underwater and water had filled the cavity. I told the staff and they said someone had been called and no one was going to turn them on. Is there a chance of electrocution if they accidentally turned these on while people were swimming or is there fail safes for pool lights. This pool was built around 1990 I believe.

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#2 04-04-2011 9:27pm

liveandnetural

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i have worked on a good few pools all the ones we ever did have 12v or 24 transformers supply the lamps.the trafo are normally remote mounted back in a plant room and 4or 6mm 2 core run to the lights
heres all the bits
http://www.1st-direct.com/standard_underwater-lighting_swimming-pool-lighting_pool-products.htm

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