To all my Florida pool owner DIYers this is a Mod that replaces the Hayward 999 dollar LED POS light with a Amazon 99 dollar unit. I really can’t say paying an extra 800 bucks makes the Hayward light any better, I mean it only lasted 3 years to begin with. Upon removal and dissection it was revealed the power supply shorted out. Looks like it over heater but in the end it’s garbage and not worth the investment for such a poor quality design especially when a replacement can be bought for 100 bucks

NOTES:

The light has to have water to cool it so make sure when you silicone the new light you don’t seal it
The connector is supposed to be water tight to 3meters, I filled it with silicone also and then encased it
The old hayward light shell was a deep one but this install is pretty slim
The new light is the exact size of the removed electronics
This is a Blue Light

i am always the one that is blamed for lost cords. Some electronic equiptment have special milded cords and they can be hard to locate. If you don’t use the proper cord, even if it fits in you risk a polarity issue. More on that in a minute. Here is a great solutionand also a great tip for managing rope or wire loops. God old romax can be stripped and nice solid copper removed to make excellant twist ties. Now I know you can buy this at the crappy home-chinadepot for a few bucks, it has fancy vinal cover, mine here I even cut the insulation by mistake but it doesn’t matter, IT WORKS!

Part 2 You see you can fit a cord that is molded different but this cord can be inserted either way allowing for the netural and hot to be alternated. You might get it right the first try but if the device is not setup for this you make smoke