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Low voltage pool light wiring.
Low voltage lighting as a safer lighting source the advance in lighting technologies now provide several low voltage alternatives to be considered as a replacement light source.
This guide will explain a how to wire a pool or spa light to the hayward pro logic.
Inside the enclosure where the low voltage is created.
In a similar vein while some lights may be low voltage their transformers hold high and.
High voltage then could be sent to the low voltage light.
Twelve volt wiring and 120 volt wiring should never occupy the same space with one exception.
Wiring to colorlogic crystalogic lights not networked and other low voltage pool or spa lights for field wiring information please refer to the instructions attached to the inside front cover of the ltbuy11300 as well as the diagram below.
A ground fault circuit breaker must be used to supply power to the lights.
High voltage then could be sent to the low voltage light.
The built in circuit protection will.
Low voltage lights will require an external transformer.
Why it takes 5 minutes to trip is anyone s guess but you need to use that as a cue to take action.
Switching to 12v isn t going to fix the damaged wire if that is the case and you lose gfi protection completely on low voltage.