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After we purchased our home with pool 6 years ago, our light “went out” the first summer. We had a pool company come out then and they quoted us $1000 estimate to change it out to LED. We were shocked. The said it wasn’t just a simple bulb switch. Were they less than honest about this ? I did just do a random google search and saw something that indicated it may “require a small power transformer to convert 240-volt electricity into 12-volt electricity. What does this mean? The transformer plugs straight into a standard power point. The LED pool light plugs into the transformer, reducing the voltage from 240 to 12, which is all a LED light needs. If you think of a 12-volt battery that powers a personal torch, there isn't any risk of electrocution-fitting an LED light to your DIY pool.” Your video seems so simple, but I wonder why i would’ve been quoted estimate $1000 six years ago. (I can’t imagine what they would quote now after all of the inflation)

Amazing! Thanks!

Wow your telling me i can habe bulb changed and not the whole housing, and i dont have to spend 800 bucks plus1 labor

Just used your video and saved myself a trip and money, thanks! 🙏🏽

The DX5i has a "FLOOR ONLY" quick clean option. Does the DX4 have this also? It looked like the DX4 also had this, but couldn't tell. Looks like you kinda answered this below. So the buttons were "dummy" buttons. On the DX5i it does FLOOR ONLY QUICK CLEAN. FYI

Great videos on pool light upgrades. My pool is 30 yrs old and has 1 light, not working. We tried to unscrew the underwater fixture, but the screw is frozen. I saw 1 video using an underwater drill...I have a battery op drill. Can this be used underwater without damaging the drill?

When pulling wire through Doesn’t water go through where the wires being pulled through if water in pool

So I’m stuck and the piston won’t fully collapse back into the caliper, what do I do now?

So I’m stuck and the piston won’t fully collapse back into the caliper, what do I do now?

Great video! Thank you! Hoping to be able to replace the blower on my 2012 Mastercraft X55 in the next day or two, but don’t know where to look for it and hoping I can get it done. How long do you burn the connections for to make sure they are sealed?

Jake, do you happen to know what Pool Light I can purchase to replace my current pool light (it's old, it might be from 1978!) which is a Purex Model 100-3 Forming Shell No. 425? Thanks!

Hi Jake, I cannot find a link to "replacement driver" as you indicated in the video. Where can I buy just the driver component vs. the $1k entire replacement? We have the Pentair Intellibrite that is starting to fail. It'll hold one color for a few hours, then magically start cycling thru other colors. Not always, but most nights. Light is on a daily auto schedule, on a 8pm, off at midnight. Thank you. Andrew.

Very helpful. Clearly explained. Thank you very much.

I broke my actuator, and i replacing new one using your tutorial... I think i did it correctly, but the "parking brake failure l" didint gone... How to reset it? Rotate clockwise right?

Nice intro video! Appreciate you sharing.

I can’t find anything on losing my reverse

When converting from halogen to LED, is a transformer needed in the Junction box?

can this be fitted just after to mains stop tap, to allow the house hold to be shut off remotely ?

It's that simple? wow. Pool guys charge like $450 to replace the Halogen bulb with a new color LED bulb.

we have the pentair intellibright lights in pool and spa. The pool light stays red and will not go to any other color. The spa will still go through the colors. Any idea why its only red in the pool light and what I need to fix it?

Hello JAKE quick question is there a reason why my spa light will turn on from my in-house remote it stays on for about three seconds and then it shuts off any knowledge and why this is happening

Do you have a recommendation for a blue-colored light instead of pure white for added ambiance?

This video was excellent. Thank you for sharing with us. I did call U.S. Steel to ask about the lubricant and they don’t recommend you use the Dynatex or any other lubricant. He suggested 50/50 water and Dawn. Cure time with this is 20min

My Pentair Mastertemp 250 was displaying the E05 code. SFS measured 3 ohms on my multireader. Ordered a new one anyway which also read 3 ohms. Replaced. No improvement. Put the old one back in and turned the heater off and on 4 times, immediately turning back on after the E05 warning. On the 4th 'on' it continued to work. That was 2 hours ago.

Thank you so much

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Are the led bulbs compatible with all the fixtures? Thank you. I'd like to replace mine.

I couldn’t get the impeller off and chipped it trying to use opposing screwdrivers … ultimately remembered I had a strap wrench and it came right off

I own a saltwater pool and bought a new salt cell last year. The salt level reads 3200 for a 30,000 gallon pool. For the past 2 years, I have been adding 1-2 gallons of liquid shock each week because my pool does not hold free chlorine. I had my water tested at a local pool store and they told me I should be adding 3 gallons of liquid shock each week. I added 3 tubs of conditioner to see if that would help hold free chlorine and by the end of the week, 0. Another local store told me my salt generator is not working and needs replaced. If my salt level reads 3200, I assumed the cell and generator are working. If the generator is not working, does the cell still produce salt?

Jake I opened my pool and the light is filled with water should I replace it?

What’s the measurements of the foil I’m trying to make one

Thanks!

How are the bulbs in the pool and hot tub holding up?

Can anyone point me to detailed information and/or Rivian owner reviews of what Rivian calls the “Trailer Assist” feature? It’s very hard to find information about it online. The Rivian website only says “Helps with reverse maneuvers while you have a trailer attached”. Thanks.

I’ve been towing an 17 ft camper trailer (Safari Condo Alto F1743) for about 20,000 miles over the past 6 years with a Tesla Model X. It increases my cars energy usage by 50 to 100% depending on my speed and the conditions (weather, elevation change, etc). At 55mph on a level, dry road with no headwind the Tesla uses about 320Wh/mi and when towing it is about 485-520Wh/mi. But it works out fine, I just charge more often and there are so many Tesla Superchargers it’s usually pretty easy. The dramatic decrease in the Rivian R1S towing range described in this video is almost entirely due to the very poor aerodynamics of towing that large boat. The shape of the boat creates a massive amount of aerodynamic drag. The weight of the boat and the additional friction of the trailer tires has very little impact except at speeds below about 35mph. Note: the data shown in the video would have been more useful if Jake had done the towing test at 55mph so one could better compare the energy usage towing vs not towing at the same speed. I do not understand why his average speed during towing was only 40mph; you can’t safely go that speed on a freeway. At that speed when towing I am very surprised that the R1S energy usage was so high.

Very clear instructions and good tips

I changed our pool light bulb and That did not fix our light-The GFI is good-The Breaker is good-I did notice the Small metal Bulb loop stabilizer looking thing in the bulb holder is snapped off Could that be the problem if that is broke?If not how can I tell if the bulb holder is bad?Im not sure what else it could be-Thanks for any help!

What voltage meter did you use

Jake, did you ever make the ScreenLogic WiFi video?

LOL almost nothing is allowed into California.

Our vacuum is not a robot and we have a port on the side of the pool it Hooks to, no skimmer involved. Very easy not a pain at all. Not sure about the UV stuff, a stabilizer works great to preserve your chlorine. If you have a salt system, the system should tell you how much salt is in the pool and as long as you stay in range you are good. The salt DOES NOT stay in the pool, the salt circulates thru and makes chlorine thru the salt Cell so it can and will evaporate if you don't have the pool stabilized to protect it from the sun, if you have alot of rain or when adding water to the pool. But it's not going to need salt weekly, probably not even monthly. New pools are harder, especially if plaster, PH tends to be high and you have to get that under control with acid for everything else to level out. PH balanced, salt/chlorine sufficient and stable, no phosphates in the water you are good to go! Heat, water, phosphates = algae if the chlorine is getting ate up by the sun.

Use a higher quality battery, not Amazon basics garbage. With a Duracell battery, you’ll get closer to 1 year of usage. Yes- batteries have different levels of quality

Will the Bond Bridge work with Pella Insynctive blinds?

Thank you so much! I am now able to delete when I went down the rabbit hole of multiple schedules. Thank you

Thank you very much. This video helped me fix my pool light issues

I have a flashing green for the Cell indicator which says "Inspect cell" I acid cleaned the blades as I always done, but still is flashing only 3yrs. old.

Does this work even if I have 5 uses left? Will I just have to wait and see if it works when I've ran out?

Wouldn’t the new Aqara Hub achieve this as well?

Is this HomeKit compatible? Doesn’t IR need line of sight? How is one device going to two separate floors?

Thanks for the great review! This is very helpful. We also have a 65 inch TV. What is the depth of your mantle? I will try to compare it with ours. I see when you tilt the TV it almost tilts its till the very end, which seems perfect for your configuration.