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Pentair AquaLuminator & AQL 500 Owner's Manual
Pentair AquaLuminator & AQL 500 Owner's Manual

Pentair AquaLuminator & AQL 500 Owner's Manual

Light and return water flow for above ground pools

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AquaLuminator
for Above Ground Pools Owners Manual
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION I.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................... 2
SECTION II.
LAMP HOUSING INSTALLATION ................................................................... 2
SECTION III.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR STORABLE POOLS ............................... 5
SECTION IV.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR PERMANENT POOLS ........................... 6
SECTION V.
RELAMPING INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................... 9
SECTION VI.
STORAGE AND WINTERIZING INSTRUCTIONS ........................................ 10
SECTION. VII. TECHNICAL DATA .......................................................................................... 11
A. Replacement Parts .............................................................................................................. 11
Before installing this product, read and follow all warning notices and instructions
accompanying this light. Failure to follow safety warnings and instructions can result in
severe injury, death, or property damage. Call (800) 831-7133 for additional free copies
of these instructions.
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/operator of this equipment.
Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc.
1620 Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC 27330 • (800) 831-7133 • (919) 566-8000
10951 West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA 93021 • (800) 831-7133 • (805) 553-5000
Visit us on the Internet at: www.pentairpool.com or www.staritepool.com
REV. K 5-23-12
®
& AQL
500 Light and Return Water Flow
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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WARNING
Important Notice
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P/N 98747000

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Listed Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. 1620 Hawkins Ave., Sanford, NC 27330 • (800) 831-7133 • (919) 566-8000 10951 West Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark, CA 93021 • (800) 831-7133 • (805) 553-5000 Visit us on the Internet at: www.pentairpool.com or www.staritepool.com...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    SECTION I. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When installing and using this electrical equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following. This light can be installed on storable above ground or permanent above ground pools. A storable pool has a maximum water depth of 42 inches and is so constructed that it may be readily disassembled for storage and re-assembled to its original integrity.
  • Page 3 NOTE Retain the gaskets supplied and keep them accessible. Use the thread seal tape provided. Snugly wrap the threaded wall flange in a clockwise direction (as viewed from the back) starting at the edge of the threads; see Figure 2. Work towards the flange lip (overlapping 1/2 of the tape width with each wrap) then back towards the starting point.
  • Page 4 Figure 5. Flow Director O-Ring—Use silicone AQL500 Liner lubricant only. Do not use (OR) Pool Wall any petroleum lubricants. Flow Director Flange AquaLuminator Body Bulb Assy. (Bulb Assy.) Red Cap/Plug. Remove after bulb is in place Gasket Gasket in the Fitting Body. CAUTION For narrow, interlocking, extruded aluminum wall panels, center flange between the ridges while viewed from the inside of the pool.
  • Page 5: Electrical Connections For Storable Pools

    16. Now, from inside the pool, push the bulb assembly and flow director with the red cap/plug in place into the fitting body until the bulb assembly/flow director are nearly flush against the inside pool wall. 17. Thread the bulb assembly nut until it just touches the fitting body, then finger tighten. CAUTION Do not over tighten as adjustability of the flow director may be impaired and/or damage to parts causing leakage may occur.
  • Page 6: Electrical Connections For Permanent Pools

    øøøWHAT IS A GFCI??? A ëGround Fault Circuit Interrupterí is an electrical safety device designed to measure electrical leakage in a circuit. It is far more sensitive than a standard circuit breaker. GFCI equipped breakers and outlet combinations react to unsafe leakage and shut the power off before electrical shock injury can occur.
  • Page 7 WARNING Press Together Do not attach or hang anything but this cord from the cord cap through the hole in the body to the transformer housing. Attaching or hanging items from this location can result in failure to the body or the pool wall which can result in serious personal injury and/or property damage.
  • Page 8 11. Place the junction box cover on the junction box bottom so that the junction box can more easily snap into the transformer box; see Figure 15. Snap the pieces together, then remove junction box cover. 12. Mount the transformer box on a pool support approximately 18 inches above the ground, in a position accessible to electrical connection;...
  • Page 9: Relamping Instructions

    SECTION V. RELAMPING INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Risk of electric shock. Disconnect power before servicing this unit. Failure to disconnect power can result in death or severe personal injury. When replacing the bulb assembly, make sure to use the correct bulb assembly unit, AquaLuminator OR AQL AquaLuminator Bulb Assembly 500, see Figure 19.
  • Page 10: Storage And Winterizing Instructions

    9. Thread the bulb assembly nut until it just touches the fitting body, then finger tighten. CAUTION Do not over tighten as adjustability of flow director may be impaired and/or damage to parts causing leakage may occur. If low director does not rotate by hand, nut is too tight. 10.
  • Page 11: Section Vii. Technical Data

    NOTE The fitting body, threaded wall flange and gaskets may remain attached to the pool wall when winterizing, but should be removed if pool is to be stored. For storable pools: remove the transformer from its mounting by lifting up and out. For permanent pools: cover the cord cap on the end of the flexible cord with a plastic bag and seal with a twist tie or rubber band.
  • Page 12 Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. Those names and brands may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of those parties or others.