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Spa Electrics RETRO GKRX Installation & Owner's Manual

Universal surface mount retro install

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UNIVERSAL SURFACE
MOUNT RETRO INSTALL
GKRX
INSTALLATION & OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 UNIVERSAL SURFACE MOUNT RETRO INSTALL GKRX INSTALLATION & OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS READ THIS FIRST TOOLS REQUIRED PRODUCT SUPPORT INCLUDED PARTS BEFORE YOU START EXISTING LIGHT REMOVAL LIGHT INSTALLATION TRI COLOUR OPERATION NOTICE HORIZONTAL MOUNT ONLY NOT INTENDED FOR OPERATION OUT OF WATER...
  • Page 3: Read This First

    • Pool chemicals & pH levels: Due to the corrosive nature of unbalanced pool chemicals, Spa Electrics strongly recommends that your pool water is balanced prior to installing your pool lights or any plastic or stainless-steel components and tested weekly to maintain these levels.
  • Page 4: Tools Required

    TOOLS REQUIRED Flat-Blade Screw Driver Side Cutters/ Pliers No.2 Phillips Head Screw Driver Neutral Curing Silicone (Fibreglass/ Vinyl Pools) IMPORTANT NOTES • The use of power tools for product ssembly is NOT recommended as these devices can cause faults and damage to light components. •...
  • Page 5: Included Parts

    INCLUDED PARTS CABLE SEAL KIT & MOUNTING SCREWS 4 X CABLE GLANDS 1 X SCREW M4 X 12 P 4 X SCREW 1 X 8 4 X SCREW 11/4 X 8 LANOLIN GREASE TUBE GKRX LIGHT ASSEMBLY with TERMINAL COVER & 1 X CABLE GLAND attached RETRO PLATE ‘A’...
  • Page 6: Before You Start

    BEFORE YOU START TURN POWER OFF TURN POWER TO EXISTING TRANSFORMER CHECK TRANSFORMER EXISTING TRANSFORMER MUST BE: • 12~32V AC ONLY • MIN 15 WATT (PER LIGHT) • IN GOOD WORKING ORDER EXISTING TRANSFORMER MUST NOT BE: • DC OR LED DRIVER •...
  • Page 7: Existing Light Removal

    LIGHT REMOVAL REMOVE EXISTING LIGHT REMOVE EXISING LIGHT FROM POOL WALL. DISCONNECT EXISTING LIGHT 1. DISCONNECT CABLE TO POOL LIGHT, LEAVING AS MUCH EXCESS CABLE AS POSSIBLE. MIN 300mm 2. REMOVE EXISTING BRACKET FROM POOL WALL. IMPORTANT DO NOT REMOVE CABLE GLAND FROM FIBREGLASS OR VINYL POOLS.
  • Page 8: Light Installation

    LIGHT INSTALLATION ENSURE SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF & ISOLATED PRIOR TO INSTALLING LIGHT FITTING. SELECT CORRECT BRACKET RETRO PLATE ‘A’ RETRO PLATE ‘A’ CONCRETE INSTALLATIONS CONCRETE INSTALLATIONS USING THE INFORMATION IN STEP 3 SELECT THE APPROPRIATE RETRO BRACKET FOR YOUR INSTALLATION. BRACKET MODIFICATION IN MOST CASES THE PRE MADE MOUNTING HOLES WILL ALIGN...
  • Page 9 POOLRITE TRIMLITE PLATE ‘B’ PLATE ‘A’ POOL PLATE REMOVE TABS TILED RENDERED FIBREGLASS D,E,F,G,H,J,K VINYL SPA ELECTRICS SE3M PLATE ‘A’ PLATE ‘B’ POOL PLATE REMOVE TABS TILED RENDERED FIBREGLASS VINYL * Note: SE3 Lights with suction outlet cannot be replaced with the GKRX model due to suction installation standards.
  • Page 10 EXISTING LIGHT IDENTIFICATION CONT. STROUD C150 PLATE ‘A’ POOL PLATE REMOVE TABS TILED RENDERED FIBREGLASS VINYL STROUD SM400 GK6710 PLATE ‘B’ POOL PLATE REMOVE TABS TILED RENDERED FIBREGLASS VINYL SWIMWORLD POOL LIGHT PLATE ‘A’ POOL PLATE REMOVE TABS TILED RENDERED FIBREGLASS VINYL WATERCO LITESTREAM...
  • Page 11 INSTALLING RETRO BRACKET 1. FEED POOL LIGHT CABLE THROUGH SUITABLE LOCATION ON RETRO BRACKET 2. AFFIX BRACKET TO EXISTING MOUNTING LOCATIONS USING STAINLESS STEEL SCREW KIT PROVIDED. NOTE FOR FIBREGLASS POOLS, APPLY NEUTRAL CURING SILICONE TO MOUNTING SCREW THREADS. CONNECTING CABLE TO LIGHT REMOVE TERMINAL COVER USING A #2 PHILIPS SCREW DRIVER REMOVE THE...
  • Page 12 CABLE PREPARATION STRIP POOL LIGHT CABLE TO STRIP WIRES SPECIFIED LENGTH. NOTE IF CABLE LENGTH ALLOWS, CUT CABLE BACK UNTIL FRESH COPPER APPEARS 20mm REMAINING SELECT AN APPROPRIATE CABLE GLAND BY TESTING EACH GLAND ON THE EXISTING CABLE. THE FITMENT SHOULD BE FIRM OVER THE CABLE WITHOUT BULDGING OR DEFORMING THE GLAND.
  • Page 13 ATTACH CABLE TO LIGHT CONT. REPLACE TERMINAL COVER AND SECURE FIRMLY BY HAND ONLY. INJECT LANOLIN GREASE 1. REMOVE 2 X FILLER SCREWS & O’RING SEALS. 2. INJECT LANOLIN INTO LEFT FILLER HOLE UNTIL VISIBLE IN RIGHT FILLER HOLE. 3. REPLACE THE O’RING SEALS AND SCREWS IN THE FILLER HOLES.
  • Page 14 ATTACH LIGHT TO BRACKET COIL EXCESS CABLE BEHIND POOL LIGHT. ATTACH LIGHT TO BRACKET BY INSERTING TAB AT BASE OF LIGHT INTO BRACKET AND INSERTING M4 X 12 P SCREW. TIGHTEN GENTLY BY HAND. TEST SYSTEM TURN POWER TO POOL LIGHTS...
  • Page 15: Tri Colour Operation

    TRI-COLOUR OPERATION TRI-COLOUR light models provide a choice of 3 exciting fixed colours at the flick of a switch! COLOURS AVAILABLE: Electric Blue 4000K White Lagoon Green OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: To change the colour of the light, simply turn your light OFF for 2 seconds and then turn it back ON.
  • Page 16 NOTE PLEASE STORE THIS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE © COPYRIGHT 2024 SPA ELECTRICS PTY. LTD. ALL RIGHT RESERVED 2024 11 26...