Pentair Water Pool and Spa 602055 Globrite for Swimming Pool, 100 Foot Cord

The Pentair light works great. Unfortunately I feel they are way over priced and only last a few years.

Like most people, I do not usually review the products that I purchase on Amazon.In this case, the product lifetime is so short for such an expensive product, it warrants a review to warn others.The good: When working, the lights look great. They also integrate well with the Pentair IntelliTouch controller and colors can easily be changed from the Pentair cellphone app. The lights use LEDs and LEDs do not use a lot of power and hence should not burn out for many years.The bad:(1) They do not last long. I have had 1 light "stop working" (ie become waterlogged thereby shorting it out) after less that 2 years. I also have had 3 more lights go out after 4 years (see pictures). After contacting Pentair technical support and inquiring whether this was normal, they said that these lights should last "several years". Note that the Pentair warranty is only for 60 days. If installed by a pool professional, the warranty is for 1 year.(2) They are expensive. Figure $350 for the light with the 100 foot cord. Also figure another $150 to have a pool professional install it. That results $500 per light--and only a 1 year warranty.(3) Pentair support/management is unresponsive to the problem. From reading the reviews on Amazon, it is clear that they have seen this problem. Upon calling them, they state that the water chemicals break down the lights after several years. They said they were sorry that I had trouble with the lights, but not sorry enough to replace any of them.Additional comments:I was hoping that my Pentair Globrite lights were from a defective batch as they were all produced on 12/02/2014 from "Site W". Apparently not. Also, Pentair technical support stated that there had not been a design change since 2013 so I had the latest level.It is surprising to see a usually reputable company like Pentair offer a product like this that self destructs after "several" years and not stand behind it. If I had known that their Globrite lights would have this amount of expense, I surely would not have had ANY installed in my pool.

This light replaced an exiting light in a set of six that the pool company installed. This was the exact match. It came with a tool to remove the old light and to install the new light. It also came with a lubricant which help pulling the cable through the electrical conduit with a string. The brightness and color matches the other light. It is the same light from Pentair as the ones already in the pool.

Arrived on time & was fairly easy to install. Working great so far.

Date stamp on light is 2021. My light is 4 years old? Globerite revamped their lights in 2023 to fix failures.

Don’t waste your money on this. Will work for about 1 year then the housing will crack allowing water to get in and your lights won’t work. Pentair purposely designed this product to fail to obtain recurring revenue. There’s a new brand making a more robust casing which fits the Pentair light hole. Buy that one instead.

I received the light quickly, latest revision with the blue o-ring, which supposedly fixes the previous revs quality issues.Thanks to YouTube, installation was easy, and it now works like a charm.

First some context. Our pool is 4 years old and this is the second time we had to replace one of these lights.We only turn the lights on for a few hours, once or twice a week at most.The pool looks great with the light this bulbs produce. We love it.Now, since this is the second one that we had to replace, I did a little research to find out the real life span. Well, I found out that the seal between the lens and the housing breaks down over time and water gets in.The advice I got was to use clear silicon ( I used a product called water weld ) to seal the area where the lens and the housing join.Obligatory disclaimer - Hire a licensed professional to install these lights. Water and electricity you know.Now, you can totally install this light yourself. Read the manual and you'll be fine.