Pool Lights

[Poolboyz]

The fiberstars lighting I had was inside the pool not the outline and in the rock waterfall I had as well. Like I said, I was not happy with the amount of light that filled the pool......I have not heard anything negative about the Color Logic, my PB said he wished he would have gone with that instead of the Jazz.....My pool is only 14 X 28 so I'm not concerned about the brightness as much..

[South_Texas_Sun]

Hi Jinx,

We have 2 pool Color Logic lights and 1 in the spa.

Like you, I knew that lights would make a big difference in the appearance of the pool AND property with guests at night and for "mood" when home by ourselves. Believe me.....it does!

I also considered the Fiberstar line because we have 2 Jandy Clear Descent waterfalls and liked the "accent" look of the lightbars under the water.

We chose the Haywards, and I'm glad we did. The LED technology is REALLY cool!...lol The "head" electronics with the LED drivers are actually in the light assembly, so there's only the one cable and a ground to run back to the controller.

I looked at the JAZZ light exploded view in the pdf (on the webpage you provided) and it seems to be a spinning color disc with a bright conventional bulb behind it, right? The Color Logic is all solid state, which means (to me, anyway) longer life, less heat and the slightly less tangible fun of watching the thing up close, changing colors. The bank of LED's "changes" color by gradually shifting the colors of the LED's to form combined colors. For example, half red and half blue make purple. This is how the Color Logic lights work, and if you have kids, they LOVE to just put on a mask and submerge up close to watch it.

About the fiber optics.....We decided NOT to get the fiberoptic light bars because the installation looked like it should be done by someone who's done a few and isn't just "winging it".....lol. They are expensive for what they do, and I was afraid that after a year or so, the plastic pipe (holding the fiber optics) would either develop a leak or became clouded on the outside with water deposits, and would be a huge hassle to either replace, or just remove entirely!

The "brightness" is a non-issue in my opinion, so long as you have enough light to EVENLY light the pool. You shouldn't be able to see the light source (again, imo) from the house, and a diffused, even synchronized color is preferable to us.

In the "old days", pools used to have one HUGE bright light in the deep end, and I have to say that lighting has come a long way since then. I can't tell you whether to go with the Jazz or the CL, but we're very please with ours.

hth,

STS

[Jinx32]

Well you certainly have given the best argument for getting the Color Logics over the Jazz lights. I was just under the impression that the LEDs were not bright enough to illuminate the pool. If that is not the case I guess I may indeed go with the Color Logics also. I like that there arent any moving parts to wear out. ie color wheel. Do you have the 12 or 120 volt?

[South_Texas_Sun]

Well you certainly have given the best argument for getting the Color Logics over the Jazz lights. I was just under the impression that the LEDs were not bright enough to illuminate the pool. If that is not the case I guess I may indeed go with the Color Logics also. I like that there arent any moving parts to wear out. ie color wheel. Do you have the 12 or 120 volt?

Hi Jinx,

120vac. I guess "brightness" is somewhat subjective, but with the 2 pool lights, you can drive up in front of our place at night and see the pool through the living room windows (about 100ft) with the living room lights on. It's a very nice effect.

I'm also glad that we didn't get the fiber optics because it turns out, where we live, (Tx hill country) there's BATS at night! I always thought the lack of mosquitos was kind of strange.... The pool light attracts the curiousity of local "critters".

The fiber optic stuff reminds me of those bug traps that use little neon bulbs to attract the bugs.....but without the traps. Just the thing for attracting a swarm of "guests".

Good luck with your pool.

STS

[Jinx32]

Yeah I think im going with the ColorLogics. I hope im making the right decision. Based on what Ive read from you and others, the Colorlogics seem to be the best bet. Plus I have yet to hear from someone who had the Jazz lights to be able to compare. Do you have any pics you can post so I can get a better idea on what to expect? Thanks for your help!

[South_Texas_Sun]

Yeah I think im going with the ColorLogics. I hope im making the right decision. Based on what Ive read from you and others, the Colorlogics seem to be the best bet. Plus I have yet to hear from someone who had the Jazz lights to be able to compare. Do you have any pics you can post so I can get a better idea on what to expect? Thanks for your help!

Hi Jinx, (gosh I get a kick out of saying that....lol)

Listen, why don't you go with the JAZZ lights?? You sound like that's what you really want, and I wouldn't be surprised if they WERE brighter than the LED lights. After all, isn't the JAZZ a halogen bulb or something? The color TEMPERATURE alone is going to make it look brighter than the LED lights!

I'm trying to guess why the brightness is so important. Are you an airline pilot who wants to be able to pick out his house on the approach? Or a film director that wants to do pool shots at home?

Nevermind....I don't want to know. Sorry I can't take pictures for you. I dropped my camera in the river and I'm waiting for a new model line to come out in a month or so, so the current models will drop in price.

Get the Jazz......you can always use the wire and just replace the light on the deck of the pool if you don't like it!

Best,

STS

[Jinx32]

Not so fast... You have made a good agrument in favor of the ColorLogics and I agree. I was interested in the Jazz lights because of the brightness issue. Which you have so amusingly made fun of. I just wanted the pool to light up with color. If the LEDs can do that then "I'm all in". Dont back track on me now