Astral Pool SLX User manual

8/10/2015
INSTALLATION AND
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS I INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Astral Pool Underwater
Niche Lights For
Concrete Pools
®Rainbow Pool Products
PO Box 2388, Mansfield Qld 4122
Telephone STD 61-7-3849 5385
Facsimile STD 61-7-3849 5384
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rainbowpoolproducts.com.au

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INSTALLATION FOR CONCRETE POOLS
Kit Contents
Quantity
Item
1
75810-C Concrete Niche Assembly
1
75811 Mounting Ring
1
20348 Cable - SLX Light 20m, or
20344 Cable - SLX Light 35m
1
26938 Foam insert 147mm diameter (fits niche)
1
26939 Foam insert 136mm diameter (fits mounting ring)

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Installation Instructions
Please note that the first few steps of these instruction must be performed before the concrete is poured.
Once poured, the remainder of the steps can then be taken.
1. Using soft wire or cable ties, attach the niche (item 75810-C)to the steel reinforcement. The conduit
inlet should be directed upwards as depicted. For servicing and practical reasons, the light should not
be installed deeper than 450mm below the water line. Install the niche so its front face will be flush
with the inside face of the finished concrete wall.
2. Glue a length of 25mm electrical conduit to the niche conduit socket using PVC solvent cement.
Ensure the conduit extends above the water level of the pool. If a draw wire is not being used, the
cable (item 20348 or 20344) must be fitted simultaneously with the conduit installation. Starting at the
niche, run the cable though the conduit to the power supply. Leave 1m of cable surplus inside the
niche, complete with the end of the cable with the plug, and coil up inside the niche until ready to fit
the light. Ensure the cable gland inside the niche is fully tightened around the cable.
25mm electrical conduit
installed to inlet
Niche
Secure niche to steel bars
with wire or cable ties
Steel reinforcement
bars
Install flush with future concrete
wall
Install flush with future concrete wall
Future concrete
wall

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3. Install a second conduit to return below ground level and away to the power supply. Both conduits
should be glued into a draw box to allow for future service.
4. Press the larger polystyrene foam insert (item 26938) into the niche’s front opening. This temporary
insert will stop dirt, concrete and debris entering the niche and will maintain roundness of the niche
under the weight of the concrete. The foam insert must be a tight fit inside the niche.
5. Cover the entire niche surface with concrete in a uniform manner to ensure secure fixing. Ensure the
concrete covers the niche all around and at the back –air pockets and bubbles in the concrete must
be eliminated. Avoid creating thin sections of concrete to minimise the risks of cracking or leaks. It is
imperative the front edge of the niche does not stand proud of the concrete or sit recessed to the
concrete. Ensure there is at least 50mm of concrete behind the niche.
6. Smooth the concrete around the niche and make a recess around the rim of approximately 8mm, to
allow for installation of a waterproof seal.
Steel bars
Draw Box
Conduit to Power
supply
Ensure concrete thickness of 50mm
minimum around niche
Ensure that conduits are “broken” - even if a
junction box is not fitted - before returning
below water level. This will stop the water from
being siphoned from the pool or spa.
Conduit
Steel Bars
Scoop out concrete around
front edge of the niche and
apply waterproof sealant in
recess as depicted
If required, trim niche back
a few mm only to be in line
with concrete wall surface.
Flush mount is essential.
Concrete thickness
50mm minimum

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7. When the concrete has dried, remove the foam cover from the niche. Fill the recess around the niche
with a waterproof sealant (2 part epoxy). Keep the sealant flush with the niche front edge and
concrete wall surface.
8. To install the light mounting ring into the niche:
a. Apply PVC cement to the swivel surface of the mounting ring (item 75811) and also to the inside
of the niche where the mounting ring is likely to rest (approx. 20mm inside niche).
b. For easier installation and maintenance of the light, it is highly recommended that the mounting
ring be installed according to the following description. The mounting ring has a large “X” mark
that should be installed into the niche such that the marker is at the 12 o’clock position. Please
see the following image, which highlights the marker and its correct position. Press the mounting
ring into the niche, with the marker at 12 o’clock, until the ring sits flush against the pool concrete
wall. Check for correct installation before the glue sets.
9. Press the second, smaller polystyrene foam cover (item 26939) into the mounting ring. This will
prevent dirt and debris entering the niche during rendering or tiling and will also help maintain
roundness under the weight of the tiles.
10. Now apply the render or tiles, ensuring that the finished tile/render surface is level with the front edge
of the mounting ring.
ATTENTION: Interior pool surface must finish flush with the raised edge of the mounting ring, or it
will not be possible to properly install the light.
ATTENTION: Do not install the light until the pool has been washed with acid.
X marker at 12
o’clock position Waterproof sealant
applied to this recess
Apply PVC solvent
cement
Mounting Ring
Note the “X” mark, which should be
located at the 12 o’clock position when
the ring is installed into the niche.
This screw hole should be
located at the 6 o’clock position.
Mounting Ring
Tiles & Glue or Render
Waterproof Sealant
Concrete
Tiled interior pool surface must
be finish flush with raised edge
of mounting ring

®Rainbow Pool Products
PO Box 2388, Mansfield Qld 4122
Telephone STD 61-7-3849 5385
Facsimile STD 61-7-3849 5384
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rainbowpoolproducts.com.au
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Raised edge of mounting ring
Cable plug
Flush finish between pool
surface and raised edge of
the mounting ring.
Protective cap