Pentair Color Sync Controller Installation

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In this video, our pool professional walks you through everything you would need to know about the installation of the NEW ‪@Pentairpool‬ Color Sync Controller (Part # 618031). Just as every pool can be a watercolor canvas, every pool owner can be an automated artist. The Color Sync™ Controller lets you toggle between your favorite color modes and moods on an automated schedule. For a faster, simple way to captivate the eyes and stir the senses. Select dazzling light shows from 7 predefined themes or 5 fixed colors to suit your mood. Set automated schedules for your backyard oasis through the easy-to-use Pentair Home App. Suitable for indoor and outdoor environments for flexible installation. Control up to 300 Watts of Pentair Color LED Lights on a single circuit. Intuitive user control via the Color Sync direct control panel. Upgrade from a standard light switch for easy control of your pool lighting. Please check out the website below for more information and parts for your pool equipment! As always, thank you so much for watching, and be sure to hit that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE today!
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[@dementus420]

I'm here to research installing lights in pools for my customers who I install pools for. i just want to set myself apart from the herd and have something extra special for people gracious enough to choose me to install their pool for them. thanks for all the information.

[@ePoolSupply]

We appreciate the positive feedback and wish you all the luck in your endeavors. Thank you for watching!

[@sewerswan8422]

Awesome video guys , I am installing one for a stand alone system without automation Lights are 12v so glad to know the switch can work if I’ve got 120v going to it After looking at the Pentair diagram it makes sense Would be cool to see a video of the steps for others Your videos have helped me a lot

[@ePoolSupply]

Glad we could help. Appreciate the positive feedback. Have a great weekend!

[@gixxerrage1665]

Great videos! One question, would i need two of these controllers to have the pool and spa light be different colors at the same time?

[@ePoolSupply]

Yes you would need 2. Thank you for watching!

[@Patriot66699]

I just have Us installed and the one issue I have which I don’t enjoy is there is no color pallet wheel. I didn’t know that and I wish the pool installer would’ve told me.

[@ePoolSupply]

There should have had one included. Might have fallen off or he removed it by accident.

[@Patriot66699]

@@ePoolSupply I meant digital on the app you only have preset choices. There’s no color palette or I can pick whatever color I want.

[@Lucidiousness]

Great Video! I only have 2 wires, a red and a black inside my light switch junction box. Do I need to have a third wire in order to use this device? I want to install this myself without an electrician. Thanks in advance!

[@ePoolSupply]

Hello, we would recommend reaching out to a professional to have it installed to qualify for the warranty.

[@Lucidiousness]

I spoke with Pentair, or " Paragon Aquatics " and they advised I get it professionally installed. $650 is kinda steep. But either way your advice was on point and very helpful 👏

[@gregsmith9997]

from pentair installation manual: Using the ground screw in the outlet box, secure the Green ground wire from the light, and the GFCI to the back of the outlet box. Connect the White (Neutral) wire from the Color Sync Controller to the White wire from the light cord, and the White (Neutral) wire from the GFCI, using an appropriately sized wire nut. These connections must have been done elsewhere

[@ePoolSupply]

Great information!

[@jennl4726]

Great video. Thank you. Have you ever ran into an issue with the ColorSync not being able to connect to the wifi router? Any ideas? It’s definately not the module itself and wifi router is pretty close by. Thanks!

[@ePoolSupply]

Could be one of many things so it would be best to reach out to Pentair's support team for that type of technical issue. 1(800) 831-7133. Hope this helps.

[@brazillianguy01]

Had our pool builder install one today and after calling and troubleshooting, it was supposedly a defective unit. So hopefully it’s a simple swap

[@EricBernal]

I’m having this same issue.

[@RascalCatify]

Hopefully this gets seen. So I just got mine today and took off the light switch cover and there is just a black wire, blue wire, and ground (green). My setup is that there is a secondary panel by all the equipment and breakers. One breaker is for the lights that goes to a 12V transformer. In the box I see a white and black going to the transformer and then a blue wire with a wire nut that goes to the transformer and then I assume back to the light switch, along with a black wire. I assume then that I would I put the black in hot (line) and then the blue in load correct, and then leave neutral empty.

[@ePoolSupply]

Hi there, we would suggest reaching out to Pentair's tech support for clarification on this issue. 1 [phone]

[@jumanabenlateef2352]

I have a similar setup. When I removed the switch. There is only 3 wires. Hot/neutral/ground. I installed the hot at the line & neutral at neutral. The color sync turns on connects to Wi-Fi but when I select a color nothing happens at the lights. Do you have any ideas what can be wrong?

[@ePoolSupply]

@@jumanabenlateef2352 We would recommend reaching out to Pentair's tech support. 1 [phone]

[@RascalCatify]

@@jumanabenlateef2352 So apparently the controller requires all three connections. I tried putting the blue in the load position and it didn't even power on. It will power on and "work" when the blue wire is in neutral but the lights do not come on. After speaking with an actual pool guy, not just Pentair, a neutral white wire needs to be ran and connected up to the neutrals for the transformer for it to work. If you are lucky and your electrical equipment and the switch are close its easy, unlike me where I have to run about 50 feet of wire!

[@jumanabenlateef2352]

@@RascalCatify I appreciate your update. Pentair support was no help. They didn’t even suggest that the missing neutral wire is the culprit. My breaker box is right next to the switch. I will be running a neutral wire this weekend. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks again

[@charlesfair4393]

Can you show how you wired from the panel to the junction box that the control is in? Also do you remove the mechanical timer?

[@ePoolSupply]

We will add it to our list of upcoming content. And yes, you can remove the mechanical timer. Hope this helps!

[@MatthewRestainoTube]

Also looking for this video.

[@JohnKnorr]

@@ePoolSupply Would also love this video! Is it necessary to install when putting in the light, or can you do it after?

[@josephanders4983]

Question regarding the neutral line. My pool guy has already tried to install 2 different controllers, both with the same issue. The neutral line has power coming from the controller and trips the GFI. Is there supposed to be power coming from the neutral line? Thanks for any advise you might have

[@ePoolSupply]

Sounds like you may have a wiring issue. I would just verify both power and neutral are coming after the GFI. Also, neutral is supposed to carry the current back to the power source which means it may be already connected to something trying to close a circuit. Hope this helps!

[@manuelr1072ify]

Can you explain a little about wiring the colorsync replacing a light switch?

[@ePoolSupply]

Hi there, when it comes to a light switch it is pretty easy as far as wiring goes as there is only a hot, neutral, and ground. The color sync is basically the same concept. Hope this helps!

[@manuelr1072ify]

Thank you

[@MatthewRestainoTube]

Would also like to see this

[@angelkling21]

How do you change the switch when existing light switch has two switches? Pool/spa switch.

[@ePoolSupply]

Hi there, we would recommend reaching out to Pentair's tech support for that type of concern. 1 [phone]

[@VanGranico]

Can this switch work with 3 ways? I currently have 2 light switches that control the pool light. Maybe I can replace one of those? Or Maybe I can add this one out at the pool equipment? Otherwise I will probably be able to do the multi flip up n down to change the modes.. I hope that at least works with 3 way switches. Thanks in advance to anyone that knows about this...

[@ePoolSupply]

Are talking about a 3 way valve?

[@ricardoortigoza1774]

Can you connect multiple lights on the one controller ? Also what do we do with the neutral wire from the lights ? Do we just bond those together and only run the hot to the ColorSync ?

[@ePoolSupply]

Hi there, you can add multiple lights to one controller as it can handle up to 300 watts. You can achieve this by pig tailing the wires together. Now, we do not suggest doing that as it is not very safe so the best way to do it is to wire all lights into a transformer and run one wire from the transformer to the controller. This will allow you to turn them all on at once. Hope this helps!

[@ricardoortigoza1774]

@@ePoolSupply what it’s it’s the 120v pentair 5g spa light , you don’t need the transformer correct ? So would I just put all the neutrals and grounds from the lights together and just run the hot to the color sync ?

[@ePoolSupply]

@@ricardoortigoza1774 That is correct! As long as the wattage does not exceed the 300W the controller can take it will work.

[@ricardoortigoza1774]

@@ePoolSupply awesome thank you 🙏 appreciate you a lot

[@PoetSoulSearcher]

You skipped showing how to install the app on your Apple phone. My app keeps displaying offline over and over.

[@ePoolSupply]

You might want to contact the manufacture for further instruction. 1-800-831-7133

[@ReviewCantina]

I have my light switch inside my house. Does this fit in a standard house light switch ?

[@ePoolSupply]

Yes, it was designed to.

[@tulio3571]

Hi there would the gfi go before the switch or after ? thank you

[@ePoolSupply]

before definitely.

[@VIKINGOCATIRE]

Do I really need that controller?. I already have the screenlogic interface protocol adapter with the whole automation variable speed pump back in 2016. I control everything through the app. I never upgraded to led lights but im finally about. The screenlogic app has the intellibrite settings built in. Do i really need an extra piece of hardware just for the lights?

[@ePoolSupply]

No. This product is intended for pool owners who do not have that type of automation. Hope this helps!

[@VIKINGOCATIRE]

@@ePoolSupply very cool. So i guess the intellibrite 5g led lights should be compatible with the pentair software and hardware i already have? Thank u for your help 😀

[@jamo9008]

@@VIKINGOCATIREI’m assuming you’ve found out already but yes it will work with no additional hardware

[@robertcooke8036]

What I don’t understand is when using 12volt lights if we are sending the load to the transformer from the switch and the wire from the lights also to the transformer how is the switch turning the lights on and off?

[@robertcooke8036]

Disregard I got it after looking at the wiring diagram

[@ePoolSupply]

Awesome! Have a great weekend!

[@SingleWhiteSpenny]

i dont have any pentair automation but my pool has pentair lights how does this piece help me?

[@ePoolSupply]

Hello, this product eliminates the need for automation to control the pool lights. It is wired to a breaker that supplies power, allowing you to change the colors of the light. Hope this helps!

[@shanu.sarfu.umaira]

can we possible automatic timer on/off this controller

[@ePoolSupply]

We do not believe you are able to do that but you can always refer to the manufacture for more specific technical questions like that. [phone].

[@wyckedfunk5541]

Is this an upgrade over the intellibrite?.. what's the difference?

[@ePoolSupply]

Hello, this is meant to be used with IntelliBrites as opposed to just a switch or if you do not have any type of automation installed with your equipment. Hope this helps!

[@wyckedfunk5541]

@@ePoolSupply .. Ok I have the magicstream laminars with just the light switch and was wondering if this or the intellibrite was a better upgrade.

[@SingleWhiteSpenny]

what are the pool lights connected to what am i missing?

[@ePoolSupply]

The lights connect to the Color Sync which connects to power via a breaker giving the lights the power to illuminate. Colors can be changed via the dial on the Color Sync. Hope this helps!

[@iysabel82]

do you have any vidoe how to connect to the phone i was trying multiples times to press and hold for 10 sec for some reason not working im not sure what im doing wrong 😔

[@ePoolSupply]

Hello, unfortunately, we do not. We will add it to our list of videos to do in the future.

[@juanemlouis3174]

Where does the ground go?

[@ePoolSupply]

Hi there, please refer to 4:52 of the video which should help answer your question. Hope this helps!

[@jayrose9463]

I need a consult:)

[@ePoolSupply]

Would you like to give us a call? [phone].

[@jayrose9463]

@@ePoolSupply so all that are seeing this. I called them. Spoke with Brandon. Super helpful. I hope whatever I need I can use them. I’m from Florida but will surely use them. Customer service is top notch. Thank you Brandon and all of you.

[@ePoolSupply]

@@jayrose9463 We appreciate the positive feedback. I will be sure to let everyone know of the great job we are all doing over here. Have a great weekend!