If you are having an inground pool installed on your property, there are many decisions that you need to make during the process. One aspect of pool installation that is extremely important is the lighting. Pool lighting can make a big difference in how you use your pool, and when you use your pool. Metropolitan Pools is here to talk about pool lighting and why it is something you definitely want to consider when installing a pool in your backyard.

Why are Pool Lights Worth It?

There are a couple of significant benefits that you can enjoy when you have lighting in your pool. The first and possibly most important reason for having light in your pool is safety. When you have small children that are using the pool after the sun has set, you want to be able to see them clearly the entire time. With pool lighting, you can more effectively see the entire pool no matter how dark it is outside. The other obvious benefit comes as you realize that you can use the pool no matter what time of day or night it is. If you don’t have lighting, you can’t safely swim. Enjoy your pool around the clock with pool lighting.

Can You Add Lights to an Inground Pool after it is Installed?

While it may seem easy enough to add pool lighting after you have had the pool for a while and a chance to see if it is something you really need, that is a mistake. To wait and add pool lighting later is a big undertaking. It requires a major renovation on your pool to add lighting after the fact. You should always have the pool lighting installed during the construction of your pool.

Different Types of Pool Lighting

There are a few different options for pool lighting. Here are the three that you have to choose from.
– LED: This is the most efficient and the most popular lighting choice for residential vinyl liner pools. When you choose LED lights for your pool, you don’t have to worry about bulb replacement for many years down the road. Not only that, but you get to have the colors of the light change without doing anything with bulb replacement either. This is also the most energy efficient choice in lighting for your pool.
– Fiber Optic: This is a lighting choice that was popular around the early 2000s. It isn’t going to give you the brightest lighting in the pools so many people have chosen LED over this choice. It is also the most expensive when you need to replace the bulbs.
– Incandescent: The bulbs will not last nearly as long before they need to be replaced when compared to LED lighting. You also don’t have the ability to change the color without putting a cover over the bulb or changing it completely.

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