How to Add Lights to Your Southern California Swimming Pool
One of the great joys of having a pool in Southern California is swimming in the bright sunshine. But when the sun goes down, the joy of using the pool can fade with it unless you have pool lights. Whether you have landscape lighting around the pool or pool lights directly in the pool, that light allows you to enjoy your pool longer and more safely.
Adding pool lighting provides a different aesthetic too. Lighting adds a sense of mystery to your pool by creating pockets of light and darkness, increasing visual interest around the pool. And having swimming pool lights raises the confidence of your guests and your family that they can swim safely after dark. Swimming after dark when the temperature is still warm but the sun’s no longer overhead, is a great joy on its own.
Landscape lighting around pool
There are many options for lighting your backyard pool area. Small lights can be added to accent various trees and plants around the pool, emphasizing the different greenery in your landscaping. Area lights can also be used to illuminate a pathway to or around your pool, allowing everyone to walk safely.
Another option is motion detector lights. Particularly helpful for a path from the home to the pool, these lights only will stay on for a limited time before turning off again. These lights can also act as a security measure, letting you know someone or something is around the pool. Another choice is up or down lighting. Up lighting is great as a spotlight for plants and flowers, and down lighting can be used to illuminate a pathway.
Yet another option is string lights. Imagine white Christmas lights, but used year round, string lighting creates an unmistakable ambience. Depending on the number of lights and their placement, they may be limited in terms of the amount of area they cover. Generally, string lights are used in conjunction with another type of lighting option. They also need to be anchored in two places. For example, they can be looped around two trees, or go from the house to a tree near the pool, or poles can be placed for the lights to be anchored to.
Exactly how these lights are positioned and their brightness will depend on what you want to achieve. Some pool owners want landscape lighting that floods the entire backyard pool area with bright white light. Others prefer a more subdued option. Either way, as the premier pool contractors in Southern California, we can work with you and your budget to assemble something worthy of your dreams.
Swimming pool lights
For lights installed directly into your swimming pool, there are several options. Floating pool lights are an inexpensive method of lighting your pool. These solar-powered lights charge during the day and then shine at night. Depending on the size of the pool, you could use two or three of these lights to illuminate your pool.
There is also the option of installing underwater lighting directly into the pool liner. This is a bit more involved. The pool has to be drained, and then a wire run from the lights to the control switches. The wire can run from existing electrical infrastructure inside the house, so that the lights can be turned on from there, or to any other spot that you desire.
As for the types of lighting, once the wiring is set, there are plenty of alternatives. Some people like a soft white incandescent style light, which is aesthetically pleasing and bright. Others like LED lights, which come in different colors. Typically, for LED lights, the choices used are green, blue or white, all of which make a pool look serene and inviting. But again, the sky’s the limit, and we can install any color you prefer.
Adding pool lighting, or landscape lighting for your pool, is a big step. Pool lighting increases the beauty and safety of your pool. As the top pool builder in Southern California, Anderson Pool and Spa is your destination for pool lighting services. With years of experience and a strong dedication to delivering quality work and exceptional customer service, we’re the trusted choice in Southern California for homeowners with backyard swimming pools.
Contact us today and our designers will be glad to work with you to get the best pool lighting for you and your pool! Get a free quote from our team today.
