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JMF-Maxxus:
Can anyone explain how to replace the waterfall light for a 2010 Sundance Maxxus?  The Sundance Spa dealership in my area is no longer in business (due to death of owner).  There is no Sundance or Jacuzzi dealership within 90 miles (and that dealership does not make service calls to my area).  Is there a way to get a service/repair manual?  Got no help from Sundance Spa, Inc.

SerjicalStrike:
It is quite a pain to replace them.  They are epoxied to the shell and are very difficult to get off.  We use a Fein multimaster tool with a scraper blade to get it off.  You will also need a 3/16" drill bit.  We epoxy them back on with Bond and Fill. 

They have a long ribbon cable that we normally just splice into the old ribbon cable.  Otherwise you will need to run the wire all the way back to the front of the spa. 

JMF-Maxxus:
Thank you for your reply.  I had been busy on other projects, so I haven't yet attempted the waterfall light replacement. 
Follow-up Question:   After draining the spa, should I:
    1.  Access the waterfall light fixture from the panel behind the water fall?
    2.  Remove foam insulation to reach the fixture?
    3.  Disconnect the waterfall light from the waterfall component?
         (Note:  I don't mind running the ribbon cable for the replacement light all the way to the front of spa).
Also:
     1.  Is the light fixture expoxied to the shell of the spa or waterfall component?
     2.  What will require using the 3/16" drill bit ?  (Thanks for providing the bit size.)
Thank you for noting (in advance) the pain that I will soon experience.  It helped confirm my expectation.

clover:
The light could be the symptom, and not necessarily the problem.  The light system has a controller that it is plugged into that could be the source of the problem.  It is possible to replace a component to only have it be the controller, and vice versa.

Maybe others can give you a better insight on how to approach the situation other than trial and error that will cost you money.  How old is your Sundance, is it covered by the original warranty?

SerjicalStrike:

--- Quote from: JMF-Maxxus on August 10, 2014, 11:42:53 am ---Thank you for your reply.  I had been busy on other projects, so I haven't yet attempted the waterfall light replacement. 
Follow-up Question:   After draining the spa, should I:
    1.  Access the waterfall light fixture from the panel behind the water fall?    The light is epoxied to the shell and the ribbon cable runs through a 1" pipe.  If you take the back panel off the spa, it will be very obvious
    2.  Remove foam insulation to reach the fixture? You shouldn't need to remove any foam to get at the light fixture.
    3.  Disconnect the waterfall light from the waterfall component?   The light gets disconnected from a controller in the equipment bay.  It is a blue box with multiple ribbon cables going to it.
         (Note:  I don't mind running the ribbon cable for the replacement light all the way to the front of spa).
Also:
     1.  Is the light fixture expoxied to the shell of the spa or waterfall component? It is epoxied to the shell.  Replacing the light does not require doing anything to the actual waterfall
     2.  What will require using the 3/16" drill bit ?  (Thanks for providing the bit size.) There is a small nipple on the new waterfall light that goes into a hole that will be full of epoxy.  It will be obvious once the waterfall light is removed.  It keeps the light straight
Thank you for noting (in advance) the pain that I will soon experience.  It helped confirm my expectation.

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Typically what happens is the waterfall light goes bad and takes out the light controller.  As long as it is just the waterfall lights that are bad, I would say there is a pretty good chance the light controller is ok. 

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