When I replaced my niche/light/wire it was almost $1,000 all-in with labor. I took the halogen bulb out of the new niche and replaced it with a Pool Tone (in-house brand from Florida Sunseeker). It’s been in there 2 years now and working well. Just an Edison socket “bulb” with hundreds of LEDs for about $170. If you don’t need the niche and wire pull, a pool owner can swap it out in 10 minutes. I despise the switch flipping, though!
I was thinking powerline signals to avoid having to re-run low voltage lines from a transformer to the light. Pulling wire through that conduit is no fun. If there is a way to send a signal kind of like how Sling used to send internet, maybe…? One adapter to the power switch or possibly one there and one relay at the light’s power box if it’s needed.
I agree $500 might be tough, but we know they can make the bulbs for a reasonable cost. Powerline adapter and transmission tech is decades old, so it shouldn’t be too costly to implement. If they could hit that price point there are a lot of pool owners that would consider it. Could work nicely with their new yard lighting and coordinate everything in the app.
A man can dream! lol