ZODIAC POOL SYSTEMS LLC

Nicheless lighting assemblies principally for swimming pools and spa are detailed. The lighting assemblies include features configured to dissipate heat. The assemblies additionally are designed to reduce possibility of water intrusion. Some versions of the assemblies may include thermally-conductive plastic overmolded onto at least one of a lens or a heat spreader. Versions of the assemblies additionally or alternatively may include a generally annular heat sink to which a printed circuit board containing at least one light-emitting diode (LED) is attached. Versions of the assemblies may be divided into subassemblies, one subassembly fitting into another, or include protective covers.

A pool vision system may include a camera and a controller. A method of controlling equipment of a swimming pool or spa using the pool vision system may include receiving visual data from the camera having a field of view including the equipment and identify the equipment in the visual data and determining an operational state of the equipment based on the visual data. The method incudes comparing the determined operational state of the equipment with an expected operational state of the equipment and generating a control response based on a difference between the determined operational state of the equipment and the expected operational state of the equipment.

A pool cleaner may include one or more turbines. One or more brush clip may be attachable to the one or more turbines and detachable from the one or more turbines. In some cases, the one or more turbines may be domed turbines. The brush clip may be installed and removed without requiring disassembly of the pool cleaner, and in some cases, the installation and removal may be toolless.

A water quality monitoring system for a swimming pool or spa includes a saltwater chlorinator and a water sensing device. The water sensing device may measure water hardness of the water of the swimming pool or spa. The saltwater chlorinator may be automatically controlled based on the water hardness measurement from the water sensing device.

Systems and methods for monitoring water of a swimming pool or spa include containers or cartridges with one or more liquid reagents for automatic chemistry analysis of recreational water. The cartridges provide a store or supply of one or more reagents and may be quickly and easily replaced and replenished by a user. The cartridges may be self-sealing when the cartridge is not engaged with the monitoring device.

A pool automation system is connectable with one or more pieces of equipment associated with a swimming pool or spa. The pool automation system may receive a demand event with a requested load reduction, and the pool automation system may determine a demand response for the one or more pieces of equipment associated with the swimming pool or spa based on the demand event and based on information gathered by the pool automation system about the at least one piece of equipment. The demand response may be based on a prioritization of the one or more pieces of equipment associated with the swimming pool or spa. The pool automation system may implement control of the one or more pieces of equipment associated with the swimming pool or spa responsive to the demand event.

A lighting device can be assigned to a light group by a controller. The controller can read a plurality of addresses associated with a plurality of lighting devices. The controller can send a set of addresses of the plurality of addresses to a computing device. Responsive to receiving a first instruction from the computing device that identifies a first address of the set of addresses, the controller can cause a first lighting device of the plurality of lighting devices to emit a first light. Responsive to receiving a second instruction from the computing device, the controller can assign the first lighting device to a first light group.

A variable flow control nozzles for swimming pools and spas and associated methods may direct a flow (or jet) of water at a variable speed or variable flow rate. The variable flow control nozzles are self-adjusting and may automatically adjust and/or optimize the jet based on a flow rate of water supplied to the variable flow control nozzle.

A docking station for a self-propelled swimming pool cleaner and associated methods provide a sturdy, in-pool docking station which does not require a mechanical anchor or device other than the weight of the base. Additionally, or alternatively, the in-pool docking station may be adapted for charging and/or supplying power to the self-propelled pool cleaner without requiring external power cables. Additionally, or alternatively, the docking station may allow for horizontal docking between the self-propelled pool cleaner and the dock.

A water quality monitoring system for a swimming pool or spa includes a first water sensing device and a second water sensing device. The first water sensing device may measure one or more water parameters via a probe reading, and the second water sensing device may measure one or more water parameters via a reagent reading.