The best magnetic pool lights, compared.
Top pick: Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698 – Highest score: 4.4 from 1,883 reviews, a through-wall pair for a thin non-steel pool up to 7.32 m, at about £54.95. One UK review needed the plug changed. Best value: TEPENAR magnetic pool light, 1 pack – About £19.99, the lowest price among the discs that still include a second mount. The shared 4.2 from 667 is already deducted. Updated October 2026.
A magnetic pool light on amazon.co.uk is either a mains wall set that couples through a thin non-steel wall, or a sealed rechargeable LED disc with a magnet, usually sold with a suction cup or glue as well. Buyers include families with a soft-sided summer pool, hot-tub owners who want colour for an hour, and anyone lighting a pond or fountain. The charging port stays dry, or the transformer stays outside the water. An IP68 line is the maker's claim, not a promise of a whole season. They are not a fixed zone-0 luminaire under BS 7671 Section 702. The [magnetic pool light buying guide](/hub/pool-care/magnetic-pool-light/sub/magnetic-pool-light-buying-guide) puts wall type, then power, then what an IP68 bullet may mean, in that order. Intex's sheet for the wall-light family allows only a storable above-ground pool with a non-steel wall 1 mm thick or less, and pools up to 7.32 m (24 ft). UK retailer describes 230 V transformed to 12 V DC through the wall. The table on the 28698 also prints 50 W, ethernet and 5,000 lumens. One UK review of the 28698 says the plug had to be changed.
A magnetic pool light on amazon.co.uk is either a mains wall set that couples through a thin non-steel wall, or a sealed rechargeable LED disc with a magnet, usually sold with a suction cup or glue as well.
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Where will the light live?
The Intex 28698 is the mains wall light with the large amazon.co.uk file: 4.4 from 1,883 reviews, at about £54.95. Reviewers praise the magnets that hold the pair through the wall, and the listing offers white and colour-changing light. The Amazon table prints 50 W, 5,000 lumens, and 220 V; maker pages describe a low-watt LED with 230 V outside the pool transformed to 12 V DC, so those table figures should not be read as the lamp. One UK review says the light came from Italy and the plug had to be changed. Reviews also say the controls sit on the unit, with no separate remote and no timer. A bullet limits the set to pools up to 7.32 m. It is the top pick in this set for a fixed evening light, provided the wall is the thin non-steel type Intex allows and the plug in the box is a BS 1363 plug.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the light on for most evenings on a storable non-steel pool up to 7.32 m, with an outdoor socket more than 3.5 m from the water.
Less suitable: You need a BS 1363 plug confirmed in the listing, or the wall is steel.
Specifications
Common questions
Does this 28698 listing include a UK plug?
The raw file does not show the plug. One UK review says the light came from Italy and the plug had to be changed.
Does the listing answer the saltwater question?
The page asks whether it can be used in saltwater pools. The raw file does not answer.
Is there a separate remote?
A review in the raw file says the controls are on the unit and are not a separate remote, and that there is no timer.
The TEPENAR T-2023-1 is a single rechargeable disc at about £19.99, with a magnet, a 1.18 in suction cup, and glue. The listing claims 2.5 W, 2,600 mAh, IP68, 16 colours, and an RF remote, and this table prints 800 lumens. The star line is 4.2 from 667, and the same line and the same review texts appear on the two-pack and the four-pack, so this is not 667 reviews of the one-pack alone. Reviews say the suction cups fail once they are wet, and buyers hold the disc with a magnet plus a washer outside a liner. Bullets claim 40 to 150 hours after about four hours of charging; one review in the shared text timed about six hours. At 249 g it is the lightest listing here. It is the best value in this set if you will use the washer or the glue, and it is a decorative battery lamp rather than a fixed pool luminaire.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one cheap colour disc for a liner, pond, or party and you will use a washer or glue.
Less suitable: You want a mains light that stays on all evening, or you will trust the suction cup under water.
Specifications
Common questions
How does the 1-pack mount?
The bullets list a 1.18 in suction cup, a built-in magnet, and glue. Reviews say the cups fail under water.
What runtime does the listing claim?
The bullets say 40 to 150 hours after about four hours of charging. One review in the shared text timed about six hours.
Why is the star count the same as the other TEPENAR packs?
The 1-pack, 2-pack, and 4-pack raw files all print 4.2 from 667 and the same review texts.
The TEPENAR T-2023-2 is two of the same discs at about £26.99, so the second lamp is £7 more than buying one. The listing still claims 2.5 W, 2,600 mAh, IP68, 16 colours, and one RF remote that the bullets and the reviews say can run several lamps. This table prints 200 lumens, not the 800 on the one-pack. The 4.2 from 667 is the shared family line, not a separate test of the two-pack. Reviews say the suction pads do not stick under water or on PVC and the light floats. Glue held on a rough hot-tub shell, and a washer is the other mount people describe. The file marks assembly as not required. The charge bullet is still 40 to 150 hours after about four hours, against the same six-hour timing in the shared reviews.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want two colour discs for a hot tub or a small pool and you will glue them or use a washer.
Less suitable: You need a through-wall mains fitting, or you expect the suction cups to hold while people swim.
Specifications
Common questions
Is assembly required?
The raw file says assembly required is false. Fixing is suction, magnet, or glue.
Do the suction cups hold under water?
Reviews in this file say the pads do not stick under water or on PVC, and the light floats.
Can one remote run both lamps?
The bullets say one RF remote can control multiple lights. Reviews agree that one remote runs several.
The TEPENAR T-2023-4 is four discs at about £46.99, the same shelf price as the Intex 28698BS and the SoulBay four-pack. The listing stays at 2.5 W, a claimed 2,600 mAh, IP68 on the bullets, and 200 lumens on the table. The star line is again 4.2 from 667 with the same review texts, so four lamps are not four times the evidence. Those shared texts include suction cups that do not hold, a cell that died after one charge, and one lamp that failed after about 50 days. The pack weighs 830 g and is still a set of small discs you lift out to charge. IP68 here is a bullet, and the raw file does not include a test report.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want four matching colour discs and you accept that the 667 reviews are not a separate test of this pack.
Less suitable: You want a review file that describes this pack on its own, or a light that stays on without charging.
Specifications
Common questions
How many lamps are in this pack?
The title and the table say four. The star line is still 4.2 from 667, shared with the 1-pack and 2-pack files.
What failed in the reviews?
The shared texts include suction cups that do not hold, a cell that died after one charge, and one lamp that failed after about 50 days.
What IP rating does the listing print?
The bullets say IP68. The raw file does not include a test report.
The SoulBay four-pack is about £46.99 and 4.2 from 43 reviews, model PL003_4pcs, listed at 5 V. Reviews describe a magnetic holster, and one owner found it easy on a liner wall. The same review fixed the holders to flat stones so the lights can sit on the pool floor and be moved. The title and the bullets say magnetic USB-C charging, while one review says the lead is a special two-pin charger, not USB-C or micro-USB. The remote needs two AAA batteries, which are not included, and the bullets list timers of 2, 4, and 6 hours. How long the adhesive lasts is not in the reviews. Forty-three reviews is a smaller sample than the shared TEPENAR line, and wattage and lumens are not stated. It is the four-pack where the holster, rather than a bare magnet, is what reviewers describe using.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a liner pool and you want four lights you can shift, using the holster or stones.
Less suitable: You need a normal USB-C spare lead, or you want the large Intex review file for a mains wall set.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the charger a normal USB-C cable?
The title and bullets say magnetic USB-C charging. One review says the lead is a special two-pin charger, not USB-C or micro-USB.
Does the remote need batteries?
The bullets say the remote needs two AAA batteries, and they are not included.
Can you move them without gluing the pool wall?
One review fixed the holders to flat stones so the lights can be moved around the pool floor.
The SANSI C21SD002 is a four-pack at about £59.99, the highest shelf price in this set, rated 3.9 from 72 reviews. Each disc is listed at 1 W, with a magnetic plate, a suction cup, and adhesive, and the bullets claim IP68 and underwater use up to 3 metres. Reviews say any water movement knocks the magnets off, and one owner saw them float off a liner within about 30 minutes. Glue worked for one buyer when the magnets alone did not. The remote is claimed at 40 m in air and 2 m under water. Reviews still describe water inside the lamp, so the 3 m bullet and the leak notes belong together. Lumens are not stated. It is a colour pack for a still evening, and the magnet alone is not a mount reviewers trust once people start swimming.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You will glue the plates and you want a review file that is not shared with another pack size.
Less suitable: People will be swimming, or you want the lowest price for a four-pack.
Specifications
Common questions
Do the SANSI magnets stay on during swimming?
One review says any water movement knocks them off. Another says they floated off a liner within about 30 minutes.
Does the listing claim a depth?
The bullets say underwater use up to 3 metres and dual sealing rings. Reviews still describe water inside the lamp.
Is assembly required?
The raw file says assembly is not required. Mounting is a magnetic plate, a suction cup, or adhesive.
The Intex 28698BS is a mains magnetic wall light at about £46.49, listed at 3.8 from 13 amazon.co.uk reviews. It is the through-wall pair: one part outside the pool and the lamp inside, for a thin non-steel wall rather than a disc you lift out to charge. One UK review says it fits an Easy Set and does not work on a steel above-ground pool. The raw file prints no IP code, no wattage, and no lumen figure, so waterproofing is not confirmed on this page. The parcel is 2.37 kg and about 20 x 14.9 x 29.5 cm. Thirteen reviews is a thin sample beside the 28698 listing, which carries 1,883 reviews under a close model name. You still need the transformer kept dry and more than 3.5 m from the water; this file does not show the plug.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have a soft-sided Easy Set with a thin non-steel wall and an outdoor socket already in place.
Less suitable: The pool wall is steel, or you want a battery disc you can move to a hot tub.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the 28698BS listing say it is waterproof?
The page asks the question. The raw file does not answer it and prints no IP code.
Will it work on a steel above-ground pool?
One UK review in the raw file says it does not work on steel above-ground pools.
Does the listing say it needs batteries?
The page asks. The raw file does not answer.
Seven amazon.co.uk listings were scored on 19 October 2026 from the star line, the mount the listing actually sells, and whether reviews say that mount stayed on. There was no laboratory depth test. An IP68 bullet is not scored as a measured depth. The Amazon table figures of 50 W and 5,000 lumens on the Intex 28698 are not scored as the lamp. A shared 4.2 from 667 on three TEPENAR packs is one star line, not three tests. The four weights below sum to 100.
Amazon evidence
30%Star rating on amazon.co.uk, then a deduction when the count is small or when three TEPENAR packs print the same 4.2 from 667 and the same review texts.
Listing fit
35%A mains wall set scores when the listing is a through-wall pair for a thin non-steel pool. A disc scores for a magnet plus a second mount, such as glue, a washer, or a holster. Suction-only is not scored as a hold.
Review outcome
20%A mount that reviewers say stays put scores higher than a file that repeats wet suction failure, a leak, or a plug that was not BS 1363.
Value
15%Shelf price in GBP against a light a UK review can actually keep on the wall it claims. A low price does not score when the only mount in the reviews has already failed.
A magnetic pool light in this comparison is either an Intex through-wall set or a rechargeable colour disc. On these seven amazon.co.uk listings the shelf runs from about £19.99 to about £59.99. Start with the wall, then mains or battery, then whether a review actually kept the lamp on. An IP68 bullet is the maker's claim. A shared star line of 4.2 from 667 is not three separate tests.
A magnetic pool light on amazon.co.uk is either a mains Intex wall set that couples through a thin non-steel wall, or a sealed rechargeable LED disc with a magnet, usually sold with a suction cup or glue as well. The buyers in this set are families with a soft-sided summer pool, hot-tub owners who want colour for an hour, and people lighting a pond or fountain.
Intex's sheet allows only a storable above-ground pool with a non-steel wall 1 mm thick or less. A UK review of the 28698BS says it does not work on steel. The same review says it fits an Easy Set.
TEPENAR reviews say the cups fail once they are wet, including on PVC, and the light floats. The mounts reviewers describe are a washer outside the liner, glue, or a holster. SANSI magnets fall off when the water moves.
The Amazon table on the 28698 prints 50 W, ethernet and 5,000 lumens. Maker pages describe a low-watt LED. TEPENAR bullets say 40 to 150 hours. One shared review timed about six hours. Neither figure is a lab result.
The first decision is the wall. Intex's sheet allows only a storable above-ground pool with a non-steel wall 1 mm thick or less. A UK review of the 28698BS says it does not work on steel, and the same review says it fits an Easy Set. On a bare liner, a disc needs a plate, a washer, glue or a holster. Suction cups fail in the TEPENAR reviews: the pads do not stick under water or on PVC, and the light floats. Buyers of the one-pack hold the disc with a magnet plus a washer outside the liner.
Choose the wall light for most evenings on an allowed pool. Choose a disc if you can lift it out to charge, or if the job is a hot tub, pond or party. The Intex 28698 family is the only kept product whose own sheet describes 230 V outside the pool and a low-voltage lamp inside. H2O Fun describes 230 V transformed to 12 V DC through the wall. Discs from TEPENAR, SANSI and SoulBay are battery powered. They are not a fixed zone-0 luminaire under BS 7671 Section 702.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have a storable pool with a thin non-steel wall and an outdoor socket already more than 3.5 m from the water. The Intex 28698 is the top pick: 4.4 from 1,883 reviews, for pools up to 7.32 m. One UK review needed the plug changed.
You want colour on a rough shell and you can lift the lamps out to charge. The TEPENAR two-pack is about £26.99. Reviews say the suction cups fail, and glue held on a rough hot-tub shell. The 4.2 from 667 is the shared family line.
You want the lowest shelf price and you will use a washer or glue, not the suction cup under water. The TEPENAR one-pack is about £19.99. It is a decorative battery lamp. A timed review saw about six hours, not the 40 to 150 hour bullet.
The top pick is the Intex 28698 at about £54.95. It has the highest score in this set: 4.4 from 1,883 reviews, magnets that reviewers praise through a thin wall, and a maker route of 230 V outside the pool transformed to 12 V DC, for pools up to 7.32 m. One UK review needed the plug changed, and the Amazon table's 50 W and 5,000 lumens are not the lamp. The best value is the TEPENAR one-pack at about £19.99, the cheapest disc that still includes glue as well as a magnet. The shared 4.2 from 667 and wet suction failure keep it below the 28698. None of these scores is a lab test.
Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698
Highest score: 4.4 from 1,883 reviews, a through-wall pair for a thin non-steel pool up to 7.32 m, at about £54.95. One UK review needed the plug changed.
TEPENAR magnetic pool light, 1 pack
About £19.99, the lowest price among the discs that still include a second mount. The shared 4.2 from 667 is already deducted.
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