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Magnetic pool lights buying guide

Updated: 21 October 2026

You have typed magnetic pool lights into amazon.co.uk and the results are two different products. One is an Intex mains set that couples through a thin non-steel wall. The other is a sealed rechargeable disc with a magnet, usually sold with a suction cup or glue as well. This magnetic pool lights buying guide puts the wall and the power source first, and the colour count last. The seven listings sit on the [magnetic pool light comparison](/hub/pool-care/magnetic-pool-light). Peter F. used those amazon.co.uk files, updated 19 October 2026, with no lab soak. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You have typed magnetic pool lights into amazon.co.uk and the results are two different products. One is an Intex mains set that couples through a thin non-steel wall.

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Intex Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698

Best overall

Intex Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698
8.8/10about £54.95
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TEPENAR TEPENAR magnetic pool light, 1 pack

Best value

TEPENAR TEPENAR magnetic pool light, 1 pack
8.4/10about £19.99
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Intex Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698BS

Alternative

Intex Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698BS
7.6/10about £46.49
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On this page
  1. 1.Two products, one search
  2. 2.Match the light to the wall
  3. 3.Mains rules and battery limits
  4. 4.What the amazon.co.uk files cost

Two products, one search

A magnetic pool light in this set is either the Intex wall pair or a battery disc from TEPENAR, SANSI or SoulBay. H2O Fun describes the 28698 family as 230 V outside the pool, transformed to 12 V DC through the wall. Intex Wetset lists pools up to 7.32 m. The Amazon table on the 28698 also prints 50 W and 5,000 lumens. Ignore those two figures. Maker pages describe a low-watt LED. A rechargeable disc is a lamp you lift out and charge. The discs are decorative. They are not a fixed zone-0 luminaire under BS 7671 Section 702. A party light sits in the disc column. A light that stays on whenever the pool is uncovered sits in the Intex column, and only when the wall is allowed.

Match the light to the wall

Start with the wall. Intex's sheet allows a storable above-ground pool with a non-steel wall 1 mm thick or less. PoolPro, a UK retailer, says soft-sided PVC only. A UK review of the 28698BS says it does not work on steel. One other UK shop page says the set mounts on any wall. That line conflicts with the sheet. The Intex pair is a power coupler. A disc magnet can grip steel, a plate or a washer outside a liner. On a bare vinyl liner the magnet has nothing to hold. TEPENAR reviews then use glue or that washer, because the suction cups fail once they are wet and the light floats. Glue in the two-pack reviews held on a rough hot-tub shell. A permanent concrete pool is an electrician's job. If the wall is steel, choose a disc.
Intex Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698

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Intex Intex magnetic pool-wall light 28698
8.8/10about £54.95
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Mains rules and battery limits

If you still want the Intex set, the socket has to exist first. The sheet keeps the transformer and the plug more than 3.5 m from the pool, on a 30 mA RCD, with no portable RCD, no extension lead, no timer and no plug adaptor. A new outdoor circuit is an electrician. One review of the 28698 says the plug had to be changed. If the listing does not show a BS 1363 plug, pause. You charge a disc dry, indoors. TEPENAR bullets say about 40 to 150 hours. One shared review timed about six hours. IEC 60529 defines IP68 as the maker's own depth and time. The 28698BS page prints no IP code. A six-hour disc will not light every evening.

What the amazon.co.uk files cost

Prices here are the amazon.co.uk shelf figures. Leave a higher PoolPro ticket and any dollar price out. About £19.99 or £26.99 is the best-value end if you accept glue or a washer. About £46 to £47 covers the 28698BS, the TEPENAR four-pack and SoulBay. About £54.95 is the 28698 and about £59.99 is SANSI. The three TEPENAR packs all print 4.2 from 667 and the same review texts. Do not add 667 three times. The one-pack table says 800 lumens and the other two say 200. Buy in this order: wall, then mains or battery, then a BS 1363 plug and an RCD socket, then how the lamp is held in the water. Who each listing suits is on best magnetic pool lights.

Common questions

Is a magnetic pool light the Intex wall set or a battery disc?
Both are sold under that phrase on amazon.co.uk. The Intex 28698 and 28698BS are mains wall sets that couple through a thin non-steel wall. TEPENAR, SANSI and SoulBay in this set are rechargeable discs. The wall, and whether you will charge the lamp, decide which column you are in. The colour count does not decide it.
Which wall can take which light?
Intex's sheet allows a storable above-ground pool with a non-steel wall 1 mm thick or less. A UK review of the 28698BS says steel does not work. A disc magnet wants steel, a plate or a washer. On a bare liner, reviewers used glue, a washer or a SoulBay holster. Suction cups failed once they were wet.
What should IP68 be allowed to mean?
IP68 means the maker's own depth and time, which is how IEC 60529 frames the code. TEPENAR and SoulBay print IP68 on the bullets. SANSI adds up to 3 m, and reviews of that pack still describe water in the lamp. The 28698BS file prints no IP code. None of these lines is a lab certificate.
Why do the three TEPENAR packs share one star line?
The one-pack, two-pack and four-pack raw files all print 4.2 from 667 and the same review texts. That is one shared line, not three independent tests. Do not add the counts. Judge the pack size and the mount, and keep the suction and runtime complaints attached to all three.
When is a new outdoor socket no longer part of buying a lamp?
When you do not already have an RCD-protected outdoor socket more than 3.5 m from the water. Intex forbids an extension lead, a portable RCD, a timer and a plug adaptor. A new outdoor circuit is an electrician's job. A battery disc is the alternative if you will not have that socket fitted.

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Sources

Public UK and maker sources from the research digest, last checked on 19 October 2026. Listing prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines in the display file.

  1. IET Wiring Matters, Section 702 — swimming pools and other basins (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. NAPIT, BS 7671:2018 Section 702 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. Intex LED pool-wall light safety rules, model WL698 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. Intex Wetset UK magnetic LED pool-wall light (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. H2O Fun, Intex 28698 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. NICEIC garden electrics (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. Electrical Safety First, RCD questions (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. IEC 60529 preview — IP code (retrieved 19 October 2026)