On Sat, 6 Jun 2009 20:31:05 -0700, "iwdplz" wrote:

mm - the previous seal was leaking.

The Amerilite pool light was half-filled with water, causing the light to
burn out.

The old o-ring was nice and tight, it was just old and weathered.

So I want to make it more reliable if any way possible, not looking for
extra work to do.

Put a protective coating of urethane on the O-ring.