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A SHINING EXAMPLE IN CYPRUS
Nothing sets the mood quite like the
clever use of lighting and that is true of a
room, a house and a swimming pool.
Good lighting adds mystery, warmth, focus
and interest and transforms the ordinary
into something quite special.
One classic example on how a basic
pool can be brought into life was built by
Cyprus Pools, a pool company based in
Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus. It’s a 10m x 5m
concrete pool which features Certikin’s
ingenious LED lights.
The beauty of this LED lighting system is
that it has seven set colours, ranging from
blue to red to purple, plus seven
sequences, all of which can be activated
via a small remote control key fob with the
actual control panel located in the house.
One depression of the remote control will
change all the lamps.
The lights are easy to install, new build
or retrofit, and fit into a conventional light
niche. Although they produce high which the water runs into the pool. This “The pool has been the making of our
intensity lighting, they have a life has its own pipework and Aquaspeed holiday home,” enthuses Laura. “We initially
expectancy of 100,000 hours and use 80% pump in order that it can work decided to have one built to make the most
less power than a traditional lighting independently of the filtration system. A of the long hot season in Cyprus and in the
system. handy switch at the back of the waterfall peak months, the pool is a refuge from the
The pool’s owner, Laura Mencia, says: "We operates the pump. heat. Swimming at night is one of my
originally had the Certikin Quick Change Other equipment featured in the pool favourite pastimes, as you can unwind with
300 watt lights installed but changed them includes filters, ladder, main drains, inlets, a drink, enjoy the coloured lights and the
to the LEDs when they were launched last and a poolside shower. A six person spa, noise of the water falling into the pool.”
year. The pool’s lighting transforms the pool open at the pool’s 2m deep end, is
into a stunning showpiece. We have great strategically located to enjoy the stunning
FURTHER INFORMATION
fun sitting on our loungers in the evening sea views. "We have no need for any type of
CERTIKIN
telephonesolid 01993 778 855
playing with the remote control deciding heating as the water is beautifully warm from
pc
www.certikin.co.uk
which colour to choose!" May till October! In fact, in July and August
C Y P R US POOLS
A special feature is a waterfall built of when the water temperature reaches 33 deg
telephonesolid 00 392 815 4502
pc
www.cypruspools.net
rocks, located on the pool’s edge, through C it feels like taking a bath!" says Laura.
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