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THIS & RIGHT: Changing the mood – Atmospheric Zone’s lighting system allows three options to change the feel and look of a pool
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and integrated DMX (digital multiplex) controls which will allow the lighting in the house, pool and outside areas to be controllable remotely. Says the company: “Everyone is familiar with LED’s from their use as indicator lights and numeric displays on consumer electronic devices and message boards. With improvements in LED materials and production, brighter, more efficient and more colourful LED’s are now available which have moved the technology to a wide range of lighting applications.
“The features and benefits of LED technology are durability, long lamp life, compact fixture design and low energy requirements all make for an excellent choice for pool and spa lighting. Fibre optic lighting advantages include the ability to locate lighting fixtures in locations where traditional electric fixtures cannot be installed. Because the illuminators can be mounted in a remote area and the fibre carries little or no heat, designers are free to create with fewer restrictions.
“The popularity of fibre optics among designers includes the colour changing ability of fibre through the use of colour filters and special effects that can be produced through the use of colour wheels, synchronous controllers and DMX systems.”
AstralPool’s adaptable Led Jelly
ASTRALPOOL’S LED FLOODLIGHTING AstralPool has had considerable success with the Led Jelly, a new lighting concept that adapts to all kinds of pools. It is interchangeable with all other PAR56-type lights, which makes it ideal for new and existing pools alike. The feature that places the Led Jelly apart from other floodlights already on the market is its original and totally innovative design, which is the result of the AstralPool’s collaboration with industrial design company Giugiaro Design. For the design of the Led Jelly, Giugiaro Design drew inspiration from marine environments in which sophisticated life forms are able to cope with the striking contrasts in transparency and light.
The result is a LED floodlight with a transparent faceplate and radial ribs that substitute the glass that covers the floodlight. This peculiarity means that on looking at the Led Jelly sideways, the wall of the swimming pool seems to form a continuous profile, as if it were a single membrane. The faceplate lights up, conducts light through the radial ribs and reflects it onto the bottom of the pool. When the floodlight has been put in place and switched on, it takes on the appearance of a jelly fish.
SILL MOVES LARGE INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY INTO POOLS
Sill Lighting UK, leaders in precision engineered floodlighting, have adapted and used their high technological resources to adapt products for the pool and spa trade. A recent installation at a high profile Cambridge pool provided a significant challenge and opportunity.
Sill provided 38 luminaires for the 25 metre international standard short course pool and diving pool.
A special aluminium extruded support arm was designed to support a metal halide projector with two 400W metal halide lamps as an uplighter, complemented by a 460 model 250W metal halide fitting as a downlighter. The 461 has powerful twin lamps and uplights the ceiling to minimise the reflections in pool surface that would otherwise hinder the vision of lifeguards.
The 460 projector provides enhanced downward illumination when the pool is used for competetive lane swimming.
David Jones of Silcock, Dawson & Partners, the engineers, explained why Sill was specified over several other manufacturers, “Sill Lighting provided the best engineered product, well constructed and of a better standard than the other manufacturers.”
The luminaires are positioned mainly along the glazed wall of the pool and above the spectator area. The extruded support arm supporting the luminaires emulates the whole design of the pool. The complete fitting is finished in white to match the space structure and complement the wooden ceiling beams.
NEW FOR 2011 – THE SYLVANIA PAR56 LED Certikin has always put itself proudly at the front of the industry’s pool lighting options and has consistently ‘topped up’ its lighting products to keep pace with technology.
New for 2011, is an economical, underwater illumination for swimming pools and fountains that produces a stunning effect.
By combining high powered LEDs of red, green and blue with an internal microprocessor, it is capable of generating the full spectrum of colours. The lamp can be operated in a mode of continuous colour changing, or fixed at any desired colour by switching off and back on again. Special features include high power LED retrofit for incandescent PAR lamps, optional Sylvania remote control and receiver available and a sealing method which guarantees IP68 water-tightness. It offers up to 25,000 hours lamp lifetime. Other recent Certikin additions include the Eco- Star and Hi-Performance LEDs.
The Eco-Star boasts a minimum life expectancy of 50,000 hours whilst the Hi-Performance LED promises an amazing 100,000 hours! Installing LED lights or upgrading existing lights to LED not only saves money but also helps to reduce carbon footprint as each light will reduce energy consumption by at least 80% compared to traditional lights.
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