PRODUCT NEWS Setting New Lighting Standards For Quality
A new, total LED lighting system from Dutch manufacturer EVA Optic, looks set to change the face of commercial pool lighting – both in and out of the pool. With technology tested in some of Europe’s leading sporting facilities, the intelligent LED lighting product range from EVA Optic – available exclusively in the UK through Golden Coast – has been designed to perform in aggressive pool environments. As well as coping with moisture and chlorine, it can handle high ambient temperatures. Near the roof of a pool facility, heat can be extreme and very damaging to LED technology, so EVA Optic has pioneered a high-quality system that prevents any negative impact on lighting units and the efficiency of the LEDs. The system includes self-regulating heat control (ATS) – preventing the risk of premature failure. For down-lighting, EVA Optic is the first and only manufacturer to provide a chlorine-resistant coating. The LED line strip lights use anodised aluminium which is highly resistant to an aggressive pool hall environment. Meanwhile, its underwater lights are pressure-tested to 16 bar and can cope with water as deep as 25 metres.
to existing facilities or incorporated during design and construction of new ones. Shaun Adams, a Director for Golden
The company’s LED systems comply with the relevant European standards: EN-12193 for lighting levels and EN-1838 for emergency lighting The quality, consistency and reliability of pool lighting is vital to safety. Compared to other forms of lighting, LED units last much longer – with more than 60,000 hours of life expected due to ATS. Replacement of spent or poorly functioning light units can be extremely inconvenient, especially at great depths or heights, and malfunctioning during a swimming competition can be disastrous. Thanks to EVA Optic, maintenance needs are reduced and the possibility of interruptions is minimised. The lighting units can be either retrofitted
Coast, says: “LED technology is making pool lighting brighter and more energy efficient than ever – and the systems from EVA Optic are simply the best. “What you get from these products is uniformly bright illumination from wall to wall, as well as low running costs and high reliability. There are EVA Optic options and effects to set any mood you wish, ranging from subtle or deep background colours to mesmerising light shows above and below water.”
Golden Coast 01271 378100
www.GCTrade.co.uk
Lovibond® App Creates A Buzz
There’s a definite buzz surrounding the PoolM8 App from Lovibond®
which is
Save More Energy With Covrex® Solar Covers
Now available from Fairlocks Pool Products, Covrex®
Solar has
an up to 30% bigger heating surface than other solar covers. This is due to the absence of a traditional hinge which fills up with water and therefore isn’t capable of warming up the pool. The heating surface of Covrex® Solar is therefore 20% to 30% larger than usual. On top of that the upper side is perfectly transparent. Other PVC slats usually have a light blue surface which makes them less effective to catch the sunbeams and also have three or four hollow chambers, one of which is for the hinge (non- heating chamber). If there are four chambers the heat loss is 25%, if there are three chambers the loss goes up to 33%! On an 8x4m pool
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Solar gains up to 10.56m² heating surface and on a 10x5m pool up to 16.50m². Covrex®
Covrex® Solar covers have a
PMMA layer which increases their resistance to UV rays and gives them a longer life span than any other PVC or polycarbonate cover. PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) is better known as plexiglas and renders the solar slats more solid and shock resistant thus providing a longer life span. PMMA also has a better resistance to UV rays than PVC meaning that the slats withstand the ageing process far better than the classic hollow PVC slats that become brittle after a few years.
Fairlocks Pool Products 01865 988346
www.fairlocks.co.uk
proving to be a popular piece of software. As experts in pool and spa water analysis, the company has always been keen to educate on the importance of balanced water, otherwise known as the Langelier Index. When water is in balance, it is said to be neither corrosive nor scale-forming. In other words, it will neither dissolve an existing layer of scale nor will it deposit a layer of calcium scale. Unbalanced water can aggressively eat away at the pool’s infrastructure. The Langelier Saturation Index (sometimes also known as the Langelier Stability Index) was developed in the 1930›s to determine a formula resulting in a single calculated number which is used to notify how much calcium is in the water. The golden result of just above ‘0’ means the water is ‘in balance’. The Index is very reliable, using various
parameters that can have an effect on the water balance and each is given a factor to give an Index value. Those parameters are: pH; total alkalinity; calcium hardness; total dissolved solids; temperature. Each of these parameters has an effect on each other proven by a formula. The formula, however, can be complex to calculate – often leading to errors in determining the exact value. The Lovibond®
team has now
solved this problem with the PoolM8 App which is completely free to download from Apple’s App Store and coming soon is PoolM8 for Android!
Lovibond Tintometer 01980 664800
www.lovibondwater.com
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