Sunpipes

The SUNPIPE® (or skylight) is a revolutionary new way to pipe natural daylight from your rooftop into your home - to brighten areas from dawn to dusk where daylight from windows cannot reach.

SUNPIPE (or sunlight) is energy free, super reflective tube even extends through adjustable bends and has an internal mirror finish that intensifies and reflects natural daylight delivering free outdoor light to a room or area below - where the light is evenly diffused by a translucent ceiling fixture.

• No structural alterations required, easily fits between joists and rafters.
• No maintenance required and will not leak.
• Top dome is self-cleaning due to its shape and eliminates condensation problems.
• All SUNPIPE systems are guaranteed for 10 years against faulty manufacture.
• Few fixings are required, normal single fixing at base of system.
• Joints are sealed using aluminium tape.
• Can normally be installed in two or three hours.

Sunlight is piped down into the desired room by means of silver coated aluminium pipes with a mirrored surface internally. At ceiling level, the diffuser has the ability to distribute the light in every direction, giving an even spread of light throughout the room.

There is virtually no limit to the length of SUNPIPE or number of bends that can be used and the SUNPIPE can twist and turn easily to take natural light to exactly where you want it.

SUNPIPE Skylights - Basic Information 

SUNPIPE skylights are supplied in two basic kits:

a. For PITCHED roof - 1.5 m long standard kit, incl. 1 piece of the adjustable elbow 0 - 30° and 2 pieces of 61 cm long piping.

b. For FLAT roof - 0.6 m long standard kit, incl. 61 cm long piping only. DOES NOT INCLUDE ADJ. ELBOW!

You can add 61 cm long piping to the both kits.

Adjustable elbows of SUNPIPE skylight can be provided in two finishes:

• 30° two-segment elbow,
• 45° three-segmet  elbow.

30° adjustable elbow is supplied in the basic standard kit for pitched roof. That is enough for  most  installations on the pitched roof. A SUNPIPE can contain a number of elbows. However,  more elbows in the system more overall light will diminish. If many elbows are required, it may be necessary to use a larger SUNPIPE diameter  to bring in more light initially.

We provide 25 years long guarantee for the skylights SUNPIPE!

Losses in the system of SUNPIPE skylights

A SUNPIPE can be almost any length that you wish, but loses 6% of light for every metre of SUNPIPE. For very long SUNPIPEs, a larger diameter should be used. For smaller sizes, the total effective recommended maximum length is 8m, and up to 20m for larger sizes of 450mm and 530mm. There is a 12% light reduction for every 30° elbow used.

There is 2% reflection loss only, i.e. system efficiency is incredible 98%.

Maintenance

Due to the shape of the Diamond dome, the SUNPIPE is self-cleaning, since rainwater washes off any dust or dirt and there are no crevices for dirt to collect. The ceiling diffuser fits snugly into the base of the ceiling diffuser to prevent dust or dirt entering the system and as a result the interior mirror finish surface never requires any maintenance. Furthermore, there are no mechanical or moving parts, there is nothing to break down or go wrong - as opposed to an openable window or skylight.

Applications

• 230mm (9") SUNPIPE is suitable for small areas, shower rooms and similar, ie. to suit an area of approximately 6ft x 9ft.
• 300mm (12") diameter SUNPIPE is the most popular of all SUNPIPE sizes and will light up an average sized room of approximately 3m x 4m (12ft x 9ft).
• 450mm (18") diameter SUNPIPE will typically serve an area of 5m x 4.5m (ie. 13ft x 15ft) and is ideal where a 'wow' factor of natural lighting is needed.
• 530mm (21") diameter SUNPIPE is ideal for galleried halls, indoor swimming pools, and similar larger areas.
• The 750mm (30") diameter SUNPIPE produces approximately twice as much light as the 530mm diameter system, and is therefore ideally suited to buildings of more than 7m in height.

We also offer you technical consultations regarding projection, designing and realization.