Lighting Systems
Pool lighting systems are vital for improving the beauty and security of your backyard pool. Whether you aim to establish a lovely evening setting, enhance safety for evening swims, or showcase particular features, an effective lighting setup can greatly enhance your pool experience.
Pool lighting systems are vital for improving the beauty and security of your backyard pool. Whether you aim to establish a lovely evening setting, enhance safety for evening swims, or showcase particular features, an effective lighting setup can greatly enhance your pool experience.
- Phase 1: The Energy and Spectral Baseline Audit. We begin by measuring the existing conditions. We don't just count fixtures; we use a spectrometer to measure the actual CCT and CRI of the current lighting and take detailed power consumption readings. This gives us a hard performance baseline to improve upon.
- Phase 2: Define Scene and Zone Objectives. I sit down with the stakeholders and map out the use of each space. A boardroom needs a "Presentation" scene (dims over the screen, bright over the table), a "Video Conference" scene (even, soft frontal light), and a "General Meeting" scene. Each scene gets a technical recipe: target foot-candle levels, CCT, and which fixtures are involved.
- Phase 3: The Component Matching Protocol. This is the most critical step. We take the chosen fixture and test it with the specified driver and the proposed control system (e.g., a specific DALI controller). We must verify the dimming curve is smooth down to 1%, that there is no flicker, and that it "returns from zero" without a jarring flash of light. I have a bench-testing rig in my lab specifically for this purpose.
- Phase 4: Phased Installation & Network Verification. The installation is done in phases, with the control network's integrity verified at each stage. For a DALI system, we commission each loop as it's installed, ensuring all ballasts are addressable and responding correctly before the ceiling is closed up. I learned this the hard way on a project where we had to reopen ceilings to find a single mis-wired ballast.