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Our Litepipe natural lighting system is designed to complement the Windvent system
by providing a constant daytime source of free, natural light comparable in its
workings to traditional electrical lighting but without the drain on your electrical
supply.
The Litepipe can save your business a significant amount in energy bills each year. On average, using natural daylighting can deliver as much as a 75% saving compared to using common electrical systems as well as energy saving lighting panels. The Litepipe system has also been proven to reduce SAD and can be designed and installed to meet your architectural and aesthetic requirements.
Midtherm Litepipes employ the revolutionary, award-winning Solatube® system that has set the benchmark for other less competent system manufacturers to follow. No other tubular skylight works as brilliantly, efficiently, or reliably. Solatube® is the world's leading tubular skylight by far, with over 1 million satisfied customers in 30 countries around the world.
Litepipe units comprise of a circular ceiling diffuser, reflective silverised aluminium tubes and elbows, rooftop dome and roof interface flashings to suit all roof applications.
Sizes
The most popular Litepipe dimension is 250mm (10”) - suitable for corridors, shower rooms, small offices, changing rooms, store rooms, toilets and areas up to 7.5 m².The 355mm (14”) is more suited to kitchens, medium sized classrooms, study areas, libraries, small conference rooms, offices and landings.
Our largest Litepipe is 530mm (21”) and is best suited to ceiling heights of 3-4m, areas up to 40 m², offices with ceiling grids of 5-6m and industrial areas. Multiple units are commonly installed for large rooms or halls.Health Benefits
The natural daylight provided by the Litepipe system has also been proven to reduce common office-related health problems like Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD) - a condition associated with conventional lighting and office enviornments.Suitable Applications
The Midtherm range of Litepipes are used extensively around the world to enhance commercial working environments and to provide natural light in businesses and industries where it is vital to their work - for example colour rendering, design work and quality control. The range of Litepipe sizes (530mm, 350mm or 250mm) are designed to suit industrial, commercial, small commercial or large domestic applications.Features
The Litepipe comprises the following performance-enhancing features:- Light Intercepting Transfer Device (LITD®) - a patented dome reflector increases the surface area available to capture and redirect daylight into the tube aperture, resulting in significantly increased light input and thus light output
- Raybender® Technology - patented to refract light that would otherwise pass across the surface of the dome and refracts it into the aperture at a steeper angle so less light is lost in transfer
- 10 Year Product Warranty - applies to all skylight components
- Energy-Efficient, Sealed Design - works like a double-glazed unit, minimising heat loss or gain between indoor and outdoor environments
- Spectralight® Infinity - proprietary super-reflective (99.7%) tubing maximises light transfer to the diffuser
- Seamless Roof Flashings - fabricated as a single, seamless piece to ensure leak-proof performance
- A Wide Range of Commercial Lead Flashing Types - no environmentally-unfriendly lead flashing is used
- 12 Month Guarantee on all Midtherm Engineering Ltd installations - any problems can be sorted out with just one call
- Compact and Adjustable Tubing - fits between roof rafters and around attic obstructions; each kit includes two adjustable angle adapters to allow placement virtually anywhere
- Excellent Colour Rendition - makes rooms and their contents appear in their true colour; Colour Rendering Index is approximately 100
- Maintenance Free - units are sealed so require no maintenance
Manufacture & Installation
Litepipes are designed so that they require no maintenance. The unit is sealed so dust cannot gather inside. Condensation will not form inside the unit due to the use of a brushed nylon gasket fitted on installation. The Litepipe can be fitted to any roof surface including pitched, flat, kalzip profile steel sheeting, tile corrugations, concrete and pressed steel types.
