Swimming Pool Light requirements determine the choice of lamps.
With the advancement of science and technology, the development of lamps is also changing with each passing day. The same is true for the development of swimming pool underwater lights.
From the beginning, it only needs to illuminate the underwater to increase the field of vision, and now it uses colored light to render pool water and fountains to form a landscape.
Because of the rich color temperature of Led light sources, the flexible control of RGB or even RGBW, coupled with its advantages of energy saving, environmental protection, and durability, the scope of use of Led swimming pool lights is also expanding step by step.
For today’s swimming pool lighting, we are When designing, what aspects should be considered when choosing lamps?
Lighting Requirements for Led Swimming Pool Light
The primary consideration for the selection of swimming pool lights is safety issues. The clear relevant regulations refer to the following:
1. IP68 protection level (6 and 8 represent dustproof and waterproof levels)
The dustproof grade of the lamps and lanterns is divided into 6 grades. Among them, level 6 is high. The waterproof grade of lamps and lanterns is divided into 8 grades, of which grade 6 is advanced. The dustproof level of the underwater colored lights should reach level 6, and the marked symbols are: IP61-IP68.
2. Low voltage
The installation of swimming pool light must be strictly controlled below the human body safety voltage of 36V (a special transformer is required).
Swimming pool underwater lights are lamps installed underwater in swimming pools for lighting.
Not only to be waterproof, but also to prevent electric shock. Therefore, its rated operating voltage is generally very low, usually 12V.
3. Transformer
1. The rated working voltage of the underwater lamp is the parameter index of the lamp, which directly determines the use environment of the lamp, that is, the actual working voltage must be consistent with the rated working voltage.
Otherwise, either the light source will be burned out because the voltage is too high, or the lighting effect of the light cannot be achieved because the voltage is too low.
Therefore, general underwater lights need to be used with transformers. The transformer provides a stable voltage, so that the swimming pool underwater light can work safely and stably.
2. The swimming pool light requires a relatively low voltage and cannot use the daily mains voltage, so a transformer is necessary. Since swimming pools are usually outside, the transformer also needs to be waterproofed!
As for the specific protection level, it depends on the installation conditions of the voltage transformer.
If it is installed in the distribution box, the distribution box must meet the outdoor waterproof requirements;
If the electrical appliance is installed independently outdoors, the protection level of the electrical appliance itself must meet the standard for outdoor use, at least IP65.
Outdoor waterproof transformer: A fully waterproof transformer filled with glue, which can be buried in the green belt outside the pool.
4. Lamp shell material
Different lamp housings have different application scenarios, and we can choose suitable underwater lamps according to the use site, budget and other factors.
If it’s used in water for a long time, the shell material of swimming pool light underwater lamps should have anti-corrosion function, and Led underwater lights with stainless steel shell or ABS plastic shell can be selected.