I then started asking people have they heard of a Sky tube/ Sun tunnel / Solar Light most have sort of said “yeah I know what you mean”. But when I then asked “do you know anyone who has had one installed?” everyone said “NO!”.

So i am wonder why not and roughly how many people do own one or have had them fitted. Supermarkets and offices have started using natural lighting using reflective mirrors to bounce the light from the roof around the building down to the ground floor.

The ideal room usually for a home to use a Sky Tube/ Sun Tunnel / Light pipe is a dark or dim hall way or an en-suite off a main bedroom with no windows.

The way energy prices are going it won’t be long until people do realise that free lighting will be worth a lot more in years to come.

This will be such a long term investment and great selling feature for homes.

Builders can dress them up how ever they want.

• Sky dome
• Sky tube
• Sky tunnel
• Sky light
• light tunnel
• light dome

How ever they do it it will be good news for dark unlit halls and save money for lighting in en-suites.

With new Sky Tunnels they can deliver more light than older traditional skylights with far more efficiency and at a much lower cost.

A Sky Tube saves on electric bills and won’t leak or present any of the cleaning problems associated with ordinary sky tunnels/tubes.

This is an alternative to a Sky Tube but works just as well and at night too.

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The Solar Mate is a mains free lighting kit which is suitable for garden sheds, garages, stables, summerhouses, emergency lighting and anywhere without mains power. The solar panel charges a 12v battery (not supplied – use any car or caravan battery) during the day, which then powers the light at night. Bright sunlight is not necessary for charging to occur – the system will work even with overcast daytime conditions, both in summer and winter.

Solar Mate I lights an area of 16 sq. metres

Kit includes:

• 1 x 5w solar panel
• 1 x Long life bulb (40w equivalent)
• 1 x Bulb holder / 1 x wall switch
• 5m (16.5ft) cabling and connectors
• 4 x Roof / wall mountings
• Easy to follow instructions

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Dimensions: w 315mm (12”) d 215mm (8.5”) h 25mm (1”)

This is an example from solalighting.co.uk 

Sky Tubes can be quickly fitted just like replacing a tile and adding an extractor fan in a bath room. You will save money on your electric bill and have natural light flood your once dull light less en-suite or corridor. Contact us For a quote or more info.

Skylights
Skytubes
Roof Windows
Tunnelites
Barrel Vaults
Glazed Roofing
Hatchways

The tube will fit into a Variable Pitch Adaptor (VPA) close to the roof, the tube can then be turned to the South in winter to make the most of the sun when its low in the sky.

If the fitting is tight in the loft for tubes to be fitted some Adaptors that are Angled are available for tight locations.

Sky tubes been fitted to your house will save you money from reduction in electric and gas cost.

Getting a Sky tube fitted will help reduce your whole families carbon foot print as you don’t have to turn on internal lighting until it is quite dim outside.

Sky tubes for homes can lighten rooms a but…how much Light do SKY TUBES Provide in rooms?

A SKY TUBE in a house will light up a room 2.1 meters x 2.1 meters with natural daylight.

It can be used in a long passages the SKY TUBES will light up approx 3.5 meters of corridor (with a width of not more than 1.3 meters)