{"id":7691,"date":"2025-05-19T15:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malux.com\/kunskapsbankinlagg\/is-underwater-lighting-needed\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:13:34","slug":"is-underwater-lighting-needed","status":"publish","type":"kunskapsbankinlagg","link":"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/en\/kunskapsbankinlagg\/is-underwater-lighting-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Is underwater lighting needed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-94b0ecf stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"94b0ecf\"><style>.stk-94b0ecf {background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-94b0ecf:before{background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-94b0ecf {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-94b0ecf-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-194d026\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"194d026\"><style>.stk-194d026 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-194d026 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-194d026-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-194d026-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-36f6796\" data-block-id=\"36f6796\"><style>.stk-36f6796 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-36f6796 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em> Safety and functionality are, of course, the most important aspects, but today lighting is also part of attractions and the facility\u2019s overall lighting system.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-15f4975 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"15f4975\"><style>.stk-15f4975 {background-color:#ffdc2e !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-15f4975:before{background-color:#ffdc2e !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-15f4975 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-15f4975-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ce1d7c2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ce1d7c2\"><style>.stk-ce1d7c2 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-ce1d7c2 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ce1d7c2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ce1d7c2-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e27b08c\" data-block-id=\"e27b08c\"><style>.stk-e27b08c {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-e27b08c-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-e27b08c {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e27b08c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6dde180\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6dde180\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6dde180-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6dde180-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-073be36\" id=\"sakerhet-i-simbassanger\" data-block-id=\"073be36\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Safety in swimming pools<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-73b1b1f\" data-block-id=\"73b1b1f\"><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-73b1b1f {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Underwater lighting that effectively illuminates the bottom of swimming pools increases the ability to visually identify people on the bottom\u2014both for staff and for other bathers, who can more easily spot something suspicious and alert staff. Many existing facilities, especially older ones, currently have inadequate underwater lighting and try to compensate with lighting above the pool. \n\nThe problem is that this both reduces the \u201ccoziness factor\u201d and, above all, makes it difficult to push the light down to the bottom of the pool. Most of the light tends to be reflected off the water surface. To achieve the best possible results, the luminaires should be installed below the water surface and be horizontally asymmetric so that they direct the light straight down onto the bottom.  \n\nIn larger pools with a deep section, this technology is even more important in order to illuminate the entire pool and allow the light to reflect upward from the bottom.\n\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-503c5b4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"503c5b4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-503c5b4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-503c5b4-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f3aa0a1\" data-block-id=\"f3aa0a1\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Older pools with a service tunnel often have a simpler solution with underwater windows cast into a niche, where a construction floodlight or similar has been hung at the rear. The result is not very satisfactory, since a large part of the light shines straight out and never reaches the bottom. We usually compare this to trying to light the backyard at home by placing a floodlight on a table two metres inside the upstairs floor\u2014it does not turn out as well as you would like.  \n\nDrowning alarms are, of course, a good complement to the human eye, both in existing facilities and new builds, but when you are there for a rescue operation it is incredibly important to be able to see what is happening below the surface. \n\nWith purpose-designed, adapted underwater luminaires, the entire pool can be illuminated effectively and identifying people on the bottom is made easier.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-88215c0 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"88215c0\"><style>.stk-88215c0 {background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-88215c0:before{background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-88215c0 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-88215c0-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-43a3bea\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"43a3bea\"><style>.stk-43a3bea {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-43a3bea {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-43a3bea-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-43a3bea-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4d68299\" data-block-id=\"4d68299\"><style>.stk-4d68299 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-4d68299-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-4d68299 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4d68299-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b365230\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b365230\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b365230-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b365230-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-9b30606\" id=\"trivsel-och-upplevelse\" data-block-id=\"9b30606\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Comfort and experience<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f25fb3f\" data-block-id=\"f25fb3f\"><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-f25fb3f {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Good underwater lighting not only provides safety, but also increases comfort and the overall experience for visitors. Other general lighting can advantageously be dimmed to make room for the underwater lighting. Since most facilities have large windows, this naturally has the greatest effect in the evening, when there is no daylight\/sunlight to compete with. In adventure and experience pools, we primarily work with LED light sources today, where the option to use colour-changing RGB\/RGB-W luminaires makes it easy to create highly impactful environments, both above and below the water.   \n\nWell-designed colour-changing RGB\/RGB-W lighting both above and below the water\u2014and above all in interaction with each other\u2014is undoubtedly an attraction in itself and contributes to increased comfort and a better experience for visitors. Kokpunkten in V\u00e4ster\u00e5s is an excellent example, where they have made great use of the ability to let all lighting work together for an attractive experience. The image is from Storsj\u00f6badet in \u00d6stersund after upgrading to retrofit RGB-W luminaires.  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-80f8e47\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"80f8e47\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-80f8e47-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-80f8e47-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-80e2026\" data-block-id=\"80e2026\"><style>.stk-80e2026 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:395px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dsc_1164-beskuren-0_28c85a8b.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1126\" alt=\"shutterstock_316201547-1_db02b59c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dsc_1164-beskuren-0_28c85a8b.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dsc_1164-beskuren-0_28c85a8b-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dsc_1164-beskuren-0_28c85a8b-909x1024.png 909w, https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/dsc_1164-beskuren-0_28c85a8b-768x865.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ffd90c8 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"ffd90c8\"><style>.stk-ffd90c8 {background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-ffd90c8:before{background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-ffd90c8 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ffd90c8-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-71ad003\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"71ad003\"><style>.stk-71ad003 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-71ad003 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-71ad003-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-71ad003-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-95c8eee\" data-block-id=\"95c8eee\"><style>.stk-95c8eee {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-95c8eee-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-95c8eee {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-95c8eee-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ff6ff27\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ff6ff27\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ff6ff27-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ff6ff27-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-ff548bd\" data-block-id=\"ff548bd\"><style>.stk-ff548bd .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:395px !important;}<\/style><figure><span class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-2596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/navet-ume-efter-bad-0_b4f3028e.png\" width=\"899\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"shutterstock_316201547-1_db02b59c\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/navet-ume-efter-bad-0_b4f3028e.png 899w, https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/navet-ume-efter-bad-0_b4f3028e-253x300.png 253w, https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/navet-ume-efter-bad-0_b4f3028e-863x1024.png 863w, https:\/\/www.malux.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/navet-ume-efter-bad-0_b4f3028e-768x912.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/><\/span><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0258c29\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0258c29\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0258c29-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0258c29-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-63f6c1d\" id=\"energieffektivitet-och-underhall\" data-block-id=\"63f6c1d\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Energy efficiency and maintenance<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cc07585\" data-block-id=\"cc07585\"><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-cc07585 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">If we go back a few years, low-voltage halogen and metal halide were the two light sources most commonly used. Low-voltage halogen in adventure sections\/rehab, etc., and in pools that lacked a service tunnel. In larger pools with a service tunnel and possible deep section, metal halide luminaires with through-mounting were installed in the best cases.  \n\nIn large lap pools with a deep section and a service tunnel, it is primarily safety and functional light that matter; even today, through-mounting with purpose-designed metal halide luminaires or LED with white light is the best solution for maximum light per watt consumed. An alternative is, of course, to combine functional light with impactful colour-changing RGB-W lighting.\nIn smaller pools and adventure pools, LED luminaires with installation from the water side are used almost exclusively today. Highly efficient LED luminaires with long service life and minimal maintenance are used in most cases. Retrofit luminaires to replace old existing halogen luminaires, regardless of brand, are available; they both reduce energy consumption and provide better light.   <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8561552 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"8561552\"><style>.stk-8561552 {background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-8561552:before{background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-8561552 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8561552-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-166d589\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"166d589\"><style>.stk-166d589 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-166d589 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-166d589-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-166d589-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-57b6f3e\" data-block-id=\"57b6f3e\"><style>.stk-57b6f3e {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-57b6f3e-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-57b6f3e {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-57b6f3e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b7de18a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b7de18a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b7de18a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b7de18a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-e61325f\" id=\"vad-ska-jag-valja-och-hur-ska-jag-placera\" data-block-id=\"e61325f\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">What should I choose, and how should I position it?<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8e2aec8\" data-block-id=\"8e2aec8\"><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-8e2aec8 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">To determine which type of lighting you should choose, it is always best to start from the intended use of the pool. Lap and competition pools usually require, as mentioned earlier, powerful and functional lighting, especially in pools with a deep section. \n\nIn adventure sections and rehab pools, requirements are usually set for functional lighting combined with comfort and experience. Therefore, LED luminaires are most often used in these pools, and today you can advantageously choose RGB-W luminaires that allow both colour changing and white light in the same luminaire. Colour-changing luminaires should preferably be used in \u201cabundance\u201d, as it usually looks best when the water is clearly coloured and not only in parts of the pool.  \n\nReflections off the bottom and walls are an important factor to consider when positioning luminaires. Generally speaking, it is easier to achieve a good lighting result with light-coloured pool materials, since it is easier to distribute the light using reflections.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d50e7b9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d50e7b9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d50e7b9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d50e7b9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-8c5049e\" data-block-id=\"8c5049e\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Darker pool materials are, of course, attractive in their own right, but they also \u201cabsorb\u201d the light and make the light source itself stand out more clearly, which means that approximately 40% more luminous flux is required to achieve an equivalent result. It is often an advantage to use more light points to achieve more even lighting, as reflections do not occur in the same way as in a light-coloured pool. \n\nBottom-mounted luminaires in pools deliver an impactful result on the pool area ceiling, especially with higher ceiling heights and light-coloured ceilings. The movement of the water surface and refraction of the light create very attractive, striking reflections on ceilings and walls above the surface. \n\nFor wall mounting, the luminaires are generally positioned approx. 600\u20131000 mm below the water surface, and if possible it is always advantageous to position the luminaires so that they are directed away from the viewer\u2019s eyes. In larger pools, however, it is often necessary to position luminaires from several sides, preferably the long sides. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8a5c979 stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"8a5c979\"><style>.stk-8a5c979 {background-color:#ffdc2e !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-8a5c979:before{background-color:#ffdc2e !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-8a5c979 {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8a5c979-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4c55ad3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4c55ad3\"><style>.stk-4c55ad3 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-4c55ad3 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4c55ad3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4c55ad3-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0e12173\" data-block-id=\"0e12173\"><style>.stk-0e12173 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}.stk-0e12173-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-0e12173 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0e12173-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1ba1b26\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1ba1b26\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1ba1b26-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1ba1b26-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-8f364fe\" id=\"vilken-typ-hur-manga-vad-kravs\" data-block-id=\"8f364fe\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Which type, how many, what is required?<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-292e744\" data-block-id=\"292e744\"><style>@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-292e744 {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">In practice, there is no real standard for underwater lighting and its intensity; requirements are often set for the lighting just above the water surface. However, there are often general local recommendations and requirements for different types of purposes and pools. \n\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6d526f0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6d526f0\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6d526f0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6d526f0-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2c26116\" data-block-id=\"2c26116\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Unfortunately, there are several interpretations of what is considered good underwater lighting, and they naturally vary depending on who is interpreting. When we carry out our designs and lighting proposals, we base them both on our many years of experience and on our reference facilities, combined with a lighting calculation based on lumens\/m\u00b2. \n\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b9836ae stk-block-background\" data-block-id=\"b9836ae\"><style>.stk-b9836ae {background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;padding-top:80px !important;padding-bottom:80px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-b9836ae:before{background-color:#f5f5f5 !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-b9836ae {padding-top:60px !important;padding-bottom:60px !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b9836ae-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3a8d330\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3a8d330\"><style>.stk-3a8d330 {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-3a8d330 {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3a8d330-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3a8d330-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-01fe45d\" data-block-id=\"01fe45d\"><style>.stk-01fe45d {margin-bottom:30px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-01fe45d {margin-bottom:30px !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>Read more about underwater lighting here:<br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/kunskapsbank\/tips-trix\">Tips &amp; Tricks for underwater lighting<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/en\/kunskapsbankinlagg\/design-guide-for-fountain-lighting\/projekteringsguide-for-fontanbelysning-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Design guide for fountain lighting<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/kunskapsbank\/projekteringsexempel-undervattensbelysning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Design example \u2013 underwater lighting<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/kunskapsbank\/varfor-undervattensbelysning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why underwater lighting?<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malux.com\/en\/kunskapsbankinlagg\/underwater-lighting-for-pools-and-water-parks\/undervattensbelysning-for-bassanger-och-aventyrsbad-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Underwater lighting for pools and adventure pools<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d85fd5d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d85fd5d\"><style>.stk-d85fd5d {max-width:1024px !important;min-width:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important;margin-left:auto !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-d85fd5d {max-width:90% !important;min-width:auto !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d85fd5d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d85fd5d-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes! 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