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Natatorium Lighting Design

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The first question when working on a project is often: How Many LED Lights Do I Need to properly light an indoor natatorium or outdoor swimming pool? How bright does it need to be? How can I make this a successful lighting upgrade? A sports lighting layout for natatoriums and swimming pools is the ideal first step to ensure your LED lighting gives the desired foot candle level and bright, balanced light providing the best experience for swimmers and pool go-ers. Let our experts design a lighting plan for your project. Trusted by contractors.

Professionally Designed Lighting Layout
Fixture Count & Recommendation
Improved Energy Efficiency & Reduced Maintenance

What to Expect When Requesting a Lighting Plan

A Product Expert Reviews Your Request

We Follow Up to Gather Project Details

Custom Lighting Plan With Product Recommendations is Created

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Our Customers

CBRE needed high quality lighting for their customer, with stock available for ongoing projects.

Customer had an urgent need for high temperature lights. We had them in stock & shipped out next day.

Poor lighting caused parking lot safety issues for spectators. Our lighting plan & new lights resulted in an improved experience.

Customer needed to source large quantities of specialty fixtures for use in their manufactured products.

Tracy Electric was seeking a reliable source for ongoing lighting projects.

Distributors partner with us to provide customers a high quality product at a reasonable price.

Repeat lighting supplier for an electrical contractor working in manufacturing facilities.

Permanent tent lighting for large acrobatics facility. Our lighting plan & recommendations resulted in ideal performer & spectator safety.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Natatorium Lighting Design?

Natatorium lighting design uses specialized lighting design software to create a lighting plan for indoor natatoriums. It calculates the total number of fixtures you’ll need. It shows you where to install the fixtures. And it will provide light levels on the floor or desk level and light balance. Light balance is just as crucial as natatorium lighting requirements. Creating a lighting solution that’s bright and balanced is the difference between noticing how good the light is and how bad it is. We offer free lighting designs for our commercial lighting and industrial lighting clients, electricians, electrical contractors, and ESCOs.

What are the Guidelines for Natatorium Lighting Fixtures?

This depends on the level of competition. Here are some guidelines that you can use to determine how much you need.

Professional Level: Pool: 75 foot candles (fc), Deck: 50 foot candles (fc) College Level: Pool: 50 fc, Deck: 20 fc Recreation Level: Pool 30 fc, Deck: 10 fc

Start with deciding how much light or foot candles you need, and then have us create a lighting plan. The lighting plan will show you the ideal light locations. It will also show the type of fixtures used, and foot candles across the surface of the pool and deck. Just as important as lumens, picking the appropriate optic package to ensure a good beam spread.

How Many Lumens Do You Need for an Indoor Swimming Pool?

On the low end, 10 lumens per square foot would be for recreational level pool decks. On the upper end, 75 lumens per square foot would be a good target for professional level pools.

Can Any High Bay Light Fixture Be Used in a Commercial Pool Facility?

Not all high bay fixtures are suitable for natatoriums. Look for fixtures with tempered glass lenses and cast aluminum bodies. These will help the fixture stand up to high humidity and chlorine.

What Determines the Perfect or Optimal Lumens for an Indoor Swimming Pool?

The ideal lumens for an indoor pool depend on the required light levels you need. This is a measurement of foot candle levels. Our lighting plans can help you to decide where the fixtures should be installed, the type of fixture and foot candle distribution.