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Rooms
filled with natural light and fresh air are more beautiful, spacious and
uplifting to our spirits. Daylight is the essential element that
transforms conventional rooms into splendid spaces that add value and
quality to our homes and to our lives.
For simple, quick installation, a SUN TUNNEL™ can easily provide natural
light in smaller bathrooms, entry areas or hallways, pantries, walk-in
closets or other smaller, confined areas. They feature flexible tunnels
that fit around virtually any obstructions from the roof to the ceiling.
The
SUN TUNNEL™ is the easiest, most affordable way to add style, beauty and
value to your home. It offers the perfect solution for hallways,
bathrooms, walk-in-closets — anywhere that would benefit from natural
light, but does not require a view to the world.
One of the
key components in The SUN TUNNEL™ system is its fully patented, flexible,
reflective tunnel. This tunnel is similar in structural design to the
tubing used for many decades in the heating and air conditioning industry
and can be found in commercial businesses, high-rise buildings, hospitals,
schools, and residential homes throughout North America and many other
parts of the world.
SUN
TUNNEL™ has taken this time-proven technology used by air conditioning and
heating contractors to provide comfortable living, and added a space-age U.V.-proof liner to the inside in order to channel sunlight efficiently
through attics to dark rooms all over the world. The clear dome on the
roof is made from U.V. resistant materials, nearly eliminating harmful U.V.
rays before they can even reach the tunnel, which guarantees that the
flexible tunnel will perform for many years to come.
The
ability to flex around almost any attic obstruction without the need for
elbows or extensions means that SUN TUNNEL™ skylights can be efficiently and
economically installed in places no other tubular product can reach.
Naturally, the shorter, tighter and straighter you install the tunnel, the
better the performance, but SUN TUNNEL™ skylights are installed every week in
hard-to-reach areas, sometimes with 90-degree bends in the tunnel, and are
still performing well.
Flexible SUN TUNNEL™
skylights are available in 14” or 22” diameters. The 22" diameter
SUN TUNNEL™ is the largest on the market today and will brighten even the
largest rooms in your home. The flexible tunnel passes all ignition,
flammability and smoke density testing requirements necessary to meet
National Building Codes standards across the United States. Rigid models
in 10” or 14” sizes are also available for installations that require
longer tunnel length or for installation with a Northern exposure. A 10”
or 14” rigid sun tunnel is nearly as bright as a 22” flexible tunnel. The
rigid tubing gives the greatest light brightness and dispersion.
Both flexible and
rigid SUN TUNNEL™ skylights are available with optional electric light kits
allowing your SUN TUNNEL™ to be a source of illumination at night. It
installs in minutes inside the tunnel just above the diffuser. Whether
you have a shingle, shake or tile roof, a SUN TUNNEL™ is sure to add
natural light to places you thought were impossible. Impact models are
available for hurricane prone areas.
Installation is a snap with the Sun Tunnel's Snap-Ring!
The SUN TUNNEL™ is the most versatile, affordable, and energy-efficient
way to brighten dark spaces. The Snap-Ring assembly system eliminates
several steps in the installation process so that you can add natural
sunlight to your home with just a few simple steps:
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