The world’s brightest tubular daylight systems.

The new Brighten Up^® Series Solatube 290 DS daylighting systems is ideal for use in the home, with patented technologies that help to pipe amazing levels of light to any dark or windowless rooms. Highly efficient, cost effective and simple to install, the Solatube 290 DS can benefit you and your home:

Transforms dull and gloomy rooms to make a brighter, more welcoming home

No running costs - daylight is free!

Environmentally friendly - switch off lights during the day, reducing your home's carbon footprint

A brighter property is easier to sell or rent

Product and Performance guarantee

Maintenance free

Latest technology sun pipes

The Solatube DS models feature their patented Raybender^® 3000 Technology and LightTracker™ Reflector to deliver an Effective Daylight Capture Surface (EDCS) significantly higher than their previous 10 inch and 14 inch Solatube models and nearly double the EDCS of copycat products.

Easy to install light pipes

Highly effective and simple to install, these sky tunnels can transform dark interior applications and light more expansive spaces with multiple units creating a unique architectural effect. The compact Solatube 290 DS is ideal for illuminating larger rooms such as kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms, large stairwells and bedrooms. For even larger rooms or long narrow corridors, Solatube light tunnels can be used in multiples for a unique lighting effect.

Solatube^® 290 DS

the natural way to bring daylight into those dark and windowless areas of your home. No other system will deliver as much natural light as a Solatube^® – and they guarantee that – so when you’re choosing a tubular skylight make sure you choose the brightest!

Raybender^® 3000 Dome – lights the way

Only Solatube^® uses Fresnel lenses in the dome to refract light into the top of the tube, actively capturing daylight into the system. It also employs a simple reflector system, LightTracker™, to catch light that hits the dome from lower angles. In real terms, this could mean as much as twice as much light entering the top of the tube than on any other system.

Spectralight^® Infinity - the most reflective tube on the planet

Our tubes are made from a material called Spectralight^® Infinity, the most reflective material in the world. At 99.7% reflectivity, no other system will deliver as much light into your home. And even though some competitor systems boast figures of up to 98%, in a typical installation, this could mean that 30% of the original light volume is lost, compared to around 6% in a Solatube. Cheaper, flexible-duct systems would be losing around 90% of the original light.

Stylish, double-glazed diffusers

With a choice of four diffuser styles, you’re guaranteed to find a design to complement your home. Solatube diffusers not only distribute the light evenly around the room, they are double-glazed to ensure that they don’t heat the room up in summer or let heat out in the winter. They’re also UV shielded to help prevent fading of you carpet and furnishings.

Solatube^® Daylighting Systems are:

Straightforward to install
Guaranteed highest performance
Covered by our 10 year warranty
99.7% reflectivity
Maintenance free

Up to 10 times more light than flexible duct systems

Yes, up to 10 times more light than a flexible tube system ... Guaranteed!

Solatube^® 290 DS Daylighting System

At 350mm (14 inches) in diameter, no other system delivers as much daylight to your home through such a size ofaperture.
Ideal for ...

Living rooms, loft conversions, dining rooms, studies, kitchens, workshops and virtually all of the larger areas in your property

Optional extras include our innovative ventilation fan, light-kit and dimmer system.

Product specifications

Tube Diameter	EDCS***	Light coverage	Potential tube Length
14 inches / 350mm	290 in2 / 1871 cm2	Up to 237 ft2 / 22m2	Up to 30ft / 9 meters

 

***EDCS (Effective Daylight Capturing Surface)

This represents the surface area of the dome that collects and redirects sunlight.

As a comparison, a clear dome with no lens on a typical 10 inch tube system has an
EDCS of 78.5 square inches, as opposed to the 160 square inches of the Solatube^® 160 DS.

 

Page updated July 23, 2010