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The Pool Designer/Salesperson’s Ten Laws of FIBERworks
®
1. The color of fiber optics is fantastic... but don’t just sell fiber optics, sell FIBERworks
®
! More Light... More
Color... More Friendly than other similar fiber optic systems... from the World’s Leading Manufacturer of
Underwater Lights!
2. Delight your customers and get referrals. Don’t undersize - never use fewer fibers or fewer lights than
recommended.
3. The Longer the fiber optic cable, the more it will cost and the less light it will transmit to the pool, spa, water
feature or landscape light. Distance costs 2% of light per foot; see Table 1, Light Transmission Versus
Distance.
4. Choose your PG2000 location(s) wisely. Give your biggest cables the shortest runs. If you design “never
ending” decks, design a planter between 5 and 10 feet (depending on code) from the primary lens location.
5. Colored surfaces absorb light. The darker the surface, the more light it will absorb. Do not waste your
customer’s money on underwater fiber optics for dark surfaces. They will not fully appreciate the dramatics of
fiber optic colors. Use Amerlites
®
, AquaLights
®
or HiLites
®
.
6. The darker your pool surface, the more dramatic will be perimeter FIBERworks
®
. Dark pools make great
reflecting pools and fantastic perimeter FIBERworks pools. For perimeter installations over 200' consult your
FIBERworks
®
Specialist.
7. FIBERworks
®
powerfully illuminates the wall and floor surface toward which the lens is pointed... modest
illumination is on the wall which holds the lens. AmerGlow 12, 30, 50, 70 or 100 cables make great step lights
and shadow fillers when directed toward or across the wall holding the AmerGlow 325, 225 or 170 cables.
8. There are two underwater lenses available. The Wide Angle Lens spreads light about 180 degrees and should
be used for most underwater applications. The Standard Lens spreads light about 70 degrees and should be
used for opposite wall shadow filling, up lighting into a fountainhead, and up lighting into a waterfall or cascade.
9. Always use Certified FIBERworks
®
Installers. A rushed or poor installation can kill performance by 30%.
Schedule training as soon as possible or order FIBERworks
®
Installation Video [P/N P3-202].
10. WHEN IN DOUBT CALL Technical Service at 800-831-7133 OR- complete a FIBERCAD FORM
(located in the Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc. Catalog), AND fax a scale drawing to 727-461-5080.
NOTE
FIBERworks Application Manual is available on-line @ www.pentairtraining.com and www.pentairpool.com.
