Canski Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Has anyone installed these into their build ? I have a bathroom without and a landing with limited natural light and was considering a sun pipe. I had a quote and it seemed high and the 'window' on the roof was bit ugly. The velux ones are a little cheaper ,look a bit smarter and having used their products over the years I like the quality and ease of installation. Only problem is the pipe would need to be about 4 m long to get to the south facing roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) I did some work on them for a company called Monodraught. I still have a couple of the mouldings kicking about. It is not necessary to have the reflective tubes, boxing and mirrors can work just as well. Think periscopes. Edited October 31, 2023 by SteamyTea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canski Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 11 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: I did some work on them for a company called Monodraught. I still have a couple of the mouldings kicking about. It is not necessary to have the reflective tubes, boxing and mirrors can work just as well. Think periscopes. I just looked at the mono draught ones. The dome looks like a diamond is this for a reason ? I won't have time for boxing and mirrors so just wanted a nice shiny pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ambrose Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Interesting, I wonder if you could use them into a basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canski Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Alan Ambrose said: Interesting, I wonder if you could use them into a basement. I think I read that the velux pipes can be extended up to 6 m so I don’t see why not Edited October 31, 2023 by Canski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Here is a picture of the Monodraught parts I prototyped in the 1990s. They are only circular to match the pipe, and only domed as that is what they wanted. Prototype vacuum forming is relatively cheap to do as the former can be timber. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haythorn_1 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Need to be careful of the u value. For the moondraught it seems the standard one is 1.66 w/m2. It is quite a small area though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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