Care and Maintenance Guide For Your Sun Tunnel® Skylight
Table of Contents Thank you. From all of us here at VELUX, we want to thank you for your recent purchase. You have really brightened our day! As a token of our gratitude, we created this handy guide to help you maintain and care for your Sun Tunnel® skylight for years to come. For more than 80 years, VELUX has produced superior quality and reliability in our daylighting products, and we’re sure they will bring light to life for your home, too.
01 Care and Maintenance 01 Care and Maintenance Diffuser Lens Care and Cleaning The beauty of a Sun Tunnel® skylight is how discreetly one brings natural light into any space. Since the majority of your Sun Tunnel skylight is 3 tucked away in the attic, your focus when it comes to regular care and maintenance will be the diffuser lens. Regular care and cleaning of the diffuser can help prevent condensation while ensuring consistently bright natural light.
01 Care and Maintenance Your Sun Tunnel® skylight’s diffuser is made of acrylic, so you should AVOID using these products when cleaning it: • Cleaning materials containing abrasives (such as scouring powder) or alkaline cleaners • Brushes, abrasives, gritty cloths, or strong solvents • Gasoline, acetone, chlorinated solvents, carbon tetrachloride, denatured alcohol, etc.
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02 Accessories and Upgrades Decorative Diffusers Electric Light Kit Finish the look of your space with a decorative diffuser, available in six modern styles! These micro-engineered diffusers softly disperse incoming light to prevent any glare while complementing the design of your entire room.. DIFFUSER STYLES Micro Fresnel Sun Tunnel skylights are a great way to add natural light to a room.
02 Accessories and Upgrades Solar Night Light Your Sun Tunnel® skyight can light the way for those late-night trips to the bathroom or kitchen with the Solar Night Light! Compatible with rigid tubes, the Solar Night Light emits a soft, moon-like glow at night so you can safely make your way in the dark. HOW IT WORKS The Solar Night Light is a small device that attaches discreetly to the inside of rigid tubes.
03 Go Solar - Tax Credit Information 03 Go Solar - Tax Credit Information GUIDE TO RECEIVING YOUR SOLAR TAX CREDIT When your Sun Tunnel® skylight and Solar Night Light are installed, keep your receipts for the total price paid (product and installation). Attach the receipts to a completed Federal Tax Credit - Manufacturers Certification Statement to keep for your records. At tax time, fill out IRS Tax Form 5695 and submit it with your taxes. Enter the tax credit from Form 5695 to your 1040 form. 1.
04 Troubleshooting 04 Troubleshooting Issue: “How do I clean the diffuser lens and/ or change the light bulb in my Sun Tunnel® skylight?” Resolution: You’ll need to gently remove the diffuser components for interior access and clean the interior of the diffuser. Step 1: Rotate the diffuser counterclockwise to remove the diffuser and clear lens and release them from the ceiling. These components should come off together. 9 Step 2: Tip the diffuser upside down to separate the diffuser from the lens.
04 Troubleshooting Issue: I keep getting bugs inside my Sun Tunnel skylight. Resolution: You’ll need to visually inspect the Sun Tunnel skylight tubing to ensure there are no exposed seams, holes, or tears. Step 1: Visually inspect the Sun Tunnel skylight tubing for any exposed seams, holes, tears, or screw heads exposed. Step 2: If you find any of these areas uncovered, use aluminum tape to seal those areas. Aluminum tape can be purchased at your local hardware store.
05 Product and Customer Support 05 Product and Customer Support We hope you will enjoy your Sun Tunnel® skylight for years to come, but we know things happen. Inclement weather, reroofing, accidents, or even remodeling and replacement issues. Don’t worry: VELUX has you covered! With our industry-leading warranties and our team of customer care experts, we’re here to help.
05 Product and Customer Support WARRANTY INFORMATION As the world leader in residential daylighting, we stand behind our products with an industry-leading warranty, a commitment we have kept for over 80 years. VELUX Sun Tunnel skylights are covered and guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship for 10 years. Learn more about your specific coverage in our VELUX Warranty (PDF) or call us toll free at 1-800-88-VELUX for a printed copy.
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