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Locker/Shower Rooms

Well-lit locker rooms set a positive, uplifting mindset for students and athletes preparing to engage in sports or physical activities. While at the same time, they can also be prone to vandalism resulting from the occasional raucous behavior and lack of supervision. In addition, shower room lighting must be bright to support strong visibility and avoid accidental slips on wet tile floors. It must also be sealed and wet location listed due to potential ingress of the water and steam produced in the shower. Since corrosion is a significant consideration near showers and pools, the use of aluminum or stainless-steel fixtures is highly recommended.

Kenall luminaires in Locker Room
Kenall Luminaires in Wet Location

Locker/Shower Room Overview

Within educational locker rooms and showers, occupants are typically unsupervised, emphasizing the need for high abuse fixture selection. Exit signs and electrical devices are also at risk of unintentional damage. For higher ceilings, pendant mounting may be preferred. To optimize high vertical illuminance, consider wrap style fixtures. It is also important that illuminance calculations include locker positions and colors, as both will have an impact on visual performance.

Lighting Best Practices

  1. Consider wrap style fixtures that provide high vertical illuminace to light the space.
  2. Make sure illuminance calcs/estimates include locker positions and colors.
  3. Remember exit signs and receptacles are at risk for impact and are therefore susceptible to breakage.

Fixture Construction

  1. Choose high abuse fixtures for low-ceiling and unsupervised areas.
  2. Use aluminum or stainless steel near showers and pools to prevent corrosion.

Mounting Considerations

  1. Use pendant mounting carefully in high-ceiling areas.
  2. Surface mounted, continuous runs of luminaires are an easy way to save installation time.
  3. Mounting conditions can affect durability, thereby impacting the fixture warranty.

Peace of Mind Guarantee

Kenall will repair or replace qualifying luminaires rendered inoperable due to intentional abuse by vandals or accidental impact for the normal service life of the fixture.

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Recommended Illuminance

Foot Candles (fc) @ surface / object Activity / Use
30 vanity viewing
10 floor of lockers changing
20 floor of showers safety/hygiene
10fc vertical illuminance at each
Kenall Luminaires in Wet Location

DFDL Series

Lighting in shower areas can create shock hazard concerns. These downlights go beyond wet locations listings by electrically isolating the exposed surfaces, adding extra protection from the risk of shock.

View Luminaires Ideal for Shower & Locker Rooms

DFDL6 Series
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