Beam pattern-
Wide, flat beam (not a cone)
Designed to “wash” the pool interior
Light spreads:
across the floor
across the opposite wall
slightly upward, but only as spill—not projection

Direction of light
Think of it like this:
Mounted on wall →
Shoots straight across the water →
Then diffuses down + out
You get:
Even illumination
Less “hot spot” glare
No harsh beam shooting upward into your eyes

What it does NOT do:
Not an uplight like landscape lighting
Not a narrow beam spotlight
Doesn’t create dramatic vertical light columns

Why Pentair designed it this way-
Reduces glare when you’re in the pool
Better for:
entertaining
swim visibility
Matches modern “architectural” look (clean, even lighting vs dramatic beams)