Colour Changing LED Air Tube

Air Tubes are a great alternative to a water-filled bubble tube and a must-have in every sensory environment! These maintenance-free tubes require no water and are easy to set up.

Available as interactive or passive (non-interactive) with 3 height choices.

How do they work?:

The beads inside the tubes provide a vortex like effect that creates a sensory stimulating pattern for the user alongside the colour changing LED lights.

Made from robust PVC and has a built in stand.

Available in:

Interactive:

wireless 5 buttoned sensory remote control
User can change the colour.

Passive:

No interactive control.
The Passive Air Tube cycles through different colours using top of the range LED’s ensuring your tube will last a very long time.

Heights available:

100cm
150cm
200cm

These products are custom-made to order. Unless faulty, they are non-refundable.
Payment in advance is required, therefore, if you are a school or NHS customer, please contact us for a pro-forma invoice.
Shipment to Mainland UK only.
Please allow 10-12 weeks for delivery.

Good for:

Perfect for the user to relax and enjoy the changing LED colours and track the patterns of the beads.
Stimulate the senses using light and vibration, and are popular with autistic children and adults as well as those with severe additional needs.
The Air Tube is ideal for sensory relaxation and the interactive options provide the user with the ability to interact through cause and effect learning.
Ideal for hospitals, therapy centres and schools where water filled bubble tubes are not an option.
An Interactive Air Tube is great extend a sensory experience by way of making the user more active and understand cause and effect learning. The remote control can be controlled wirelessly which is ideal for wheel chair users or those with limited mobility.

Good to know:

No maintenance required - it comes with everything you need to get started.
The Air Tube can be stand-alone (supplied), built into a soft play plinth for your sensory room or fixed to a wall.
Input Voltage: 16VAC
Power Consumption: 64W
Power Connector: 2.1mm jack
Ambient Temperature: 40°C maximum
Standard Lighting Colours: red, green, blue or white
Dimensions: Height 160mm + tube height, width 380mm, depth 380mm
Weight: 5kg approx.

Please see below for more detail on the options available:

Product Description

Passive:

Comes with no remote control. Just plug in and start enjoying!
The LED colours will cycle through from red, green, yellow, blue.
Comes with floor stand.

Interactive: Sensory Remote Control - wireless

Interactive control gives the user the ability to change the colour of the tube by a button press on the large remote.

5-Buttoned Sensory Remote Control:

By pressing the different buttons on the Sensory Remote Control, you can control the different colours of the air tube making it light up in many ways.
The Interactive Air Tube will go into passive mode when not in use with a controller, creating a calmer sensory experience for those who enjoy seeing the patterns the tube makes.
Interactive controls: red, green, blue, yellow, colour mixing is possible
Dimensions: Height 145mm, width 230mm, depth 230mm
Weight: 1kg
Input Voltage: 8.4VDC while charging
Power Consumption: 0.8W max while functioning
8w max while charging
Power Connector: 2.1mm jack, centre positive
Ambient Temperature: 40°C maximum
Comes with a floor stand

These products are custom-made to order. Unless faulty, they are non-refundable.
Payment in advance is required, therefore, if you are a school or NHS customer, please contact us for a pro-forma invoice.
Shipment to Mainland UK only
Please allow 10-12 weeks for delivery.

VAT Relief

This product is eligible for VAT relief and can be purchased free from VAT.

If you have a disability or a chronic medical condition you can claim VAT relief on certain eligible products provided the products are purchased for personal or domestic use.
If you are a parent or carer you can claim VAT relief on behalf of a child or person you look after.
Charities can qualify for VAT relief where these conditions are met.
At checkout you will be asked whether you are eligible for VAT relief. If you qualify tick the "Yes" option and complete the Declaration form. VAT will automatically be deducted from the relevant products in your basket.
VAT relief is not available on all products. Eligible products are marked with a green 'Eligible for VAT relief' badge on the product page.
VAT is chargeable on delivery.

For further information on VAT relief, please view the FAQs or VAT Relief page.

On receipt of your order please open all packages and thoroughly check for missing or damaged products as soon as possible. You must notify Sensory Direct of any missing or damaged products within 3 days of the delivery. If we are not notified of missing or damaged products within 3 days we are unable to claim from the Courier and we will be unable to refund or replace the missing or damaged products. If the packaging appears damaged and you do not have time to check the products you should sign the Courier's paperwork and add the word "Damaged".

Non-receipt of your order must be notified to Sensory Direct within 7 days of notification of despatch.

DELIVERY

If all items are in stock we aim to despatch your order the next working day (Monday to Friday) when placed before 2pm. For larger orders and School Purchase Orders despatch times may vary.

Sensory Direct’s Weighted Blankets, Weighted Jackets, Shoulder Wraps, Lap Pads and other handmade products may take 3-5 working days to be despatched, if not in stock.

Delivery is FREE for online orders of £45 and above within Mainland UK (excluding Highlands, Offshore Islands and Northern Ireland).
Mainland UK delivery charges are £5.95 for Courier delivery for orders under £45. (See FAQs for Courier Estimated Delivery Times).
Some larger products may be delivered directly from the manufacturer. Delivery times may vary. Please ensure someone is available to accept your delivery during the indicated delivery times, as a redelivery fee may be applied if no one is present.
Please note that once an order has been placed the delivery address cannot be changed.
Please note we cannot deliver to a PO Box address.
We are currently unable to ship outside of the UK unless you hold a trade account with us.
Bubble Tubes - Delivery to Mainland UK only.

For full delivery information, please view the Delivery page.

RETURNS

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Christmas Returns Policy

We want to give our customers peace of mind that all eligible products purchased between 1st November 2025 and 25th December 2025 can be returned or exchanged until 31st January 2026.

Customers simply need to return the product(s) in the original re-sellable condition together with the completed Returns Form.

Please note this excludes reporting missing or damaged products which must be reported within 3 working days, so please ensure you open and check your order when it arrives.

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We want you to be 100% happy with your purchase, but if you find that the product is not suitable you must return the product to us within 30 days of receipt for a refund or exchange of the same or similar. There are some exemptions to this, please view the Returns page for further information.

Returns of sale products must be within 14 days of receipt.

To receive a refund or exchange, goods must be returned unused, in their original packaging and with all original documentation.

For full returns information, please view the Returns page.

Please review our full Terms and Conditions.

Our Story

When my son was born with autism, my world changed and Sensory Direct was born

Ethan had been prescribed different forms of medication, and although they helped a little, I didn’t want to become reliant upon them, so Ethan’s Paediatric Consultant suggested a Weighted Blanket. I remember hearing this and thinking ‘what on earth is a Weighted Blanket’? At this stage I was blissfully unaware of how life-changing that Weighted Blanket would become.

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