Selection by specification

Finding a fixture by parameter is faster than by category: within one family, wattage, size and protection rating decide whether it can actually go into your site. Each page covers one parameter step, with a checkable parameter table and the pitfalls specific to that step.

Choose by wattage

Within one family, the wattage decides mounting height, coverage and what it replaces.

Choose by size

Size decides whether it fits the existing grid, bracket or cut-out — easier to get wrong than wattage.

Choose by protection rating

The second digit of an IP rating is how the water arrives, not whether water is resisted.

Choose by built-in option

Photocell, motion sensor, emergency backup — they do not change the output, they change when it is on.

Choose by cost structure

Two quotes for the same wattage can differ twofold, and the difference sits in four invisible parts. Work the numbers by fixture count, not unit price.