Following are general definitions of some of the common terms used in the lighting industry as well as some of the terms we use in describing our products and techniques:
Dry Location - Interior locations.
Damp Location - Exterior locations where the fixture is not directly exposed to wet conditions such as a driven rain or snow.
Wet Location - Exterior locations where the fixture is directly exposed to wet conditions such as a driven rain or snow.
Watt - The unit used to measure power consumption of a lamp. Our fixtures are labeled with the maximum wattage that may be used.
Voltage - The measure of electrical power supply brought to the fixture by the building’s wiring. Typically, residential wiring is 120 volt while commercial wiring can be 120 or 277 volt. For a 277 volt power supply we can only provide compact fluorescent lamping in our fixtures.
Lumen - The unit used to measure the quantity of light output by a lamp. Since our fixtures are decorative in nature, we do not provide photometric data which describes the light output of our fixtures.
Lamp - Generic term for a light bulb of any type. Our fixtures are provided without lamps.
Lamp Life - The average rated life of a lamp in hours as provided by the lamp manufacturer.
Punching - Refers to hand-punched holes used for decoration and dramatic light patterns in our fixtures.
Distressed - A random texture that is hand-applied to surfaces of our metals.
Peened - A random, hand-applied texture achieved with a ball-peen hammer.
Tinning - On copper and brass, we use this technique to apply solder to the metal surface to achieve a pewter-like color in decorative patterns. It is usually bordered by punching around the tinned area.