Frequently Asked Questions

We spoke to first time buyers and long-term customers to find out their most commonly asked questions when it comes to buying wall pack lights. If you couldn’t find an answer to your question below, feel free to call us at (888) 423-3191 and a dedicated lighting expert will help you find the best light for your needs.

What Is a Wall Pack Light?

A wall pack light is an outdoor wall mounted fixture that projects light out and down from the building to light up walkways, parking lots and building exterior. It is commonly found lighting up loading dock areas of commercial buildings.

What Are the Different Types of LED Wall Pack Lights?

There are three types of wall packs:

Full cutoff
Semi cutoff
Wall pack flood lights

What Is Full Cutoff Lighting?

Full cutoff lighting is a specific type of wall pack where all the light is only directed downwards. It must rely almost entirely on optics to push the light forward and outwards from the wall.

These are required to be used when the permitting requires only Dark Sky compliant lighting solutions - no light pollution. The trade off is these lights produce less forward-throw lighting.

What Is a Non Cutoff Wall Pack?

Non-cutoff, also known as flood or forward throw, incorporates lenses that push the light down and outwards. It has the greatest forward throw potential of all three, and it is the most common wall light used for security lighting.

Where Are LED Wall Pack Lights Used?

Our wall packs are installed on many commercial and industrial buildings. They are the perfect light solution if there is an exterior wall available that they can be installed on. Some common applications are:

Outdoor storage facilities;
Commercial warehouses;
Commercial buildings, like real-estate offices and doctors offices;
Outdoor loading dock areas.

What Is Dark Sky Compliance?

Dark Sky Compliance means that the light fixture (applies to wall packs, parking/shoe box and post top fixtures) can not produce any light pollution. Light pollution is when the fixtures are mounted in a way that light can reach the sky.

These fixtures need to be mounted at a 90 degree angle (horizontal with no angle or light escaping upwards). This is required by many towns and cities and would be part of the permitting requirements.

How Long Do LED Wall Packs Last?

Used under normal operating conditions (12 hours a night, 365 days a year), it is not unreasonable to expect 10 – 15+ years of life from one of our LED wall packs. All our wall packs come with a 5 year warranty.

How High Can I Mount a Wall Pack?

The ideal height for mounting a wall pack is 8 to 25 feet. To choose the correct wall pack wattage and type for your mounting height, consider the height and the amount of light needed as well as any permitting considerations.

What Is the Brightest LED Wall Pack?

The brightest wall pack we offer is 150 Watts producing 19,500 lumens.

Can I Use Wall Pack Lights on a Small Commercial Building?

Yes, they work great on most commercial buildings, large and small.

Do Your Wall Packs Come with Photocells?

Some do, and some other models can have a photocell added as an option. This ensures the lights are dusk to dawn ready.

I Am In Need of UL / ETL Approved LED Wall Pack Lights. Do You Have Them In Stock?

All our lights are either cUL or cETL listed and tested, and many are DLC Listed for rebates from your utility. We stock many wall packs in our warehouses in the USA, including our main warehouse in Nashua, NH.

How Far Is the Light Spread? How Much Coverage Do I Get?

The spread of a wall pack is definitely more “flood” than “spot” coverage. The exact amount can be shown if we do a lighting plan for you. The report can show your building and coverage area of our wall packs installed in your building – before you have to make a purchase.

Can Wall Pack Lights Be Mounted on the Ceiling?

Yes, wall pack lights can be mounted on the ceiling, however, that would not be the best use of them. There are far better lighting options to accomplish this, like canopy lights, or for indoor use, high bays and low bays.

How to Install a Wall Pack Light?

The process is very simple for any qualified electrician. It involves disconnecting the power from the existing wall pack, removing it, installing the new wall pack with all the provided hardware that is included, and wiring it.

There are only three wires in a wall pack, line, neutral and ground. Nothing complicated.

How Far Apart to Install Wall Pack Lights?

This really depends on your specific requirements and needs. Once we understand your goal, we can create a free lighting plan that will give you all the details, light levels, and distance between fixtures.

Wall Pack Lighting Plans allow you to see your outdoor space lit up with LED Wall Packs - without spending any money. Not all wall packs are the same - and minor differences can make the difference between under lit to well lit.

We have create 100's of free outdoor wall pack plans for our commercial customers. The plans allow us to alter placement, power and type of wall pack so that we can optimize the results before $1 is spent and you - the customer - is having to fix a poor buying choice.

We can model and simulate different wall packs inside our lighting software. By using the Lighting Plan software, we can see how well and what wall pack is your best lighting option.