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IP
Rated Enclosures Explained
What is
an IP rating?
IP (or "Ingress Protection") ratings are defined in
international standard EN 60529 (British BS EN 60529:1992, European IEC
60509:1989). They are used to define levels of sealing effectiveness of
electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies (tools, dirt etc)
and moisture.
What do
the numbers in an IP Rating mean?
The numbers that follow IP each have a specific meaning. The
first indicates the degree of protection (of people) from moving parts, as well
as the protection of enclosed equipment from foreign bodies. The second defines
the protection level that the enclosure enjoys from various forms of moisture
(drips, sprays, submersion etc). The tables below should help make sense of it:
IP
Ratings - what they mean.
IP
Rated Enclosures - quick find chart
A number replaced by x indicates that the enclosure is not rated
for that spec.
First
Digit (intrusion protection)
- No
special protection<
- Protection
from a large part of the body such as a hand (but no protection from
deliberate access); from solid objects greater than 50mm in diameter.
- Protection
against fingers or other object not greater than 80mm in length and 12mm
in diameter.
- Protection
from entry by tools, wires etc, with a diameter of 2.5 mm or more.
- Protection
against solid bodies larger than 1mm (eg fine tools/small etc).
- Protected
against dust that may harm equipment.
- Totally
dust tight.
Second
Digit (moisture protection)
- No
protection.
- Protection
against condensation
- Protection
against water droplets deflected up to 15° from vertical
- Protected
against spray up to 60° from vertical.
- Protected
against water spray from all directions.
- Protection
against low pressure water jets (all directions)
- Protection
against strong water jets and waves.
- Protected
against temporary immersion.
- Protected
against prolonged effects of immersion under pressure.
Our
range
While we cover a huge range of electrical
enclosures, our most common IP ratings are probably 65, 66, 67 and 68. So for
quick reference, these are defined below:
- IP65
Enclosure -
IP rated as "dust tight" and protected against water projected
from a nozzle.
- IP66
Enclosure -
IP rated as "dust tight" and protected against heavy seas or
powerful jets of water.
- IP
67 Enclosures -
IP rated as "dust tight" and protected against immersion.
- IP
68 Enclosures -
IP rated as "dust tight" and protected against complete,
continuous submersion in water.
·
IP
Rating Reference Chart
·
Below is an easy to
follow reference chart to help you decide which IP rating you need or have.
IP
Number
|
First
Digit - SOLIDS
|
Second
Digit - LIQUIDS
|
IP00
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP01
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP02
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP03
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60
degrees from vertical.
|
IP04
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP05
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP06
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP07
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from immersion between 15
centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP08
|
Not protected from solids.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a
specified pressure.
|
IP10
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP11
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP12
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP13
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60
degrees from vertical.
|
IP14
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP15
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP16
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP17
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from immersion between 15
centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP18
|
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50
millimeters.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a
specified pressure.
|
IP20
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP21
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater
than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP22
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP23
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater
than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60
degrees from vertical.
|
IP24
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP25
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP26
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP27
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from immersion between 15
centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP28
|
Protected from touch by fingers and objects
greater than 12 millimeters.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified
pressure.
|
IP30
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP31
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP32
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP33
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60
degrees from vertical.
|
IP34
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP35
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP36
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP37
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from immersion between 15
centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP38
|
Protected from tools and wires greater than
2.5 millimeters.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a
specified pressure.
|
IP40
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP41
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP42
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP43
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60
degrees from vertical.
|
IP44
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP45
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP46
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP47
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from immersion between 15
centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP48
|
Protected from tools and small wires greater
than 1 millimeter.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a
specified pressure.
|
IP50
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP51
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP52
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP53
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees
from vertical.
|
IP54
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP55
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP56
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP57
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from immersion between 15
centimeters and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP58
|
Protected from limited dust ingress.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a
specified pressure.
|
IP60
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Not protected from liquids.
|
IP61
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from condensation.
|
IP62
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from water spray less than 15
degrees from vertical.
|
IP63
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from water spray less than 60
degrees from vertical.
|
IP64
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from water spray from any direction.
|
IP65
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from low pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP66
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from high pressure water jets from
any direction.
|
IP67
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters
and 1 meter in depth.
|
IP68
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from long term immersion up to a
specified pressure.
|
IP69K
|
Protected from total dust ingress.
|
Protected from steam-jet
|
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