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Ingress Protection (IP Ratings)
- Weatherproof ratings for electrical supplies -

 

The Ingress Protection (IP) rating scheme is an internationally-recognised system of defining the degree of protection against the entry of solid and liquid objects. 

It is a very simple system using two numbers to symbolise increasingly greater sealing from solid objects and from water.

For example, a product rated as being sealed to IP 44 will provide some degree of protection from penetration by dust and a splash of water, but it would not be expected to completely seal against all dust or being immersed in water.

1st IP #

Protection against objects

2nd IP #

Protection against liquid

0

No protection provided

0

 No protection provided

1

Protected against solid objects of 50mm 

1

 Protected against vertically falling
 water drops

2

Protected against solid objects of 12.5mm

2

 Protected against vertically falling  water drops when enclosure tilted  up 15° from its normal position

3

Protected against solid objects of 2.5mm

3

 Protected against spraying water

4

Protected against solid objects of 1.0mm

4

 Protected against splashing water

5

Protected against entry of dust in sufficient quantity to prevent satisfactory operation

5

 Protected against water jets

6

Complete protection against dust
(Dust tight)

6

 Protected against powerful water
 jets from any direction

 

 

7

Protected against the effects of
 total water immersion up to 1M

 

 

8

 Protected against the effects of
 total water immersion beyond 1M