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IP Enclosure Ratings & Standards

The document explains IP ratings, which define levels of sealing effectiveness for electrical enclosures against intrusion from solids and liquids. The IP rating consists of two digits - the first refers to protection against solids, the second against water. For example, IP65 means protection from dust ingress and protection from low pressure water jets from any direction. Higher IP ratings indicate increased levels of protection.

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IP Enclosure Ratings & Standards

The document explains IP ratings, which define levels of sealing effectiveness for electrical enclosures against intrusion from solids and liquids. The IP rating consists of two digits - the first refers to protection against solids, the second against water. For example, IP65 means protection from dust ingress and protection from low pressure water jets from any direction. Higher IP ratings indicate increased levels of protection.

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IP Enclosure Ratings &

Standards Explained
IP rating is also known as Ingress Protection or International Protection ratings which are
defined to the international standard of EN 60529 (British BS EN 60529:1992, European IEC
60509:1989). These standards are used to define the levels of sealing effectiveness of
electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies such as dirt and water.

The rating consists of the letters IP followed by 2 digits, the first digit stands for the level of
protection that the enclosure provides against solid bodies, the second digit describes the
degree of protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against water.

IP65 = First Digit - Solids

IP65 = Second Digit - Liquids

Below is an easy to follow chart to help you decide which IP rating / IP Codes you may require for your electrical enclosure, Rainford
manufacturers IP rated electrical enclosures including IP54, IP65 up to IP66.

IP Rating Reference Chart


IP
First Digit - SOLIDS Second Digit - LIQUIDS
Rating
Protected from limited dust
IP54 Protected from water spray from any direction, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from limited dust Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction, limited ingress protection
IP55
ingress
Protected from limited dust
IP56 Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from limited dust Protected from immersion between 15 centimetres and 1 metre in depth, limited ingress
IP57
ingress protection
Protected from limited dust
IP58 Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP60 Not protected from liquids, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP61 Protected from condensation, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP62 Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP63 Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP64 Protected from water spray from any direction, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction, limited ingress protection
IP65
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP66 Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction, limited ingress protection
ingress
Protected from total dust Protected from immersion between 15 centimetres and 1 metre in depth, limited ingress
IP67
ingress protection
Protected from total dust Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure, limited ingress protection
IP68
ingress
Protected from total dust
IP69K Protected from steam-jet cleaning, limited ingress protection
ingress

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