IP ratings

Object size
Level Effective against Level Protected against Details
protected against
No protection against contact and
0 — 0 not protected —
ingress of objects
Any large surface of the body, such as
the back of a hand, but no protection Dripping water (vertically falling
1 >50 mm 1 dripping water
against deliberate contact with a body drops) shall have no harmful effect.
part
Vertically dripping water shall have
no harmful effect when the
2 >12.5 mm Fingers
g or similar objects
j 2 dripping
pp g water when tilted up
p to 15°
enclosure is tilted at an angle up to
15° from its normal position.
Water falling as a spray at any angle
3 >2.5 mm Tools, thick wires, etc. 3 spraying water up to 60° from the vertical shall have
no harmful effect.
Water splashing against the
4 >1 mm Most wires, screws, etc. 4 splashing water enclosure from any direction shall
have no harmful effect.
Ingress of dust is not entirely
prevented, but it must not enter in
Water projected by a nozzle against
sufficient quantity to interfere with the
5 dust protected 5 water jets enclosure from any direction shall
satisfactory operation of the
have no harmful effects.
equipment; complete protection
against contact
Water projected in powerful jets
No ingress of dust; complete protection against the enclosure from any
6 dust tight 6 powerful water jets
against
i contact di
direction
i shall
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have no h
harmful
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effects.
Ingress of water in harmful quantity
shall not be possible when the
7 immersion up to 1 m enclosure is immersed in water
under defined conditions of pressure
and time (up to 1 m of submersion).
NOTE: Normally, this will mean that the equipment is The equipment is suitable for
hermetically sealed. However, with certain types of
equipment, it can mean that water can enter but only in continuous immersion in water
such a manner that produces no harmful effects.
8 immersion beyond 1 m
under conditions which shall be
specified by the manufacturer.

As of April 2010