|
Value |
First Digit |
Second Digit |
| Protection against ingress of solids |
Protection against ingress of liquids |
| 0 |
No protection |
No protection |
| 1 |
Protected against solid objects over 50mm e.g. hands, large tools. |
Protected against vertically falling drops of water. |
| 2 |
Protected against solid objects over 12mm e.g. hands, large tools. |
Protected against direct sprays of water up to 15° from vertical. |
| 3 |
Protected against solid objects over 2.5mm e.g. wire, small tools. |
Protected against direct sprays of water up to 60° from vertical. |
| 4 |
Protected against solid objects over 1.0mm e.g. wires. |
Protected against water sprayed from any direction. Limited ingress permitted. |
| 5 |
Limited protection against dust ingress (no harmful deposit) |
Protected against low pressure water jets from any direction. Limited ingress permitted. |
| 6 |
Totally protected against dust ingress. |
Protected against high pressure water jets from any direction. Limited ingress permitted. |
| 7 |
|
Protected against immersion between 15cm and 1M. |
| 8 |
|
Protected against long periods of immersion under pressure. |
| 9 |
|
