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.

Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in

IP07 Not protected from solids.
depth.

IP08 Not protected from solids. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.

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.

Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in

IP17 Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters.
depth.

IP18 Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP20 Not protected from liquids.
millimeters.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP21 Protected from condensation.
millimeters.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP22 Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.
millimeters.

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 Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12
IP23 Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical.
millimeters.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP24 Protected from water spray from any direction.
millimeters.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP25 Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction.
millimeters.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP26 Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction.
millimeters.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in
IP27
millimeters. depth.

Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12

IP28 Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.
millimeters.

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.

Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in

IP37 Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters.
depth.

IP38 Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.

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.

Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in

IP47 Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter.
depth.

IP48 Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.

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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.

Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in

IP57 Protected from limited dust ingress.
depth.

IP58 Protected from limited dust ingress. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.

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.

Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in

IP67 Protected from total dust ingress.
depth.

IP68 Protected from total dust ingress. Protected from long term immersion up to a specified preasure.

IP69K Protected from total dust ingress. Protected from steam-jet cleaning.

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