Water Ingress Protection

P rotected from total dust ingress.

Water ingress protection. The ratings come in two sets. Water ingress testing is a type of ingress protection ip test. The equivalent european standard is en 60529. The ip code or ingress protection code iec standard 60529 sometimes interpreted as international protection code classifies and rates the degree of protection provided by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures against intrusion dust accidental contact and water.

For use on ship decks limited ingress permitted. Protected from total dust ingress. Ingress protection ratings are standardized ratings that are used to describe the type and degree of ingress protection that a particular item possesses. This type of testing can be in the form of water dripping splashing powerful water jets and immersion in water.

Protected against temporary flooding of water e g. Protected against low pressure jets of water from all directions limited ingress. Water ingress testing is classified in international standard iec 60529 as the degrees of protection provided against the intrusion of water in electrical enclosures. Protection against water sprayed from all directions limited ingress permitted.

Common causes of water ingress any defect permitting access of moisture into the fabric of a building must be remedied or treated further entry of water must be prevented and the area affected by water dried out. Protected from water spray from any direction limited ingress protection. It is published by the international electrotechnical commission iec. P rotected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical limited ingress protection.