Environmental ratings for enclosures based on Ingress Protection (IP) Code designations
| First numeral |
| Second numeral | Degrees of protection against water |
| 0 | Non-protected
| 0 | Non-protected |
| 1 |
| 1 | Protected against vertically falling water drops |
| 2 |
| 2 | Protected against vertically falling water drops when enclosure tilted up to 15° |
| 3 |
| 3 | Protected against spraying water |
| 4 |
| 4 | Protected against splashing water |
| 5 |
| 5 | Protected against water jets |
| 6 |
| 6 | Protected against powerful water jets |
|
| 7 | Protected against the effects of temporary immersion in water | |
| 8 | Protected against the effects of continuous immersion in water | ||
Note: UL can provide testing and certification services to verify and document conformity of products for any of the above Enclosure "IP Codes."
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