NEMA | IP | Protection from Solids | Protection from Liquids |
1 | 10 | Any large surface of the body, such as the back of the hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part. | Not protected. |
2 | 11 | Any large surface of the body, such as the back of the hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part. | Dripping water (vertically falling drops) shall have no harmful effect. |
3 | 54 | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact. | Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. |
3R | 14 | Any large surface of the body, such as the back of the hand, but no protection against deliberate contact with a body part. | Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. |
3S | 54 | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact. | Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. |
4 | 56 | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact. | Water projected in powerful jets (12.5mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
4X | 66 | No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact. | Water projected in powerful jets (12.5mm nozzle) against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effects. |
5 | 52 | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact. | Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle up to 15° from its normal position. |
6 | 67 | No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact. | Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion). |
6P | 67 | No ingress of dust; complete protection against contact. | Ingress of water in harmful quantity shall not be possible when the enclosure is immersed in water under defined conditions of pressure and time (up to 1 m of submersion). |
12 and 12K | 52 | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact. | Vertically dripping water shall have no harmful effect when the enclosure is tilted at an angle up to 15° from its normal position. |
13 | 54 | Ingress of dust is not entirely prevented, but it must not enter in sufficient quantity to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment; complete protection against contact. | Water splashing against the enclosure from any direction shall have no harmful effect. |