Ingress Protection is a rating of an electrical product/appliance that provides information of solid and water protection information of the product. In this, the first digit indicates protection of solid and the second digit indicates protection of water.
INGRESS PROTECTION (IP) RATINGS
1st NUMBER – SOLID FOREIGN OBJECT 0 to 6
| 0 | No Protection |
| 1 | Protection against foreign objects of 50mm or greater |
| 2 | Protection against foreign objects of 12.5mm or greater |
| 3 | Protection against foreign objects of 2.5mm or greater |
| 4 | Protection against foreign objects of 1.0mm or greater |
| 5 | Dust Protected |
| 6 | Dust-Tight |
2nd NUMBER – Water 0 to 9
| 0 | No Protection |
| 1 | Protected against vertically falling water drops |
| 2 | Protected against vertically falling water drops when enclosure tilted up to 15 degree |
| 3 | Protected against spraying water |
| 4 | Protected against splashing water |
| 5 | Protected against water jets |
| 6 | Protected against powerful water jets |
| 7 | Protected against effects of temporary immersion in water |
| 8 | Protected against effects of continuous immersion in water |
| 9 | Protected against high pressure and temperature water jets |