
{"id":54362,"date":"2015-06-22T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/?p=54362"},"modified":"2019-08-20T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T10:34:40","slug":"ip-ingress-protection-ratings-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/ip-ingress-protection-ratings-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"IP (Ingress Protection) ratings explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Scott Mulholland, Product Manager- Industrial Components<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_54371\" style=\"width: 293px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/subcategory_pages\/EVO_Housings_P-20-08-02-07\/3c385800-b6dc-474c-9798-821d0bd7adff?cpn=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54371\" class=\"wp-image-54371\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/IP-protection-test.jpg\" alt=\"IP protection test IP65\" width=\"283\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IP protection test (IP65) for HEAVYCON EVO<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixcontact.com\/online\/portal\/gb?1dmy&amp;urile=wcm%3apath%3a\/gben\/web\/main\/products\/catalog_pages\/product_catalogs\/173a35a7-ee13-4931-9d6c-940bd7837833?cpn=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new catalogues<\/a> or in our online shop,\u00a0you will see IP ratings for the different Phoenix Contact connectors:<\/p>\n<p><strong>IP65<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><strong>IP66<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><strong>IP66\/68<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><strong>IP66\/69K<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><strong>IP66\/68\/69K<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Why does Phoenix Contact show different values for each product?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The reason we sometimes show more than one IP rating value for a product is because there are 3 different zones\/levels that are possible to achieve with connector housings!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/Ingress-Protection-Ratings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54365\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/Ingress-Protection-Ratings.jpg\" alt=\"Ingress Protection Ratings\" width=\"772\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/Ingress-Protection-Ratings.jpg 772w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/Ingress-Protection-Ratings-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/Ingress-Protection-Ratings-624x126.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first IP rating refers to the resistance to splashing water\/heavy rain\/ water jets. IP65 or IP66 are the relevant values for this zone.<\/p>\n<p>The next (middle) IP rating is only shown when the connector housing is good enough to be located underwater (temporarily or permanently). IP67 or IP68 are the relevant values for this zone.<\/p>\n<p>The final IP rating is possibly the harshest condition for Phoenix Contact connectors, and identifies the housings ability to resist high pressure, high temperature steam jets that are often used in the cleaning of industrial applications.Only metal housings are suitable for steam cleaning! IP69K is the relevant value for this zone.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, in the market, manufacturers do not show 2 or 3 IP rating values for each product. Most just show the &#8216;highest&#8217; value (IP68 or IP69K) because , often, they do not understand that each zone is actually a different\u00a0 requirement.<\/p>\n<p>So, to be 100% correct, Phoenix Contact has decided to show all relevant IP values for each connector.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a \u00a0graphic that sets out which IP rating applies to which sort of test\/environment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/IP-Ratings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54364\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/IP-Ratings.jpg\" alt=\"IP Ratings\" width=\"881\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/IP-Ratings.jpg 881w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/IP-Ratings-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.phoenixcontact.com\/marketing-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/06\/IP-Ratings-624x385.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Scott Mulholland by email: <a href=\"mailto:smulholland@phoenixcontact.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">smulholland@phoenixcontact.com<\/a> or telephone 07908 583 375<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Scott Mulholland, Product Manager- Industrial Components In the new catalogues or in our online shop,\u00a0you will see IP ratings for the different Phoenix Contact connectors: IP65 or IP66 or IP66\/68 or IP66\/69K or IP66\/68\/69K Why does Phoenix Contact show different values for each 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