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What is an IP rating, what does this actually mean and why do I care when looking for an outside light?
IP is Ingress Protection, this classifies the degree of protection against solids and liquids in electrical enclosures. An IP rating basically tells customers how well protected the light fitting is against moisture and other foreign bodies such as dirt.
When buying light for your garden the minimum IP rating you should look for is IPX3 (IP43) this will protect your light against rain or spraying water. However in Ireland to protect your light against heavy rain we would recommend a minimum of IP44 rating for a standard outside wall lantern. IP44 would typically be considered splash proof. If you are looking for Patio or decking lights we'd recommend IP45 or above as they are often cleaned by using a power washer of sorts.
At the Online Lighting Shop we have a number of IP44 rated outside lights from different reputable suppliers for less than £50. We only sell outside lights from reputable European brands such as Fumagalli, Duralite, Searchlight Augenti. We have listed below some IP44 rated wall lights for less than £50!
Fumagalli Iesse Half Wal Lantern (Black or White) View Product Details Here
Fumagalli Bisso Anna Wall Light (Black or White) View Product Details Here
Duralit Minilite Louvered Non Rust Wall Light View Product Details Here
The table below shows the
|
IP Number |
First Digit - SOLIDS |
Second Digit - LIQUIDS |
|
IP00 |
Not protected from solids. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP01 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP02 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP03 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP04 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP05 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP06 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP07 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP08 |
Not protected from solids. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP10 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP11 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP12 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP13 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP14 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP15 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP16 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP17 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP18 |
Protected from touch by hands greater than 50 millimeters. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP20 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP21 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP22 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP23 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP24 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP25 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP26 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP27 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP28 |
Protected from touch by fingers and objects greater than 12 millimeters. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP30 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP31 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP32 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP33 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP34 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP35 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP36 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP37 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP38 |
Protected from tools and wires greater than 2.5 millimeters. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP40 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP41 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP42 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP43 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP44 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP45 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP46 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP47 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP48 |
Protected from tools and small wires greater than 1 millimeter. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP50 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP51 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP52 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP53 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP54 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP55 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP56 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP57 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP58 |
Protected from limited dust ingress. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP60 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Not protected from liquids. |
|
IP61 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from condensation. |
|
IP62 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP63 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from water spray less than 60 degrees from vertical. |
|
IP64 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from water spray from any direction. |
|
IP65 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from low pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP66 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from high pressure water jets from any direction. |
|
IP67 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from immersion between 15 centimeters and 1 meter in depth. |
|
IP68 |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from long term immersion up to a specified pressure. |
|
IP69K |
Protected from total dust ingress. |
Protected from steam-jet cleaning. |
1. IEC 60529, “degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures (IP Codes),” Ed. 2.1 (Geneva: International Electrotechnical Commision, 2011)
