| Type |
National Electrical
Manufacturers’ Association |
Underwriters’
Laboratories Inc. |
Canadian
Standards Association |
| 1 |
Enclosures constructed for indoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt. |
Indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against limited amount of falling dirt. |
General purpose enclosure in ordinary locations. |
| 2 |
Enclosures constructed for indoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment, to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, and to provide a degree of protection against dripping and light splashing of liquids. |
Indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against limited amounts of falling water and dirt. |
An enclosure for Indoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against dripping and light splashing of non-corrosive liquids, and falling dirt. |
| 3 |
Enclosures constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with enclosed equipment to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow and windblown dust and that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
Outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against rain, sleet, windblown dust, and damage from external ice formation. |
An enclosure for either indoor or outdoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against rain, snow, and windblown dust, undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
| 3R |
Enclosures constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with enclosed equipment to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow and that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
Outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against rain, sleet; and damage from external ice formation. |
An enclosure for either indoor or outdoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against rain, and snow, undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
| 4 |
Enclosures constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment: to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, windblown dust, splashing water, hose directed water, and hose-directed water, and that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
Indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against windblown dust, and rain, splashing water, hose-directed water, and damage from external ice formation. |
An enclosure for either indoor or outdoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against rain, snow, windblown dust, splashing and hose-directed water, undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
| 4X |
Enclosures constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment, to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, rain, sleet, snow, windblown dust, splashing water, hose-directed water, and corrosion, and that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure. |
Indoor or outdoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against corrosion, windblown dust and rain, splashing water, hose-directed water, and damage from external ice formation. |
An enclosure for either indoor or outdoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against rain, snow, windblown dust, splashing and hose-directed water, undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure, resists corrosion. |
| 12 |
Enclosures constructed (without knockouts) for indoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment, to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, against circulating dust, lint and fiber flyings, and against dripping and light splashing of liquids. |
Indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against circulating dust, falling dirt, and dripping non-corrosive liquids. |
An enclosure for indoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against circulating and settling dust and lint, fibre flyings; dripping and light splashing of non-corrosive liquids; not provided with knockouts. |
| 13 |
Enclosures constructed for indoor use to provide a degree of protection to personnel against incidental contact with the enclosed equipment, to provide a degree of protection against falling dirt, against circulating dust, lint and fiber flyings, and against the spraying, splashing , and seepage of water, oil, and non-corrosive coolants. |
Indoor use primarily to provide a degree of protection against dust, spraying of water, oil, and non-corrosive coolant. |
An enclosure for indoor use, constructed so as to provide a degree of protection against circulating and settling dust, lint and fibre flyings, seepage and spraying of non-corrosive liquids including oils and coolants. |