Water Rating Definitions

Water Rating

Definition

IPX7

Withstands incidental exposure to water of up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes

IPX6

Protected against powerful jets of water. Water projected at all angles through a 12.5 mm nozzle at a flow rate of 100 liters/min at a pressure of 100 kN/m2 for 3 minutes from a distance of 3 meters

1 ATM

Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 10 meters

3 ATM

Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 30 meters

5 ATM

Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 50 meters

10 ATM

Withstands pressures equivalent to a depth of 100 meters