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• HVAC Systems Ingress Protection (IP) ratings are developed by the European Committee for Electro Technical Standardization (CENELEC)
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7 Protected against the effect of immersion between 15 cm and 1 m.
Length 8 Protects against long periods of immersion under pressure.
1 IP Third number - Protection against mechanical impacts (commonly omitted, the third number
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Protected against impact of 6.0 joule
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