{"id":366,"date":"2014-11-10T07:25:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T07:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irtrectifier.com\/?page_id=366"},"modified":"2018-09-06T10:41:52","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T16:41:52","slug":"canadian-standards-association","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irtrectifier.com\/technical-info\/enclosure-rating-definitions\/canadian-standards-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Enclosure Rating Definitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irtrectifier.com\/technical-info\/enclosure-rating-definitions\/canadian-standards-association\/?pfstyle=wp\" rel=\"nofollow\"  title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF & Email\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/irtrectifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/print-button.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF & Email\" class=\"pf-button-img\" style=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 1<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">General purpose enclosure; protects against accidental contact with live parts.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 2<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Drip proof enclosure same as Type 1; indoor use to provide a degree of protection against dripping and light splashing of noncorrosive liquids and falling dirt.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 3<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weatherproof enclosure; indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against rain, snow and blown dust; undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 3R<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weather proof enclosure; indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against rain or snow; undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure (CSA does not specify sleet resist).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 3S<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weather proof enclosure; indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against rain or snow; undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure surface (CSA does not specify sleet proof).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 4<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watertight enclosure; indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against rain, snow, blown dust, splashing and hose directed water; undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 4X<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watertight enclosure; indoor or outdoor use to provide a degree of protection against rain, snow, blown dust, splashing and hose directed water; undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure; resists corrosion.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 5<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indoor use, so constructed that dust, readily ignitable fibers or combustible flyings cannot enter the enclosure.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 6<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No CSA equivalent.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 6P<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No CSA equivalent.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 7<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similar to NEMA designation; refer to Canadian Electric Code C22.1 Sec. 18 (C22.2 No. 30).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 8<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similar to NEMA designation; refer to Canadian Electric Code C22.1 Sec. 18 (C22.2 No. 30).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 9<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similar to NEMA designation dust tight (hazardous dust); refer to Canadian Electric Code C22.2 No. 25.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 10<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No CSA equivalent specified for industrial control applications (See C22.5 for use of electricity in mines).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 11<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No CSA equivalent; similar to Type 4.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 12<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indoor use to provide a degree of protection against circulating dust, lint, fibers, dripping and light splashes of non-corrosive liquids.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 12K<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No CSA equivalent.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Type 13<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Indoor use to provide a degree of protection against circulating dust, lint, fibers, seepage and spraying of non-corrosive liquids including oils and coolants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type 1 General purpose enclosure; protects against accidental contact with live parts. 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