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NEMA 250 Type 4 Enclosures

NEMA 250 addresses the ingress protection of enclosures for electrical
equipment rated at 1000 Volts or less and intended to be installed and used in
speci c non-hazardous and hazardous locations. NEMA 250 has de ned 20
di erent enclosure types.

NEMA 250 Type 4 enclosures are constructed for either indoor or outdoor use to
provide a degree of protection to personnel against access to hazardous parts; to
provide a degree of protection of the equipment inside the enclosure against
ingress of solid foreign objects (falling dirt and windblown dust); to provide a
degree of protection with respect to harmful e ects on the equipment due to the
ingress of water (rain, sleet, snow, splashing water, and hose directed water);
and, that will be undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure.

There are six primary ingress protection tests associated with NEMA 250 Type 4
enclosures:

Access to hazardous parts

Ingress of solid foreign objects (falling dirt)
Ingress of water (dripping and light splashing)
Ingress of water (rain, snow and sleet)
 Ingress of solid foreign objects (windblown dust, lint, bers and yings)
Ingress of water (hose-down and splashing water)

Keystone Compliance is a certi ed NEMA 250 testing lab. What sets Keystone
Compliance’s NEMA testing apart is our experience in helping manufacturers
determine ingress points in their products and also identifying potential
solutions. We also have signi cant expertise in interpreting the NEMA 250
standard, including for NEMA 250 Type 4 enclosures. Just because some liquid or
dust may enter an enclosure, does not automatically mean that the unit has not
met the requirements. If the unit that requires testing is too large to move, no
problem. We have experience completing ingress protection testing at the
customer’s facilities.

Why is Keystone Compliance the right NEMA 250 ingress protection lab to
complete your ingress testing? Our customers enjoy our short lead times, ability
to explain the process and testing requirements, consultative engineering
support when failures occur and a ordable pricing. Contact us to receive a quote
for ingress protection testing and see why we are the only ingress protection lab
for so many manufacturers from around the country.

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Test Standards 
CE Mark
EN/IEC Standards
Military Standards
Package Testing
FCC
Ingress Protection
Other Standards
NEMA 250
AIM 7351731

NEMA 250 

NEMA 250 Overview

NEMA 250 Type 1
NEMA 250 Type 2
NEMA 250 Type 3
NEMA 250 Type 3R
NEMA 250 Type 3RX
NEMA 250 Type 3S
NEMA 250 Type 3SX
NEMA 250 Type 3X
NEMA 250 Type 4
NEMA 250 Type 4X
NEMA 250 Type 5
NEMA 250 Type 6
NEMA 250 Type 6P
NEMA 250 Type 7
NEMA 250 Type 8
NEMA 250 Type 9
NEMA 250 Type 10
NEMA 250 Type 12
NEMA 250 Type 12K 
NEMA 250 Type 13

 
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