Accessories for cable glands, available in nylon

To maintain the Ingress Protection rating between the equipment and the Cable Gland, it may be necessary to fit an Entry Thread Sealing Washer at the equipment-to-gland entry interface. For installations it is equally essential to maintain the ingress protection integrity at which the equipment has been rated.

The need for a sealing washer will depend on the ingress protection rating, code of protection of the equipment and the type of entry holes available within that equipment. For example, when using Ex e equipment or terminal enclosures (which are permitted to have untapped through-clearance holes) it will be necessary to fit a sealing washer to ensure the minimum IP54 requirement is met. Other equipment with tapped entry holes may not require a sealing washer to maintain the IP54 minimum rating