How to choose a box and electrical cabinet

This will depend on many factors, such as the number of electrical appliances you have in your home or business, the number of electrical circuits, lamps, sockets, wet areas such as the bathroom or kitchen, your heating systems and / or air conditioning, etc.

If you want a basic or standard installation, you can find cabinets and boxes pre-assembled in their casing, which will make installation easier.

In any case, when choosing an electrical panel box , you must take into account the degree of protection it offers, which is identified by the IP letters followed by two digits that refer precisely to the level of protection. Thus, an IP30 flush-mounted box would imply protection against the entry of solid elements of up to two and a half millimeters.

It is also important that the flush mounting boxes are designed for use in main and secondary branches, as well as that they are made of high impact resistance material. This resistance is determined by the so-called IK protection index, which ranges from 00 to 10.

We have a great variety in terms of designs and sizes, so you will surely find the one that best suits what you are looking for.

The materials with which these types of boxes are made vary between plastic and metal. They are designed to be recessed into the wall, hidden behind access panels, or also on the ceiling.

You can also choose a waterproof box for surface mounting. They are very easy to install and have the advantage that, as the name implies, they are completely watertight, which prevents accidental access to their interior of water or other liquids capable of causing electrical breakdowns.

The watertight boxes can have perforated holes on their sides for the insertion of the different pipes. They can also adopt different geometric shapes: round, square, rectangular or octagonal. Depending on the type of lid closure, you can also choose between screw boxes, which are usually safer and more reliable, and snap-lock boxes, which have the advantage that they are faster to install.

These watertight boxes, endowed with a degree of protection IP55, guarantee optimum watertightness in any type of installation, avoiding any type of problem with water or dust. Its manufacture with thermoplastic material also generates greater resistance to impact.