ASTM_F_1284_-_09.pdf

Designation:F128409An American National StandardStandard Test Method forEvaluating Carpet Embedded Dirt Removal Effectiveness ofResidential Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1284;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers only a laboratory test fordetermining the relative carpet dirt removal effectives ofresidential central vacuum cleaning systems when tested underspecified conditions.1.2 This test method is applicable to residential centralvacuum cleaning systems intended for cleaning carpets.1.3 This test method applies only to embedded dirt removalfrom carpets,not the removal of surface litter and debris.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D75 Practice for Sampling AggregatesE11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and TestSievesE177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias inASTM Test MethodsE691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study toDetermine the Precision of a Test MethodF608 Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded DirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuum CleanersF655 Specification for Test Carpets and Pads for VacuumCleaner TestingF884 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Built-In(Central Vacuum)Vacuum CleanerF922 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an ElectricMotorized NozzleF1038 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Canister,Hand-held,Stick,and Utility Type Vacuum Cleaner With-out a Driven AgitatorF1334 Test Method for Determining A-Weighted SoundPower Level of Vacuum CleanersF1409 Test Method for Straight Line Movement of VacuumCleaners While Cleaning Carpets3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 cleaning ability,nthe potential of a vacuum cleanerto remove dirt from a surface(sometimes referred to in theindustry as cleanability,dry).3.1.2 model,nthe designation of a group of vacuumcleaners having identical,mechanical and electrical construc-tion with only cosmetic or nonfunctional differences.3.1.3 population,nthe total of all units of a particularmodel vacuum cleaner being tested.3.1.4 sample,na group of vacuum cleaners taken from alarge collection of vacuum cleaners of one particular model,which serves to provide information that may be used as a basisfor making a decision concerning the larger collection.3.1.5 test run,nthe definitive procedure that produces asingular measured result.3.1.6 test unit,na single vacuum cleaner of the modelbeing tested.4.Significance and Use4.1 This test method provides a laboratory test for determin-ing the relative carpet dirt removal effectiveness of residentialcentral vacuum cleaning systems when tested under standardconditions and on representative types of carpets.4.2 This laboratory test method may not give a representa-tion of carpet embedded dirt cleaning effectiveness in thehome.1This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F11 on VacuumCleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.21 on Cleanability.Current edition approved July 1,2009.Published August 2009.Originallyapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F1284 04(2008).DOI:10.1520/F1284-09.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.3 In order to provide a uniform basis for measuringperformance as described in 1.2,standardized test carpets andstandardized test dirt are employed in this procedure.4.4 The results reflect a non-loaded cleaning capability andmay not be representative of cleaning capabilities under dirtloading conditions.5.Apparatus5.1 Weighing Scale3(for weighing carpets;see 9.1.1.5 and9.4.5)The scale must be accurate to 0.035 oz(1 g)and havea weighing capacity of at least 15 lb(6.82 kg).5.2 Weighing Scale4(for weighing test dirt and non-disposable dirt receptacles;see 9.2.1.2 and 9.4.12)The scalemust be accurate to 0.0035 oz(0.10 g)and have a weighingcapacity of at least 1.1 lb(500 g).5.3 Stopwatch with a second hand,or other t