ASTM_F_1411_-_11.pdf

Designation:F141111An American National StandardStandard Practice forPresenting Selected Information on Vacuum Cleaners forConsumer Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1411;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 practice identifies the method of presenting infor-mation on selected performance and physical characteristics ofa residential vacuum cleaner.1.2 This information is intended to assist the consumer incomparing selected characteristics of vacuum cleaner models.1.3 It is also intended that this information be presented ina manner that is meaningful and understandable to the con-sumer.1.4 The characteristics are selected from those for whichASTM test methods have been developed.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F395 Terminology Relating to Vacuum CleanersF555 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an UprightVacuum CleanerF558 Test Method for Measuring Air Performance Charac-teristics of Vacuum CleanersF608 Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded DirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuum CleanersF888 Test Method for Measuring Maximum Function Vol-ume of the Primary Dirt Receptacle in a 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 CarpetsF2607 Test Method for Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-Cleaning Ability of Household/Commercial VacuumCleanersF2608 Test Method for Determining the Change in RoomAir Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum CleaningProcessF2756 Test Method for Determining Energy Consumption ofVacuum Cleaners3.Method of Information Presentation3.1 Information will be presented to consumers in the formof a buyers guide.3.2 The cleaner characteristics to be included in the buyersguide are as follows:3.2.1 Brand,3.2.2 Model number,3.2.3 Weight of cleaner,3.2.4 Bag capacity,3.2.5 Maximum cleaning distance from outlet,3.2.6 Cleaning ability,3.2.6.1 Embedded dirt,3.2.6.2 Hard Surface Cleaning,3.2.7 Maneuverability,3.2.8 Maximum air power,3.2.9 Quietness,3.2.10 Durability,and3.2.11 Dust Emissions as a Result of Vacuuming.3.3 For an individual cleaner the information on weight ofcleaner,bag capacity,and maximum cleaning distance fromoutlet should be presented as actual values obtained from theapplicable test methods(see Table 1).3.4 For an individual cleaner,the performance characteris-tics shown in Table 2 should be rated in accordance with theperformance boundaries shown in Table 3.This rating repre-sents a cleaners performance for a given characteristic on ascale of 1 to 10(the larger the number the better theperformance).3.4.1 The boundary values listed shall be considered theupper limit for each rating group.For example,a hard floor1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F11 on VacuumCleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.93 on ConsumerInformation.Current edition approved May 1,2011.Published July 2011.Originally approvedin 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1411 01(2006).DOI:10.1520/F1411-11.2For 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 cleaning value of exactly 20.0 would result in a rating of 2,avalue of 20.1 would result in a rating of 3.3.4.2 Manufacturers who develop cleaners that exceed thehigh performance boundary shall be allowed to rate thatcharacteristic as Exceeds 10.When this occurs,however,themanufacturer is asked to notify the Consumer InformationSubcommittee to initiate a review of that characteristicsboundaries.3.5 Embedded dirt,maneuverability,maximum air power,quietness,and durability tests must be conducted using thesame settings(for example,nozzle height,motor speed,suctionregulator,etc.)for each specific carpet.3.6 The buyers guide will conform to the following sampleand specification:3.6.1 Buyers guide(see Fig.1).3.6.2 Buyers guide specification(see Table 4).4.Keywords4.1 buyers guide;consumer information;fact tag;vacuumcleanerTABLE 1 Cleaner Characteristics Not Requiring BoundariesCleaner CharacteristicASTM TestMethodValue1.Operational weight of cleanerF395pounds2.Bag capacityF888quarts(dry)3.Maximum cleaning distance from outletF395feet plus inches4.Average energy consumed while