Designation:F1692−01(Reapproved2016)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforLifeEvaluationofaTurbine-PoweredNozzleforHouseholdCentralVacuumCleaningSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1692;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheturbine-powerednozzleusedinhouseholdcentralvacuumcleaningsystems.1.2Thistestmethodprovidesatestfordeterminingtheoperatingturbinelifeinhoursbyanacceleratedlaboratoryprocedure.Theturbineistestedwhilemountedandoperatedinthepowernozzle.1.3Thistestmethodcoversonlytheturbine-powerednozzle.Thesystemusedtoprovidetheairflowsourceisnotunderconsideration.1.4Thistestmethodislimitedtothedeterminationofturbinelifeforahouseholdturbine-powerednozzle.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D75PracticeforSamplingAggregatesE337TestMethodforMeasuringHumiditywithaPsy-chrometer(theMeasurementofWet-andDry-BulbTem-peratures)F431SpecificationforAirPerformanceMeasurementPle-numChamberforVacuumCleanersF608TestMethodforEvaluationofCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuumCleanersF655SpecificationforTestCarpetsandPadsforVacuumCleanerTesting3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1turbinestoppage—forturbine-powerednozzles,anyfailureintegralwiththeturbineassemblysuchashousing(s),bearings,oranyothercomponentjudgedtobeintegralwiththeturbine.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thetestresultsprovideanindicationoftheturbine-...
