Designation:F655−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforTestCarpetsandPadsforVacuumCleanerTesting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF655;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationprovidesconstructiondetailsandareplacementprocedureforthestandardcarpetandpadtobeusedwhentestingvacuumcleaners.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F555TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofanUprightVacuumCleanerF608TestMethodforEvaluationofCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuumCleanersF922TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofanElectricMotorizedNozzleF1284TestMethodforEvaluatingCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofResidentialCentralVacuumCleaningSystemsF1334TestMethodforDeterminingA-WeightedSoundPowerLevelofVacuumCleanersF1409TestMethodforStraightLineMovementofVacuumCleanersWhileCleaningCarpetsF1411PracticeforPresentingSelectedInformationonVacuumCleanersforConsumerUseF1601TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofanElectricMotorizedNozzleforCentralVacuumCleaningSystemsF1692TestMethodforLifeEvaluationofaTurbine-PoweredNozzleforHouseholdCentralVacuumCleaningSystemsF2609TestMethodforLitter-CleaningEffectivenessofVacuumCleanersF2756TestMethodforDeterminingEnergyConsumptionofVacuumCleanersF2797TestMethodforEvaluatingEdgeCleaningEffective-nessofVacuumCleaners3.BasisofSelection3.1Thesestandardcarpetsandpadsareintendedtoprovideadatabaseandshallmeetthefollowingrequirements:3.1.1RepresentativeofcarpetscurrentlyinpopularuseintheUnitedStates.3.1.2Reasonableanticipationofcontinuedavailability.3.1.3CompatiblewithotherASTMCommitteeF11meth-ods.3.1.4Provideaseparationofcleaningeffectivenessratingsbetweenproductswit...
