Designation:F558−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforMeasuringAirPerformanceCharacteristicsofVacuumCleaners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF558;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversproceduresfordeterminingairperformancecharacteristicsofcommercialandhouseholdupright,canister,stick,hand-held,utility,andcombination-typevacuumcleanershavingprovisionsforattachingahoseandincorporatingaseriesuniversalmotor.Thistestmethodcanbeappliedtothecarpetcleaningmodeofoperation.1.2Thesetestsandcalculationsincludedeterminationofsuction,airflow,airpower,maximumairpower,andinputpowerunderstandardoperatingconditions(seeNote1).Thenozzlemountedonplenumtestingisanidealairperformancemeasurementandisnotintendedtorepresenttheactualairperformanceduringcarpetorfloorcleaning.NOTE1—Formoreinformationonairperformancecharacteristics,seeRefs(1-6).21.3Thefoot-pound-inchsystemofunitsisusedinthisstandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesaregivenforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandardmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.AspecificprecautionarystatementisgiveninNote2.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3E1SpecificationforASTMLiquid-in-GlassThermometersE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodE2251SpecificationforLiquid-in-GlassASTMThermom-eterswithLow-HazardPrecisionLiquidsF431SpecificationforAirPerformanceMeasurementPle-numChamberforVacuumCleaners2.2AMCAStandard:4210-85LaboratoryMethodsofTestin...
