Designation:F608−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforEvaluationofCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuumCleaners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF608;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversonlyalaboratorytestfordeterminingtherelativecarpetdirtremovaleffectivenessofhousehold/commercialvacuumcleanerswhentestedunderspecifiedconditions.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletohousehold/commercialtypesofupright,canister,andcombinationcleaners.1.3Thetestmethodappliestoembeddeddirtremovalfromcarpets,nottheremovalofsurfacelitteranddebris.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D75PracticeforSamplingAggregatesE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodF655SpecificationforTestCarpetsandPadsforVacuumCleanerTestingF884TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofaBuilt-In(CentralVacuum)VacuumCleanerF922TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofanElectricMotorizedNozzleF1038TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofaCanister,Hand-held,Stick,andUtilityTypeVacuumCleanerWith-outaDrivenAgitatorF1334TestMethodforDeterminingA-WeightedSoundPowerLevelofVacuumCleanersF1409TestMethodforStraightLineMovementofVacuumCleanersWhileCleaningCarpets3.Terminology3.1...
