ASTM F2607-06e1
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-Cleaning Ability of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
Standard Test Method for Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-Cleaning Ability of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This test method will provide an indication of the ability of the vacuum cleaner in removing dry debris from hard surface floors. The cleaning ability in the laboratory test will not be the same as in home cleaning; however, in most cases, a vacuum cleaner that performs well in the laboratory will clean well in a home.
To provide a uniform basis for measuring the performance described in 1.1, standardized test hard surface flooring and standardized test debris are used.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method provides only a laboratory test for determining the relative hard surface floor-cleaning ability of household/commercial vacuum cleaners when tested under specified test conditions.
1.2 This test method is applicable to household/commercial types of upright, canister, combination, and stick vacuum cleaners that use a dry primary dirt receptacle and are intended for cleaning hard surface floors as a primary or secondary function.
1.3 This test method applies only to the removal of dry debris from hard surface floors, not the removal of embedded dirt from carpet.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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An American National Standard
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Designation:F2607–06
Standard Test Method for
Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-Cleaning Ability of
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Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2607; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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e NOTE—Footnote 5 corrected editorially in September 2007.
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1. Scope 2.2 IEC Standard:
IEC60312 Vacuum Cleaners for Household Use—Methods
1.1 This test method provides only a laboratory test for
of Measuring the Performance
determining the relative hard surface floor-cleaning ability of
household/commercial vacuum cleaners when tested under
3. Terminology
specified test conditions.
3.1 Definitions:
1.2 This test method is applicable to household/commercial
3.1.1 cleaning ability, n—relative ease with which soils or
types of upright, canister, combination, and stick vacuum
stains can be removed from material.
cleaners that use a dry primary dirt receptacle and are intended
3.1.2 model, n—designation of a group of vacuum cleaners
for cleaning hard surface floors as a primary or secondary
having identical mechanical and electrical construction with
function.
only cosmetic or nonfunctional differences.
1.3 This test method applies only to the removal of dry
3.1.3 population, n—total of all units of a particular model
debris from hard surface floors, not the removal of embedded
vacuum cleaner being tested.
dirt from carpet.
3.1.4 repeatability limit (r), n—value below which the
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
absolutedifferencebetweentwoindividualtestresultsobtained
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
under repeatability condition may be expected to occur with a
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
probability of approximately 0.95 (95%).
and are not considered standard.
3.1.5 repeatability standard deviation (S ), n—standard de-
r
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
viation of test results obtained under repeatability conditions.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.6 reproducibility limit (R), n—value below which the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
absolute difference between two test results obtained under
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
reproducibility conditions may be expected to occur with a
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
probability of approximately 0.95 (95%).
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.7 reproducibility standard deviation (S ), n—standard
R
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deviation of test results obtained under reproducibility condi-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
tions.
D75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
3.1.8 sample, n—group of vacuum cleaners taken from a
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
large collection of vacuum cleaners of one particular model
ASTM Test Methods
whichservestoprovideinformationthatmaybeusedasabasis
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
for making a decision concerning the larger collection.
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
3.1.9 test run, n—definitive procedure that produces a
singular measured result.
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF11onVacuum
3.1.10 unit, n—single vacuum cleaner of the model being
Cleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.21 on Cleanability.
tested.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2006. Published November 2006.
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FIG. 1 Guide Rails
4. Significance and Use 5.9 Temperature and Humidity Indicators, to provide tem-
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perature measurements accurate to within 61°F (6 ⁄2 °C) and
4.1 Thistestmethodwillprovideanindicationoftheability
humiditymeasurementsaccuratetowithin2%relativehumid-
of the vacuum cleaner in removing dry debris from hard
ity.
surface floors. The cleaning ability in the laboratory test will
5.10 Guide Rails, similar to those described in IEC60312
not be the same as in home cleaning; however, in most cases,
may be used to facilitate straight line mov
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