ASTM F608-01

Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded Dirt Removal Effectiveness of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners

SCOPE
1.1 This test method covers only a laboratory test for determining the relative carpet dirt removal effectiveness of household/commercial vacuum cleaners when tested under specified conditions.
1.2 This test method is applicable to household/commercial types of upright, canister, and combination cleaners.
1.3 The test method applies to embedded dirt removal from carpets, not the removal of surface litter and debris.
1.4 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2001
• ICS: 97.080 - Cleaning appliances
• Technical Committee: F11 - Vacuum Cleaners
• Drafting Committee: F11.21 - Cleanability

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F608-97 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet-Embedded Dirt Removal Effectiveness of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM F608-03 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded Dirt Removal Effectiveness of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F922-01(2023) - Standard Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Electric Motorized Nozzle
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F1601-01(2023) - Standard Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Electric Motorized Nozzle for Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D5438-17 - Standard Practice for Collection of Floor Dust for Chemical Analysis
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F1038-02(2023) - Standard Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Canister, Hand-held, Stick, and Utility Type Vacuum Cleaner Without a Driven Agitator
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F555-01(2023) - Standard Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Upright Vacuum Cleaner
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F2608-15(2022) - Standard Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F1334-18 - Standard Test Method for Determining A-Weighted Sound Power Level of Vacuum Cleaners
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F2797-19 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating Edge Cleaning Effectiveness of Vacuum Cleaners
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F2609-11(2021) - Standard Test Method for Litter-Cleaning Effectiveness of Vacuum Cleaners
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F884-01(2023) - Standard Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Built-In (Central Vacuum) Vacuum Cleaner
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F1692-01(2023) - Standard Test Method for Life Evaluation of a Turbine-Powered Nozzle for Household Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F1284-22 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating Carpet Embedded Dirt Removal Effectiveness of Residential Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001
• Referred By: ASTM F2828-20 - Standard Test Method for Assessing Carpet Cleaning Effectiveness in Terms of Visual Appearance Change When Cleaned with a Wet Extraction Cleaning System
• Effective Date: 10-Mar-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: F 608 – 01
Standard Test Method for
Evaluation of Carpet Embedded Dirt Removal Effectiveness
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of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 608; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This test method covers only a laboratory test for 3.1 Definitions:
determining the relative carpet dirt removal effectiveness of 3.1.1 cleaning ability, dry, n—the potential of a vacuum
household/commercial vacuum cleaners when tested under cleaner to remove dirt from a surface (sometimes referred to in
specified conditions. the industry as cleanability, dry).
1.2 This test method is applicable to household/commercial 3.1.2 model, n—the designation of a group of vacuum
types of upright, canister, and combination cleaners. cleaners having identical mechanical and electrical construc-
1.3 The test method applies to embedded dirt removal from tion with only cosmetic or nonfunctional differences.
carpets, not the removal of surface litter and debris. 3.1.3 population, n—the total of all units of a particular
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the model vacuum cleaner being tested.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 3.1.4 repeatability limit, r—the value below which the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- absolute difference between two individual test results obtained
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- under repeatability condition may be expected to occur with a
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. probability of approximately 0.95 (95 %).
3.1.5 repeatability standard deviation, S —the standard de-
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2. Referenced Documents
viation of test results obtained under repeatability conditions.
2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.1.6 reproducibility limit, R—the value below which the
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D 75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
absolute difference between two test results obtained under
E 11 Specification for Wire-Cloth Sieves for Testing Pur- reproducibility conditions may be expected to occur with a
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poses
probability of approximately 0.95 (95 %).
E 177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in 3.1.7 reproducibility standard deviation, S —the standard
R
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ASTM Test Methods
deviation of test results obtained under reproducibility condi-
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to tions.
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Determine the Precision of a Test Method
3.1.8 sample, n—a group of vacuum cleaners taken from a
F 655 Specification for Test Carpets and Pads for Vacuum large collection of vacuum cleaners of one particular model
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Cleaner Testing which serves to provide information that may be used as a basis
F 922 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a House-
for making a decision concerning the larger collection.
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hold Electric Motorized Nozzle 3.1.9 test run, n—the definitive procedure that produces a
F 1038 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a House-
singular measured result.
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hold Canister Vacuum Cleaner 3.1.10 unit, n—a single vacuum cleaner of the model being
F 1334 Test Method for Determining Sound Power Level of
tested.
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Vacuum Cleaners
4. Significance and Use
F 1409 Test Method for Straight-line Movement of Vacuum
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Cleaners While Cleaning Carpet 4.1 This test method provides an indication of the capability
of the vacuum cleaner to remove embedded dirt from carpet-
ing. This test method is based upon results of home cleaning
tests so that, in most cases, a reasonable correlation exists
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F11 on Vacuum
between home and laboratory results. The amount of dirt
Cleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.21 on Cleanability.
Current edition approved March 10, 2001. Published June 2001. Originally
picked up in the laboratory test may not be the same as in the
published as F 608 – 79. Last previous edition F 608 – 97.
home; however, it will show that, in most cases, a vacuum
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.03.
3 cleaner that performs well in the laboratory will perform well
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.08. in a home. Laboratory results may differ due to variations in
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