ASTM F1411-11
(Practice)Standard Practice for Presenting Selected Information on Vacuum Cleaners for Consumer Use
Standard Practice for Presenting Selected Information on Vacuum Cleaners for Consumer Use
ABSTRACT
This practice identifies the method of presenting information on selected performance and physical characteristics of a vacuum cleaner. Information will be presented to consumers in the form of a buyer's guide, with cleaner characteristics as follows: brand, model number, weight of cleaner, bag capacity, maximum cleaning distance from outlet, cleaning ability, embedded dirt, maneuverability, maximum air power, quietness, and durability.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice identifies the method of presenting information on selected performance and physical characteristics of a residential vacuum cleaner.
1.2 This information is intended to assist the consumer in comparing selected characteristics of vacuum cleaner models.
1.3 It is also intended that this information be presented in a manner that is meaningful and understandable to the consumer.
1.4 The characteristics are selected from those for which ASTM test methods have been developed.
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Designation: F1411 − 11 An American National Standard
Standard Practice for
Presenting Selected Information on Vacuum Cleaners for
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Consumer Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1411; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope F1409 Test Method for Straight Line Movement of Vacuum
Cleaners While Cleaning Carpets
1.1 This practice identifies the method of presenting infor-
F2607 Test Method for Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-
mation on selected performance and physical characteristics of
Cleaning Ability of Household/Commercial Vacuum
a residential vacuum cleaner.
Cleaners
1.2 This information is intended to assist the consumer in
F2608 Test Method for Determining the Change in Room
comparing selected characteristics of vacuum cleaner models.
Air Particulate Counts as a Result of theVacuum Cleaning
Process
1.3 It is also intended that this information be presented in
a manner that is meaningful and understandable to the con- F2756 TestMethodforDeterminingEnergyConsumptionof
Vacuum Cleaners
sumer.
1.4 The characteristics are selected from those for which
3. Method of Information Presentation
ASTM test methods have been developed.
3.1 Information will be presented to consumers in the form
2. Referenced Documents of a buyer’s guide.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2 The cleaner characteristics to be included in the buyer’s
F395 Terminology Relating to Vacuum Cleaners
guide are as follows:
F555 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Upright
3.2.1 Brand,
Vacuum Cleaner
3.2.2 Model number,
F558 Test Method for Measuring Air Performance Charac-
3.2.3 Weight of cleaner,
teristics of Vacuum Cleaners
3.2.4 Bag capacity,
F608 Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded Dirt
3.2.5 Maximum cleaning distance from outlet,
Removal Effectiveness of Household/Commercial
3.2.6 Cleaning ability,
Vacuum Cleaners
3.2.6.1 Embedded dirt,
F888 Test Method for Measuring Maximum Function Vol-
3.2.6.2 Hard Surface Cleaning,
ume of the Primary Dirt Receptacle in a Vacuum Cleaner
3.2.7 Maneuverability,
F922 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Electric
3.2.8 Maximum air power,
Motorized Nozzle
3.2.9 Quietness,
F1038 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Canister,
3.2.10 Durability, and
Hand-held, Stick, and Utility Type Vacuum Cleaner With-
3.2.11 Dust Emissions as a Result of Vacuuming.
out a Driven Agitator
3.3 For an individual cleaner the information on weight of
F1334 Test Method for Determining A-Weighted Sound
cleaner, bag capacity, and maximum cleaning distance from
Power Level of Vacuum Cleaners
outlet should be presented as actual values obtained from the
applicable test methods (see Table 1).
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F11 on Vacuum 3.4 For an individual cleaner, the performance characteris-
Cleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.93 on Consumer
tics shown in Table 2 should be rated in accordance with the
Information.
performance boundaries shown in Table 3. This rating repre-
Current edition approved May 1, 2011. Published July 2011. Originally approved
sents a cleaner’s performance for a given characteristic on a
in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1411 – 01 (2006). DOI:
10.1520/F1411-11.
scale of 1 to 10 (the larger the number the better the
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performance).
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
3.4.1 The boundary values listed shall be considered the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. upper limit for each rating group. For example, a hard floor
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TABLE 1 Cleaner Characteristics Not Requiring Boundaries
ASTM Test
Cleaner Characteristic Value
Method
1. Operational weight of cleaner F395 pounds
2. Bag capacity F888 quarts (dry)
3. Maximum cleaning distance from outlet F395 feet plus inches
4. Average energy consumed while clean- F2756 kilowatt-hours
ing carpet
TABLE 2 Cleaner Characteristics, Boundaries and Increments
ASTM Performance, Boundaries, Performance
Cleaner Characteristics Value
Test Method Low High Increments
I. Embedded dirt removal
Level loop carpet F608 %0 90 9%
Multi-level carpet F608 %0 70 7%
Plush carpet F608 %0 60 6%
Shag carpet F608 % 0 15 1.5 %
Geometric Mean F608 %0 50 5%
II. Maneuverability
(Level loop, multi-level, F1409 ft·lbf 80
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An American National Standard
Designation:F1411–01 (Reapproved 2006) Designation: F1411 – 11
Standard Practice for
Presenting Selected Information on Vacuum Cleaners for
1
Consumer Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1411; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This practice identifies the method of presenting information on selected performance and physical characteristics of a
residential vacuum cleaner.
1.2 This information is intended to assist the consumer in comparing selected characteristics of vacuum cleaner models.
1.3 It is also intended that this information be presented in a manner that is meaningful and understandable to the consumer.
1.4 The characteristics are selected from those for which ASTM test methods have been developed.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F395 Terminology Relating to Vacuum Cleaners
F555 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Upright Vacuum Cleaner
F558 Test Method for Measuring Air Performance Characteristics of Vacuum Cleaners
F608 TestMethodforEvaluationofCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuumCleaners
F888 Test Method for Measuring Maximum Function Volume of the Primary Dirt Receptacle in a Vacuum Cleaner
F922 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an Electric Motorized Nozzle
F1038 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Canister, Hand-held, Stick, and Utility Type Vacuum Cleaner Without a
Driven Agitator
F1334 Test Method for Determining A-Weighted Sound Power Level of Vacuum Cleaners
F1409 Test Method for Straight Line Movement of Vacuum Cleaners While Cleaning Carpets Test Method for Straight Line
Movement of Vacuum Cleaners While Cleaning Carpets
F2607 Test Method for Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-Cleaning Ability of Household/Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
F2608 Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process
F2756 Test Method for Determining Energy Consumption of Vacuum Cleaners
3. Method of Information Presentation
3.1 Information will be presented to consumers in the form of a buyer’s guide.
3.2 The cleaner characteristics to be included in the buyer’s guide are as follows:
3.2.1 Brand,
3.2.2 Model number,
3.2.3 Weight of cleaner,
3.2.4 Bag capacity,
3.2.5 Maximum cleaning distance from outlet,
3.2.6 Cleaning ability,
3.2.6.1 Embedded dirt,
3.2.6.2 Hard Surface Cleaning,
3.2.7 Maneuverability,
3.2.8 Maximum air power,
3.2.9Quietness, and
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.93 on Consumer Information.
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2006. Published January 2006. Originally approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F1411–01. DOI:
10.1520/F1411-01R06.
Current edition approved May 1, 2011. Published July 2011. Originally approved in 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1411 – 01 (2006). DOI:
10.1520/F1411-11.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book ofASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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TABLE 1 Cleaner Characteristics Not Requiring Boundaries
ASTM Test
Cleaner Characteristic Value
Method
1. Operational weight of cleaner F395 pounds
2. Bag capacity F888 quarts (dry)
3. Maximum cleaning distance from outlet F395 feet plus inches
4. Average energy consumed while F2756 kilowatt-hours
cleaning carpet
3.2.10Durability.
3.2.9 Quietness,
3.2.10 Durability, and
3.2.11 Dust Emissions as a Result of Vacuuming.
3.3 For an individual cleaner the information on weight of cleaner, bag capacity, and maximum cleaning distance from outlet
should be presented as actual values obtained from the applicable test methods (see Table 1).
3.4 For an individual cleaner, the performance characteristics shown in Table 2 should be rated in accordance with the
performance boundaries shown in Table 3. This rating represents a cleaner’s performance for a given characteristic on a scale o
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