IEC 62885-8:2019

Surface cleaning appliances - Part 8: Dry vacuum cleaners for commercial use - Methods for measuring the performance

IEC 62885-8:2019 is applicable for measurements of the performance of mains-operated dry vacuum cleaners, including water filter vacuum cleaners, for commercial use. The requirements for the construction and testing covered by this document are applied in addition to the requirements for commercial vacuum cleaners in IEC 60335-2-69.
The purpose of this document is to specify essential performance characteristics of dry vacuum cleaners for commercial use that are of interest to operators and to describe methods for measuring these characteristics.
Due to the influence of environmental conditions, variations in time, origin of test materials and proficiency of the operator, some of the described test methods will give more reliable results when applied for comparative testing of a number of appliances at the same time, in the same laboratory and by the same operator.
The methods here can be applied with modifications for surface-cleaning product types or technologies not currently covered within the scope.
For safety requirements, reference is made to IEC 60335-1 and IEC 60335-2-69.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC PAS 62611, published in 2009.

Appareils de nettoyage des sols - Partie 8: Aspirateurs à sec à usage commercial - Méthodes de mesure de l'aptitude à la fonction

L'IEC 62885-8:2019 s’applique aux mesures de l'aptitude à la fonction des aspirateurs à sec qui fonctionnent sur le réseau, y compris les aspirateurs à filtre à eau, à usage commercial. Les exigences relatives à la construction et aux essais couvertes par le présent document sont appliquées en complément des exigences applicables aux aspirateurs à usage commercial de l'IEC 60335-2-69.
Le présent document a pour objet de spécifier les caractéristiques essentielles d'aptitude à la fonction des aspirateurs à sec à usage commercial présentant un intérêt pour les opérateurs et de décrire des méthodes de mesure de ces caractéristiques.
En raison de l'influence des conditions environnementales, des variations dans le temps, de l'origine des matériaux d'essai et de l'aptitude de l'opérateur, certaines des méthodes d'essai décrites offrent des résultats plus fiables si elles sont appliquées lors d'essais comparatifs d'un certain nombre d'appareils à la fois, dans le même laboratoire et par le même opérateur.
Les méthodes citées ici peuvent être appliquées avec des modifications pour des types de produits ou des technologies de nettoyage des sols qui ne sont actuellement pas couverts par le domaine d'application.
Pour les exigences de sécurité, il est fait référence aux normes IEC 60335-1 et IEC 60335 2 69.
Cette première édition annule et remplace l'IEC PAS 62611, parue en 2009.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Aug-2019
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 97.080 - Cleaning appliances
• Technical Committee: SC 59F - Surface cleaning appliances
• Drafting Committee: WG 6 - TC 59/SC 59F/WG 6
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 16-Sep-2019
• Completion Date: 22-Aug-2019

Relations

• Replaces: IEC PAS 62611:2009 - Vacuum cleaners for commercial use - Methods for measuring performance
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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Surface cleaning appliances –
Part 8: Dry vacuum cleaners for commercial use – Methods for measuring the
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Appareils de nettoyage des sols –
Partie 8: Aspirateurs à sec à usage commercial – Méthodes de mesure de
l'aptitude à la fonction
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IEC 62885-8 ®
Edition 1.0 2019-08
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Surface cleaning appliances –
Part 8: Dry vacuum cleaners for commercial use – Methods for measuring the

performance
Appareils de nettoyage des sols –

Partie 8: Aspirateurs à sec à usage commercial – Méthodes de mesure de

l'aptitude à la fonction
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 97.080 ISBN 978-2-8322-7294-70

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 3
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 General conditions for testing . 6
4.6 Operation of the dry vacuum cleaner . 6
4.6.1 General . 6
5 Dry vacuum cleaning tests . 7
5.3 Dust removal from carpets . 7
5.3.1 Test carpet . 7
5.101 Debris removal from hard floor . 7
5.101.1 Test equipment . 7
5.101.2 Test area and stroke length . 7
5.101.3 Distribution of test debris . 8
5.101.4 Determination of debris removal ability . 9
6 Miscellaneous tests . 10
6.15 Airborne acoustical noise . 10
6.18 Rated input power . 10
7 Test material and equipment . 10
7.3 Equipment for tests . 10
7.3.101 Test plate without crevice for debris pick up . 10
Bibliography . 11

Figure 101 – Debris distribution and distances . 9

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International Standard IEC 62885-8 has been prepared by subcommittee 59F: Surface
cleaning appliances, of IEC technical committee 59: Performance of household and similar
electrical appliances.
This first edition cancels and replaces IEC PAS 62611, published in 2009.
This International Standard is to be used in conjunction with IEC 62885-2:2016. This
document supplements and modifies the requirements of IEC 62885-2:2016. When a
particular clause/subclause of IEC 62885-2:2016 is not mentioned in this document, that
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The text of this International Standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
59F/368/CDV 59F/378A/RVC
Full information on the voting for the approval of this International Standard can be found in
the report on voting indicated in the above table.
This document has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all the parts in the IEC 62885 series, under the general title Surface cleaning
appliances, can be found on the IEC website.
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