SIST EN 1307:2005

Textile floor coverings - Classification of pile carpet

This document specifies the requirements for classification of all wall-to-wall pile carpets and pile carpet tiles (see ISO 2424) into use classes in respect of wear and appearance retention and classes for luxury rating. This document is also applicable to pile carpet tiles, the additional requirements for which are given in Annex A.
This document is not applicable to needled carpets or to rugs.
This document refers to the classification as defined in EN 685.

Textile Bodenbeläge - Einstufung von Polteppichen

Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an die Einstufung von Polteppich-Auslegeware und Polteppich-Fliesen (siehe ISO 2424) in Gebrauchsklassen bezüglich Verschleiß und Aussehenserhalt und in Komfort-Klassen fest. Dieses Dokument ist auch auf Polteppich-Fliesen anwendbar; die zusätzlichen Anforderungen sind in Anhang A enthalten.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Nadelvliese oder abgepasste Teppiche.
Dieses Dokument bezieht sich auf die Einteilung nach EN 685.

Revetements de sol textiles - Classement d'usage des moquettes

Le présent document spécifie les exigences relatives au classement de l'ensemble des moquettes mur a mur et des moquettes en dalles (voir l'ISO 2424) : classement d'usage en fonction de la résistance a l'usage et de la conservation d'aspect et le classement confort. Le présent document est également applicable aux moquettes en dalles. Les exigences supplémentaires concernant ces dernieres sont fournies dans l'Annexe A.
Le présent document ne s'applique ni aux moquettes aiguilletées ni aux carpettes.
Le présent document se réfere a la classification définie dans l'EN 685.

Tekstilne talne obloge - Razvrščanje lasastih preprog

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Apr-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 04-Dec-2008
• ICS: 97.150 - Floor coverings
• Technical Committee: ITEK - Textile and textile products
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 02-Dec-2008
• Due Date: 25-Dec-2008
• Completion Date: 05-Dec-2008
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Ref Project: EN 1307:2005 - Textile floor coverings - Classification of pile carpet

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 1307:1999 - Textile floor coverings - Classification of pile carpets
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Replaced By: SIST EN 1307:2009 - Textile floor coverings - Classification of pile carpets
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 1307:2005
01-maj-2005
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SIST EN 1307:1999
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Textile floor coverings - Classification of pile carpet
Textile Bodenbeläge - Einstufung von Polteppichen
Revetements de sol textiles - Classement d'usage des moquettes
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1307:2005
ICS:
59.080.60 Tekstilne talne obloge Textile floor coverings
SIST EN 1307:2005 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 1307:2005



EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1307

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
February 2005
ICS 59.080.60 Supersedes EN 1307:1997
English version
Textile floor coverings - Classification of pile carpet
Revêtements de sol textiles - Classement d'usage des Textile Bodenbeläge - Einstufung von Polteppichen
moquettes
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 August 2004.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
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Contents Page
Foreword. 3
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references . 4
3 Definitions. 5
3.1 loose laid tiles . 5
3.2 adhered tiles . 5
4 Description of categories and levels of use. 6
4.1 Carpet categories. 6
4.2 Levels of use . 6
5 Identification requirements. 7
6 Basic requirements. 8
7 Level of use classification . 9
7.1 Classifications for wear. 9
8 Luxury rating requirements . 12
9 Additional characteristics . 13
10 Report. 14
Annex A (normative) Additional requirements for pile carpet tiles . 15
A.1 Scope. 15
A.2 Definitions. 15
Annex B (normative) Calculations of wear index and luxury rating. 16
B.1 Method of calculation of wear index (W ). 16
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B.2 Method of calculation of luxury rating. 17
Annex C (normative) Calculation of I (Lisson Test). 18
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Annex D (normative) Fraying behaviour. 19
Annex E (normative) Suitability for underfloor heating . 20
Annex F (informative) Production control test to the sensitivity to spilled water . 21
F.1 Introduction . 21
F.2 Testing equipment . 21
Annex G (normative) Summary test report . 23
Annex H (normative) Symbols for additional characteristics . 28
H.1 Symbols for luxury classes . 29
Bibliography . 30

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Foreword
This document (EN 1307:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient,
textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document supersedes EN 1307:1997.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2005, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by August 2005.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for classification of all wall-to-wall pile carpets and pile
carpet tiles (see ISO 2424) into use classes in respect of wear and appearance retention and classes
for luxury rating. This document is also applicable to pile carpet tiles, the additional requirements for
which are given in Annex A.
This document is not applicable to needled carpets or to rugs.
This document refers to the classification as defined in EN 685.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 685, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings — Classification
EN 985: 2001, Textile floor coverings — Castor chair test
EN 986, Textile floor coverings — Tiles — Determination of dimensional changes due to the effects of
varied water and heat conditions, and distortion out of plane
EN 994, Textile floor coverings — Determination of the side length, squareness and straightness of
tiles
EN 995, Textile floor coverings — Assessment of the creep of the backings
EN 1269, Textile floor coverings — Assessment of impregnation in needled floor coverings by means
of a soiling test
EN 1318, Textile floor coverings — Determination of the apparent effective thickness of the backing
EN 1471, Textile floor coverings — Assessment of changes in appearance
EN 1814, Textile floor coverings — Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the
modified Vettermann drum test
EN 1963:1997, Textile floor coverings — Tests using the Lisson Tretrad machine
EN 14041, Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings - Essential characteristics
prEN 14900, Textile floor coverings — Determination of density of felt backing
CEN /TS 14159, Textile floor coverings — Requirements for tolerances on (linear) dimensions of rugs,
runners, carpet tiles and wall-to-wall carpet and for tolerances on pattern repeat
EN ISO 105-A01, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A01: General principles of Testing
EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light:
Xenon arc fading lamp test
EN ISO 105-E01, Textiles — Tests for colourfastness — Part E01: Colour fastness to water
EN ISO 105-X12, Textiles — Test for colourfastness — Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing
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EN ISO 140-8, Acoustics — Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of buildings elements
— Part 8 Laboratory measurements of the reduction of transmitted impact noise by floor coverings on
a heavy weight standard floor (ISO 140-8:1997)
EN ISO 354, Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354:2003)
EN ISO 717-2, Acoustics —- Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part
2: Impact sound insulation
EN ISO 845, Cellular plastics and rubbers — Determination of apparent (bulk) density (ISO 845:1988)
EN ISO 11378-2, Textile floor coverings — Laboratory soiling tests — Part 2: Drum test (ISO 11378-
2:2001)
ISO 1763, Carpets — Determination of number of tufts and/or loops per unit length and per unit area
ISO 1765, Machine-made textile floor coverings — Determination of thickness
ISO 1766, Textile floor coverings — Determination of thickness of pile above the substrate
ISO 2424:1992, Textile floor coverings — Vocabulary
ISO 2551, Machine-made textile floor coverings — Determination of dimensional changes due to the
effects of varied water and heat conditions
ISO 6356, Textile floor coverings — Assessment of static electrical propensity — Walking test
ISO 8302, Thermal insulation — Determination of steady-state thermal resistance and related
properties — Guarded hot plate apparatus
ISO 8543, Textile floor coverings — Methods for determination of mass
ISO 10361, Textile floor coverings — Production of changes in appearance by means of a
Vettermann drum and hexapod tumbler testers
ISO 10965 (Corr 1:1999), Textile floor coverings — Determination of electrical resistance
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this document the terms and definitions given in ISO 2424:1992 and the following
apply.
3.1 loose laid tiles
tiles laid such that they can be easily removed by hand (see Annex A)
3.2 adhered tiles
tiles laid with a permanent bonding system (see Annex A)
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4 Description of categories and levels of use
4.1 Carpet categories
Carpets shall be categorised Type 1 or Type 2 in accordance with Table 1.
2
NOTE Type 2 is therefore applicable to thick, heavy carpets (≥ 6 mm pile thickness and ≥ 900 g/m mass of
pile).
Table 1 — Carpet categories
Pile thickness in accordance Mass of pile per unit area above substrate
with ISO 1766 in accordance with ISO 8543

2
mm g/m
< 600 ≥ 600 and < 900 ≥ 900
< 6 Type 1
≥6    Type 2
4.2 Levels of use
Textile floor coverings are classified as suitable for different levels of use in accordance with the
performance requirements specified in Clause 7.
The different levels of use are described in Table 2
Table 2 — Levels of use
Use intensity
Domestic
21 Moderate / light
22 General / medium
22+ General
23 Heavy
A
Commercial
31    Moderate
32    General
33    Heavy
A
Class 33 should be used as the basis to which additional
requirements are added to provide an individual full specification.

The symbols for the use classes and examples of use are listed in EN 685
For very specific use such as airports, theatres or industrial use, the technical requirements
should be discussed and agreed between all involved parties.
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5 Identification requirements
This clause specifies the characteristics for identification of the product and requirements for
tolerances for the identifying properties.
The manufacturer shall provide the following information in accordance with the definitions in ISO
2424:
 commercial references;
 type of manufacture (tufted, woven, flocked etc.);
 type of pile (loop, cut, etc.);
 type of use surface (plain, patterned, tonal effect)
 type of backing;
and shall declare the values of the characteristics in Table 3.
Table 3
Characteristics Test methods Tolerances
Fibre composition of use surface A
Dimensions CEN/TS 14159 CEN/TS 14159
Total thickness    mm ISO 1765
Thickness of pile above the substrate mm ISO 1766
2
Number of tufts or loops per        dm ISO 1763 Nominal +10 % -7,5 %
2
Total mass per unit area           g/m ISO 8543 Nominal ± 15 %
Mass of pile per unit area ISO 8543 Nominal +15 / -10 %
2
above the substrate: SPW          g/m
3
Surface pile density : SPD         g/cm ISO 8543 Nominal ± 10 %
Foam backing – if applicable
Apparent thickness              mm EN 1318
Nominal ± 0,5 mm
3
Density                       g/cm EN ISO 845
B
Information about felt backing
Apparent thickness             mm EN 1318
3
Apparent density              g/cm prEN 14900
A
Attention is drawn to the European Directives 96/73 and 96/74 which cover the fibre
composition  and are reflected in the national regulations.
B
if applicable

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6 Basic requirements
Pile carpets shall conform to the basic requirements specified in Table 4.
Table 4 — Basic requirements
Characteristic Requirements Test methods
Colour fastness to
A
 Light  EN ISO 105 B02
  - General ≥ 5
B
  - Pastel shade  ≥ 4

Rubbing EN ISO 105 X12
  - Wet ≥ 3
  - Dry ≥3-4

Water (change in colour)  EN ISO 105 E01
 - Plain carpets ≥3-4
 - Other carpets ≥ 4

Water (staining)
C
 - All carpets ≥ 2-3

Fibre bind for all carpets < 80% wool
 - Loop pile carpets Fuzzing below level of EN 1963 test C
 reference Photographs
 - Cut pile carpets Loss of mass < 25 % EN 1963 test A
  Number of cycles defined
  by calibration
D
Colour change    Annex F
 - due to spilled water ≥ 4
 - due to soiling subsequent to spilled water ≥ 3
A
Conformity to be declared by the manufacturer for each colour.
B
Pastel shade: colour corresponding to a standard depth ≤ 1/12(in accordance with EN ISO 105 A01).
C
On multifibre: worst result.
D
Conformity to be declared by the manufacturer for each production run.

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7 Level of use classification
Pile carpets are classified as to their suitability for use according to different circumstances. The two
classification properties wear and change in appearance, are intended to indicate suitability according
to use intensity (level of use classes 21-33 in increasing order of use intensity). The level of use class
allocated to a carpet is the lower of the classes obtained after application of 7.1 and 7.2.
7.1 Classifications for wear
7.1.1 General
There is at present no single method capable of predicting wear properties of pile carpets for all pile
materials (fibres) and all constructions. Therefore, pile carpets have been divided into two categories:
type 1 and type 2 (see Table 1) so that the most appropriate method is applied to each category of
carpet.
7.1.2 Primary classification
The primary classification for type 1 carpets (Table 5) is based on the formula I (see Annex C) that
tr
combines the mass of pile above the substrate SPW and the result of the Lisson test described in
EN 1963.
The classification for wear of type 2 carpets is based on the construction formula described as wear
index (W I) calculated in accordance with Annex B. The wear index requirements for each class are
specified in Table 5.
Table 5 applies to all level of use classes. Additional requirements (Tables 6 and 7 apply to level of
use classes 23/32 and 33. To be classified as level of use class 23/32 or 33 both the primary
classification specifications and the relevant additional requirements shall be met
Table 5 — Primary classifications for wear
Class type 1 type 2
I Wear Index
tr
Domestic
21
≥ 0,9 ≥ 0,8
22
≥ 1,7 ≥ 1,7
22+
≥ 2,3 ≥ 2,5
1)2)
23
≥ 3,0 ≥ 2,5
Commercial
31
≥ 2,3 ≥ 2,5
1)2)
32
≥ 3,0 ≥ 2,5
1)2)
33
≥ 3,0 ≥ 3,3
2
For carpets with SPW < 250 g/m I is assigned the value 3,0 if the relative mass loss (m ) is < 2 %.
TR rv
For flocked carpets there is no requirement for class 21 and 22. For classes 23/32 and 33 I is
tr
2
assigned the value ≥ 3,0 if the loss of mass (m ) per unit area is < 35 g/m .
v
7.1.3 Additional requirements for class 23/32 and 33
To be classified in class 23/32 or 33 carpets shall conform to one of the additional requirements
in Table 6.
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Table 6 — Primary classifications for wear
All type 1 carpets and for type 2 carpets Type 2 carpets with use surface ≥≥≥≥ 80 % wool
with use surface < 80 % wool
Class Requirement Test method Requirement Test method
2 3
 SPW ≥ 310 g/m ISO 8543 Patterned SPD ≥ 0,10 g/cm ISO 8543
3
 Or Plain     SPD ≥ 0,12 g/cm ISO 8543
2
 Tufts ≥ 1100 /dm ISO 1763
Or
23
3
 SPD ≥ 0,09 g/cm ISO 8543
For flocked carpets : ISO 8543

2
 SPW ≥ 150 g/m


2 3
 SPW ≥ 310 g/m ISO 8543 Patterned SPD ≥ 0,10 g/cm ISO 8543
3
 Or Plain     SPD ≥ 0,12 g/cm ISO 8543
2
 Tufts ≥ 1100 /dm ISO 1763
32 Or
3
 SPD ≥ 0,09 g/cm ISO 8543
 For flocked carpets : ISO 8543
2
 SPW ≥ 150 g/m
2 3
 SPW ≥ 310 g/m ISO 8543 Patterned SPD ≥ 0,12 g/cm ISO 8543
3
 And Plain    SPD ≥ 0,14 g/cm ISO 8543
3
 SPD ≥ 0,10 g/cm ISO 8543
A
 and not fraying
33 Or
2
 Tufts ≥ 1100 /dm ISO 1763
 And
3
 SPD ≥ 0,10 g/cm ISO 8543
A
 and not fraying  EN 1814
 For flocked carpets : ISO 8543
2
 SPW ≥ 165 g/m
A
See Annex E.


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7.2 Classification for change in appearance
Carpets shall be tested in accordance with ISO 10361 in either the Hexapod or the Vettermann
apparatus using the number of cycles for short and long term tests specified in Table 7.
The tested specimens shall be assessed in accordance with EN 1471 and the median grade for
overall change in appearance shall conform to the requirements specified in Table 7.
The use of an underlay is optional but always to be mentioned in reporting.
7.2.1 Requirements for type 1 carpets and type 2 carpets
Carpets shall conform to the classification requirements specified in Table 7.
Table 7 — Classification requirements
Type 2 carpets < 80 % wool and all type 1
Class carpets Type 2 carpets ≥≥ 80 % wool
≥≥
Short term Long term Short term Long term
5 000 cycles 5 000 cycles
Vetterman 22 000 cycles Vetterman Vetterman 22 000 cycles Vetterman
Or Or Or or
4 000 cycles 4 000 cycles
Hexapod 12 000 cycles Hexapod Hexapod 12 000 cycles Hexapod
Median grade Median grade Median grade Median grade
Domestic

21 2 1,5 2 1,5
22 2,5 2 2,5 2
22+ 3 2,5 3 2,5
23 3,5 3 3 2,5
Commercial
31 3 2,5 3 2,5
32 3,5 3 3 2,5
33 4 3,5 3,5 3

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8 Luxury rating requirements
Pile carpets shall be classified for luxury rating as spe
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