1、Designation: F1411 11An American National StandardStandard Practice forPresenting Selected Information on Vacuum Cleaners forConsumer Use1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1411; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case
2、 of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice identifies the method of presenting infor-mation on selected performance and p
3、hysical characteristics ofa residential vacuum cleaner.1.2 This information is intended to assist the consumer incomparing selected characteristics of vacuum cleaner models.1.3 It is also intended that this information be presented ina manner that is meaningful and understandable to the con-sumer.1.
4、4 The characteristics are selected from those for whichASTM test methods have been developed.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F395 Terminology Relating to Vacuum CleanersF555 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of an UprightVacuum CleanerF558 Test Method for Measuring Air Performance Cha
5、rac-teristics of Vacuum CleanersF608 Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded DirtRemoval Effectiveness of Household/Commercial VacuumCleanersF888 Test Method for Measuring Maximum Function Vol-ume of the Primary Dirt Receptacle in a Vacuum CleanerF922 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a
6、n ElectricMotorized NozzleF1038 Test Method for Motor Life Evaluation of a Canister,Hand-held, Stick, and Utility Type Vacuum Cleaner With-out a Driven AgitatorF1334 Test Method for Determining A-Weighted SoundPower Level of Vacuum CleanersF1409 Test Method for Straight Line Movement of VacuumCleane
7、rs While Cleaning CarpetsF2607 Test Method for Measuring the Hard Surface Floor-Cleaning Ability of Household/Commercial VacuumCleanersF2608 Test Method for Determining the Change in RoomAir Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum CleaningProcessF2756 Test Method for Determining Energy Consumpt
8、ionof Vacuum Cleaners3. Method of Information Presentation3.1 Information will be presented to consumers in the formof a buyers guide.3.2 The cleaner characteristics to be included in the buyersguide 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 Maxim
9、um 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,3.2.9 Quietness,3.2.10 Durability, and3.2.11 Dust Emissions as a Result of Vacuuming.3.3 For an individual cleaner the information on weight ofcle
10、aner, bag capacity, and maximum cleaning distance fromoutlet should be presented as actual values obtained from theapplicable test methods (see Table 1).3.4 For an individual cleaner, the performance characteris-tics shown in Table 2 should be rated in accordance with theperformance boundaries shown
11、 in Table 3. This rating repre-sents a cleaners performance for a given characteristic on ascale of 1 to 10 (the larger the number the better theperformance).1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F11 on VacuumCleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.93 on Co
12、nsumerInformation.Current edition approved May 1, 2011. Published July 2011. Originally approvedin 1993. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1411 01 (2006). DOI:10.1520/F1411-11.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceast
13、m.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.3.4.1 The boundary values listed shall be considered theupper
14、 limit for each rating group. For example, a hard floorcleaning value of exactly 20.0 would result in a rating of 2, avalue of 20.1 would result in a rating of 3.3.4.2 Manufacturers who develop cleaners that exceed thehigh performance boundary shall be allowed to rate thatcharacteristic as Exceeds 1
15、0. When this occurs, however, themanufacturer is asked to notify the Consumer InformationSubcommittee to initiate a review of that characteristicsboundaries.3.5 Embedded dirt, maneuverability, maximum air power,quietness, and durability tests must be conducted using thesame settings (for example, no
16、zzle height, motor speed, suctionregulator, etc.) for each specific carpet.3.6 The buyers guide will conform to the following sampleand specification:3.6.1 Buyers guide (see Fig. 1).3.6.2 Buyers guide specification (see Table 4).4. Keywords4.1 buyers guide; consumer information; fact tag; vacuumclea
17、nerTABLE 1 Cleaner Characteristics Not Requiring BoundariesCleaner CharacteristicASTM TestMethodValue1. Operational weight of cleaner F395 pounds2. Bag capacity F888 quarts (dry)3. Maximum cleaning distance from outlet F395 feet plus inches4. Average energy consumed whilecleaning carpetF2756 kilowat
18、t-hoursTABLE 2 Cleaner Characteristics, Boundaries and IncrementsCleaner CharacteristicsASTMTest MethodValuePerformance,LowBoundaries,HighPerformanceIncrementsI. Embedded dirt removalLevel loop carpet F608 %0 90 9%Multi-level carpet F608 7 7Plush carpet F608 6 6Shag carpet F608 % 0 15 1.5 %Geometric
19、 Mean F608 %0 50 5II. Maneuverability(Level loop, multi-level,plush, shag, and GeometricMean)F1409 ftlbf 80 (or higher) 25 Ratings 2 to 10 are in increments of 5.5 ftlbf.Rating 1 is anything higher than 80 ftlbf.III. Hard Surface Cleaning F2607 % 0 100 10 %IV. Maximum air power at endof hose (suctio
20、n power)F558 airwatts 0 275 27.5 WV. Durability of motors F1038 (straight air cleaners) hours 0 720 (or higher) Ratings 1 to 9 are in increments of 80 h.F555 (upright cleaners) hours 0 720 (or higher) Rating 10 is anything higher than 720 h.F922 (motorized nozzles) hours 0 720 (or higher)VI. Quietne
21、ss F1334 sound power,dBAgreater than 91 lower than 75 Ratings 1 to 9 are in increments of 2 dBA.VII. Dust Emissions F2608 particles/ft30 50,000,000 Logarithmic RankingsF1411 112TABLE 3 Rating Scale for Cleaner Characteristics Requiring BoundariesI. Embedded Dirt Removal (Test Method F608)Level loop
22、carpetScale 1 to 10% Dirt pick-up12 3456789 100 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90Multilevel carpetScale 1 to 10% Dirt pick-up12 3456789 100 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70Plush carpetScale 1 to 10% Dirt pick-up12 3456789 100 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60Shag carpetScale 1 to 10% Dirt pick-up12 3456789 100 1.
23、5 3 4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 12 13.5 15Geometric Mean (Reported as Overall Carpet Cleaning)Scale 1 to 10% Dirt pick-up12 3456789 100 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50II. Hard Surface Cleaning (Test Method F2607)Scale 1 to 10% Dirt pick-up12 3456789 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100III. Maneuverability (Test Met
24、hod F1409)Level loop, multilevel, plush, and shag carpetsScale 1 to 10Work (ftlbf)12 3456789 1080orhigher74.5 69 63.5 58 52.5 47 41.5 36 30.5 25Geometric Mean (Reported as Overall Maneuverability)Scale 1 to 10Work (ftlbf)12 3456789 1080orhigher74.5 69 63.5 58 52.5 47 41.5 36 30.5 25IV. Maximum Air P
25、ower/Above-Floor Cleaning Potential (Suction Power) (Test Method F558)Scale 1 to 10Air Watts12 3456789 100 27.5 55 82.5 110 138 165 193 220 248 275V. Durability of Motor (Test Methods F555 and F1038)Scale 1 to 10Hours12 3456789 100 80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 higherVI. Quietness (Test Method
26、F1334)Scale 1 to 10Sound Power (dBA)12 3456789 10higher 91 89 87 85 83 81 79 77 75 lowerVII. Dust Emissions (Test Method F2608)Scale 1 to 10Particles/ft3(in thousands)12 3456789 10higher 50 000 16 000 5000 1600 500 160 50 16 5 0F1411 113FIG. 1 Sample Buyers GuideF1411 114ASTM International takes no
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28、bility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised, either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to
29、 ASTM International Headquarters. Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee, which you may attend. If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the addr
30、ess shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585 (phone),
31、610-832-9555 (fax), or serviceastm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org). Permission rights to photocopy the standard may also be secured from the ASTM website (www.astm.org/COPYRIGHT/).TABLE 4 Buyers Guide Specifications1. Size A1 3 2 ratio of width to length.A2. Type Face The Vac
32、uum Cleaners Buyers Guide type face can be any plain, easy to read type face, such as Helvetica, Universe, or Helios.3. Type Size The minimum type size specified for each position of the Buyers Guide is listed as follows:Buyers Guide Title 14 pointDefinition: On a scale of 8 point1 to 10, best = 10G
33、uide Information 8 pointFootnotes 6 pointOptional Manufacturers 6 pointClarifying Statements on Warranty4. Color Contrasting ink on white background, black ink preferred.5. Order of Characteristics Use order provided in 3.2.6. Abbreviations None7. Power Nozzle Motor Delete when not applicable.8. Optional Information No additional information, including logos, are allowed on Buyers Guide side or page.AThe Optional Manufacturers Clarifying Statements on Warranty are not considered as part of the Buyers Guide size specification.F1411 115
