ASTM F2797-10

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Designation: F2797 − 10 An American National Standard
Standard Test Method for
Evaluating Edge Cleaning Effectiveness of Vacuum
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Cleaners
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2797; 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 3.1.1 cleaning ability, dry, n—the potential of a vacuum
cleaner to remove dirt from a surface (sometimes referred to in
1.1 This test procedure provides a quantitative laboratory
the industry as cleanability, dry).
method for determining the edge cleaning effectiveness of a
vacuum cleaner along walls and baseboards. 3.1.2 model, n—the designation of a group of vacuum
cleaners having identical mechanical and electrical construc-
1.2 This test method is applicable to household and com-
tion with only cosmetic or nonfunctional differences.
mercial types of upright, canister, combination, stick and hand
held vacuum cleaners. 3.1.3 population, n—the total of all units of a particular
model vacuum cleaner being tested.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information 3.1.4 sample, n—a group of vacuum cleaners taken from a
only. large collection of vacuum cleaners of one particular model
whichservestoprovideinformationthatmaybeusedasabasis
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
for making a decision concerning the larger collection.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.5 test run, n—the definitive procedure that produces a
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
singular measured result.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1.6 unit, n—a single vacuum cleaner of the model being
tested.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
4. Significance and Use
D75 Practice for Sampling Aggregates
4.1 This test method provides an indication of how close to
E177 Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in
a wall or baseboard a vacuum cleaner removes dirt/dust. The
ASTM Test Methods
amount of dirt removed in the laboratory test may not be the
E691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
same as in a home; however, it will show that, in most cases,
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
a vacuum cleaner that performs well in the laboratory will
F608 Test Method for Evaluation of Carpet Embedded Dirt
perform well in a home. Laboratory results may differ due to
Removal Effectiveness of Household/Commercial
variations in the homes: carpets, dirt, and other factors.
Vacuum Cleaners
NOTE 1—The primary goal of this test method is not to evaluate the
2.2 Other Standards:
degree or the amount of dirt or dust debris that a given product removes,
IEC 60312 Vacuum cleaners for household use – Methods of
but rather how close to a wall or baseboard a vacuum has performed some
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measuring the performance, 4th Edition
measure of cleaning.
3. Terminology 4.2 In order to provide a uniform basis for measuring the
performance described in 1.1, a standardized test carpet and
3.1 Definitions:
test dust are employed in this procedure.
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This test method is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F11 on Vacuum
5. Apparatus
Cleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.21 on Cleanability.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2010. Published July 2010. DOI: 10.1520/
5.1 Weighing Scale for Weighing Test Dirt, accurate to 0.10
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g (0.0035 oz) and having a weighing capacity of at least 500 g
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(1.1 lb).
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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5.2 Stopwatch, with a second hand or other type of equip-
the ASTM website.
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ment capable of establishing the specified rate of movement
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5.3 Voltmeter, to measure input volts to the vacuum cleaner, 5.10 Measurement Scale—A measurement scale with an
to provide measurements accurate to within 61%. accuracy and resolution of 0.04 in. (1 mm).
5.4 Voltage-Regulator System, to control the input voltage
6. Materials
to the vacuum cleaner. The regulator shall be capable of
maint
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