ASTM F3150-18

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:F3150 −18
Standard Specification for
HEPA Filtration System Performance of Residential and
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Commercial Vacuum Cleaners
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3150; 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 AirParticulateCountsasaResultoftheVacuumCleaning
Process
1.1 This specification defines industry acceptable test meth-
F395 Terminology Relating to Vacuum Cleaners
ods and approaches for evaluating residential and commercial
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vacuum cleaner filtration systems to HEPA filtration perfor- 2.2 European Standards:
EN 1822–5 High Efficiency Air Filters (EPA, HEPA, and
mance levels.
ULPA) – Part 5: Determining the Efficiency of Filter
1.2 This specification defines the minimum filtration effi-
Elements
ciency requirements for achieving HEPA performance for
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2.3 IEST Standards:
filtration systems of residential and commercial vacuum clean-
IEST-RP-CC001 HEPA and ULPA filters
ers.
IEST-RP-CC007 Testing ULPA Filters
1.3 This specification applies only to residential and com-
IEST-RP-CC034 HEPA and ULPA Filter Leak Tests
mercial vacuum cleaning products that are used in non-critical
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2.4 IEC Standard:
applications. Non-critical applications refers to applications
IEC 60335–2–69, Edition 5.0 Particular Requirements for
not requiring the removal of hazardous dust as defined per IEC
Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaners for Commercial use,
60335-2-69.
Clause 3.104
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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2.5 ISO Standard:
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
ISO 29463-5 High-efficiency filters and filter media for
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
removing particles in air – Part 5: Test method for filter
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
elements
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
3. Terminology
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
3.1 Definitions:
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
3.1.1 commercial vacuum cleaner—a vacuum cleaner suit-
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
able for the heavy duty and sometimes continuous cleaning
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
tasks encountered in establishments such as hotels, motels,
office buildings, churches, clubs, etc.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.2 filtration system—refers to the filtration efficiency
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2.1 ASTM Standards: performance of the vacuum cleaner’s dust capturing system
F1977 Test Method for Determining Initial, Fractional, Fil-
minus any motor emissions. Motor emissions are not included
tration Efficiency of a Vacuum Cleaner System in determining filtration system efficiency performance since
F2608 Test Method for Determining the Change in Room
motor emissions are generated independently of the cleaning
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F11 on Available from British Standards Institution (BSI), 389 Chiswick High Rd.,
Vacuum Cleaners and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F11.23 on London W4 4AL, U.K., http://www.bsigroup.com.
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Filtration. Available from Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST),
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2018. Published October 2018. Originally Arlington Place One, 2340 S.Arlington Heights Rd., Suite 100,Arlington Heights,
approved in 2015. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as F3150 – 15. DOI: IL 60005-4516, http://www.iest.org.
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10.1520/F3150-18. Available from International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), 3, rue de
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Varembé, P.O. Box 131, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iec.ch.
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the ASTM website. Geneva, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.
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