Designation:D5615−20StandardTestMethodforOperatingCharacteristicsofHomeReverseOsmosisDevices1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5615;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversdeterminationoftheoperatingcharacteristicsofhomereverseosmosisdevicesusingstandardtestconditions.Itdoesnotnecessarilydeterminethecharac-teristicsofthedevicesoperatingonnaturalwaters.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicableforspiral-wounddevices.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesafterSIunitsareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D512TestMethodsforChlorideIonInWaterD1125TestMethodsforElectricalConductivityandResis-tivityofWaterD1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD1293TestMethodsforpHofWaterD2777PracticeforDeterminationofPrecisionandBiasofApplicableTestMethodsofCommitteeD19onWaterD4194TestMethodsforOperatingCharacteristicsofRe-verseOsmosisandNanofiltrationDevicesD4516PracticeforStandardizingReverseOsmosisPerfor-manceDataD6161TerminologyUsedforMicrofiltration,Ultrafiltration,Nanofiltration,andReverseOsmosisMembraneProcesses3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisstandard,...
