Designation:F2608−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforDeterminingtheChangeinRoomAirParticulateCountsasaResultoftheVacuumCleaningProcess1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2608;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodprovidesalaboratorytestforthemeasurementofparticulategeneratedasadirectresultofthevacuumingprocess.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletoallresidential/commercialuprights,canisters,stickvacs,centralvacuumsystems,andcombinationcleaners.1.3Thistestmethodappliestotestdustremovalfromfloorcoveringsnottheremovalofsurfacelitteranddebris.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thistestmethodmayinvolvehazardousmaterials,operations,andequipment.Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F555TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofanUprightVacuumCleanerF608TestMethodforEvaluationofCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuumCleanersF655SpecificationforTestCarpetsandPadsforVacuumCleanerTestingF884TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofaBuilt-In(CentralVacuum)VacuumCleanerF922TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofanElectricMotorizedNozzleF1038TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofaCanister,Hand-held,Stick,andUtilityTypeVacuumCleanerWith-outaDrivenAgitatorF1334TestMethodforDeterminingA-WeightedSoundPowerLevelofVacuumCleanersF1409TestMethodforStraightLineMovementofVacuumCleanersWhileCleaningCarpets2.2AHAMStandard:ANSI/AHAMAC-1-2006TestMethodforPerformanceofPortableHouseholdElectricRoomAirCleaners32.3OtherReferences:I...
