Designation:F608−18AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforEvaluationofCarpetEmbeddedDirtRemovalEffectivenessofHousehold/CommercialVacuumCleaners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF608;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversonlyalaboratorytestfordeterminingtherelativecarpetdirtremovaleffectivenessofhousehold/commercialvacuumcleanerswhentestedunderspecifiedconditions.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletohousehold/commercialtypesofupright,canister,andcombinationcleaners.1.3Thetestmethodappliestoembeddeddirtremovalfromcarpets,nottheremovalofsurfacelitteranddebris.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C136/C136MTestMethodforSieveAnalysisofFineandCoarseAggregatesE11SpecificationforWovenWireTestSieveClothandTestSievesE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodF655SpecificationforTestCarpetsandPadsforVacuumCleanerTestingF884TestMethodforMotorLifeEvaluationofaBuilt-In(CentralVacuum)VacuumCleanerF922TestM...
