BS EN 60312:1998:2004 Edition
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Vacuum cleaners for household use. Methods of measuring the performance
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2004 | 68 |
Lists and defines the principal performance characteristics of dry vacuum cleaners and describes standard methods for measuring these characteristics.
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | National foreword |
| 4 | Foreword Foreword to amendment A1 Endorsement notice |
| 5 | Foreword to amendment A2 Endorsement notice Contents |
| 7 | Section 1. General 1.1 Scope 1.2 Normative references 1.3 Definitions 1.3.1 cleaning head 1.3.2 power nozzle 1.3.3 self-propelled cleaning head |
| 8 | 1.3.4 upright cleaner 1.3.5 double stroke 1.3.6 forward stroke 1.3.7 return stroke 1.3.8 stroke length 1.3.9 stroke pattern 1.3.10 parallel pattern 1.3.11 zig-zag pattern 1.3.12 test width 1.3.13 track width 1.3.14 stroke width 1.3.15 active depth of cleaning head 1.3.16 stroke speed |
| 9 | 1.3.17 cleaning cycle 1.3.18 specific cleaning time 1.3.19 dust removal ability 1.3.20 thread removal ability 1.3.21 fibre removal ability 1.4 General conditions for testing 1.4.1 Atmospheric conditions 1.4.2 Test equipment and materials |
| 10 | 1.4.3 Voltage and frequency 1.4.4 Running-in of vacuum cleaner and attachments 1.4.5 Equipment of the vacuum cleaner 1.4.6 Operation of the vacuum cleaner 1.4.7 Conditioning prior to tests 1.4.8 Initial application of dust |
| 11 | 1.4.9 Mechanical operator 1.4.10 Number of samples 1.4.11 Reference cleaner system |
| 13 | Section 2. Dry vacuum cleaning tests 2.1 Dust removal from hard flat floors 2.1.1 Test equipment 2.1.2 Test area and stroke length 2.1.3 Distribution of test dust 2.1.4 Determination of track width and stroke width 2.1.5 Test method |
| 14 | 2.1.6 Determination of dust removal ability 2.2 Dust removal from hard floors with crevices 2.2.1 Test equipment 2.2.2 Distribution of test dust |
| 15 | 2.2.3 Determination of dust removal ability 2.3 Dust removal from carpets 2.3.1 Test carpet 2.3.2 Test area and stroke length 2.3.3 Cleaning cycle |
| 16 | 2.3.4 Conditioning of test carpet 2.3.5 Distribution of test dust 2.3.6 Embedding of dust into carpet 2.3.7 Preconditioning of dust receptacle 2.3.8 Determination of dust removal ability |
| 17 | 2.4 Dust removal along walls 2.4.1 Test equipment and materials 2.4.2 Distribution of test dust 2.4.3 Determination of dust removal ability along walls |
| 18 | 2.5 Fibre removal from carpets and upholstery 2.5.1 Fibre removal from carpets 2.5.2 Fibre removal from upholstery |
| 19 | 2.6 Thread removal from carpets 2.6.1 Test carpet 2.6.2 Distribution of threads 2.6.3 Determination of thread removal ability 2.7 Maximum usable volume of the dust receptacle 2.7.1 Conditions for measurement |
| 20 | 2.7.2 Introduction of moulding granules 2.7.3 Determination of maximum usable volume of dust receptacle 2.8 Air data 2.8.1 Conditions for measurement 2.8.2 Test equipment 2.8.3 Determination of air data |
| 21 | 2.9 Reduction in maximum air flow with a partly filled dust receptacle 2.9.1 Test dust 2.9.2 Determination of the reduction in maximum air flow 2.10 Dust emission of the vacuum cleaner 2.10.1 Test equipment |
| 22 | 2.10.2 Test dust 2.10.3 Test conditions 2.10.4 Test method |
| 23 | 2.10.5 Determination of dust emission |
| 25 | Section 3. Wet vacuum cleaning tests 3.1 Object of the test 3.2 Wet cleaning effectiveness on carpet 3.2.1 Test carpet samples 3.2.2 Soiling of carpet sample 3.2.3 Cleaning procedure |
| 26 | 3.2.4 Drying of the carpet sample 3.2.5 Determination of wet cleaning effectiveness |
| 27 | 3.2.6 Colorimetric measurements 3.2.7 Visual assessment |
| 29 | Section 4. Miscellaneous tests 4.1 Motion resistance 4.1.1 Test carpet and test equipment 4.1.2 Determination of motion resistance 4.2 Cleaning under furniture 4.2.1 Distribution of test dust 4.2.2 Determination of free furniture height |
| 30 | 4.3 Radius of operation 4.3.1 Conditions for measurement 4.3.2 Determination of radius of operation 4.4 Impact resistance 4.4.1 Test equipment 4.4.2 Determination of impact resistance 4.5 Deformation of hose and connecting tubes 4.5.1 Test equipment 4.5.2 Determination of permanent deformation |
| 31 | 4.6 Bump test 4.6.1 Test equipment 4.6.2 Test cycle 4.6.3 Test procedure |
| 32 | 4.7 Flexibility of the hose 4.7.1 Preparation of test object 4.7.2 Determination of the flexibility of the hose 4.8 Repeated bending of the hose 4.8.1 Test equipment 4.8.2 Test method |
| 33 | 4.9 Operation with partly filled dust receptacle 4.10 Mass 4.11 Specific cleaning time 4.12 Dimensions 4.13 Noise level |
| 35 | Section 5. Test material and equipment 5.1 Material for measurements 5.1.1 Test carpets |
| 36 | 5.1.2 Standard test dust |
| 37 | 5.1.3 Fibre material 5.1.4 Thread material 5.1.5 Moulding granules 5.1.6 Test cushion |
| 38 | 5.2 Equipment for measurements 5.2.1 Floor test plate 5.2.2 Test plate with crevice 5.2.3 Carpet-beating machine 5.2.4 Carpet hold-downs and guides 5.2.5 Dust spreader |
| 39 | 5.2.6 Rollers for embedding 5.2.7 Void 5.2.8 Equipment for air data measurement |
| 40 | 5.2.9 Equipment for dust emission measurement |
| 41 | 5.2.10 Device for motion resistance test 5.2.11 Device for impact test 5.2.12 Device for determination of deformation of hoses and connecting tubes 5.2.13 Mechanical operator 5.2.14 Weighing machine |
| 42 | 5.2.15 Testing surface for wet cleaning tests 5.2.16 Spectrophotometer 5.2.17 Test soil mixer |
| 43 | Figure 1 – Zig-zag pattern Figure 2 – Stroke length in measurements of dust removal from hard floors and of thread removal from carpets |
| 44 | Figure 3 – Grain size diagram for test dust Figure 4 – Devices for distribution of mineral dust |
| 45 | Figure 5 – Test plate with crevice Figure 6 – Carpet-beating machine |
| 46 | Figure 7a – Carpet hold-downs and guides Figure 7b – Stroke length in the measurement of dust removal from carpets |
| 47 | Figure 7c – Dust spreader and roller for embedding dust into carpets |
| 48 | Figure 7d – Mechanical operator for the measurement of dust removal from carpets and of motion resistance |
| 49 | Figure 8 – Right-angled T Figure 9 – Arrangement of threads in the thread removal test |
| 50 | Figure 10a – Stencil for distribution of fibres on test carpets Figure 10b – Frame for test cushion |
| 51 | Figure 10c – Stencil for distribution of fibres on upholstery Figure 11 – Nozzle adaptor for upright cleaners |
| 52 | Figure 12 – Air data curves Figure 13a – Alternative A equipment for air data measurements |
| 53 | Figure 13b – Measuring box for alternative A |
| 54 | Figure 13c – Alternative B equipment for air data measurements |
| 55 | Figure 14a – Testing hood for measurement of dust emission Figure 14b – Placing of upright cleaners in the testing hood |
| 56 | Figure 14c – Dust dispenser Figure 15 – Insertion depth |
| 57 | Figure 16 – Drum for impact test |
| 58 | Figure 17a – Device for testing deformation of hoses and connecting tubes Figure 17b – Position of test object and cross-section for measurement of deformation |
| 59 | Figure 18 – Preparation of hoses for testing flexibility Figure 19 – Equipment for repeated bending of hoses |
| 60 | Figure 20a – Profile of threshold Figure 20b – Arrangements for bump test |
| 61 | Figure 21 – Clamping arrangement for carpet sample Figure 22a – Cleaning pattern for appliances with cleaning head used in forward and backward strokes |
| 62 | Figure 22b – Cleaning pattern for appliances with cleaning head only used in backward strokes |
| 63 | Annex A (informative) Information on materials |
| 65 | Annex B (informative) Bibliography |
| 66 | Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international publications with their corresponding European … |
