Foreword
SECTION 1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Definitions
1.4 General conditions for testing
SECTION 2. Dry vacuum cleaning tests
2.1 Dust removal from hard flat floors
2.2 Dust removal from hard floors with crevices
2.3 Dust removal from carpets
2.4 Dust removal along walls
2.5 Fibre removal from carpets and upholstery
2.6 Thread removal from carpets
2.7 Maximum usable volume of the dust receptacle
2.8 Air data
2.9 Reduction in maximum air flow with a partly filled
dust receptacle
2.10 Dust emission of the vacuum cleaner
SECTION 3. Wet vacuum cleaning tests
3.1 Object of the test
3.2 Wet cleaning effectiveness on carpet
SECTION 4. Miscellaneous tests
4.1 Motion Resistance
4.2 Cleaning under furniture
4.3 Radius of operation
4.4 Impact resistance
4.5 Deformation of hose and connecting tubes
4.6 Bump test
4.7 Flexibility of the hose
4.8 Repeated bending of the hose
4.9 Operation with partly filled dust receptacle
4.10 Mass
4.11 Specific cleaning time
4.12 Dimensions
4.13 Noise level
SECTION 5. Test material and equipment
5.1 Material for measurements
5.2 Equipment for measurements
Annex A (informative) Information on materials
Annex B (informative) Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
publications with their corresponding European publications
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