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ANNEX IU.K. Energy efficiency, cleaning performance and dust re-emission classes

2. Cleaning performance classes U.K.

The cleaning performance class of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with its dust pick up (dpu) as set out in Table 2. The dust pick up of a vacuum cleaner shall be determined in accordance with Annex VI.

Table 2

Cleaning performance classes

Cleaning performance classDust pick up on carpet (dpuc )Dust pick up on hard floor (dpuhf )
A dpuc ≥ 0,91 dpuhf ≥ 1,11
B0,87 ≤ dpuc < 0,911,08 ≤ dpuhf < 1,11
C0,83 ≤ dpuc < 0,871,05 ≤ dpuhf < 1,08
D0,79 ≤ dpuc < 0,831,02 ≤ dpuhf < 1,05
E0,75 ≤ dpuc < 0,790,99 ≤ dpuhf < 1,02
F0,71 ≤ dpuc < 0,750,96 ≤ dpuhf < 0,99
G dpuc < 0,71 dpuhf < 0,96