ANNEX IEnergy efficiency, cleaning performance and dust re-emission classes

2.Cleaning performance classes

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 2Cleaning performance classes

Cleaning performance class

Dust pick up on carpet (dpuc)

Dust pick up on hard floor (dpuhf)

A

dpuc ≥ 0,91

dpuhf ≥ 1,11

B

0,87 ≤ dpuc < 0,91

1,08 ≤ dpuhf < 1,11

C

0,83 ≤ dpuc < 0,87

1,05 ≤ dpuhf < 1,08

D

0,79 ≤ dpuc < 0,83

1,02 ≤ dpuhf < 1,05

E

0,75 ≤ dpuc < 0,79

0,99 ≤ dpuhf < 1,02

F

0,71 ≤ dpuc < 0,75

0,96 ≤ dpuhf < 0,99

G

dpuc < 0,71

dpuhf < 0,96