WG 9 - TC 59/SC 59F/WG 9
TC 59/SC 59F/WG 9
General Information
CORRECTED VERSION 2026-02
IEC TS 62885-1:2026 specifies the physical characteristics of test equipment and material used in tests common to several products covered by IEC 62285 series for surface cleaning appliances. In addition, it provides guidance regarding the evaluation of Wilton and other types of carpets to determine their acceptability for testing and regarding the pre-treatment of test dust.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition published in 2020.
This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) Almost all of the test equipment is adopted from IEC 62885-2:2021.
b) Test equipment and materials for wet cleaning is included.
c) A description of the verification of an in-house reference vacuum cleaner is added.
d) Information about the reference vacuum cleaner system RSB is added.
This corrected version of IEC TS 62885-1:2026 incorporates the following correction:
– Addition of bibliographic reference numbers in the content
- Technical specification65 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
IEC TS 62885-1:2020 specifies the physical characteristics of test equipment and material used in tests common to several products covered by the IEC 62885 series for surface cleaning appliances. In addition, it provides guidance regarding the evaluation of Wilton and other types of carpets to determine their acceptability for testing and pre-treatment of test dust. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2016. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical change with respect to the previous edition:
a) Clauses 4 and 5 on test carpets have been combined into the new Clause 4;
b) a new Clause 5 has been added containing specifications and treatment of various kinds of test dust;
c) a level loop test carpet specification has been added.
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IEC TS 62885-1:2018(E) specifies the physical characteristics of test equipment and material used in tests common for several products covered by standards in the IEC 62885 series for surface cleaning appliances. In addition, it provides guidance regarding the evaluation of Wilton and other types of carpets to determine their acceptability for testing.
This edition includes the following significant technical change with respect to the previous edition:
a new clause (Clause 5) on the pre-treatment of carpets has been introduced.
This edition covers only the Wilton carpet and its treatment.
- Technical specification11 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
IEC TS 62885-1:2016(E) specifies the physical characteristics of test equipment and material used in tests common for several products covered by standards in the IEC 62885 series for surface cleaning appliances. In addition, it provides guidance regarding the evaluation of Wilton and other types of carpets to determine their acceptability for testing. Currently, this specification covers only the Wilton carpet.
- Technical specification9 pagesEnglish languagesale 15% off
Frequently Asked Questions
WG 9 is a Technical Committee within the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). It is named "TC 59/SC 59F/WG 9". This committee has published 565 standards.
WG 9 develops IEC standards in the area of Information technology. Currently, there are 565 published standards from this technical committee.
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A Technical Committee (TC) in IEC is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.