Full Description AATCC 171-2019 provides a laboratory procedure to clean textile floor coverings by a technique simulating cleaning of installed floor coverings by hot water extraction, sometimes erroneously called \"steam cleaning.\"
This test method may be used to clean a carpet in a manner that duplicates the most popular (70%) means of actual on-floor cleaning of carpets.
This test method prepares specimens that can be tested for many properties; e.g., colorfastness, dimensional stability, permanency of finishes, ease of cleaning, etc.
AATCC 171-2019 history
2024AATCC 171-2019 Carpets: Cleaning of; Hot Water Extraction Method