Introduction
Carpet Performance
The Quality Mark
Awards Process
Monitoring
The Tests
Members &
QM Products
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The Suitability Evaluation System
The PRINCIPLES OF THE suitability evaluation SYSTEM
The SES produces test scores for the following criteria: -
- WEAR INDEX - the relationship between SURFACE PILE WEIGHT, DENSITY AND THE FIBRE FACTOR [score 10-30]
- APPEARANCE RETENTION - measured by the Hexapod or Vetterman Drum Test [score 7.5-30]
- SURFACE PILE DENSITY - measured in grams per cubic centimetre [score 5-20]
- TUFT DENSITY - measured in tufts per square decimetre [score 4-10]
- LUXURY RATING CLASS - the relationship between PILE HEIGHT, SURFACE PILE WEIGHT and TUFT DENSITY [score 6-10]
The aggregate scores from the criteria opposite are used to identify SUITABILITY CLASSIFICATIONS
as follows: -
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Less than
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45
45-59
60-74
75-89
90+
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LIGHT DOMESTIC
MODERATE DOMESTIC
GENERAL DOMESTIC
HEAVY DOMESTIC
EXTRA HEAVY DOMESTIC
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In addition, carpet carrying the QUALITY MARK must have been subjected to the following tests of flammability: -
- METHENAMINE PILL TEST (Pass/Fail)
- HOT METAL NUT TEST (Low/Medium)
THE QUALITY MARK WILL BE AWARDED WHERE THE SES SUITABILITY CLASSIFICATION COINCIDES WITH, OR EXCEEDS THE SUITABILITY CLAIM MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PRODUCT.
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