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STANDARD  
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2013-mm-dd 
 
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Carpet and upholstery shampoo — Specification  
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This Final Draft Uganda Standard, FDUS EAS 792 : 2013, Carpet and upholstery shampoo — Specification , is 
identical with  and has been reproduced from an East Afr ican Standard, EAS 792: 2013, Carpet and upholstery 
shampoo — Specification , and is being proposed for adoption as a Uganda Standard.  
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Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in East Africa. It is envisaged that through harmonized 
standardization, trade barriers which are encountered when goods and services are exchanged within the 
Community will be removed.  
In order to meet the above objectives, the EAC Partner States have enacted an East African Standardization, 
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standardization, quality assurance, metrology and testing of products produced or originating in a third country 
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 Carpet and upholstery shampoo — Specification 
1 Scope 
This East African Standard specifies the requirements and methods of sampling and test for a liquid foaming 
shampoo used for both general cleaning and spot cleaning of colourfast carpets and upholstery that are not 
damaged by water alone. 
2 Normative references 
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies. 
ASTM 1319, Standard test method for hydrocarbon types in liquid petroleum products by fluorescent indicator 
adsorption  
ISO 696 , Surface active agents — Measurement of foaming power — Modified Ross -Miles method  
ISO 862, Surface active agents — Vocabulary  
ISO 1063 , Surface active agents — Determination of stability in hard water  
ISO 2271, Surface active agents — Detergents  — Determination of anionic active matter by manual or 
mechanical direct two -phase titration  procedure  
3 Terms and definitions 
For the purposes of this standard terms and definitions given in ISO 862 apply. 
4 Requirements 
4.1 General requirements 
4.1.1 The carpet and upholstery shampoo shall be a homogeneous liquid that may be coloured with a non-
staining colour. 
4.1.2  The product shall be free from objectionable odour, both as received and in solution in hot water.  It 
may be perfumed. 
4.1.3 The product shall not attack nor have deleterious effect on carpet and upholstery fibres (natural or 
synthetic) or on backing material.  
4.1.4 The product shall be completely soluble and effective in both hard and soft water. FOR COMMENTS ONLYEAS 792 : 2013 
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 4.1.5 The product shall be stable and shall not lose effectiveness or otherwise deteriorate when retained in 
an unopened container at storage temperatures a s recommended by the manufacturer during the product 
shelf life. 
4.1.6 The active ingredient used shall be biodegradable. 
4.2 Specific quality requirements 
Carpet and upholstery shampoo shall comply with the specific quality requirements specified in Table 1. 
Table 1 — Specific quality requirements for carpet and upholstery shampoo  
S/ No  Characteristic  Requiremen t Test method  
Minimum  Maximum  
i.  pH 5.0 11.0 Annex A  
ii.  Anionic surfactant, % by mass  4.0 - ISO 2271  
iii.  Foaming ability, mL  25 - ISO 696  
iv.  Solvents,  % by mass*  - 5.0 ASTM 1319   
* 2-methoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monomethyl ether) and 2 -ethoxyethanol (e thylene glycol monoethyl ether) are not 
permitted in the manufacture of the product  
 
4.3 Residue  
The residue of the carpet and upholstery shampoo shall be non-tacky and friable after drying when 
determined by the method below.  
Weigh a mass of 10.0 ± 0.1 g of the product into a watch glass of 10 cm diameter and dry the liquid sample at 
100 ºC for 4 h. The sample shall not be sticky or tacky. Check for the presence of stickiness or tackiness. 
4.4 Low-temperature stability  
After the product has been held at 2 °C for 24 h and brought to room temperature, it shall be a clear and 
homogenous liquid. 
4.5 Stability to hard water  
The product shall have no precipitate, when tested in accordance with ISO 1063, with the following exception: 
dilute in the ratio of 1 part of the product to 9 parts of hard water. The hard water shall be prepared adding 
0.353 g of calcium acetate (Ca (CH 3COO) 2.H2O) and 0.246 g of magnesium sulphate (MgSO 4.7H 2O) to 
sufficient distilled water to make 1 L. 
4.6 High temperature stability  
After the product has been held at 50 C for 24 h and then brought to room temperature, it shall be a clear and 
homogeneous liquid.  
5 Packaging and marking 
5.1 Pack aging 
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 5.2 Marking 
The container shall be securely closed and marked legibly and indelibly with the following information: 
a) name of the product as “carpet and upholstery  shampoo ”; 
b) manufacturer’s name and physical address  
 NOTE The name, physical address of the distributor/supplier and trade mark may be added as required 
c) batch or code number; 
d) net content; 
e) list of ingredients used; 
f) country of origin; 
g) instructions for use (which shall be in either English, Kiswahili or French or in combination as agreed 
between the manufacturer and supplier); 
h) date of manufacture and best before date; and 
i) cautionary statement, “For use on colorfast fabrics only. Test on hidden surface by applying  shampoo 
dilution and wiping with a clean white cloth, if no colour is removed, proceed with cleaning. The 
instructions for use and dilution rates may vary with different products. Be sure to follow the 
manufacturer’s recommendations for use and dilution rates contained on the label” . FOR COMMENTS ONLYEAS 792 : 2013 
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 Annex A 
(normative) 
 
Determination of pH 
A.1 General 
pH determination shall be made in an acid free atmosphere.  
A.2 Apparatus 
A.2.1  pH meter, any standard electrometric instrument, equipped with a low sodium error glass electrode. 
The instrument shall be calibrated and standardized with standard buffer solution before use.  
A.2.2  Volumetric flask , 100 mL capacity 
A.3 Reagents  
A.3.1 Distilled water  
Distilled water shall be boiled thoroughly or purged with carbon dioxide free air to remove carbon dioxide, and 
shall be protected with soda lime or soda asbestos while cooling and in storage. The pH of this water shall be 
between 6.2 and 7.2 at 30 °C. The residue on evaporation when heated at 105 °C for one hour shall not 
exceed 0.5 mg/L.  
A.3.2 Standard buffer solution 
Any two suitable buffer solutions within the pH range of 9 to 11 at 30 °C for calibrating the pH meter 
A.4 Procedure 
Weigh 10 g  0.001 g material and transfer to a 1-L volumetric flask. Partially fill the flask with distilled water 
and agitate until the sample is completely dissolved. Adjust the temperature of the solution and the distilled 
water to 30 °C 0.5 °C, and fill to the calibration mark with distilled water. Stopper the flask, mix thoroughly, 
and allow the solution to stand at a temperature of 30 °C for 2 h prior to measuring the pH. Measure the pH of 
the solution using a glass electrode at 25 °C ± 2 °C. 
 
 
 
  
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