Directive 2000/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2000 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the noise emission in the environment by equipment for use outdoors (c. 14)

ANNEX III U.K. METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF AIRBORNE NOISE EMITTED BY EQUIPMENT FOR USE OUTDOORS

PART B NOISE TEST CODES FOR SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT

35. LEAF COLLECTORS U.K.

Basic noise emission standard U.K.

EN ISO 3744:1995

Test area U.K.

ISO 11094:1991

In case of dispute, measurements shall be carried out in the open air on the artificial surface (point 4.1.2 of ISO 11094:1991)

Environmental correction K _2A U.K.

Measurement in the open air U.K.

K _2A = 0

Measurements indoors U.K.

The value of the constant K _2A, determined without artificial surface and in accordance with Annex A to EN ISO 3744:1995, shall be ≤ 2,0 dB in which case K _2A shall be disregarded

Measurement surface/number of microphone positions/measuring distance U.K.

ISO 11094:1991

Operating conditions during test U.K.

Mounting of equipment U.K.

The leaf collector shall be positioned in the natural manner for normal use in such a way that the inlet of the collecting device is situated (50 ± 25) mm above the centre of the hemisphere; if the leaf collector is hand-held it shall be held either by a person or by a suitable device

Test under load U.K.

The leaf collector shall be operated at its nominal speed with the nominal air flow in the collectiong device stated by the manufacturer

Period of observation U.K.

The period of observation shall be at least 15 seconds

Note: U.K.

If a leaf collector can be also used as a leaf blower it shall be tested in both configurations, in which case the higher value shall be used U.K.