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SECTION 26 0500
<br />COMMON WORK RESULTS FOR ELECTRICAL
<br />PART 1 - GENERAL
<br />1.01 SUMMARY
<br />A.SECTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
<br />1.SUPPORTING DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
<br />2.ELECTRICAL DEMOLITION.
<br />1.02 QUALITY ASSURANCE
<br />A.ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, DEVICES, AND ACCESSORIES: LISTED AND LABELED AS
<br />DEFINED IN CEC, ARTICLE 100, BY A TESTING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER, AND
<br />MARKED FOR INTENDED USE.
<br />B.COMPLY WITH CEC.
<br />1.03 COORDINATION
<br />A.COORDINATE CHASES, SLOTS, INSERTS, SLEEVES, AND OPENINGS WITH GENERAL
<br />CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARRANGE IN BUILDING STRUCTURE DURING PROGRESS OF
<br />CONSTRUCTION TO FACILITATE THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS THAT FOLLOW.
<br />B.SEQUENCE, COORDINATE, AND INTEGRATE INSTALLING ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND
<br />EQUIPMENT FOR EFFICIENT FLOW OF THE WORK. COORDINATE INSTALLING LARGE
<br />EQUIPMENT REQUIRING POSITIONING BEFORE CLOSING IN THE BUILDING.
<br />C.COORDINATE LOCATION OF ACCESS PANELS AND DOORS FOR ELECTRICAL ITEMS THAT
<br />ARE CONCEALED BY FINISHED SURFACES.
<br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS
<br />2.01 MANUFACTURERS
<br />A.IN OTHER PART 2 ARTICLES WHERE TITLES BELOW INTRODUCE LISTS, THE FOLLOWING
<br />REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO PRODUCT SELECTION:
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS: SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE
<br />PRODUCTS BY ONE OF THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED.
<br />2.OR EQUAL: WHERE PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS NAME AND
<br />ACCOMPANIED BY THE TERM "OR EQUAL", COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS IN DIVISION 01.
<br />SPECIFIC PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE USE OF AN UNNAMED
<br />PRODUCT OR MANUFACTURER.
<br />2.02 SUPPORTING DEVICES
<br />A.MATERIAL: COLD-FORMED STEEL, WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING ACCEPTABLE
<br />TO THE OWNER.
<br />B.METAL ITEMS FOR USE OUTDOORS OR IN DAMP LOCATIONS: HOT-DIP GALVANIZED
<br />STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL.
<br />C.SLOTTED-STEEL CHANNEL SUPPORTS: FLANGE EDGES TURNED TOWARD WEB, AND
<br />9/16-INCH-DIAMETER SLOTTED HOLES AT A MAXIMUM OF 2 INCHES, ON CENTER, IN WEBS.
<br />1.CHANNEL THICKNESS: SELECTED TO SUIT STRUCTURAL LOADING.
<br />2.FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES: PRODUCTS OF THE SAME MANUFACTURER AS
<br />CHANNEL SUPPORTS.
<br />D.RACEWAY AND CABLE SUPPORTS: MANUFACTURED CLEVIS HANGERS, RISER CLAMPS,
<br />STRAPS, THREADED C-CLAMPS WITH RETAINERS, CEILING TRAPEZE HANGERS, WALL
<br />BRACKETS, AND SPRING-STEEL CLAMPS OR CLICK-TYPE HANGERS.
<br />E.PIPE SLEEVES: ASTM A53, TYPE E, GRADE A, SCHEDULE 40, GALVANIZED STEEL, PLAIN
<br />ENDS.
<br />F.CABLE SUPPORTS FOR VERTICAL CONDUIT: FACTORY-FABRICATED ASSEMBLY
<br />CONSISTING OF THREADED BODY AND INSULATING WEDGING PLUG FOR NON-ARMORED
<br />ELECTRICAL CABLES IN RISER CONDUITS. PLUGS HAVE NUMBER AND SIZE OF
<br />CONDUCTOR GRIPPING HOLES AS REQUIRED TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL RISERS. BODY
<br />CONSTRUCTED OF MALLEABLE-IRON CASTING WITH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED FINISH.
<br />G.EXPANSION ANCHORS: CARBON-STEEL WEDGE OR SLEEVE TYPE.
<br />H.TOGGLE BOLTS: STEEL SPRINGHEAD TYPE.
<br />I.POWDER-ACTUATED FASTENERS: ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT WHEN EXECUTED IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION 01.
<br />PART 3 - EXECUTION
<br />3.01 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION
<br />A.HEADROOM MAINTENANCE: IF MOUNTING HEIGHTS OR OTHER LOCATION CRITERIA ARE
<br />NOT INDICATED, ARRANGE AND INSTALL COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE
<br />THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE HEADROOM AND IN NO CASE LESS THAN 84 INCHES.
<br />B.MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS: INSTALL LEVEL, PLUMB, AND PARALLEL AND
<br />PERPENDICULAR TO OTHER BUILDING SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS, UNLESS
<br />OTHERWISE INDICATED.
<br />C.EQUIPMENT: INSTALL TO FACILITATE SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR OR
<br />REPLACEMENT OF COMPONENTS. CONNECT FOR EASE OF DISCONNECTING, WITH
<br />MINIMUM INTERFERENCE WITH OTHER INSTALLATIONS.
<br />D.RIGHT OF WAY: GIVE TO RACEWAYS AND PIPING SYSTEMS INSTALLED AT A REQUIRED
<br />SLOPE.
<br />3.02 WIRING INSTALLATION
<br />A.INSTALL SPLICES AND TAPS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH CONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND
<br />THAT POSSESS EQUIVALENT OR BETTER MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND INSULATION
<br />RATINGS THAN THE UNSPLICED CONDUCTORS.
<br />B.INSTALL WIRING AT OUTLETS OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO EXTEND A MINIMUM OF
<br />6 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE OPENING.
<br />C.CONNECT OUTLET AND COMPONENT CONNECTIONS TO WIRING SYSTEMS AND TO
<br />GROUND. TIGHTEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND TERMINALS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
<br />MANUFACTURER'S PUBLISHED TORQUE-TIGHTENING VALUES. IF MANUFACTURER'S
<br />TORQUE VALUES ARE NOT INDICATED, USE THOSE SPECIFIED IN UL 486A.
<br />3.03 ELECTRICAL SUPPORTING DEVICE APPLICATION
<br />A.DAMP LOCATIONS AND OUTDOORS: HOT-DIP GALVANIZED MATERIALS, U-CHANNEL
<br />SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
<br />B.DRY LOCATIONS: ELECTRO-PLATED STEEL MATERIALS.
<br />C.SUPPORT CLAMPS FOR PVC RACEWAYS: CLICK-TYPE CLAMP SYSTEM.
<br />D.SELECTION OF SUPPORTS: COMPLY WITH MANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.
<br />E.STRENGTH OF SUPPORTS: ADEQUATE TO CARRY PRESENT AND FUTURE LOADS, TIMES
<br />A SAFETY FACTOR OF AT LEAST FOUR; MINIMUM OF 200-LB DESIGN LOAD.
<br />3.04 SUPPORT INSTALLATION
<br />A.INSTALL SUPPORT DEVICES TO SECURELY AND PERMANENTLY FASTEN AND SUPPORT
<br />ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
<br />B.INSTALL INDIVIDUAL AND MULTIPLE RACEWAY HANGERS AND RISER CLAMPS TO
<br />SUPPORT RACEWAYS. PROVIDE U-BOLTS, CLAMPS, ATTACHMENTS, AND OTHER
<br />HARDWARE NECESSARY FOR HANGER ASSEMBLIES AND FOR SECURING HANGER RODS
<br />AND CONDUITS.
<br />C.SUPPORT PARALLEL RUNS OF HORIZONTAL RACEWAYS TOGETHER ON TRAPEZE OR
<br />BRACKET-TYPE HANGERS.
<br />D.SIZE SUPPORTS FOR MULTIPLE RACEWAY INSTALLATIONS SO CAPACITY CAN BE
<br />INCREASED BY 25 PERCENT MINIMUM IN THE FUTURE.
<br />E.SUPPORT INDIVIDUAL HORIZONTAL RACEWAYS WITH SEPARATE, PIPE HANGERS, OR
<br />CLAMPS.
<br />F.INSTALL 1/4-INCH DIAMETER OR LARGER THREADED STEEL HANGER RODS.
<br />G.ARRANGE SUPPORTS IN VERTICAL RUNS SO THE WEIGHT OF RACEWAYS AND ENCLOSED
<br />CONDUCTORS IS CARRIED ENTIRELY BY RACEWAY SUPPORTS, WITH NO WEIGHT LOAD
<br />ON RACEWAY TERMINALS.
<br />H.SIMULTANEOUSLY INSTALL VERTICAL CONDUCTOR SUPPORTS WITH CONDUCTORS.
<br />I.SEPARATELY SUPPORT CAST BOXES THAT ARE THREADED TO RACEWAYS AND USED
<br />FOR FIXTURE SUPPORT. SUPPORT SHEET-METAL BOXES DIRECTLY FROM THE BUILDING
<br />STRUCTURE OR BY BAR HANGERS. IF BAR HANGERS ARE USED, ATTACH BAR TO
<br />RACEWAYS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BOX AND SUPPORT THE RACEWAY WITH AN
<br />APPROVED FASTENER NOT MORE THAN 24 INCHES FROM THE BOX.
<br />J.INSTALL METAL CHANNEL RACKS FOR MOUNTING CABINETS, PANEL BOARDS;
<br />DISCONNECT SWITCHES, CONTROL ENCLOSURES, PULL AND JUNCTION BOXES,
<br />TRANSFORMERS, AND OTHER DEVICES UNLESS COMPONENTS ARE MOUNTED DIRECTLY
<br />TO STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS OF ADEQUATE STRENGTH.
<br />K.INSTALL SLEEVES FOR CABLE AND RACEWAY PENETRATIONS OF CONCRETE SLABS AND
<br />WALLS UNLESS CORE-DRILLED HOLES ARE USED. INSTALL SLEEVES FOR CABLE AND
<br />RACEWAY PENETRATIONS OF MASONRY AND FIRE-RATED GYPSUM WALLS AND OTHER
<br />FIRE-RATED FLOOR AND WALL ASSEMBLIES. INSTALL SLEEVES DURING ERECTION OF
<br />CONCRETE AND MASONRY WALLS.
<br />L.SECURELY FASTEN ELECTRICAL ITEMS AND THEIR SUPPORTS TO THE BUILDING
<br />STRUCTURE, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. PERFORM FASTENING IN ACCORDANCE
<br />WITH THE FOLLOWING UNLESS OTHER FASTENING METHODS ARE INDICATED:
<br />1.WOOD: FASTEN WITH WOOD SCREWS OR LAG BOLTS.
<br />2.MASONRY: TOGGLE BOLTS ON HOLLOW MASONRY UNITS AND EXPANSION BOLTS ON
<br />SOLID MASONRY UNITS.
<br />3.NEW CONCRETE: CONCRETE INSERTS WITH MACHINE SCREWS AND BOLTS.
<br />4.EXISTING CONCRETE: EXPANSION BOLTS.
<br />a.INSTEAD OF EXPANSION BOLTS, THREADED STUDS DRIVEN BY A POWDER
<br />CHARGE AND PROVIDED WITH LOCK WASHERS MAY BE USED IN EXISTING
<br />CONCRETE WHEN EXECUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION 01 REQUIREMENTS.
<br />5.STEEL: WELDED THREADED STUDS OR SPRING-TENSION CLAMPS ON STEEL.
<br />a.FIELD WELDING: COMPLY WITH AWS D1.1.
<br />6.WELDING TO STEEL STRUCTURE MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THREADED STUDS, NOT
<br />FOR CONDUITS, PIPE STRAPS, OR OTHER ITEMS.
<br />7.LIGHT STEEL: SHEET-METAL SCREWS.
<br />8.FASTENERS: SELECT SO THE LOAD APPLIED TO EACH FASTENER DOES NOT EXCEED
<br />25 PERCENT OF ITS PROOF-TEST LOAD.
<br />3.05 FIRESTOPPING
<br />A.APPLY FIRESTOPPING TO CABLE AND RACEWAY PENETRATIONS OF FIRE-RATED FLOOR
<br />AND WALL ASSEMBLIES TO ACHIEVE FIRE-RESISTANCE RATING OF THE ASSEMBLY. FIRE
<br />STOPPING MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFIED IN DIVISION 07
<br />SECTION "PENETRATION FIRESTOPPING."
<br />3.06 DEMOLITION
<br />A.PROTECT EXISTING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS INDICATED TO REMAIN.
<br />IF DAMAGED OR DISTURBED IN THE COURSE OF THE WORK, REMOVE DAMAGED
<br />PORTIONS AND INSTALL NEW PRODUCTS OF EQUAL CAPACITY, QUALITY, AND
<br />FUNCTIONALITY.
<br />B.ACCESSIBLE WORK: REMOVE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS,
<br />INDICATED TO BE DEMOLISHED, IN THEIR ENTIRETY.
<br />C.ABANDONED WORK: CUT AND REMOVE BURIED RACEWAY AND WIRING. WHEN
<br />APPROVED BY THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE RACEWAY CAN BE ABANDONED IN PLACE
<br />A MINIMUM OF 4 INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OF ADJACENT CONSTRUCTION. CAP
<br />RACEWAYS AND PATCH SURFACE TO MATCH EXISTING FINISH.
<br />D.REMOVE DEMOLISHED MATERIAL FROM PROJECT SITE.
<br />E.REMOVE, STORE, CLEAN, REINSTALL, RECONNECT, AND MAKE OPERATIONAL
<br />COMPONENTS INDICATED FOR RELOCATION.
<br />3.07 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
<br />A.INSPECT INSTALLED COMPONENTS FOR DAMAGE AND FAULTY WORK, INCLUDING THE
<br />FOLLOWING:
<br />1.SUPPORTING DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.
<br />2.ELECTRICAL DEMOLITION.
<br />3.08 CLEANING AND PROTECTION
<br />A.ON COMPLETION OF INSTALLATION, INCLUDING OUTLETS, FITTINGS, AND DEVICES,
<br />INSPECT EXPOSED FINISH. REMOVE BURRS, DIRT, PAINT SPOTS, AND CONSTRUCTION
<br />DEBRIS.
<br />B.PROTECT EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATIONS AND MAINTAIN CONDITIONS TO ENSURE THAT
<br />COATINGS, FINISHES, AND CABINETS ARE WITHOUT DAMAGE OR DETERIORATION AT
<br />TIME OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION.
<br />SECTION 26 0519
<br />LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
<br />PART 1 - GENERAL
<br />1.01 SUMMARY
<br />A.SECTION INCLUDES BUILDING WIRES AND CABLES AND ASSOCIATED CONNECTORS,
<br />SPLICES, AND TERMINATIONS FOR WIRING SYSTEMS RATED AT 600 VOLTS AND LOWER.
<br />1.02 SUBMITTALS
<br />A.PRODUCT DATA: FOR EACH TYPE OF PRODUCT INDICATED.
<br />1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE
<br />A.ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, DEVICES, AND ACCESSORIES: LISTED AND LABELED AS
<br />DEFINED IN CEC, ARTICLE 100, BY A TESTING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER, AND
<br />MARKED FOR INTENDED USE.
<br />B.COMPLY WITH CEC.
<br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS
<br />2.01 MANUFACTURERS
<br />A.IN OTHER PART 2 ARTICLES WHERE SUBPARAGRAPH TITLES BELOW INTRODUCE LISTS,
<br />THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY FOR PRODUCT SELECTION:
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS: SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE
<br />PRODUCTS BY THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED.
<br />2.OR EQUAL: WHERE PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS NAME AND
<br />ACCOMPANIED BY THE TERM "OR EQUAL", COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS IN DIVISION 01.
<br />SPECIFIC PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE USE OF AN UNNAMED
<br />PRODUCT OR MANUFACTURER.
<br />2.02 COPPER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
<br />A.MANUFACTURERS (BUILDING WIRE AND CABLE):
<br />1.AMERICAN INSULATED WIRE CORP.; A LEVITON COMPANY.
<br />2.CERRO WIRE LLC.
<br />3.ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION.
<br />4.GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION.
<br />5.OKONITE COMPANY
<br />6.REPUBLIC WIRE INC.
<br />7.SERVICE WIRE COMPANY.
<br />8.SOUTHWIRE COMPANY.
<br />9.WESCO.
<br />10.OR EQUAL
<br />B.MANUFACTURERS (CONTROL CABLE):
<br />1.ALPHA.
<br />2.BELDEN.
<br />3.CONNECTAIR
<br />4.OR EQUAL.
<br />C.MANUFACTURERS (MC CABLE):
<br />1.AFC CABLE SYSTEMS.
<br />2.SOUTHWIRE COMPANY.
<br />3.OR EQUAL.
<br />D.REFER TO PART 3 "CONDUCTOR AND INSULATION APPLICATIONS" ARTICLE FOR
<br />INSULATION TYPE, CABLE CONSTRUCTION, AND RATINGS.
<br />E.CONDUCTOR MATERIAL: COPPER COMPLYING WITH ICEA S-95-658 / NEMA WC 70
<br />UNSHIELDED 0 TO 2 KV CABLES.
<br />F.CONDUCTOR INSULATION TYPES: TYPE THW, THHN-THWN, XHHW, UF, USE, AND SO
<br />COMPLYING WITH NEMA WC 70.
<br />G.MULTICONDUCTOR CABLE: METAL-CLAD CABLE, TYPE MC, THHN COPPER CONDUCTORS
<br />WITH INTEGRAL GREEN GROUND WIRE, LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL CLAD, UL STANDARD 1569
<br />TYPE SO AND TYPE USE WITH GROUND WIRE.
<br />2.03 CONNECTORS AND SPLICES
<br />A.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />1.AMP INCORPORATED/JOHNSON CONTROLS.
<br />2.HUBBELL/ANDERSON.
<br />3.O-Z/GEDNEY; EGS ELECTRICAL GROUP LLC.
<br />4.3M COMPANY; ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS DIVISION.
<br />5.OR EQUAL.
<br />B.DESCRIPTION: FACTORY-FABRICATED INLINE CONNECTOR KITS AND SPLICES OF SIZE,
<br />AMPACITY RATING, MATERIAL, TYPE, AND CLASS FOR APPLICATION AND SERVICE
<br />INDICATED AND FOR SHIELD OR UNSHIELDED CABLES. PROVIDE INSULATING AND
<br />SEALING COMPOUND.
<br />PART 3 - EXECUTION
<br />3.01 CONDUCTOR AND INSULATION APPLICATIONS
<br />A.WIRING IN PATIENT CARE AREAS SHALL COMPLY WITH NEC 571.13(A) AND (B).
<br />B.ALL PATIENT CARE AREAS USING 'MC' CABLES SHALL BE TYPE HCF-90 OR EQUAL,
<br />ARMOURED HEALTH CARE FACILITY MC (FLEX) CABLE. THE CABLE MUST HAVE AN
<br />APPROVED/EFFECTIVE REDUNDANT GROUND-FAULT CURRENT RETURN PATH
<br />EQUIPMENT GROUND CONDUCTOR (EGC) WITH A BRANCH CIRCUIT OR FEEDER
<br />CIRCUIT GROUND CONDUCTOR. ALUMINUM MC (FLEX) CABLE PROVIDED WITH (2)
<br />GREEN BRANCH CIRCUIT OR FEEDER CIRCUIT GROUND CONDUCTOR IS NOT
<br />ACCEPTABLE.
<br />C.FEEDERS CONCEALED IN CEILINGS, WALLS, AND PARTITIONS: TYPE THHN-THWN, SINGLE
<br />CONDUCTORS IN RACEWAY.
<br />D.EXPOSED BRANCH CIRCUITS: TYPE THHN-THWN, SINGLE CONDUCTORS IN RACEWAY.
<br />E.BRANCH CIRCUITS FOR WET AND DRY LABORATORIES CONCEALED IN CEILINGS, WALLS
<br />AND PARTITIONS: LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL METAL-CLAD CABLE, TYPE MC WITH TWO EXTRA
<br />SPARE CIRCUITS TO RACEWAY OR TYPE THHN-THWN, SINGLE CONDUCTORS IN
<br />RACEWAY.
<br />F.BRANCH CIRCUITS CONCEALED IN CEILINGS, WALLS, AND PARTITIONS: LIGHTWEIGHT
<br />STEEL METAL-CLAD CABLE TYPE MC OR TYPE THHN-THWN, SINGLE CONDUCTORS IN
<br />RACEWAY.
<br />G.LIGHTING CIRCUITS CONCEALED IN CEILING, WALLS, AND PARTITIONS: LIGHTWEIGHT
<br />STEEL METAL-CLAD CABLE, OR TYPE MC TYPE THHN-THWN, SINGLE CONDUCTORS IN
<br />RACEWAY.
<br />H.FIRE ALARM CIRCUITS: TYPE THHN-THWN, IN RACEWAY, POWER-LIMITED,
<br />FIRE-PROTECTIVE, SIGNALING CIRCUIT CABLE.
<br />I.CLASS 1 CONTROL CIRCUITS: TYPE THHN-THWN, IN RACEWAY.
<br />J.CLASS 2 CONTROL CIRCUITS: TYPE THHN-THWN, IN RACEWAY.
<br />3.02 INSTALLATION
<br />A.CONCEAL CABLES IN FINISHED WALLS, CEILINGS, AND FLOORS, UNLESS OTHERWISE
<br />INDICATED.
<br />B.USE MANUFACTURER-APPROVED PULLING COMPOUND OR LUBRICANT WHERE
<br />NECESSARY; COMPOUND USED MUST NOT DETERIORATE CONDUCTOR OR INSULATION.
<br />DO NOT USE OIL, GREASE, GRAPHITE, OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES. DO NOT EXCEED
<br />MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM PULLING TENSIONS AND SIDEWALL
<br />PRESSURE VALUES.
<br />C.USE PULLING MEANS; INCLUDING FISH TAPE, CABLE, ROPE, AND BASKET-WEAVE
<br />WIRE/CABLE GRIPS THAT WILL NOT DAMAGE CABLES OR RACEWAY. PULLING OF LARGE
<br />CONDUCTORS IN RACEWAYS SHALL BE DONE WITH AN APPROVED CABLE PULLING
<br />MACHINE. OTHER METHODS SUCH AS BLOCK AND TACKLE TO INSTALL CONDUCTORS
<br />ARE PROHIBITED.
<br />D.INSTALL EXPOSED CABLES PARALLEL AND PERPENDICULAR TO SURFACES OF EXPOSED
<br />STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND FOLLOW SURFACE CONTOURS WHERE POSSIBLE.
<br />E.SUPPORT CABLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION 26 SECTION "COMMON WORK
<br />RESULTS FOR ELECTRICAL."
<br />F.SEAL AROUND CABLES PENETRATING FIRE-RATED ELEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
<br />DIVISION 07 SECTION "PENETRATION FIRESTOPPING.". PROVIDE SEPARATE SLEEVES
<br />AND/OR FIRE BARRIERS FOR CABLE FIRE WALL PENETRATION, UNLESS CABLE IS UL
<br />LISTED FOR THE APPLICATION.
<br />G.IDENTIFY AND COLOR-CODE CONDUCTORS AND CABLES IN ACCORDANCE WITH
<br />DIVISION 26 SECTION "IDENTIFICATION FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. COLOR-CODED
<br />CONDUCTOR SLEEVES ARE NOT PERMITTED."
<br />H.METAL CLAD (MC) CABLE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS:
<br />1.PROVIDE J-BOX ABOVE CEILING BEFORE RUNNING MC CABLE DOWN WITH
<br />PARTITIONS OR WALLS.
<br />2.OVERHEAD MC CABLE RUNS SHALL GENERALLY FOLLOW BUILDING LINES TO
<br />PROVIDE A NEAT AND WORKMANLIKE INSTALLATION.
<br />3.OVERSIZE J-BOX TO ACCOMMODATE MC CABLE SPLICING.
<br />4.MC CABLE MAY BE RUN DOWN DIRECTLY INTO PANELBOARDS TO AVOID EXTRA
<br />SPLICE INTO J-BOX ABOVE PANELBOARD AS LONG AS CONCEALED. INSTALLED IN A
<br />NEAT ORDERLY MANNER USING UNISTRUT® OR EQUAL TO SPACE AND HOLD MC
<br />CABLE IN PLACE
<br />5.MC CABLE RUNS SHALL NOT REST ON CEILING STRUCTURES. DO NOT SUPPORT MC
<br />CABLE ON HUNG CEILING OR CEILING SUPPORT WIRES. DO NOT SUPPORT CABLES
<br />OR ALLOW CONTACT WITH MECHANICAL PIPING. THE USE OF CABLE TIES TO
<br />SUPPORT MC CABLE IS NOT ALLOWED.
<br />6.USE LOCK OR SPRING NUT FITTINGS.
<br />7.SECURELY SUPPORT MC CABLE WITH CABLE HANGERS, INDIVIDUAL SPRING STEEL
<br />SUPPORT CLIPS, STEEL TRAPEZE HANGERS, THREADED RODS, OR DEDICATED NO. 8
<br />AWG DROP WIRE. CABLE SUPPORTS SHALL BE FASTENED TO CONCRETE SLABS,
<br />BEAMS, JOISTS OR OTHER STRUCTURAL MEMBERS OF THE BUILDING.
<br />8.MC CABLE SHALL BE SUPPORTED EVERY 6 FEET AND SECURED WITHIN 12 INCHES
<br />FROM TERMINATION.
<br />9.LIMIT #12 WIRE HOMERUNS TO CODE VOLTAGE DROP REQUIREMENTS.
<br />10.DO NOT MAKE SPLICES IN HOME RUN CIRCUITS, EXCEPT DIRECTLY ABOVE THE
<br />PANELBOARD.
<br />11.CABLE RUNS SHALL BE CONTINUOUS FROM OUTLET TO OUTLET.
<br />12.WHEN TERMINATING OR SPLICING AT A JUNCTION, OUTLET, OR SWITCH BOX, CUT
<br />THE CABLE SUCH THAT 6-INCHES OF FREE CONDUCTORS REMAIN FOR CONNECTIONS
<br />OR SPLICES. USE SCREW-IN OR SPRING LOCK CONNECTOR AND ENSURE A PROPER
<br />BONDING BY FIRMLY TIGHTENING THE CONNECTOR TO BOTH THE BOX AND CABLE.
<br />13.MC CABLE SHALL BE CUT WITH AN ARMORED CABLE ROTARY CUTTER.
<br />14.INSERT AN ANTI-SHORT BUSHING AT CABLE ENDS TO PROTECT CONDUCTORS FROM
<br />ABRASION OR USE INSULATED CONNECTORS.
<br />15.BEND RADIUS SHALL BE LESS THAN 7 TIMES THE EXTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE
<br />CABLE.
<br />16.MC CABLES PASSING THROUGH FIRE-RATED WALLS OR ELECTRICAL
<br />/TELECOMMUNICATION ROOM WALLS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A UL LISTED, FIRE
<br />RATED PENETRATION ASSEMBLY.
<br />17.PROVIDE #10 NEUTRAL WIRE, OR ONE NEUTRAL PER PHASE FOR THREE-PHASE,
<br />FOUR WIRE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO COMPUTERS, OFFICE MACHINES,
<br />PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLS, ELECTRONIC DISCHARGE EQUIPMENT.
<br />18.DO NOT EXCEED CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR TOTAL NUMBER OF CURRENT-CARRYING
<br />CONDUCTORS IN MULTIPLE MC CABLE RUNS BUNDLED TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE MC
<br />CABLE HANGER OR STRAP. NEUTRALS SHALL BE COUNTED AS CURRENT CARRYING
<br />CONDUCTORS.
<br />19.MAINTAIN A CLEARANCE OF AT LEAST 6 INCHES FROM HOT WATER AND OTHER HIGH
<br />TEMPERATURE PIPES.
<br />20.MAINTAIN AT LEAST 12 INCHES FROM TELECOMMUNICATION CONDUITS AND
<br />UNSHIELDED TWISTED-PAIR TELECOMMUNICATION CABLES.
<br />3.03 CONNECTIONS
<br />A.PROVIDE STEEL CABLE CONNECTORS WITH INSULATED THROAT, OZ/GEDNEY AMC
<br />SERIES OR EQUAL. DIE CAST OR PRESSURE CAST FITTINGS ARE PROHIBITED.
<br />B.TIGHTEN ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND TERMINALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
<br />MANUFACTURER'S PUBLISHED TORQUE-TIGHTENING VALUES. IF MANUFACTURER'S
<br />TORQUE VALUES ARE NOT INDICATED, USE THOSE SPECIFIED IN UL 486A.
<br />C.MAKE SPLICES AND TAPS THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH CONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND
<br />THAT POSSESS EQUIVALENT OR BETTER MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND INSULATION
<br />RATINGS THAN UNSPLICED CONDUCTORS.
<br />D.WIRING AT OUTLETS: INSTALL WIRING AT OUTLETS OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH TO EXTEND
<br />A MINIMUM OF 6 INCHES OUTSIDE OF THE OPENING.
<br />3.04 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
<br />A.PERFORM TESTS AND INSPECTIONS.
<br />1.PERFORM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING VISUAL AND ELECTRICAL TESTS:
<br />a.INSPECT EXPOSED SECTIONS OF CONDUCTOR AND CABLE FOR PHYSICAL
<br />DAMAGE AND CORRECT CONNECTION.
<br />B.CABLES WILL BE CONSIDERED DEFECTIVE IF THEY DO NOT PASS TESTS AND
<br />INSPECTIONS.
<br />C.PREPARE TEST AND INSPECTION REPORTS TO RECORD THE FOLLOWING:
<br />1.PROCEDURES USED.
<br />2.RESULTS THAT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS.
<br />3.RESULTS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS, AND CORRECTIVE ACTION
<br />TAKEN TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.
<br />SECTION 26 0526
<br />GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
<br />PART 1 - GENERAL
<br />1.01 SUMMARY
<br />A.SECTION INCLUDES GROUNDING OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT.
<br />GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED BY
<br />SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF SYSTEMS DESCRIBED IN OTHER SECTIONS.
<br />B.GROUNDING TO WATER PIPING WHETHER UNDERGROUND, OR INDOORS IS STRICTLY
<br />PROHIBITED.
<br />1.02 SUBMITTALS
<br />A.PRODUCT DATA: FOR EACH TYPE OF PRODUCT INDICATED.
<br />B.PRODUCT DATA: NONE
<br />1.03 QUALITY ASSURANCE
<br />A.ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, DEVICES, AND ACCESSORIES: LISTED AND LABELED AS
<br />DEFINED IN CEC, ARTICLE 100, BY A TESTING AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO AUTHORITIES
<br />HAVING JURISDICTION, AND MARKED FOR INTENDED USE.
<br />1.COMPLY WITH UL 467.
<br />B.COMPLY WITH CEC; FOR MEDIUM-VOLTAGE UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION, COMPLY
<br />WITH IEEE C2.
<br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS
<br />2.01 MANUFACTURERS
<br />A.MANUFACTURERS: SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE
<br />PRODUCTS BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
<br />1.GROUNDING CONDUCTORS, CABLES, CONNECTORS, AND RODS:
<br />a.APPLETON
<br />b.BURNDY ELECTRICAL.
<br />c.COOPER POWER SYSTEMS.
<br />d.COPPERWELD CORP.
<br />e.ERICO INC.
<br />f.HUBBELL.
<br />g.O-Z/GEDNEY CO.
<br />h.THOMAS & BETTS
<br />i.OR EQUAL.
<br />B.OR EQUAL: WHERE PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS NAME AND
<br />ACCOMPANIED BY THE TERM "OR EQUAL", COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS IN DIVISION 01.
<br />SPECIFIC PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE USE OF AN UNNAMED PRODUCT
<br />OR MANUFACTURER.
<br />2.02 GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
<br />A.FOR INSULATED CONDUCTORS, COMPLY WITH DIVISION 26 SECTION "LOW-VOLTAGE
<br />ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES.”
<br />B.MATERIAL: COPPER.
<br />C.EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS: INSULATED WITH GREEN-COLORED
<br />INSULATION.
<br />D.ISOLATED GROUND CONDUCTORS: INSULATED WITH GREEN-COLORED INSULATION WITH
<br />YELLOW STRIPE. ON FEEDERS WITH ISOLATED GROUND, USE COLORED TAPE,
<br />ALTERNATING BANDS OF GREEN AND YELLOW TAPE TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF THREE
<br />BANDS OF GREEN AND TWO BANDS OF YELLOW.
<br />E.GROUNDING ELECTRODE CONDUCTORS: STRANDED CABLE.
<br />F.UNDERGROUND CONDUCTORS: BARE, TINNED, STRANDED, UNLESS OTHERWISE
<br />INDICATED.
<br />G.BARE COPPER CONDUCTORS: COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING:
<br />1.SOLID CONDUCTORS: ASTM B3.
<br />2.ASSEMBLY OF STRANDED CONDUCTORS: ASTM B8.
<br />3.TINNED CONDUCTORS: ASTM B33.
<br />H.COPPER BONDING CONDUCTORS: AS FOLLOWS:
<br />1.BONDING CABLE: 28 KCMIL, 14 STRANDS OF NO. 17 AWG COPPER CONDUCTOR, AND
<br />¼ INCH IN DIAMETER.
<br />2.BONDING CONDUCTOR: NO. 4 OR NO. 6 AWG, STRANDED COPPER CONDUCTOR.
<br />3.BONDING JUMPER: BARE COPPER TAPE, BRAIDED BARE COPPER CONDUCTORS,
<br />TERMINATED WITH COPPER FERRULES; 1⅝ INCHES WIDE AND 1/16 INCH THICK.
<br />4.TINNED BONDING JUMPER: TINNED-COPPER TAPE, BRAIDED COPPER CONDUCTORS,
<br />TERMINATED WITH COPPER FERRULES; 1⅝ INCHES WIDE AND 1/16 INCH THICK.
<br />I.GROUNDING BUS: BARE, ANNEALED COPPER BARS OF RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION,
<br />WITH INSULATORS.
<br />2.03 CONNECTOR PRODUCTS
<br />A.COMPLY WITH IEEE 837 AND UL 467; LISTED FOR USE FOR SPECIFIC TYPES, SIZES, AND
<br />COMBINATIONS OF CONDUCTORS AND CONNECTED ITEMS.
<br />B.WELDED CONNECTORS: EXOTHERMIC-WELDED TYPE, IN KIT FORM, AND SELECTED PER
<br />MANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS.
<br />PART 3 - EXECUTION
<br />3.01 APPLICATION
<br />A.USE ONLY COPPER CONDUCTORS FOR BOTH INSULATED AND BARE GROUNDING
<br />CONDUCTORS.
<br />B.IN RACEWAYS, USE INSULATED EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS.
<br />C.EXOTHERMIC-WELDED CONNECTIONS: USE FOR CONNECTIONS TO STRUCTURAL STEEL
<br />AND FOR UNDERGROUND CONNECTIONS, EXCEPT THOSE AT TEST WELLS.
<br />D.EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR TERMINATIONS: USE BOLTED PRESSURE CLAMPS.
<br />E.GROUNDING BUS: INSTALL AS INDICATED.
<br />1.USE INSULATED SPACER; SPACE 1 INCH FROM WALL AND SUPPORT FROM WALL 6
<br />INCHES ABOVE FINISHED FLOOR, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
<br />2.AT DOORS, ROUTE THE BUS UP TO THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME, ACROSS THE TOP
<br />OF THE DOORWAY, AND DOWN TO THE SPECIFIED HEIGHT ABOVE THE FLOOR.
<br />F.UNDERGROUND GROUNDING CONDUCTORS: USE COPPER CONDUCTOR, NO. 2/0 AWG,
<br />MINIMUM. BURY AT LEAST 24 INCHES BELOW GRADE OR BURY 12 INCHES ABOVE DUCT
<br />BANK WHEN INSTALLED AS PART OF THE DUCT BANK.
<br />3.02 EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
<br />A.COMPLY WITH CEC, ARTICLE 250, FOR TYPES, SIZES, AND QUANTITIES OF EQUIPMENT
<br />GROUNDING CONDUCTORS, UNLESS SPECIFIC TYPES, LARGER SIZES, OR MORE
<br />CONDUCTORS THAN REQUIRED BY CEC ARE INDICATED.
<br />B.INSTALL EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS IN FEEDERS AND CIRCUITS.
<br />C.INSTALL INSULATED EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR WITH CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS
<br />FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE REQUIRED BY NEC:
<br />1.FEEDERS AND BRANCH CIRCUITS.
<br />2.LIGHTING CIRCUITS.
<br />3.RECEPTACLE CIRCUITS.
<br />4.SINGLE-PHASE MOTOR AND APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS.
<br />5.THREE-PHASE MOTOR AND APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUITS.
<br />6.FLEXIBLE RACEWAY RUNS.
<br />7.ARMORED AND METAL-CLAD CABLE RUNS.
<br />D.AIR-DUCT EQUIPMENT CIRCUITS: INSTALL AN EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR TO
<br />DUCT-MOUNTED ELECTRICAL DEVICES OPERATING AT 120 V AND MORE, INCLUDING AIR
<br />CLEANERS AND HEATERS. BOND CONDUCTOR TO EACH UNIT AND TO AIR DUCT.
<br />3.03 INSTALLATION
<br />A.GROUNDING CONDUCTORS: ROUTE ALONG SHORTEST AND STRAIGHTEST PATHS
<br />POSSIBLE, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. AVOID OBSTRUCTING ACCESS OR PLACING
<br />CONDUCTORS WHERE THEY MAY BE SUBJECTED TO STRAIN, IMPACT, OR DAMAGE.
<br />B.BONDING STRAPS AND JUMPERS: INSTALL SO VIBRATION BY EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON
<br />VIBRATION ISOLATION HANGERS AND SUPPORTS IS NOT TRANSMITTED TO RIGIDLY
<br />MOUNTED EQUIPMENT. USE EXOTHERMIC-WELDED CONNECTORS FOR OUTDOOR
<br />LOCATIONS, UNLESS A DISCONNECT-TYPE CONNECTION IS REQUIRED; THEN, USE A
<br />BOLTED CLAMP. BOND STRAPS DIRECTLY TO THE BASIC STRUCTURE TAKING CARE NOT
<br />TO PENETRATE ANY ADJACENT PARTS. INSTALL STRAPS ONLY IN LOCATIONS
<br />ACCESSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE.
<br />C.METAL WATER SERVICE AND METER PIPING: GROUNDING TO WATER PIPES IS
<br />PROHIBITED ON SITE. SITE WATER MAINS ARE NON-CONDUCTING. BOND BUILDING PIPING
<br />TO THE SEPARATE GROUNDING SYSTEM FOR THE BUILDING.
<br />3.04 CONNECTIONS
<br />A.GENERAL: MAKE CONNECTIONS SO GALVANIC ACTION OR ELECTROLYSIS POSSIBILITY IS
<br />MINIMIZED. SELECT CONNECTORS, CONNECTION HARDWARE, CONDUCTORS, AND
<br />CONNECTION METHODS SO METALS IN DIRECT CONTACT ARE COMPATIBLE.
<br />1.USE ELECTROPLATED OR HOT-TIN-COATED MATERIALS TO ENSURE HIGH
<br />CONDUCTIVITY AND TO MAKE CONTACT POINTS CLOSER TO ORDER OF GALVANIC
<br />SERIES.
<br />2.MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH CLEAN, BARE METAL AT POINTS OF CONTACT.
<br />3.COAT AND SEAL CONNECTIONS HAVING DISSIMILAR METALS WITH INERT MATERIAL
<br />TO PREVENT FUTURE PENETRATION OF MOISTURE TO CONTACT SURFACES.
<br />B.EXOTHERMIC-WELDED CONNECTIONS: COMPLY WITH MANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN
<br />INSTRUCTIONS. WELDS THAT ARE PUFFED UP OR THAT SHOW CONVEX SURFACES
<br />INDICATING IMPROPER CLEANING ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.
<br />C.EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTOR TERMINATIONS: FOR NO. 8 AWG AND LARGER,
<br />USE PRESSURE-TYPE GROUNDING LUGS. NO. 10 AWG AND SMALLER GROUNDING
<br />CONDUCTORS MAY BE TERMINATED WITH WINGED PRESSURE-TYPE CONNECTORS.
<br />D.TIGHTEN SCREWS AND BOLTS FOR GROUNDING AND BONDING CONNECTORS AND
<br />TERMINALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S PUBLISHED TORQUE-TIGHTENING
<br />VALUES. IF MANUFACTURER'S TORQUE VALUES ARE NOT INDICATED, USE THOSE
<br />SPECIFIED IN UL 486A.
<br />E.COMPRESSION-TYPE CONNECTIONS: USE HYDRAULIC COMPRESSION TOOLS TO
<br />PROVIDE CORRECT CIRCUMFERENTIAL PRESSURE FOR COMPRESSION CONNECTORS.
<br />USE TOOLS AND DIES RECOMMENDED BY CONNECTOR MANUFACTURER. PROVIDE
<br />EMBOSSING DIE CODE OR OTHER STANDARD METHOD TO MAKE A VISIBLE INDICATION
<br />THAT A CONNECTOR HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY COMPRESSED ON GROUNDING
<br />CONDUCTOR.
<br />F.MOISTURE PROTECTION: IF INSULATED GROUNDING CONDUCTORS ARE CONNECTED TO
<br />GROUND RODS OR GROUNDING BUSES, INSULATE ENTIRE AREA OF CONNECTION AND
<br />SEAL AGAINST MOISTURE PENETRATION OF INSULATION AND CABLE.
<br />G.GROUND BUS CONNECTIONS: SHALL BE ONE HOLE, COPPER CABLE TERMINATION TYPE
<br />BURNDY HYLUG™, THOMAS & BETTS BLUE, OR EQUAL. INSTALL WITH ¼ TO ½-INCH
<br />SILICON BRONZE HEX-HEAD MACHINE BOLTS WITH BRONZE WASHER EACH SIDE.
<br />MACHINE BOLTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM F468 AND NUTS SHALL BE IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM F467.
<br />SECTION 26 0529
<br />HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
<br />PART 1 - GENERAL
<br />1.01 SUMMARY
<br />A.SECTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
<br />1.HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS.
<br />1.02 DEFINITIONS
<br />A.CEC: CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC CODE
<br />B.EMT: ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING.
<br />C.RMC: RIGID METAL CONDUIT.
<br />D.SEISMIC RESTRAINT: A STRUCTURAL SUPPORT ELEMENT SUCH AS A METAL FRAMING
<br />MEMBER, A CABLE, AN ANCHOR BOLT OR STUD, A FASTENING DEVICE, OR AN ASSEMBLY
<br />OF THESE ITEMS USED TO TRANSMIT SEISMIC FORCES FROM AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT OR
<br />SYSTEM TO BUILDING STRUCTURE AND TO LIMIT MOVEMENT OF ITEM DURING A SEISMIC
<br />EVENT.
<br />1.03 SUBMITTALS
<br />A.PRODUCT DATA: ILLUSTRATE AND INDICATE STYLE, MATERIAL, STRENGTH, FASTENING
<br />PROVISION, AND FINISH FOR EACH TYPE AND SIZE OF ELECTRICAL SUPPORT AND
<br />SEISMIC-RESTRAINT COMPONENT USED.
<br />1.04 QUALITY ASSURANCE
<br />A.COMPLY WITH SEISMIC-RESTRAINT REQUIREMENTS IN THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
<br />B.STRUCTURAL SEISMIC PERFORMANCE: REFER TO DIVISION 26 SECTION “VIBRATION AND
<br />SEISMIC CONTROLS FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.”
<br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS
<br />2.01 MANUFACTURERS
<br />A.IN OTHER PART 2 ARTICLES WHERE TITLES BELOW INTRODUCE LISTS, THE FOLLOWING
<br />REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO PRODUCT SELECTION:
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS: SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE
<br />PRODUCTS BY ONE OF THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED.
<br />2.OR EQUAL: WHERE PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS NAME AND
<br />ACCOMPANIED BY THE TERM "OR EQUAL", COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS IN DIVISION 01.
<br />SPECIFIC PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE USE OF AN UNNAMED
<br />PRODUCT OR MANUFACTURER.
<br />2.02 SUPPORT, ANCHORAGE, AND ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS
<br />A.RATED STRENGTH: ADEQUATE IN TENSION, SHEAR, AND PULLOUT FORCE TO RESIST
<br />MAXIMUM LOADS CALCULATED OR IMPOSED UNDER THIS PROJECT, WITH A MINIMUM
<br />STRUCTURAL SAFETY FACTOR OF FIVE TIMES THE APPLIED FORCE.
<br />B.STEEL SLOTTED SUPPORT SYSTEMS: COMPLY WITH MFMA-4, FACTORY-FABRICATED
<br />COMPONENTS FOR FIELD ASSEMBLY.
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />a.ALLIED SUPPORT SYSTEMS; POWER-STRUT UNIT.
<br />b.COOPER B-LINE; A DIVISION OF COOPER INDUSTRIES.
<br />c.ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION.
<br />d.GS METALS CORP.
<br />e.MICHIGAN HANGER CO., INC.; O-STRUT DIV.
<br />f.NATIONAL PIPE HANGER CORP.
<br />g.THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION.
<br />h.UNISTRUT.
<br />i.WESANCO, INC.
<br />j.OR EQUAL.
<br />2.FINISHES:
<br />a.METALLIC COATINGS: HOT-DIP GALVANIZED AFTER FABRICATION AND APPLIED IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH MFMA-4.
<br />b.NONMETALLIC COATINGS: MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD PVC, POLYURETHANE,
<br />OR POLYESTER COATING APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFMA-4.
<br />c.PAINTED COATINGS: MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD PAINTED COATING APPLIED IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH MFMA-4.
<br />3.CHANNEL DIMENSIONS: SELECTED FOR STRUCTURAL LOADING AND APPLICABLE
<br />SEISMIC FORCES.
<br />C.RACEWAY AND CABLE SUPPORTS: AS DESCRIBED IN NECA 1.
<br />D.CONDUIT AND CABLE SUPPORT DEVICES: STEEL AND MALLEABLE-IRON HANGERS,
<br />CLAMPS, AND ASSOCIATED FITTINGS, DESIGNED FOR TYPES AND SIZES OF RACEWAY OR
<br />CABLE TO BE SUPPORTED.
<br />E.SUPPORT FOR CONDUCTORS IN VERTICAL CONDUIT: FACTORY-FABRICATED ASSEMBLY
<br />CONSISTING OF THREADED BODY AND INSULATING WEDGING PLUG OR PLUGS FOR
<br />NON-ARMORED ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS OR CABLES IN RISER CONDUITS. PLUGS
<br />SHALL HAVE NUMBER, SIZE, AND SHAPE OF CONDUCTOR GRIPPING PIECES AS REQUIRED
<br />TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL CONDUCTORS OR CABLES SUPPORTED. BODY SHALL BE MALLEABLE
<br />IRON.
<br />F.STRUCTURAL STEEL FOR FABRICATED SUPPORTS AND RESTRAINTS: ASTM A36, STEEL
<br />PLATES, SHAPES, AND BARS; BLACK AND GALVANIZED.
<br />G.MOUNTING, ANCHORING, AND ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS: ITEMS FOR FASTENING
<br />ELECTRICAL ITEMS OR THEIR SUPPORTS TO BUILDING SURFACES INCLUDE THE
<br />FOLLOWING:
<br />1.POWDER-ACTUATED FASTENERS: ARE PROHIBITED EXCEPT WHEN EXECUTED IN
<br />ACCORDANCE WITH DIVISION 01.
<br />2.THREADED-STEEL STUD, FOR USE IN HARDENED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,
<br />STEEL, OR WOOD, WITH TENSION, SHEAR, AND PULLOUT CAPACITIES APPROPRIATE
<br />FOR SUPPORTED LOADS AND BUILDING MATERIALS WHERE USED.
<br />a.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />1)HILTI, INC.
<br />2)ITW CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS.
<br />3)MKT FASTENING, LLC.
<br />4)SIMPSON STRONG-TIE CO. INC.
<br />5)OR EQUAL.
<br />3.MECHANICAL-EXPANSION ANCHORS: INSERT-WEDGE-TYPE, HOT DIP GALVANIZED
<br />STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL, FOR USE IN HARDENED PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE
<br />WITH TENSION, SHEAR, AND PULLOUT CAPACITIES APPROPRIATE FOR SUPPORTED
<br />LOADS AND BUILDING MATERIALS IN WHICH USED.
<br />a.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />1)COOPER B-LINE; A DIVISION OF COOPER INDUSTRIES.
<br />2)EMPIRE TOOL AND MANUFACTURING CO., INC
<br />3)HILTI, INC.
<br />4)ITW CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS.
<br />5)MKT FASTENING, LLC.
<br />6)POWERS FASTENERS.
<br />7)OR EQUAL.
<br />4.CONCRETE INSERTS: STEEL OR MALLEABLE-IRON SLOTTED-SUPPORT-SYSTEM UNITS
<br />SIMILAR TO MSS TYPE 18; COMPLYING WITH MFMA-4 OR MSS SP-58.
<br />5.CLAMPS FOR ATTACHMENT TO STEEL STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS: MSS SP-58, TYPE
<br />SUITABLE FOR ATTACHED STRUCTURAL ELEMENT.
<br />6.THROUGH BOLTS: STRUCTURAL TYPE, HEX HEAD, HIGH STRENGTH. COMPLY WITH
<br />ASTM A325.
<br />7.TOGGLE BOLTS: STEEL SPRINGHEAD TYPE.
<br />8.HANGER RODS: THREADED STEEL.
<br />2.03 SEISMIC-RESTRAINT COMPONENTS
<br />A.RATED STRENGTH, FEATURES, AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTRAINT
<br />COMPONENTS: AS DEFINED IN REPORTS BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER.
<br />1.STRUCTURAL SAFETY FACTOR: STRENGTH IN TENSION, SHEAR, AND PULLOUT
<br />FORCE OF COMPONENTS USED SHALL BE AT LEAST FIVE TIMES THE MAXIMUM
<br />SEISMIC FORCES TO WHICH THEY WILL BE SUBJECTED.
<br />B.ANGLE AND CHANNEL-TYPE BRACE ASSEMBLIES: STEEL ANGLES OR STEEL
<br />SLOTTED-SUPPORT-SYSTEM COMPONENTS; WITH ACCESSORIES FOR ATTACHMENT TO
<br />BRACED COMPONENT AT ONE END AND TO BUILDING STRUCTURE AT THE OTHER END.
<br />C.CABLE RESTRAINTS: ASTM A603, ZINC-COATED, STEEL WIRE ROPE ATTACHED TO STEEL
<br />OR STAINLESS-STEEL THIMBLES, BRACKETS, SWIVELS, AND BOLTS DESIGNED FOR
<br />RESTRAINING CABLE SERVICE.
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />a.AMBER/BOOTH COMPANY, INC.
<br />b.LOOS & CO., INC.
<br />c.MASON INDUSTRIES, INC.
<br />d.OR EQUAL.
<br />2.SEISMIC MOUNTINGS, ANCHORS, AND ATTACHMENTS: DEVICES AS SPECIFIED IN
<br />PART 2 "SUPPORT, ANCHORAGE, AND ATTACHMENT COMPONENTS" ARTICLE,
<br />SELECTED TO RESIST SEISMIC FORCES.
<br />3.HANGER ROD STIFFENER: REINFORCING STEEL ANGLE CLAMPED TO HANGER ROD,
<br />OF DESIGN RECOGNIZED BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER.
<br />4.BUSHINGS FOR FLOOR-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT ANCHORS: NEOPRENE UNITS
<br />DESIGNED FOR SEISMICALLY RATED RIGID EQUIPMENT MOUNTINGS, AND MATCHED
<br />TO TYPE AND SIZE OF ANCHOR BOLTS AND STUDS USED.
<br />5.BUSHING ASSEMBLIES FOR WALL-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT ANCHORAGE: ASSEMBLIES
<br />OF NEOPRENE ELEMENTS AND STEEL SLEEVES DESIGNED FOR SEISMICALLY RATED
<br />RIGID EQUIPMENT MOUNTINGS, AND MATCHED TO TYPE AND SIZE OF ATTACHMENT
<br />DEVICES USED.
<br />PART 3 - EXECUTION
<br />3.01 APPLICATION
<br />A.COMPLY WITH NECA 1 FOR APPLICATION OF HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRICAL
<br />EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, EXCEPT IF REQUIREMENTS IN THIS SECTION ARE MORE
<br />STRINGENT.
<br />B.MAXIMUM SUPPORT SPACING AND MINIMUM HANGER ROD SIZE FOR RACEWAY: SPACE
<br />SUPPORTS FOR EMT, AND RMC AS SCHEDULED IN NECA 1, WHERE TABLE 1 LISTS
<br />MAXIMUM SPACING LESS THAN STATED IN. MINIMUM ROD SIZE SHALL BE ¼ INCH IN
<br />DIAMETER.
<br />C.OUTSIDE OF CONDITIONED SPACES, PROVIDE HOT DIP GALVANIZED OR, IN CORROSIVE
<br />AREAS, PROVIDE STAINLESS STEEL.
<br />D.FOR INDIVIDUAL CONDUIT RUNS NOT DIRECTLY FASTENED TO THE STRUCTURE, USE ROD
<br />HANGERS.
<br />E.ARRANGE CONDUIT SUPPORTS TO PREVENT DISTORTION OF ALIGNMENT BY WIRE
<br />PULLING OPERATIONS. FASTEN CONDUIT USING GALVANIZED STRAPS, LAY-IN
<br />ADJUSTABLE HANGERS, CLEVIS HANGERS, OR BOLTED SPLIT GALVANIZED HANGERS.
<br />F.CONDUIT FASTENED WITH WIRE OR PERFORATED PIPE STRAPS ARE PROHIBITED.
<br />REMOVE WIRE USED FOR TEMPORARY CONDUIT SUPPORT DURING CONSTRUCTION
<br />BEFORE CONDUCTORS ARE PULLED. DO NOT USE CEILING WIRE TO SUPPORT CONDUIT.
<br />G.MULTIPLE RACEWAYS OR CABLES: INSTALL TRAPEZE-TYPE SUPPORTS FABRICATED
<br />WITH STEEL SLOTTED SUPPORT SYSTEM, SIZED SO CAPACITY CAN BE INCREASED BY AT
<br />LEAST 25 PERCENT IN FUTURE WITHOUT EXCEEDING SPECIFIED DESIGN LOAD LIMITS.
<br />SUPPORTS SHOULD BE SPACED FOR MAXIMUM DEFLECTION OF CONDUIT NOT GREATER
<br />THAN ⅛ INCH.
<br />1.SECURE RACEWAYS AND CABLES TO TRAPEZE MEMBER WITH CLAMPS APPROVED
<br />FOR APPLICATION BY AN AGENCY ACCEPTABLE TO THE OWNER.
<br />3.02 SUPPORT AND SEISMIC-RESTRAINT INSTALLATION
<br />A.COMPLY WITH NECA 1 FOR INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS, EXCEPT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS
<br />ARTICLE.
<br />B.RACEWAY SUPPORT METHODS: IN ADDITION TO METHODS DESCRIBED IN NECA 1, EMT,
<br />RMC MAY BE SUPPORTED BY OPENINGS THROUGH STRUCTURE MEMBERS, AS
<br />PERMITTED IN CEC.
<br />C.INSTALL SEISMIC-RESTRAINT COMPONENTS USING METHODS APPROVED BY THE
<br />EVALUATION SERVICE PROVIDING REQUIRED SUBMITTALS FOR COMPONENT.
<br />D.DRILL HOLES FOR EXPANSION ANCHORS IN CONCRETE AT LOCATIONS AND TO DEPTHS
<br />THAT AVOID REINFORCING BARS.
<br />3.03 INSTALLATION OF SEISMIC-RESTRAINT COMPONENTS
<br />A.INSTALL BUSHING ASSEMBLIES FOR ANCHOR BOLTS FOR FLOOR-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT,
<br />ARRANGED TO PROVIDE RESILIENT MEDIA BETWEEN ANCHOR BOLTS AND MOUNTING
<br />HOLE IN CONCRETE BASE.
<br />B.INSTALL BUSHING ASSEMBLIES FOR MOUNTING BOLTS FOR WALL-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT,
<br />ARRANGED TO PROVIDE RESILIENT MEDIA WHERE EQUIPMENT OR
<br />EQUIPMENT-MOUNTING CHANNELS ARE ATTACHED TO WALL.
<br />C.RESTRAINT CABLES: PROVIDE SLACK WITHIN MAXIMUMS RECOMMENDED BY
<br />MANUFACTURER.
<br />D.ATTACHMENT TO STRUCTURE: IF SPECIFIC ATTACHMENT IS NOT INDICATED, ANCHOR
<br />BRACING TO STRUCTURE AT FLANGES OF BEAMS, UPPER TRUSS CHORDS OF BAR
<br />JOISTS, OR AT CONCRETE MEMBERS.
<br />E.PROVIDE RACEWAY FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS WITH APPROPRIATE
<br />LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS BRACING TO SATISFY SEISMIC REQUIREMENTS.
<br />SECTION 26 0533
<br />RACEWAY AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
<br />PART 1 - GENERAL
<br />1.01 SUMMARY
<br />A.SECTION INCLUDES:
<br />1.METAL CONDUITS AND FITTINGS.
<br />2.METAL WIREWAYS AND AUXILIARY GUTTERS.
<br />3.SURFACE RACEWAYS.
<br />4.BOXES, ENCLOSURES, AND CABINETS.
<br />1.02 DEFINITIONS
<br />A.ARC:ALUMINUM RIGID CONDUIT.
<br />B.EMT: ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING.
<br />C.FMC:FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT
<br />D.GRC:GALVANIZED RIGID STEEL CONDUIT.
<br />E.IMC:INTERMEDIATE METAL CONDUIT.
<br />F.LFMC:LIQUIDTIGHT FLEXIBLE METAL CONDUIT.
<br />G.RMC: RIGID METAL CONDUIT.
<br />H.RNC:RIGID NONMETALLIC CONDUIT.
<br />1.03 ACTION SUBMITTALS
<br />A.PRODUCT DATA: FOR SURFACE RACEWAYS, WIREWAYS AND FITTINGS.
<br />1.04 QUALITY ASSURANCE
<br />A.LISTING AND LABELING: LISTED AND LABELED AS DEFINED IN CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC
<br />CODE, BY A QUALIFIED TESTING AGENCY, AND MARKED FOR INTENDED LOCATION AND
<br />APPLICATION.
<br />B.COMPLY WITH CEC.
<br />C.PROHIBITED: ELECTRICAL MATERIALS MADE IN CHINA.
<br />1.05 COORDINATION
<br />A.COORDINATE LAYOUT AND INSTALLATION OF RACEWAYS, BOXES, ENCLOSURES,
<br />CABINETS, AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH OTHER CONSTRUCTION THAT PENETRATES
<br />CEILINGS OR IS SUPPORTED BY THEM, INCLUDING LIGHT FIXTURES, HVAC EQUIPMENT,
<br />FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AND PARTITION ASSEMBLIES.
<br />PART 2 - PRODUCTS
<br />2.01 MANUFACTURERS
<br />A.IN OTHER PART 2 ARTICLES WHERE SUBPARAGRAPH TITLES BELOW INTRODUCE LISTS,
<br />THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY FOR PRODUCT SELECTION:
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS: SUBJECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDE
<br />PRODUCTS BY THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIED.
<br />2.OR EQUAL: WHERE PRODUCTS ARE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURERS NAME AND
<br />ACCOMPANIED BY THE TERM "OR EQUAL", COMPLY WITH PROVISIONS IN DIVISION 01
<br />SPECIFIC PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE USE OF AN UNNAMED
<br />PRODUCT OR MANUFACTURER.
<br />2.02 METAL CONDUIT AND TUBING
<br />A.METAL CONDUIT:
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />a.AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.
<br />b.ALFLEX INC.
<br />c.ALLIED TUBE AND CONDUIT
<br />d.ANAMET ELECTRICAL, INC.; ANACONDA METAL HOSE.
<br />e.ELECTRI-FLEX CO.
<br />f.GRINNELL CO.
<br />g.LTV STEEL TUBULAR PRODUCTS COMPANY.
<br />h.MANHATTAN/CDT/COLE-FLEX.
<br />i.O-Z GEDNEY.
<br />j.SOUTHWIRE COMPANY.
<br />k.WESTERN TUBE & CONDUIT CORPORATION
<br />l.WHEATLAND TUBE CO.
<br />m.OR EQUAL.
<br />2.GRC: COMPLY WITH ANSI C80.1 AND UL 6.
<br />3.ARC: COMPLY WITH ANSI C80.5 AND UL 6A.
<br />4.IMC: COMPLY WITH ANSI C80.6 AND UL 1242.
<br />5.PVC-COATED STEEL CONDUIT: PVC-COATED RIGID STEEL CONDUIT OR IMC.
<br />a.COMPLY WITH NEMA RN 1.
<br />b.COATING THICKNESS: 0.040 INCH, MINIMUM.
<br />6.EMT: COMPLY WITH ANSI C80.3 AND UL 797.
<br />7.FMC: COMPLY WITH UL 1; GALVANIZED STEEL. FULL WALL
<br />8.LFMC: FLEXIBLE STEEL CONDUIT WITH PVC JACKET AND COMPLYING WITH UL 360.
<br />B.METAL FITTINGS:
<br />1.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />a.BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.
<br />b.RACO; DIVISION OF HUBBELL, INC.
<br />c.THOMAS & BETTS
<br />d.OR EQUAL.
<br />2.COMPLY WITH NEMA FB 1 AND UL 514B.
<br />3.FITTINGS, GENERAL: LISTED AND LABELED FOR TYPE OF CONDUIT, LOCATION, AND
<br />USE.
<br />4.CONDUIT FITTINGS FOR HAZARDOUS (CLASSIFIED) LOCATIONS: COMPLY WITH UL 1203
<br />AND CEC.
<br />5.FITTINGS FOR EMT:
<br />a.MATERIAL: STEEL OR DIE CAST.
<br />b.TYPE: SETSCREW.
<br />6.EXPANSION FITTINGS: PVC OR STEEL TO MATCH CONDUIT TYPE, COMPLYING WITH
<br />UL 651, RATED FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WHERE IT IS INSTALLED, AND
<br />INCLUDING FLEXIBLE EXTERNAL BONDING JUMPER.
<br />7.COATING FOR FITTINGS FOR PVC-COATED CONDUIT: MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 0.040
<br />INCH, WITH OVERLAPPING SLEEVES PROTECTING THREADED JOINTS.
<br />C.JOINT COMPOUND FOR IMC, GRC, OR ARC: APPROVED, AS DEFINED IN CEC, BY
<br />AUTHORITIES HAVING JURISDICTION FOR USE IN CONDUIT ASSEMBLIES, AND
<br />COMPOUNDED FOR USE TO LUBRICATE AND PROTECT THREADED CONDUIT JOINTS FROM
<br />CORROSION AND TO ENHANCE THEIR CONDUCTIVITY.
<br />2.03 METAL WIREWAYS AND AUXILIARY GUTTERS
<br />A.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />1.EATON/COOPER/B-LINE
<br />2.HOFFMAN.
<br />3.SQUARE D.
<br />4.OR EQUAL.
<br />B.DESCRIPTION: SHEET METAL, COMPLYING WITH UL 870 AND NEMA 250, TYPE 1 FOR
<br />INTERIOR USE, TYPE 3R FOR INTERIOR WET LOCATIONS AND TYPE 4 FOR EXTERIOR
<br />INSTALLATION, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, AND SIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEC.
<br />1.METAL WIREWAYS INSTALLED IN WET LOCATIONS OR OUTDOORS SHALL BE LISTED
<br />AND LABELED AS DEFINED IN CEC, BY A QUALIFIED TESTING AGENCY, AND MARKED
<br />FOR INTENDED LOCATION AND APPLICATION.
<br />C.FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES: INCLUDE COVERS, COUPLINGS, OFFSETS, ELBOWS,
<br />EXPANSION JOINTS, ADAPTERS, HOLD-DOWN STRAPS, END CAPS, AND OTHER FITTINGS
<br />TO MATCH AND MATE WITH WIREWAYS AS REQUIRED FOR COMPLETE SYSTEM.
<br />D.WIREWAY COVERS: HINGED TYPE FOR WIREWAYS LARGER THAN 24” X 24”,
<br />SCREW-COVER TYPE FOR SMALL WIREWAYS, AND FLANGED-AND-GASKETED TYPE FOR
<br />EXTERIOR INSTALLATION OR WET LOCATIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
<br />E.FINISH: MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD ENAMEL FINISH.
<br />2.04 BOXES, ENCLOSURES, AND CABINETS
<br />A.MANUFACTURERS:
<br />1.COOPER CROUSE-HINDS
<br />2.EMERSON
<br />3.HOFFMAN.
<br />4.HUBBELL, INC.
<br />5.O-Z/GEDNEY;
<br />6.THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION.
<br />7.WIREMOLD COMPANY.
<br />8.OR EQUAL
<br />B.PROHIBITED: GANGABLE BOXES.
<br />C.SHEET METAL OUTLET AND DEVICE BOXES: NEMA OS 1 AND UL 514A.
<br />D.CAST-METAL OUTLET AND DEVICE BOXES: COMPLY WITH NEMA FB 1, FERROUS ALLOY,
<br />TYPE FD, WITH GASKETED COVER.
<br />E.LUMINAIRE OUTLET BOXES: NONADJUSTABLE, DESIGNED FOR ATTACHMENT OF
<br />LUMINAIRE WEIGHING 50 POUNDS. OUTLET BOXES DESIGNED FOR ATTACHMENT OF
<br />LUMINAIRES WEIGHING MORE THAN 50 POUNDS SHALL BE LISTED AND MARKED FOR THE
<br />MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT.
<br />F.SMALL SHEET METAL PULL AND JUNCTION BOXES: NEMA OS 1.
<br />G.CAST-METAL ACCESS, PULL, AND JUNCTION BOXES: COMPLY WITH NEMA FB 1 AND
<br />UL 1773, CAST ALUMINUM WITH GASKETED COVER.
<br />H.BOX EXTENSIONS USED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW OR EXISTING BUILDING FINISHES SHALL
<br />BE OF SAME MATERIAL AS RECESSED BOX.
<br />I.DEVICE BOX DIMENSIONS: 4 X 2⅛ X 2⅛ INCHES DEEP.
<br />J.HINGED-COVER ENCLOSURES: COMPLY WITH UL 50 AND NEMA 250, TYPE 1 FOR INTERIOR
<br />USE, TYPE 3R FOR INTERIOR WET LOCATIONS AND TYPE 4 FOR EXTERIOR INSTALLATION,
<br />WITH CONTINUOUS-HINGE COVER WITH FLUSH LATCH UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
<br />1.METAL ENCLOSURES: STEEL, FINISHED INSIDE AND OUT WITH MANUFACTURER'S
<br />STANDARD ENAMEL.
<br />2.NONMETALLIC ENCLOSURES: FIBERGLASS.
<br />3.INTERIOR PANELS: STEEL; ALL SIDES FINISHED WITH MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD
<br />ENAMEL.
<br />PART 3 - EXECUTION
<br />3.01 RACEWAY APPLICATION
<br />A.INDOORS: APPLY RACEWAY PRODUCTS AS SPECIFIED BELOW UNLESS OTHERWISE
<br />INDICATED:
<br />1.EXPOSED: EMT.
<br />2.EXPOSED AND SUBJECT TO SEVERE PHYSICAL DAMAGE: GRC. RACEWAY LOCATIONS
<br />INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
<br />a.LOADING DOCKS.
<br />b.CORRIDORS USED FOR TRAFFIC OF MECHANIZED CARTS, FORKLIFTS, AND
<br />PALLET-HANDLING UNITS.
<br />c.MECHANICAL ROOMS.
<br />d.GYMNASIUMS.
<br />3.CONCEALED IN CEILINGS AND INTERIOR WALLS AND PARTITIONS: EMT.
<br />4.CONNECTION TO VIBRATING EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING TRANSFORMERS AND
<br />HYDRAULIC, PNEUMATIC, ELECTRIC SOLENOID, OR MOTOR-DRIVEN EQUIPMENT): FMC,
<br />EXCEPT USE LFMC IN DAMP OR WET LOCATIONS.
<br />5.DAMP OR WET LOCATIONS: GRC OR IMC.
<br />6.BOXES AND ENCLOSURES: NEMA 250, TYPE 1, EXCEPT USE NEMA 250, TYPE 4
<br />STAINLESS STEEL IN KITCHENS AND DAMP OR WET LOCATIONS.
<br />B.MINIMUM RACEWAY SIZE: ¾-INCH TRADE SIZE
<br />C.RACEWAY FITTINGS: COMPATIBLE WITH RACEWAYS AND SUITABLE FOR USE AND
<br />LOCATION.
<br />1.RIGID AND INTERMEDIATE STEEL CONDUIT: USE THREADED RIGID STEEL CONDUIT
<br />FITTINGS. COMPLY WITH NEMA FB 2.10.
<br />2.PVC EXTERNALLY COATED, RIGID STEEL CONDUITS: USE ONLY FITTINGS LISTED FOR
<br />USE WITH THIS TYPE OF CONDUIT. PATCH AND SEAL JOINTS, NICKS, AND SCRAPES IN
<br />PVC COATING AFTER INSTALLING CONDUITS AND FITTINGS. USE SEALANT
<br />RECOMMENDED BY FITTING MANUFACTURER AND APPLY IN THICKNESS AND NUMBER
<br />OF COATS RECOMMENDED BY MANUFACTURER.
<br />3.EMT: USE SETSCREW, STEEL OR CAST-METAL FITTINGS. COMPLY WITH NEMA FB 2.10.
<br />4.FLEXIBLE CONDUIT: USE ONLY FITTINGS LISTED FOR USE WITH FLEXIBLE CONDUIT.
<br />COMPLY WITH NEMA FB 2.20.
<br />D.INSTALL NONFERROUS CONDUIT OR TUBING FOR CIRCUITS OPERATING ABOVE 60 HZ.
<br />WHERE ALUMINUM RACEWAYS ARE INSTALLED FOR SUCH CIRCUITS AND PASS THROUGH
<br />CONCRETE, INSTALL IN NONMETALLIC SLEEVE.
<br />E.DO NOT INSTALL ALUMINUM CONDUITS EMBEDDED IN OR IN CONTACT WITH CONCRETE
<br />OR EARTH.
<br />3.02 INSTALLATION
<br />A.COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 26 0529 "HANGERS AND SUPPORTS FOR
<br />ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS" FOR HANGERS AND SUPPORTS.
<br />B.COMPLY WITH NECA 1 AND NECA 101 FOR INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS EXCEPT
<br />WHERE REQUIREMENTS ON DRAWINGS OR IN THIS ARTICLE ARE STRICTER. COMPLY
<br />WITH NECA 102 FOR ALUMINUM CONDUITS. COMPLY WITH CEC LIMITATIONS FOR TYPES
<br />OF RACEWAYS ALLOWED IN SPECIFIC OCCUPANCIES AND NUMBER OF FLOORS.
<br />C.DO NOT FASTEN CONDUITS ONTO THE BOTTOM SIDE OF A METAL DECK ROOF.
<br />D.KEEP RACEWAYS AT LEAST 6 INCHES AWAY FROM PARALLEL RUNS OF FLUES AND
<br />STEAM OR HOT-WATER PIPES. INSTALL HORIZONTAL RACEWAY RUNS ABOVE WATER AND
<br />STEAM PIPING.
<br />E.COMPLETE RACEWAY INSTALLATION BEFORE STARTING CONDUCTOR INSTALLATION.
<br />F.ARRANGE STUB-UPS SO CURVED PORTIONS OF BENDS ARE NOT VISIBLE ABOVE
<br />FINISHED SLAB.
<br />G.INSTALL NO MORE THAN THE EQUIVALENT OF THREE 90-DEGREE BENDS IN ANY CONDUIT
<br />RUN EXCEPT FOR CONTROL WIRING CONDUITS, FOR WHICH FEWER BENDS ARE
<br />ALLOWED. SUPPORT WITHIN 12 INCHES OF CHANGES IN DIRECTION.
<br />H.MAKE BENDS IN RACEWAY USING LARGE-RADIUS PREFORMED ELLS. FIELD BENDING
<br />SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CEC MINIMUM RADII REQUIREMENTS. USE ONLY
<br />EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR MATERIAL AND SIZE INVOLVED.
<br />I.CONCEAL CONDUIT WITHIN FINISHED WALLS, CEILINGS, AND FLOORS UNLESS
<br />OTHERWISE INDICATED. INSTALL CONDUITS PARALLEL OR PERPENDICULAR TO BUILDING
<br />LINES.
<br />1.INSTALL CONCEALED RACEWAYS WITH A MINIMUM OF BENDS IN THE SHORTEST
<br />PRACTICAL DISTANCE, CONSIDERING TYPE OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND
<br />OBSTRUCTIONS, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED.
<br />J.SUPPORT CONDUIT WITHIN 12 INCHES OF ENCLOSURES TO WHICH ATTACHED.
<br />K.PROHIBITED: INSTALLATION OF RACEWAYS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE SLABS:
<br />L.STUB-UPS TO ABOVE RECESSED CEILINGS:
<br />1.USE EMT, IMC, OR RMC FOR RACEWAYS.
<br />2.USE A CONDUIT BUSHING OR INSULATED FITTING TO TERMINATE STUB-UPS NOT
<br />TERMINATED IN HUBS OR IN AN ENCLOSURE.
<br />M.THREADED CONDUIT JOINTS, EXPOSED TO WET, DAMP, CORROSIVE, OR OUTDOOR
<br />CONDITIONS: APPLY LISTED COMPOUND TO THREADS OF RACEWAY AND FITTINGS
<br />BEFORE MAKING UP JOINTS. FOLLOW COMPOUND MANUFACTURER'S WRITTEN
<br />INSTRUCTIONS.
<br />N.COAT FIELD-CUT THREADS ON PVC-COATED RACEWAY WITH A CORROSION-PREVENTING
<br />CONDUCTIVE COMPOUND PRIOR TO ASSEMBLY.
<br />O.TERMINATE THREADED CONDUITS INTO THREADED HUBS OR WITH LOCKNUTS ON INSIDE
<br />AND OUTSIDE OF BOXES OR CABINETS. INSTALL BUSHINGS ON CONDUITS UP TO 1¼-INCH
<br />TRADE SIZE AND INSULATED THROAT METAL BUSHINGS ON 1½-INCH TRADE SIZE AND
<br />LARGER CONDUITS TERMINATED WITH LOCKNUTS. INSTALL INSULATED THROAT METAL
<br />GROUNDING BUSHINGS ON SERVICE CONDUITS.
<br />P.INSTALL RACEWAYS SQUARE TO THE ENCLOSURE AND TERMINATE AT ENCLOSURES
<br />WITH LOCKNUTS. INSTALL LOCKNUTS HAND TIGHT PLUS ¼ TURN MORE.
<br />Q.DO NOT RELY ON LOCKNUTS TO PENETRATE NONCONDUCTIVE COATINGS ON
<br />ENCLOSURES. REMOVE COATINGS IN THE LOCKNUT AREA PRIOR TO ASSEMBLING
<br />CONDUIT TO ENCLOSURE TO ASSURE A CONTINUOUS GROUND PATH.
<br />R.CUT CONDUIT PERPENDICULAR TO THE LENGTH. FOR CONDUITS 2-INCH TRADE SIZE AND
<br />LARGER, USE ROLL CUTTER OR A GUIDE TO MAKE CUT STRAIGHT AND PERPENDICULAR
<br />TO THE LENGTH.
<br />S.INSTALL PULL WIRES IN EMPTY RACEWAYS. USE BRAIDED POLYPROPYLENE LINE WITH
<br />NOT LESS THAN 200-LBF TENSILE STRENGTH. LEAVE AT LEAST 12 INCHES OF SLACK AT
<br />EACH END OF PULL WIRE. CAP UNDERGROUND RACEWAYS DESIGNATED AS SPARE
<br />ABOVE GRADE ALONGSIDE RACEWAYS IN USE.
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