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- SECTION 16132
-
- SURFACE NONMETALLIC RACEWAYS
- NOTE ** The Wiremold Company Access 5000, 5400, and 5500
- surface non-metallic raceway systems.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** This section is based on the Access 5000, 5400, and
- 5500 surface non-metallic raceway systems
- manufactured by The Wiremold Company, at the
- following address:
- NOTE ** 60 Woodlawn Street
- NOTE ** West Hartford CT 06133-2500
- NOTE ** Tel: (800) 621-0049
- NOTE ** Fax: (203) 232-2062
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** The Wiremold Company offers a complete line of
- products for communications, data, and electrical
- wiring management.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** SECTION 16132 - SURFACE NONMETALLIC RACEWAYS,
- Copyright 1998, The Architect's Catalog, Inc.
-
-
- PART 1 GENERAL
-
- 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES
- NOTE ** Delete items below not required for project.
-
- A. Surface Non-Metallic Raceways.
-
- B. Fittings.
-
- C. Device Brackets and Plates.
-
- D. Cover Brackets and Face Plates.
-
- E. Communications Devices and Accessories.
-
- F. Electrical Devices.
-
- 1.2 RELATED SECTIONS
- NOTE ** Add any sections below relevant to this project.
-
- A. Sections of Division 16 affected by, or affecting,
- construction activities of this section.
-
- 1.3 REFERENCES
-
- A. National Electrical Code.
-
- B. UL 94 - Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for
- Parts in Devices and Appliances; Underwriter's
- Laboratories, Inc.
-
- 1.4 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
-
- A. Performance Requirements:
- 1. Surface non-metallic raceway for dry interior
- locations, conforming to National Electrical Code,
- Article 352, Part B.
- 2. System components listed by Underwriter's
- Laboratories, Inc., exhibiting non-flammable,
- self-extinguishing characteristics when tested in
- accordance with UL 94, V-O.
-
- 1.5 SUBMITTALS
-
- A. Submit under provisions of Section 01300.
-
- B. Product Data: Manufacturer's descriptive literature for
- each system component specified in this section.
-
- C. Shop Drawings: Indicate raceway layouts, each system
- component required for complete system, raceway lengths,
- device types, locations; identify all circuits.
-
- D. Quality Assurance Submittals:
- 1. Test Reports: Certified reports from independent
- testing laboratory supporting compliance of raceway
- system to specified requirements.
- 2. Manufacturer's instructions: Printed installation
- instructions for each system component; include
- storage requirements.
-
- E. Closeout Submittals: If variations from approved shop
- drawings occur during installation of raceway system,
- submit final as-built drawings indicating such
- variations.
-
- 1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
-
- A. Store products of this section in manufacturer's unopened
- packaging until installation.
-
- B. Maintain storage area conditions for products of this
- section in accordance with manufacturer's instructions
- until installation.
-
-
- PART 2 PRODUCTS
-
- 2.1 MANUFACTURERS
-
- A. Acceptable Manufacturer: The Wiremold Company; 60
- Woodlawn Street, West Hartford CT 06133-2500; ASD. Tel:
- (800) 621-0049, Fax: (203) 232-2062.
- NOTE ** Delete one of the two following paragraphs;
- coordinate with Division 1 requirements.
-
- B. Requests for substitutions will be considered in
- accordance with provisions of Section 01600.
-
- C. Substitutions: Not permitted.
- NOTE ** Delete following paragraph if substitutions not
- permitted.
-
- D. Supply all products specified in this section from a
- single manufacturer.
-
- 2.2 COMPONENTS
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraphs if specifying
- Wiremold Access 5000 System.
-
- A. Surface Non-Metallic Raceway:
- 1. Acceptable Product: Wiremold Access 5000 System.
- 2. Product Description: Three-piece system of rigid
- polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extrusions, 8 feet (2438 mm)
- in length with nominal 0.09 inch (2.38 mm) wall
- thickness, total 5.78 inches (146.8 mm) high by 0.96
- inches (24.4 mm) deep, consisting of the following:
- a. Base: Smooth finish, neutral color extruded
- channel, with integral continuous barrier
- separating channel interior into two wiring
- channels, and with continuous integral ribs in
- top channel to receive mounting device brackets.
- b. Cover: Extruded flat profile, with continuous
- integral flanges at each edge for snap on fit to
- open face of base; sight-exposed surface of cover
- finished to match trim cover.
- NOTE ** Insert finish requirements in the following
- paragraph; a full selection of finishes is
- available, including but not limited to, matte
- texture, white color, gray and black vinyl,
- laminates, maple, mahogany, cherry and oak wood
- veneers.
- c. Trim cover: Extruded cove profile, with
- continuous integral flanges at each edge for snap
- on fit to top of base; sight-exposed surface of
- trim cover finished and coordinated with cover.
-
- B. Corner Units:
- 1. Supply factory-formed cover and trim cover units for
- internal and external corners of indicated raceway
- layouts:
- a. External corner units: Minimum 2-1/2 inch (63.5
- mm) leg length.
- b. Internal corner units: Minimum 1-5/8 inch (31.7
- mm) leg length.
- 2. Finish corner units to compliment linear cover and
- trim cover units.
-
- C. Fittings:
- 1. Supply factory-formed fittings specified in
- manufacturer's product data for indicated
- configurations and service requirements, and as
- follows:
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following two paragraphs.
- a. Base coupling and cover clip for each vertical
- joint between cover unit sections, including
- corner units.
- b. Base coupling and internal wire guard for each
- vertical joint between cover unit sections,
- including corner units.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph; edit if project
- requirements differ.
- c. One wire clip of each size for every 2 linear
- feet (609 mm) of indicated base configuration.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following two paragraphs.
- 2. Finish: White.
- 3. Finish: Brown.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraphs if specifying
- Wiremold 5400 System.
-
- D. Surface Non-Metallic Raceway:
- 1. Acceptable Product: Wiremold 5400 System.
- 2. Product Description: Two-piece system of rigid
- polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extrusions, 8 feet (2438 mm)
- in length with nominal 0.10 inch (2.5 mm) wall
- thickness, total 5-1/2 inches (139.7 mm) high by 1-
- 3/4 inches (44.4 mm) deep, consisting of the
- following:
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying
- Wiremold 5400B base.
- a. Base: Smooth finish, ivory or white color
- extruded channel, with integral continuous
- barrier separating channel interior into two
- wiring channels of equal width.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying
- Wiremold 5400D base.
- b. Base: Smooth finish, ivory or white color
- extruded channel, with integral continuous
- barriers separating channel interior into three
- wiring channels of 1/2, 1/4, and 1/4 of full
- channel width, removable for conversion to dual
- wiring channel of 1/2 and 1/2 width.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph for either base
- type.
- c. Cover: Smooth finish, ivory or white color
- extruded flat profile, with continuous integral
- flanges at each edge for snap on fit to open face
- of base.
-
- E. Fittings: Supply factory-formed fittings specified in
- manufacturer's product data for indicated configurations
- and service requirements, and as follows:
- 1. Cover clip for each vertical joint between cover unit
- sections.
- NOTE ** Retain the following two paragraphs; edit if
- project requirements differ.
- 2. One wire clip for every 2 linear feet (609 mm) of
- indicated base configuration.
- 3. One section of replacement divider fitting for every
- 8 linear feet of indicated base configuration.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if required and
- insert color requirement; available colors are
- Ivory (standard), Gray, White, and Brown.
- 4. Communications Fittings: Wiremold ActivateJ
- Connectivity Series modular device plates; smooth
- finish.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraphs if specifying
- Wiremold 5500 System.
-
- F. Surface Non-Metallic Raceway:
- 1. Acceptable Product: Wiremold 5500 System.
- 2. Product Description: Two-piece system of rigid
- polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extrusions, 8 feet (2438 mm)
- in length with nominal 0.10 inch (2.5 mm) wall
- thickness, total 6-11/16 inches (139.7 mm) high by 1-
- 3/4 inches (44.4 mm) deep, consisting of the
- following:
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying
- Wiremold 5500B base.
- a. Non-Divided Base: Smooth finish, ivory or white
- color extruded channel, with two integral
- continuous projections, equally spaced within
- channel width, to receive replacement divider
- fitting..
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if specifying
- Wiremold 5500BD base.
- b. Divided Base: Smooth finish, ivory or white
- color extruded channel, with integral continuous
- barriers separating channel interior into three
- wiring channels, each 1/3 of full channel width,
- removable for conversion to dual or single wiring
- channel.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph for either base
- type.
- c. Cover: Smooth finish, ivory or white color
- extruded flat profile, with continuous integral
- flanges at each edge for snap on fit to open face
- of base.
-
- G. Fittings: Supply factory-formed fittings specified in
- manufacturer's product data for indicated configurations
- and service requirements, and as follows:
- 1. Cover clip for each vertical joint between cover unit
- sections.
- NOTE ** Retain the following two paragraphs; edit if
- project requirements differ.
- 2. One wire clip for every 2 linear feet (609 mm) of
- indicated base configuration.
- 3. Two sections of replacement divider fitting for every
- 8 linear feet (2438 mm) of indicated base
- configuration.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if required and
- insert color requirement; available colors are
- Ivory (standard), Gray, White, and Brown.
- H. Device Brackets and Plates:
- 1. Factory-formed brackets and plates allowing
- installation of indicated power, data, and
- communications devices, both single-gang and two-
- gang, either vertically or horizontally in raceways.
- 2. Color: ___________.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if required and
- insert color requirement; available colors are
- Ivory (standard), Gray, White, and Brown.
-
- I. Cover Brackets and Face Plates:
- 1. Plastic device mounting brackets and trim plates
- allowing installation of indicated power, data, and
- communications devices horizontally in raceways; trim
- cover sized to overlap device cut-out in raceway,
- concealing seams.
- 2. Color: ___________.
- NOTE ** Retain the following paragraph if required and
- insert color requirement; available colors are
- Ivory (standard), Gray, White, and Brown.
-
- J. Communications Devices and Accessories:
- 1. Communications devices: Wiremold ActivateJ
- Connectivity Series factory-fabricated modular
- connectivity outlets, modular inserts, and other
- devices for indicated configurations and service
- requirements, including, but not limited to, the
- following systems:
- a. UTP, including Category 5.
- b. STP; 150-ohm.
- c. Fiber Optics.
- d. Coaxial.
- 2. Mounting face plates and bezels: Color ___________.
- 3. Identification accessories, including the following:
- a. Pre-printed station and port identification
- labels.
- b. Snap-in icon buttons.
- c. Write-on station identification labels.
- NOTE ** Retain one of the following two paragraphs.
-
- K. Electrical Devices:
- 1. Factory-fabricated devices for indicated
- configurations and service requirements.
- NOTE ** Insert color requirement in the following
- paragraph; available colors are Ivory (standard),
- Gray, White, and Brown.
- 2. Finish of sight-exposed components: Color ________.
-
- L. Electrical devices, and wiring for electrical devices,
- are specified in sections of Division 16.
-
- M. Fasteners: Types specified in manufacturer's
- installation instructions for project conditions.
-
-
- PART 3 EXECUTION
-
- 3.1 EXAMINATION
-
- A. Verification of Conditions: Substrates are prepared to
- receive products specified in this section.
-
- 3.2 INSTALLATION
-
- A. Install components of raceway system in accordance with
- shop drawings and manufacturer's installation
- instructions.
- NOTE ** Retain one or both of the following paragraphs, as
- applicable to project.
-
- B. Installation of electrical devices, and wiring of
- electrical devices, is specified in a Division 16
- section.
-
- C. Installation of wiring for communications devices is
- specified in a Division 16 section.
-
-
- END OF SECTION
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