224000_plumbing_fixtures_JPB.pdf

CHICOPEE ARMORY REHABILITATION MMD PROJECT NO. 985101

CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS ISSUED FOR BID - 05/20/11

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SECTION 224000

PLUMBING FIXTURES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary

Conditions and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

B. The requirements of Section 220100, “Basic Mechanical Requirements” apply to work defined by this Section.

C. The requirements of Section 220500, “Basic Mechanical Materials and Methods” apply to work defined by this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes plumbing fixtures and related components.

B. Related Sections include the following:

1. Section 221119, “Plumbing Specialties” for water distribution piping specialties.

1.3 DEFINITIONS

A. Accessible Fixture: Plumbing fixture that can be approached, entered, and used by people with disabilities.

B. Cast Polymer: Cast-filled-polymer-plastic material. This material includes cultured-marble and solid-surface materials.

C. Cultured Marble: Cast-filled-polymer-plastic material with surface coating.

D. Fitting: Device that controls flow of water into or out of plumbing fixture. Fittings specified in this Section include supplies and stops, faucets and spouts, shower heads and tub spouts, drains and tailpieces, and traps and waste pipes. Piping and general-duty valves are included where indicated.

E. ABS: Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic.

F. ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act.

G. FRP: Fiberglass-reinforced plastic.

H. MAAB: Massachusetts Architectural Access Board.

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I. PMMA: Polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic) plastic.

J. PVC: Polyvinyl chloride plastic.

K. Solid Surface: Nonporous, homogeneous, cast-polymer-plastic material with heat-, impact-, scratch-, and stain-resistance qualities.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Pre-Construction Submittals: Submit the following items prior to commencing with the installations.

1. Product Data: Include selected fixture and trim, fittings, accessories, appliances, appurtenances, equipment, and supports and indicate materials and finishes, dimensions, construction details, and flow-control rates for each type of fixture indicated.

2. Shop Drawings: Diagram power, signal, and control wiring and differentiate between manufacturer-installed and field-installed wiring.

B. Post Construction Submittals: Submit the following items upon completion of system installations.

1. Maintenance Data: For plumbing fixtures to include in maintenance manuals.

1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Source Limitations: Obtain plumbing fixtures, faucets, and other components of each category through one source from a single manufacturer.

1. Exception: If fixtures, faucets, or other components are not available from a single manufacturer, obtain similar products from other manufacturers specified for that category.

B. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for intended use.

C. Regulatory Requirements: Comply with requirements in ICC A117.1, "Accessible and Usable

Buildings and Facilities"; Public Law 90-480, "Architectural Barriers Act"; and Public

Law 101-336, "Americans with Disabilities Act"; about plumbing fixtures for people with disabilities.

D. Regulatory Requirements: Comply with requirements in U.S. Architectural & Transportation

Barriers Compliance Board's "Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 1985-494-

187" about plumbing fixtures for people with disabilities.

E. Regulatory Requirement: Comply with requirements of the Massachusetts Architectural Access

Board, (MAAB).

F. Regulatory Requirements: Comply with requirements in Public Law 102-486, "Energy Policy

Act," about water flow and consumption rates for plumbing fixtures.

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G. NSF Standard: Comply with NSF 61, "Drinking Water System Components--Health Effects," for fixture materials that will be in contact with potable water.

H. Select combinations of fixtures and trim, faucets, fittings, and other components that are compatible.

I. Comply with the following applicable standards and other requirements specified for plumbing fixtures:

1. Hand Sinks: NSF 2 construction.

2. Slip-Resistant Bathing Surfaces: ASTM F 462.

3. Vitreous-China Fixtures: ASME A112.19.2/CSA B45.1.

4. Water-Closet, Flush Valve: ASME A112.19.5.

J. Comply with the following applicable standards and other requirements specified for lavatory and sink faucets:

1. Faucets: ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1.

2. NSF Materials: NSF 61.

3. Supply and Drain Fittings: ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1.

K. Comply with the following applicable standards and other requirements specified for bathtub and shower faucets:

1. Backflow Protection Devices for Hand-Held Showers: ASME A112.18.3M.

2. Combination, Pressure-Equalizing and Thermostatic-Control Antiscald Faucets:

ASSE 1016.

3. Faucets: ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1.

4. Hand-Held Showers: ASSE 1014.

5. High-Temperature-Limit Controls for Thermal-Shock-Preventing Devices:

ASTM F 445.

6. Pipe Threads: ASME B1.20.1.

L. Comply with the following applicable standards and other requirements specified for miscellaneous fittings:

1. Atmospheric Vacuum Breakers: ASSE 1001.

2. Brass and Copper Supplies: ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1.

3. Manual-Operation Flushometers: ASSE 1037.

4. Tubular Brass Drainage Fittings and Piping: ASME A112.18.1/CSA B125.1.

M. Comply with the following applicable standards and other requirements specified for miscellaneous components:

1. Flexible Water Connectors: ASME A112.18.6.

2. Floor Drains: ASME A112.6.3.

3. Grab Bars: ASTM F 446.

4. Off-Floor Fixture Supports: ASME A112.6.1M.

5. Pipe Threads: ASME B1.20.1.

6. Plastic Toilet Seats: ANSI Z124.5.

7. Supply and Drain Protective Shielding Guards: ICC A117.1.

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1.6 WARRANTY

A. Special Warranties: Manufacturer's standard form in which manufacturer agrees to repair or replace components of whirlpools that fail in materials or workmanship within specified warranty period.

1. Failures include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Structural failures of unit shell.

b. Faulty operation of controls, blowers, pumps, heaters, and timers.

c. Deterioration of metals, metal finishes, and other materials beyond normal use.

2. Warranty Period for Commercial Applications: One year(s) from date of Substantial

Completion.

1.7 COORDINATION

A. Coordinate roughing-in and final plumbing fixture locations, and verify that fixtures can be installed to comply with original design and referenced standards.

1.8 EXTRA MATERIALS

A. Furnish extra materials described below that match products installed and that are packaged with protective covering for storage and identified with labels describing contents.

1. Faucet Washers and O-Rings: Equal to 10 percent of amount of each type and size installed.

2. Faucet Cartridges and O-Rings: Equal to 5 percent of amount of each type and size installed.

3. Faucet, Laminar-Flow Fittings: Equal to 10 percent of amount of each type and size installed, but not less than 2 of each type and size.

4. Faucet, Flow-Control Fittings: Equal to 10 percent of amount of each type and size installed.

5. Supply, Flow-Control Fittings: Equal to 5 percent of amount of each type and size installed.

6. Shower, Flow-Control Fittings: Equal to 5 percent of amount of each type and size installed.

7. Flushometer Valve, Repair Kits: Equal to 10 percent of amount of each type installed, but not less than 12 of each type.

8. Provide hinged-top wood or metal box, or individual metal boxes, with separate compartments for each type and size of extra materials listed above.

9. Toilet Seats: Equal to 5 percent of amount of each type installed.

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PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 MANUFACTURERS

A. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the manufacturers listed below.

B. Commercial Cast Brass Faucets:

1. Chicago Faucets.

2. Speakman Company.

3. Symmons Industries, Inc.

4. T & S Brass and Bronze Works, Inc.

C. Shower Heads and Trim:

1. Leonard Valve Company.

2. Powers; a division of Watts Water Technologies, Inc.

3. Symmons Industries, Inc.

D. Flush Valves:

1. Sloan Valve Company.

2. TOTO USA, INC.

3. Zurn Industries, LLC; Commercial Brass and Fixtures.

E. Toilet Seats:

1. Bemis Manufacturing Company.

2. Church Seats.

3. Kohler Co.

4. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.; Beneke Div.

F. Protective Shielding Guards, (Under counter Insulation Kits):

1. Truebro, Inc.

2. McGuire/Pro Wrap.

3. Plumberex Specialty Products, Inc.

G. Fixture Carriers and Supports:

1. Zurn Industries, Inc.

2. J.R. Smith Mfg. Co.

3. Josam Co.

4. Watts Drainage.

5. Mifab.

H. Supply Stops:

1. Chicago Faucet Co.

2. McGuire Mfg. Co.

3. Zurn Industries, LLC; Commercial Brass and Fixtures

I. Vitreous China Fixtures:

1. American Standard America.

2. Crane Plumbing, L.L.C.

3. Eljer, Inc.

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4. Kohler Co.

2.2 FIXTURES, GENERAL

A. General fixture, faucet and related item requirements are listed below. Refer to the “Plumbing

Fixture Schedule” on the Drawings for the basis o f design for each item.

B. Accessibility: Fixtures and items that are required to be accessible are tagged as such in the

Plumbing Fixture Schedule on the Drawings.

2.3 FAUCETS

A. General: Include hot- and cold-water indicators; coordinate faucet inlets with supplies and fixture holes and outlet with spout and fixture receptor.

1. Maximum Flow Rate, (unless otherwise indicated):

a. Showers: 1.5 gpm.

b. Lavatories: 0.5 gpm

2. Body Material: Cast brass

3. Finish: Polished chrome plate

4. Operation Mechanism: Lever handles.

2.4 FLUSHOMETERS

A. General: Cast-brass body with corrosion-resistant internal components, non-hold-open feature, control stop with check valve, vacuum breaker, and copper or brass tubing, and polished chrome-plated finish on exposed parts.

1. Internal Design: Diaphragm operation.

2. Style: Exposed, unless noted otherwise.

3. Inlet Size: NPS 1.

4. Trip Mechanism: Lever-handle.

5. Consumption:

a. Water Closets: 1.28 gal./flush.

6. Tailpiece Size: Diameter scheduled, length to top of bowl.

2.5 TOILET SEATS

A. General: Solid plastic, open front, without cover, self sustaining check hinges.

1. Color: White.

2. Size: Elongated, unless otherwise noted.

3. Configuration: Open front without cover.

4. Hinge Type: SC, self-sustaining, check.

5. Class: Heavy-duty commercial.

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2.6 PROTECTIVE SHIELDING GUARDS

A. General: Manufactured insulation and plastic covering for water supply, trap and drain piping and complying with ADA requirements.

2.7 FIXTURE SUPPORTS

A. Water-Closet Support: Water-closet combination carrier designed for accessible and standard mounting heights, (see schedule). Include single or double, vertical or horizontal, hub-and-spigot or hubless waste fitting as required for piping arrangement; faceplates; couplings with gaskets; feet; and fixture bolts and hardware matching fixture. Include additional extension coupling, faceplate, and feet for installation in wide pipe space.

B. Lavatory Supports: Lavatory carrier with concealed arms and tie rod. Include steel uprights with feet.

2.8 SUPPLY STOPS

A. General: Cast brass or copper, chrome plated angle style with chrome plated escutchon and loose key operator.

1. Lavatory Supplies: NPS 3/8.

2.9 WATER CLOSETS

A. General: Commercial, vitreous-china fixture, siphon jet design, 1.6 gal./flush.

1. Mounting: Floor mounted.

2. Outlet: Back.

3. Flush style: Flush valve.

4. Color: White.

2.10 LAVATORIES

A. General: Wall hung or self rimming counter mount vitreous-china fixture.

1. Color: White.

2.11 WATER COOLERS

A. General: Wall-mounting, ADA compliant bi-level, stainless-steel fixture certified to NSF/ANSI

61 and be lead free per the Safe Drinking Water Act.

1. Bubbler: Chrome plated, one-piece with integral hood.

2. Regulator: Automatic stream height regulator to maintain constant stream height from 20 to 105 psi.

3. Cooled water: 7.0 GPM minimum, 50 degree F outlet water at 90 degree F ambient and

80 degree F inlet.

4. Filter: Filter system integral to unit complying with NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 standards.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine roughing-in for water soil and for waste piping systems and supports to verify actual locations and sizes of piping connections and that locations and types of supports match those indicated, before plumbing fixture installation. Use manufacturer's roughing-in data if roughing-in data are not indicated.

B. Examine walls, floors, and cabinets for suitable conditions where fixtures are to be installed.

C. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 FIXTURE INSTALLATION

A. Assemble fixtures, trim, fittings, and other components according to manufacturers' written instructions.

B. For wall-hanging fixtures, install off-floor supports affixed to building substrate.

1. Use carrier supports with waste fitting and seal for back-outlet fixtures.

C. Install back-outlet, wall-hanging fixtures onto waste fitting seals and attach to supports.

D. Install wall-hanging fixtures with tubular waste piping attached to supports.

E. Install floor-mounting, back-outlet water closets attached to building floor substrate and wall bracket and onto waste fitting seals.

F. Install fixtures level and plumb according to manufacturers' written instructions and roughing-in drawings.

G. Install water-supply piping with stop on each supply to each fixture to be connected to water distribution piping. Attach supplies to supports or substrate within pipe spaces behind fixtures.

Install stops in locations where they can be easily reached for operation.

1. Exception: Use ball, gate, or globe valve if stops are not specified with fixture.

H. Install trap and tubular waste piping on drain outlet of each fixture to be directly connected to sanitary drainage system.

I. Install tubular waste piping on drain outlet of each fixture to be indirectly connected to drainage system.

J. Install protective shielding guards on exposed under counter supply and waste piping at fixtures identified as accessible and at other locations scheduled.

K. Install flushometer valves for accessible water closets with handle mounted on wide side of compartment. Install other actuators in locations that are easy for people with disabilities to reach.

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L. Install toilet seats on water closets.

M. Install faucet-spout fittings with specified flow rates and patterns in faucet spouts if faucets are not available with required rates and patterns. Include adapters if required.

N. Install water-supply, flow-control fittings with specified flow rates in fixture supplies at stop valves.

O. Install faucet, flow-control fittings with specified flow rates and patterns in faucet spouts if faucets are not available with required rates and patterns. Include adapters if required.

P. Install shower, flow-control fittings with specified maximum flow rates in shower arms.

Q. Install traps on fixture outlets.

1. Exception: Omit trap on fixtures with integral traps.

2. Exception: Omit trap on indirect wastes, unless otherwise indicated.

R. Install escutcheons at piping wall ceiling penetrations in exposed, finished locations and within cabinets and millwork. Use deep-pattern escutcheons if required to conceal protruding fittings.

Refer to Division 15 Section "Basic Mechanical Materials and Methods" for escutcheons.

S. Seal joints between fixtures and walls, floors, and counters using sanitary-type, one-part, mildew-resistant, silicone sealant. Match sealant color to fixture color. Refer to Division 7

Section "Joint Sealants" for sealant and installation requirements.

3.3 CONNECTIONS

A. Piping installation requirements are specified in other Division 15 Sections. Drawings indicate general arrangement of piping, fittings, and specialties.

B. Connect water supplies from water distribution piping to fixtures.

C. Connect drain piping from fixtures to drainage piping.

D. Supply and Waste Connections to Plumbing Fixtures: Connect fixtures with water supplies, stops, risers, traps, and waste piping. Use size fittings required to match fixtures. Connect to plumbing piping.

E. Supply and Waste Connections to Fixtures and Equipment Specified in Other Sections:

Connect fixtures and equipment with water supplies, stops, risers, traps, and waste piping specified. Use size fittings required to match fixtures and equipment. Connect to plumbing piping.

F. Ground equipment.

1. Tighten electrical connectors and terminals according to manufacturer's published torque-tightening values. If manufacturer's torque values are not indicated, use those specified in UL 486A and UL 486B.

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G. Ground equipment according to Division 26 Section "Grounding and Bonding for Electrical

Systems."

3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Verify that installed fixtures are categories and types specified for locations where installed.

B. Check that fixtures are complete with trim, faucets, fittings, and other specified components.

C. Inspect installed fixtures for damage. Replace damaged fixtures and components.

D. Test installed fixtures after water systems are pressurized for proper operation. Replace malfunctioning fixtures and components, then retest. Repeat procedure until units operate properly.

3.5 ADJUSTING

A. Operate and adjust faucets and controls. Replace damaged and malfunctioning fixtures, fittings, and controls.

B. Adjust water pressure at faucets, shower valves, and flushometer valves to produce proper flow and stream.

C. Replace washers and seals of leaking and dripping faucets and stops.

3.6 CLEANING

A. Clean fixtures, faucets, and other fittings with manufacturers' recommended cleaning methods and materials. Do the following:

1. Remove faucet spouts and strainers, remove sediment and debris, and reinstall strainers and spouts.

2. Remove sediment and debris from drains.

3.7 PROTECTION

A. Provide protective covering for installed fixtures and fittings.

B. Do not allow use of fixtures for temporary facilities unless approved in writing by Owner.

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