36C25622R0094 262726 Wiring Devices .docx
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This document is a specification for wiring devices required for a project to replace an air handling unit and ductwork at a Department of Veterans Affairs health care facility. The specification covers requirements for wiring devices including receptacles, toggle switches, wall plates, and manual dimming controls. Receptacles must meet NEMA, NFPA and UL standards and include ground fault circuit interrupter duplex receptacles. Toggle switches must be enclosed tumbler type and rated for 20 amps at 120-277 volts AC. Manual dimming controls specified include electronic full-wave slide dimmers compatible with LED drivers. Wall plates shall be nylon in color to match the architectural finish schedule. The solicitation number for this project is 502-19-107 and it is being conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 16.
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REPLACE AHU #104 AND DUCTWORK BLDG. 7
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM-ALEXANDRIA, LA
PROJECT NO.: 502-19-107
SECTION 26 27 26
WIRING DEVICES
PART 1 GENERAL
1.1 DESCRIPTION
A. This section specifies the furnishing, installation, connection, and testing of wiring devices.
1.2 RELATED WORK
| A. | Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS: General electrical requirements that are common to more than one section of Division 26. |
| B. | Section 26 05 19, LOW-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL POWER CONDUCTORS AND CABLES: Cables and wiring. |
| C. | Section 26 05 26, GROUNDING AND BONDING FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: Requirements for personnel safety and to provide a low impedance path to ground for possible ground fault currents. |
| D. | Section 26 05 33, RACEWAY AND BOXES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS: Conduit and boxes. |
| E. | Section 26 51 00, INTERIOR LIGHTING: Fluorescent ballasts and LED drivers for use with manual dimming controls. |
1.3 qualITY ASSURANCE A. Refer to Paragraph, QUALIFICATIONS (PRODUCTS AND SERVICES), in Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.
1.4 SUBMITTALS
| A. | Submit six copies of the following in accordance with Section 26 05 11, REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. |
| 1. | Shop Drawings: |
| a. | Submit sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with drawings and specifications. |
| b. | Include electrical ratings, dimensions, mounting details, construction materials, grade, and termination information. |
| 2. | Manuals: |
| a. | Submit, simultaneously with the shop drawings, companion copies of complete maintenance and operating manuals, including technical data sheets and information for ordering replacement parts. |
| b. | If changes have been made to the maintenance and operating manuals originally submitted, submit updated maintenance and operating manuals two weeks prior to the final inspection. |
| 3. | Certifications: Two weeks prior to final inspection, submit the following. |
| a. | Certification by the manufacturer that the wiring devices conform to the requirements of the drawings and specifications. |
| b. | Certification by the Contractor that the wiring devices have been properly installed and adjusted. |
1.5 APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS
| A. | Publications listed below (including amendments, addenda, revisions, supplements and errata) form a part of this specification to the extent referenced. Publications are referenced in the text by basic designation only. |
| B. | National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): |
| 70-14 | National Electrical Code (NEC) |
| 99-15 | Health Care Facilities |
| C. | National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA): |
| WD 1-10 | General Color Requirements for Wiring Devices |
| WD 6-12 | Wiring Devices – Dimensional Specifications |
| D. | Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc. (UL): |
| 5-11 | Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings |
| 20-10 | General-Use Snap Switches |
| 231-08 | Power Outlets |
| 467-13 | Grounding and Bonding Equipment |
| 498-12 | Attachment Plugs and Receptacles |
| 943-15 | Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters |
| 1449-14 | Surge Protective Devices |
| 1472-15 | Solid State Dimming Controls |
PART 2 PRODUCTS
2.1 RECEPTACLES
| A. | General: All receptacles shall comply with NEMA, NFPA, UL, and as shown on the drawings. |
| 1. | Mounting straps shall be nickel plated brass, brass, nickel plated steel or galvanize steel with break-off plaster ears, and shall include a self-grounding feature. Terminal screws shall be brass, brass plated or a copper alloy metal. |
| 2. | Receptacles shall have provisions for back wiring with separate metal clamp type terminals (four minimum) and side wiring from four captively held binding screws. |
| 3. | Ground Fault Current Interrupter (GFCI) Duplex Receptacles: Shall be an integral unit, hospital-grade, suitable for mounting in a standard outlet box, with end-of-life indication and provisions to isolate the face due to improper wiring. GFCI receptacles shall be self-test receptacles in accordance with UL 943. |
| a. | Ground fault interrupter shall consist of a differential current transformer, self-test, solid state sensing circuitry and a circuit interrupter switch. Device shall have nominal sensitivity to ground leakage current of 4-6 milliamperes and shall function to interrupt the current supply for any value of ground leakage current above five milliamperes (+ or – 1 milliampere) on the load side of the device. Device shall have a minimum nominal tripping time of 0.025 second. |
| b. | Self-test function shall be automatically initiated within 5 seconds after power is activated to the receptacles. Self-test function shall be periodically and automatically performed every 3 hours or less. |
| c. | End-of-life indicator light shall be a persistent flashing or blinking light to indicate that the GFCI receptacle is no longer in service. |
| B. | Duplex Receptacles – Non-hospital Grade: shall be single phase, 20 ampere, 120 volts, 2-pole, 3-wire, NEMA 5-20R, with break-off feature for two-circuit operation. |
| 1. | Bodies shall be ivory. |
| C. | Weatherproof Receptacles: Shall consist of a duplex receptacle, mounted in box with a gasketed, weatherproof, cast metal cover plate and cap over each receptacle opening. The cap shall be permanently attached to the cover plate by a spring-hinged flap. The weatherproof integrity shall not be affected when heavy duty specification or hospital grade attachment plug caps are inserted. Cover plates on outlet boxes mounted flush in the wall shall be gasketed to the wall in a watertight manner. |
2.2 TOGGLE SWITCHES
| A. | Toggle switches shall be totally enclosed tumbler type with nylon bodies. Handles shall be ivory in color unless otherwise specified or shown on the drawings. |
| 1. | Shall be single unit toggle, butt contact, quiet AC type, heavyduty general-purpose use with an integral self-grounding mounting strap with break-off plasters ears and provisions for back wiring with separate metal wiring clamps and side wiring with captively held binding screws. |
| 2. | Switches shall be rated 20 amperes at 120-277 Volts AC. |
| 2.3 | Manual Dimming Control |
| A. | Electronic full-wave manual slide dimmer with on/off switch and audible frequency and EMI/RFI suppression filters. |
| B. | Manual dimming controls shall be fully compatible with LED dimming driver and be approved by the driver manufacturer, shall operate over full specified dimming range, and shall not degrade the performance or rated life of the LED Driver. |
| C. | Provide single-pole, three-way or four-way, as shown on the drawings. |
| D. | Manual dimming control and faceplates shall be ivoryin color unless otherwise specified. |
2.3 WALL PLATES
| A. | Wall plates for switches and receptacles shall be type smooth nylon. Oversize plates are not acceptable. |
| B. | Color shall be ivory unless otherwise specified. See item D below. |
| C. | For receptacles or switches mounted adjacent to each other, wall plates shall be common for each group of receptacles or switches. |
D. Replace all device plates in areas noted to be painted. Coordinate with the Architectural Finish Schedule. The device plates shall be stenciled to indicate panel and circuit number it is connected to, and color coded for normal, critical or life safety branch.
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.1 INSTALLATION
| A. | Installation shall be in accordance with the NEC and as shown as on the drawings. |
| B. | Install wiring devices after wall construction and painting is complete. |
| C. | The ground terminal of each wiring device shall be bonded to the outlet box with an approved green bonding jumper, and also connected to the branch circuit equipment grounding conductor. |
| D. | Outlet boxes for toggle switches and manual dimming controls shall be mounted on the strike side of doors. |
| E. | Provide barriers in multi-gang outlet boxes to comply with the NEC. |
| F. | Coordinate the electrical work with the work of other trades to ensure that wiring device flush outlets are positioned with box openings aligned with the face of the surrounding finish material. Pay special attention to installations in cabinet work, and in connection with laboratory equipment. |
| G. | Exact field locations of floors, walls, partitions, doors, windows, and equipment may vary from locations shown on the drawings. Prior to locating sleeves, boxes and chases for roughing-in of conduit and equipment, the Contractor shall coordinate exact field location of the above items with other trades. |
| H. | Install wall switches 1.2 M (48 inches) above floor, with the toggle OFF position down. |
| I. | Install wall dimmers 1.2 M (48 inches) above floor. |
| J. | Install receptacles 450 mm (18 inches) above floor, and 152 mm (6 inches) above counter backsplash or workbenches. Install specific-use receptacles at heights shown on the drawings. |
| K. | Install horizontally mounted receptacles with the ground pin to the right. |
| L. | When required or recommended by the manufacturer, use a torque screwdriver. Tighten unused terminal screws. |
| M. | Label device plates with a permanent adhesive label listing panel and circuit feeding the wiring device. |
3.2 Acceptance Checks and Tests
| A. | Perform manufacturer’s required field checks in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations, and the latest NFPA 99. In addition, include the following: |
| 1. | Visual Inspection and Tests: |
| a. | Inspect physical and electrical conditions. |
| b. | Vacuum-clean surface metal raceway interior. Clean metal raceway exterior. |
| c. | Test wiring devices for damaged conductors, high circuit resistance, poor connections, inadequate fault current path, defective devices, or similar problems using a portable receptacle tester. Correct circuit conditions, remove malfunctioning units and replace with new, and retest as specified above. |
| d. | Test GFCI receptacles. |
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