W912PL19B0004_Specifications_Volume2.pdf

Project Manual for 162nd Fighter Wing

Repair Building 40 for FMS Squad Ops Project Number: XHEA172009

Mead & Hunt Project No.:

4361600-170947.01

Prepared for:

Arizona Air National Guard

Prepared by:

VOLUME II of II

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12 December 2018

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PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOL II - Page 1

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS - VOL II

DIVISION 21 - FIRE SUPPRESSION

21 13 13.00 10 WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM, FIRE PROTECTION

DIVISION 22 - PLUMBING

22 00 00 PLUMBING, GENERAL PURPOSE

22 07 19.00 40 PLUMBING PIPING INSULATION

DIVISION 23 - HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 00 00 AIR SUPPLY, DISTRIBUTION, VENTILATION, AND EXHAUST SYSTEMS

23 03 00.00 20 BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

23 05 48.00

23 05 93

40 VIBRATION AND SEISMIC CONTROLS FOR HVAC PIPING AND

EQUIPMENT

TESTING, ADJUSTING, AND BALANCING FOR HVAC

23 07 00 THERMAL INSULATION FOR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS

23 09 00 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL FOR HVAC

23 09 13 INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL DEVICES FOR HVAC

23 09 23.01 LONWORKS DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL FOR HVAC AND OTHER

BUILDING CONTROL SYSTEMS

23 11 25 FACILITY GAS PIPING

23 21 13.00 20 LOW TEMPERATURE WATER (LTW) HEATING SYSTEM

23 21 23 HYDRONIC PUMPS

23 52 00 HEATING BOILERS

23 64 10 WATER CHILLERS, VAPOR COMPRESSION TYPE

23 64 26 CHILLED, CHILLED-HOT, AND CONDENSER WATER PIPING SYSTEMS

23 81 00.00 20 UNITARY AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT

23 81 23.00 20 COMPUTER ROOM AIR CONDITIONING UNITS

DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL

26 00 00.00 20 BASIC ELECTRICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS

26 20 00 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

26 27 13.10 30 ELECTRIC METERS

26 31 00 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) COMPONENTS

26 32 14.00 10 DIESEL-GENERATOR SET, STATIONARY 15-300 KW, STANDBY

APPLICATIONS

26 36 00.00 10 AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH AND BY-PASS/ISOLATION SWITCH

26 51 00 INTERIOR LIGHTING

DIVISION 27 - COMMUNICATIONS

27 05 28.36 40 CABLE TRAYS FOR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

27 10 00 BUILDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING SYSTEM

DIVISION 28 - ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 31 76 INTERIOR FIRE ALARM AND MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 EARTHWORK

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DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 11 23 AGGREGATE BASE COURSES

32 12 13 BITUMINOUS TACK AND PRIME COATS

32 12 16 HOT-MIX ASPHALT (HMA) FOR ROADS

32 16 19 CONCRETE CURBS, GUTTERS AND SIDEWALKS

32 17 23 PAVEMENT MARKINGS

32 31 13 CHAIN LINK FENCES AND GATES

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 11 00 WATER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION PIPING

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Repai r Bui l di ng 40 f or FMS Squad Ops Type B3 Submi t t al Ar i zona Ai r Nat i onal Guar d 12 December 2018

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WET PI PE SPRI NKLER SYSTEM, FI RE PROTECTI ON

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PART 1 GENERAL

1. 1 REFERENCES

The publ i cat i ons l i s t ed bel ow f or m a par t of t hi s speci f i cat i on t o t he ext ent r ef er enced. The publ i cat i ons ar e r ef er r ed t o wi t hi n t he t ext by t he basi c desi gnat i on onl y.

AMERI CAN SOCI ETY OF SANI TARY ENGI NEERI NG ( ASSE)

ASSE 1015 ( 2011) Per f or mance Requi r ement s f or Doubl e Check Backf l ow Pr event i on Assembl i es and Doubl e Check Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Backf l ow Pr event i on Assembl i es - ( ANSI appr oved 2010)

AMERI CAN WATER WORKS ASSOCI ATI ON ( AWWA)

AWWA C203 ( 2008) Coal - Tar Pr ot ect i ve Coat i ngs and Li ni ngs f or St eel Wat er Pi pel i nes - Enamel and Tape - Hot - Appl i ed

ASME I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASME)

ASME B16. 1 ( 2015) Gr ay I r on Pi pe Fl anges and Fl anged Fi t t i ngs Cl asses 25, 125, and 250

ASME B16. 11 ( 2011) For ged Fi t t i ngs, Socket - Wel di ng and Threaded

ASME B16. 21 ( 2011) Nonmet al l i c Fl at Gasket s f or Pi pe Flanges

ASME B16. 3 ( 2011) Mal l eabl e I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs, Cl asses 150 and 300

ASME B16. 4 ( 2011) St andar d f or Gr ay I r on Thr eaded Fi t t i ngs; Cl asses 125 and 250

ASME B16. 9 ( 2012) St andar d f or Fact or y- Made Wr ought St eel But t wel di ng Fi t t i ngs

ASME B18. 2. 2 ( 2010) Nut s f or Gener al Appl i cat i ons:

Machi ne Scr ew Nut s, Hex, Squar e, Hex Fl ange, and Coupl i ng Nut s ( I nch Ser i es)

ASTM I NTERNATI ONAL ( ASTM)

ASTM A135/ A135M ( 2009; R2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or El ect r i c- Resi st ance- Wel ded St eel Pi pe

ASTM A183 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon

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St eel Tr ack Bol t s and Nut s

ASTM A193/ A193M ( 2016) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Al l oy- St eel and St ai nl ess St eel Bol t i ng Mat er i al s f or Hi gh- Temper at ur e Ser vi ce and Ot her Speci al Pur pose Appl i cat i ons

ASTM A449 ( 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Hex Cap Scr ews, Bol t s, and St uds, St eel , Heat Tr eat ed, 120/ 105/ 90 ksi Mi ni mum Tensi l e St r engt h, Gener al Use

ASTM A47/ A47M ( 1999; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Fer r i t i c Mal l eabl e I r on Cast i ngs

ASTM A53/ A53M ( 2012) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Pi pe, St eel , Bl ack and Hot - Di pped, Zi nc- Coat ed, Wel ded and Seaml ess

ASTM A536 ( 1984; R 2014) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Duct i l e I r on Cast i ngs

ASTM A563 ( 2015) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Car bon and Al l oy St eel Nut s

ASTM A795/ A795M ( 2013) St andar d Speci f i cat i on f or Bl ack and Hot - Di pped Zi nc- Coat ed ( Gal vani zed) Wel ded and Seaml ess St eel Pi pe f or Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Use

ASTM F436 ( 2011) Har dened St eel Washer s

FM GLOBAL ( FM)

FM APP GUI DE ( updat ed on- l i ne) Appr oval Gui de http://www.approvalguide.com/

MANUFACTURERS STANDARDI ZATI ON SOCI ETY OF THE VALVE AND FI TTI NGS

I NDUSTRY ( MSS)

MSS SP- 71 ( 2011; Er r at a 2013) Gr ay I r on Swi ng Check Val ves, Fl anged and Thr eaded Ends

NATI ONAL FI RE PROTECTI ON ASSOCI ATI ON ( NFPA)

NFPA 13 ( 2016) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Spr i nkl er Syst ems

NFPA 1963 ( 2014) St andar d f or Fi r e Hose Connect i ons

NFPA 24 ( 2019) St andar d f or t he I nst al l at i on of Pr i vat e Fi r e Ser vi ce Mai ns and Thei r Appurtenances

NATI ONAL I NSTI TUTE FOR CERTI FI CATI ON I N ENGI NEERI NG TECHNOLOGI ES

(NICET)

NI CET 1014- 7 ( 2010) Pr ogr am Det ai l Manual f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n t he Fi el d of Fi r e

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Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng Technol ogy ( Fi el d Code 003) Subf i el d of Aut omat i c Spr i nkl er Syst em Layout

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ( DOD)

UFC 3- 310- 04 ( 2013) Sei smi c Desi gn f or Bui l di ngs

UNDERWRI TERS LABORATORI ES ( UL)

UL 668 ( 2004; Repr i nt Dec 2012) Hose Val ves f or Fi r e- Pr ot ect i on Ser vi ce

UL Bl d Mat Di r ( 2012) Bui l di ng Mat er i al s Di r ect or y

UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r ( 2012) Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Equi pment Di r ect or y

1. 2 SYSTEM DESCRI PTI ON

Fur ni sh pi pi ng of f set s, f i t t i ngs, and any ot her accessor i es as r equi r ed t o pr ovi de a compl et e i nst al l at i on and t o el i mi nat e i nt er f er ence wi t h ot her const r uct i on. I nst al l spr i nkl er syst em over and under duct s, pi pi ng and pl at f or ms when such equi pment can negat i vel y ef f ect or di sr upt t he spr i nkl er di schar ge pat t er n and cover age. Pr ovi de wet pi pe spr i nkl er syst em i n al l ar eas of t he bui l di ng except wher e i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Except as modi f i ed her ei n, t he syst em shal l be desi gned and i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Pi pe s i zes whi ch ar e not i ndi cat ed on dr awi ngs shal l be det er mi ned by hydr aul i c cal cul at i on. Desi gn any por t i ons of t he spr i nkl er syst em t hat ar e not i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs i ncl udi ng l ocat i ng spr i nkl er s, pi pi ng and equi pment , and s i ze pi pi ng and equi pment when t hi s i nf or mat i on i s not i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs or i s not speci f i ed her ei n.

The desi gn of t he spr i nkl er syst em shal l be based on hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons, and t he ot her pr ovi s i ons speci f i ed her ei n.

1. 2. 1 Hydr aul i c Desi gn

Hydr aul i cal l y desi gn t he syst em t o di schar ge a mi ni mum densi t y as i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. The mi ni mum pi pe s i ze f or br anch l i nes i n gr i dded syst ems shal l be 1- 1/ 4 i nch. Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he Ar ea/ Densi t y Met hod of NFPA 13. Wat er vel oci t y i n t he pi pi ng shal l not exceed 20 f t / s. Cal cul at i ons shal l i ncl ude a mi ni mum 12 psi l oss t hr ough backf l ow pr event er s. The desi gn ar ea r educt i on i n NFPA 13 f or qui ck r esponse spr i nkl er s i s not per mi t t ed.

1. 2. 1. 1 Hose Demand

Add an al l owance f or ext er i or hose st r eams of 250 gpm t o t he spr i nk l er syst em demand at t he f i r e hydr ant shown on t he dr awi ngs c l osest t o t he poi nt wher e t he wat er ser vi ce ent er s t he bui l di ng.

1. 2. 1. 2 Basi s f or Cal cul at i ons

The desi gn of t he syst em shal l be based upon t he wat er suppl y as i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Wat er suppl y shal l be pr esumed avai l abl e at t he poi nt of connect i on t o t he exi st i ng wat er suppl y. Hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons shal l be based upon t he Hazen- Wi l l i ams f or mul a wi t h a " C" val ue of 120 f or st eel pi pi ng, 140 f or new cement - l i ned duct i l e- i r on pi pi ng, and 100 f or exi st i ng under gr ound pi pi ng.

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1. 2. 1. 3 Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons

Submi t hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons, i ncl udi ng a dr awi ng showi ng hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s and pi pe segment s and as out l i ned i n NFPA 13, except t hat cal cul at i ons shal l be per f or med by comput er usi ng sof t war e i nt ended speci f i cal l y f or f i r e pr ot ect i on syst em desi gn usi ng t he desi gn dat a shown on t he dr awi ngs. Sof t war e t hat uses k- f act or s f or t ypi cal br anch l i nes i s not accept abl e. Cal cul at i ons shal l be based on t he wat er suppl y dat a shown on t he dr awi ngs t o subst ant i at e t hat t he desi gn ar ea used i n t he cal cul at i ons i s t he most demandi ng hydr aul i cal l y . Wat er suppl y cur ves and syst em r equi r ement s shal l be pl ot t ed on semi - l ogar i t hmi c gr aph paper so as t o pr esent a summar y of t he compl et e hydr aul i c cal cul at i on. Pr ovi de a summar y sheet l i s t i ng spr i nkl er s i n t he desi gn ar ea and t hei r r espect i ve hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s, el evat i ons, act ual di schar ge pr essur es and act ual f l ows. El evat i ons of hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s ( nodes) shal l be i ndi cat ed. Document at i on shal l i dent i f y each pi pe i ndi v i dual l y and t he nodes connect ed t her et o. I ndi cat e t he di amet er , l engt h, f l ow, vel oci t y, f r i c t i on l oss, number and t ype f i t t i ngs, t ot al f r i c t i on l oss i n t he pi pe, equi val ent pi pe l engt h and Hazen- Wi l l i ams coef f i c i ent f or each pi pe. For gr i dded syst ems, cal cul at i ons shal l show peaki ng of demand ar ea f r i c t i on l oss t o ver i f y t hat t he hydr aul i cal l y most demandi ng ar ea i s bei ng used.

Al so f or gr i dded syst ems, a f l ow di agr am i ndi cat i ng t he quant i t y and di r ect i on of f l ows shal l be i ncl uded. A dr awi ng showi ng hydr aul i c r ef er ence poi nt s ( nodes) and pi pe desi gnat i ons used i n t he cal cul at i ons shal l be i ncl uded and shal l be i ndependent of shop dr awi ngs.

1. 2. 2 Spr i nkl er Cover age

Spr i nkl er s shal l be uni f or ml y spaced on br anch l i nes. I n bui l di ngs pr ot ect ed by aut omat i c spr i nkl er s, spr i nkl er s shal l pr ovi de cover age t hr oughout 100 per cent of t he bui l di ng. Thi s i ncl udes, but i s not l i mi t ed t o, t el ephone r ooms, el ect r i cal equi pment r ooms, boi l er r ooms, swi t chgear r ooms, t r ansf or mer r ooms, and ot her el ect r i cal and mechani cal spaces.

Cover age per spr i nkl er shal l be i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13, 130 squar e f eet f or or di nar y hazar d occupanci es, and 225 squar e f eet f or l i ght hazar d occupanci es.

1. 3 SUBMITTALS

Gover nment appr oval i s r equi r ed f or submi t t al s wi t h a " G" desi gnat i on;

submi t t al s not havi ng a " G" desi gnat i on ar e f or i nf or mat i on onl y. When used, a desi gnat i on f ol l owi ng t he " G" desi gnat i on i dent i f i es t he of f i ce t hat wi l l r evi ew t he submi t t al f or t he Gover nment . Submi t t he f ol l owi ng i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 01 33 00 SUBMI TTAL PROCEDURES:

SD- 02 Shop Dr awi ngs

Shop Dr awi ngs; G As- Bui l t Dr awi ngs

SD- 03 Pr oduct Dat a

Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Rel at ed Submi t t al s Mat er i al s and Equi pment ; G Spar e Par t s Pr el i mi nar y Test s; G Fi nal Accept ance Test ; G Onsi t e Tr ai ni ng; G Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t ; G

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Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er ; G

SD- 05 Desi gn Dat a

Sway Br aci ng; G Hydr aul i c Cal cul at i ons; G

SD- 06 Test Repor t s

Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t

SD- 07 Cer t i f i cat es

I nspect i on by Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t

SD- 10 Oper at i on and Mai nt enance Dat a

Oper at i ng and Mai nt enance Manual s; G

1. 4 QUALI TY ASSURANCE

Compl i ance wi t h r ef er enced NFPA st andar ds i s mandat or y. I n t he event of a conf l i c t bet ween speci f i c pr ovi s i ons of t hi s speci f i cat i on and appl i cabl e NFPA st andar ds, t hi s speci f i cat i on gover ns. I nt er pr et r ef er ence t o " aut hor i t y havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on" t o mean t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer .

1. 4. 1 Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t

Per f or m wor k speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on under t he super vi s i on of and cer t i f i ed by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t who i s an i ndi v i dual r egi st er ed pr of essi onal engi neer who has passed t he f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer i ng wr i t t en exami nat i on admi ni st er ed by t he Nat i onal Counci l of Exami ner s f or Engi neer i ng and Sur veys ( NCEES) i n a r el at ed engi neer i ng di sci pl i ne wi t h a mi ni mum of 5 year s exper i ence, dedi cat ed t o f i r e pr ot ect i on engi neer i ng t hat can be ver i f i ed wi t h document at i on or who i s cer t i f i ed as a Level I V Techni c i an by Nat i onal I nst i t ut e f or Cer t i f i cat i on i n Engi neer i ng Technol ogi es ( NI CET) i n t he Aut omat i c Spr i nkl er Syst em Layout subf i el d of Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Engi neer i ng Technol ogy i n accor dance wi t h NI CET 1014- 7.

Submi t t he name and document at i on of cer t i f i cat i on of t he pr oposed Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t s, no l at er t han 14 days af t er t he Not i ce t o Pr oceed and pr i or t o t he submi t t al of t he spr i nkl er syst em dr awi ngs and hydr aul i c cal cul at i ons. The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t shal l pr epar e and submi t a l i s t of t he f i r e pr ot ect i on r el at ed submi t t al s, no l at er t han 14 days af t er t he appr oval of t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t , f r om t he Cont r act Submi t t al Regi st er t hat r el at e t o t he successf ul i nst al l at i on of t he spr i nkl er syst ems( s) . The submi t t al s i dent i f i ed on t hi s l i s t shal l be accompani ed by a l et t er of appr oval s i gned and dat ed by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t when submi t t ed t o t he Gover nment . The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t shal l be r egul ar l y engaged i n t he desi gn and i nst al l at i on of t he t ype and compl exi t y of syst em speci f i ed i n t he cont r act document s, and shal l have ser ved i n a s i mi l ar capaci t y f or at l east t hr ee syst ems t hat have per f or med i n t he manner i nt ended f or a per i od of not l ess t han 6 mont hs.

1. 4. 2 Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er

Wor k speci f i ed i n t hi s sect i on shal l be per f or med by t he Spr i nkl er Syst em I nst al l er who i s r egul ar l y engaged i n t he i nst al l at i on of t he t ype and compl exi t y of syst em speci f i ed i n t he cont r act document s, and who has

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1. 4. 3 Shop Dr awi ngs

Shop Dr awi ngs shal l conf or m t o t he r equi r ement s est abl i shed f or wor ki ng pl ans as pr escr i bed i n NFPA 13 and UFC 3- 600- 01. Submi t 3 copi es of t he Spr i nkl er Syst em shop dr awi ngs, no l at er t han 21 days pr i or t o t he st ar t of spr i nkl er syst em i nst al l at i on. Dr awi ngs shal l i nc l ude pl an and el evat i on v i ews demonst r at i ng t hat t he equi pment wi l l f i t t he al l ot t ed spaces wi t h c l ear ance f or i nst al l at i on and mai nt enance. Each set of dr awi ngs shal l i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng:

a. Descr i pt i ve i ndex of dr awi ngs i n t he submi t t al wi t h dr awi ngs l i s t ed i n sequence by dr awi ng number . A l egend i dent i f y i ng devi ce symbol s, nomencl at ur e, and convent i ons used.

b. Fl oor pl ans dr awn t o a scal e not l ess t han 1/ 8" = 1' - 0" whi ch c l ear l y show l ocat i ons of spr i nkl er s, r i ser s, pi pe hanger s, sei smi c separ at i on assembl i es, sway br aci ng, i nspect or ' s t est connect i ons, dr ai ns, ai r vent s and ot her appl i cabl e det ai l s necessar y t o c l ear l y descr i be t he pr oposed ar r angement . Each t ype of f i t t i ng used and t he l ocat i ons of bushi ngs, r educi ng coupl i ngs, and wel ded j oi nt s shal l be i ndi cat ed.

c. Act ual cent er - t o- cent er di mensi ons bet ween spr i nkl er s on br anch l i nes and bet ween br anch l i nes; f r om end spr i nkl er s t o adj acent wal l s; f r om wal l s t o br anch l i nes; f r om spr i nkl er f eed mai ns, cr oss- mai ns and br anch l i nes t o f i ni shed f l oor and r oof or cei l i ng. A det ai l shal l show t he di mensi on f r om t he spr i nkl er and spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he cei l i ng i n f i ni shed ar eas.

d. Longi t udi nal and t r ansver se bui l di ng sect i ons showi ng t ypi cal br anch l i ne and cr oss- mai n pi pe r out i ng as wel l as el evat i on of each t ypi cal spr i nkl er above f i ni shed f l oor .

e. Det ai l s of each t ype of r i ser assembl y; pi pe hanger ; sway br aci ng f or ear t hquake pr ot ect i on, and r est r ai nt of under gr ound wat er mai n at poi nt - of - ent r y i nt o t he bui l di ng, and el ect r i cal devi ces and i nt er connect i ng wi r i ng. Submi t l oad cal cul at i ons f or s i z i ng of sway br aci ng, f or syst ems t hat ar e r equi r ed t o be pr ot ect ed agai nst damage f r om ear t hquakes.

1. 5 DELI VERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLI NG

Al l equi pment del i ver ed and pl aced i n st or age shal l be housed i n a manner t o pr ecl ude any damage f r om t he weat her , humi di t y and t emper at ur e var i at i ons, di r t and dust , or ot her cont ami nant s. Addi t i onal l y, al l pi pes shal l ei t her be capped or pl ugged unt i l i nst al l ed.

1. 6 EXTRA MATERI ALS

Submi t spar e par t s dat a f or each di f f er ent i t em of mat er i al and equi pment speci f i ed. The dat a shal l i ncl ude a compl et e l i s t of par t s and suppl i es, wi t h cur r ent uni t pr i ces and sour ce of suppl y, and a l i s t of par t s r ecommended by t he manuf act ur er t o be r epl aced af t er 1 year and 3 year s of ser vi ce. I ncl ude a l i s t of speci al t ool s and t est equi pment r equi r ed f or

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PART 2 PRODUCTS

2. 1 STANDARD PRODUCTS

Pr ovi de mat er i al s and equi pment whi ch ar e st andar d pr oduct s of a manuf act ur er r egul ar l y engaged i n t he manuf act ur e of such pr oduct s and t hat essent i al l y dupl i cat e i t ems t hat have been i n sat i sf act or y use f or at l east 2 year s pr i or t o bi d openi ng.

2. 2 NAMEPLATES

Al l equi pment shal l have a namepl at e t hat i dent i f i es t he manuf act ur er ' s name, addr ess, t ype or st y l e, model or ser i al number , and cat al og number .

2. 3 REQUI REMENTS FOR FI RE PROTECTI ON SERVI CE

Pr ovi de Mat er i al s and Equi pment t hat have been t est ed by Under wr i t er s Labor at or i es, I nc. and ar e l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or appr oved by Fact or y Mut ual and l i s t ed i n FM APP GUI DE. Wher e t he t er ms " l i s t ed" or " appr oved" appear i n t hi s speci f i cat i on, such shal l mean l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE. Submi t manuf act ur er ' s cat al og dat a i ncl uded wi t h t he Spr i nkl er Syst em Dr awi ngs f or al l i t ems speci f i ed her ei n.

The dat a shal l be hi ghl i ght ed t o show model , s i ze, opt i ons, et c. , t hat ar e i nt ended f or consi der at i on. Dat a shal l be adequat e t o demonst r at e compl i ance wi t h al l cont r act r equi r ement s. I n addi t i on, pr ovi de a compl et e equi pment l i s t t hat i ncl udes equi pment descr i pt i on, model number and quantity.

2. 4 UNDERGROUND PI PI NG COMPONENTS

2. 4. 1 Pipe

Pi pi ng f r om a poi nt 6 i nches above t he f l oor t o a poi nt 5 f eet out s i de t he bui l di ng wal l shal l be st ai nl ess st eel wi t h a r at ed wor ki ng pr essur e of 175 psi conf or mi ng t o AWWA C220. Pi pi ng mor e t han 5 f eet out s i de t he bui l di ng wal l s shal l compl y wi t h Sect i on 33 11 00 WATER UTI LI TY DI STRI BUTI ON PI PI NG.

2. 4. 2 Fi t t i ngs and Gasket s

Fi t t i ngs shal l be duct i l e i r on conf or mi ng t o AWWA C226 Gasket s shal l be sui t abl e i n desi gn and si ze f or t he pi pe wi t h whi ch such gasket s ar e t o be used.

2. 4. 3 Gat e Val ve and I ndi cat or Post s

Gat e val ves f or under gr ound i nst al l at i on shal l be of t he i nsi de scr ew t ype wi t h count er - c l ockwi se r ot at i on t o open. Wher e i ndi cat i ng t ype val ves ar e shown or r equi r ed, i ndi cat i ng val ves shal l be gat e val ves wi t h an appr oved i ndi cat or post of a l engt h t o per mi t t he t op of t he post t o be l ocat ed 3 f eet above f i ni shed gr ade. Gat e val ves and i ndi cat or post s shal l be l i s t ed in UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE.

2. 5 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG COMPONENTS

Abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l be st eel .

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2. 5. 1 St eel Pi pi ng Component s

2. 5. 1. 1 St eel Pi pe

Except as modi f i ed her ei n, st eel pi pe shal l be bl ack as per mi t t ed by NFPA 13 and shal l conf or m t o appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of ASTM A795/ A795M, ASTM A53/ A53M, or ASTM A135/ A135M. Al l s t eel pi pi ng shal l be a mi ni mum Schedul e 40 t hi ckness. Pi pe shal l be mar ked wi t h t he name of t he manuf act ur er , k i nd of pi pe, and ASTM desi gnat i on.

2. 5. 1. 2 Fi t t i ngs f or Non- Gr ooved St eel Pi pe

Fi t t i ngs shal l be cast i r on conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 4, st eel conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 9 or ASME B16. 11, or mal l eabl e i r on conf or mi ng t o ASME B16. 3.

Fi t t i ngs i nt o whi ch spr i nkl er s, dr op ni ppl es or r i ser ni ppl es ( spr i gs) ar e scr ewed shal l be t hr eaded t ype. Pl ai n- end f i t t i ngs wi t h mechani cal coupl i ngs, f i t t i ngs t hat use st eel gr i ppi ng devi ces t o bi t e i nt o t he pi pe and segment ed wel ded f i t t i ngs shal l not be used.

2. 5. 1. 3 Gr ooved Mechani cal Joi nt s and Fi t t i ngs

Joi nt s and f i t t i ngs shal l be desi gned f or not l ess t han 175 psi ser vi ce and shal l be t he pr oduct of t he same manuf act ur er ; segment ed wel ded f i t t i ngs shal l not be used. Fi t t i ng and coupl i ng houses shal l be mal l eabl e i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A47/ A47M, Gr ade 32510; duct i l e i r on conf or mi ng t o ASTM A536, Gr ade 65- 45- 12. Gasket shal l be t he f l ush t ype t hat f i l l s t he ent i r e cavi t y bet ween t he f i t t i ng and t he pi pe. Nut s and bol t s shal l be heat - t r eat ed st eel conf or mi ng t o ASTM A183 and shal l be cadmi um pl at ed or z i nc el ect r opl at ed. Saddl e t ees shal l not be per mi t t ed.

2. 5. 1. 4 Flanges

Fl anges shal l conf or m t o NFPA 13 and ASME B16. 1. Gasket s shal l be non- asbest os compr essed mat er i al i n accor dance wi t h ASME B16. 21, 1/ 16 i nch t hi ck, and f ul l f ace or sel f - cent er i ng f l at r i ng t ype.

2. 5. 1. 5 Bol t s, Nut , and Washer s

Bol t s shal l be conf or m t o ASTM A449, Type 1 and shal l ext end no l ess t han t hr ee f ul l t hr eads beyond t he nut wi t h bol t s t i ght ened t o t he r equi r ed t or que. Nut s shal l be hexagon t ype conf or mi ng t o ASME B18. 2. 2, ASTM A193/ A193M, Gr ade 5, or ASTM A563, Gr ade C3 or DH3. Washer s shal l meet t he r equi r ement s of ASTM F436. Fl at c i r cul ar washer s shal l be pr ovi ded under al l bol t heads and nut s.

2. 5. 2 Pi pe Hanger s

Hanger s shal l be l i s t ed i n UL Fi r e Pr ot Di r or FM APP GUI DE and of t he t ype sui t abl e f or t he appl i cat i on, const r uct i on, and pi pe t ype and si zed t o be supported.

2. 5. 3 Valves

2. 5. 3. 1 Cont r ol Val ve and Gat e Val ve

Manual l y oper at ed spr i nkl er cont r ol val ve and gat e val ve shal l be out s i de st em and yoke ( OS&Y) t ype and shal l be l i s t ed i n UL Bl d Mat Di r or

FM APP GUI DE.

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2. 5. 3. 2 Check Val ve

Check val ves 2 i nches and l ar ger shal l be l i s t ed i n UL Bl d Mat Di r or FM APP GUI DE. Check val ves 4 i nches and l ar ger shal l be of t he swi ng t ype wi t h f l anged cast i r on body and f l anged i nspect i on pl at e, shal l have a c l ear wat er way and shal l meet t he r equi r ement s of MSS SP- 71, f or Type 3 or 4.

2. 5. 3. 3 Hose Val ve Val ve shal l compl y wi t h UL 668 and shal l have a mi ni mum r at i ng of 300 psi .

Val ve shal l be non- r i s i ng st em, al l br onze, 90 degr ee angl e t ype, wi t h 2- 1/ 2 i nch Amer i can Nat i onal St andar d Fi r e Hose Scr ew Thr ead ( NH) mal e out l et i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 1963. Hose val ve shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h 2- 1/ 2 t o 1- 1/ 2 i nch r educer . Hose val ves shal l be equi pped wi t h l ugged cap wi t h dr i p dr ai n, cap gasket and chai n. Val ve f i ni sh shal l be pol i shed br ass, r ough chr ome pl at ed, or pol i shed chr ome pl at ed.

2. 6 ALARM CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY

Assembl y shal l i ncl ude an al ar m check val ve, st andar d t r i m pi pi ng, pr essur e gauges, bypass, r et ar di ng chamber , t est i ng val ves, mai n dr ai n, and ot her component s as r equi r ed f or a f ul l y oper at i onal syst em.

2. 7 WATERFLOW ALARM

El ect r i cal l y oper at ed, ext er i or - mount ed, wat er f l ow al ar m bel l shal l be pr ovi ded and i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Wat er f l ow al ar m bel l shal l be r at ed 24 VDC and shal l be connect ed t o t he Fi r e Al ar m Cont r ol Panel ( FACP) i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 28 31 76. 00 00 I NTERI OR FI RE ALARM

AND MASS NOTI FI CAI TI ON SYSTEM

2. 8 ALARM I NI TI ATI NG AND SUPERVI SORY DEVI CES

2. 8. 1 Spr i nkl er Wat er f l ow I ndi cat or Swi t ch, Vane Type

Swi t ch shal l be vane t ype wi t h a pi pe saddl e and cast al umi num housi ng.

The el ect r o- mechani cal devi ce shal l i ncl ude a f l ex i bl e, l ow- densi t y pol yet hyl ene paddl e conf or mi ng t o t he i nsi de di amet er of t he f i r e pr ot ect i on pi pe. The devi ce shal l sense wat er movement s and be capabl e of det ect i ng a sust ai ned f l ow of 10 gpm or gr eat er . The devi ce shal l cont ai n a r et ar d devi ce adj ust abl e f r om 0 t o 90 seconds t o r educe t he possi bi l i t y of f al se al ar ms caused by t r ansi ent f l ow sur ges. The swi t ch shal l be t amper r esi st ant and cont ai n t wo SPDT ( For m C) cont act s ar r anged t o t r ansf er upon r emoval of t he housi ng cover , and shal l be equi pped wi t h a s i l i cone r ubber gasket t o assur e posi t i ve wat er seal and a dust pr oof cover and gasket t o seal t he mechani sm f r om di r t and moi st ur e.

2. 8. 2 Spr i nkl er Pr essur e ( Wat er f l ow) Al ar m Swi t ch

Pr essur e swi t ch shal l i ncl ude a met al housi ng wi t h a neopr ene di aphr agm, SPDT snap act i on swi t ches and a 1/ 2 i nch NPT mal e pi pe t hr ead. The swi t ch shal l have a maxi mum ser vi ce pr essur e r at i ng of 175 psi . Ther e shal l be t wo SPDT ( For m C) cont act s f act or y adj ust ed t o oper at e at 4 t o 8 psi . The swi t ch shal l be capabl e of bei ng mount ed i n any posi t i on i n t he al ar m l i ne t r i m pi pi ng of t he al ar m check val ve.

2. 8. 3 Val ve Super vi sor y ( Tamper ) Swi t ch

Swi t ch shal l be sui t abl e f or mount i ng t o t he t ype of cont r ol val ve t o be

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 10 Page 9 super vi sed open. The swi t ch shal l be t amper r esi st ant and cont ai n one set of SPDT ( For m C) cont act s ar r anged t o t r ansf er upon r emoval of t he housi ng cover or c l osur e of t he val ve of mor e t han t wo r ot at i ons of t he val ve st em.

2. 9 FI RE DEPARTMENT CONNECTI ON

Fi r e depar t ment connect i on shal l be pr oj ect i ng or f l ush t ype wi t h cast br ass body, mat chi ng wal l escut cheon l et t er ed " Aut o Spkr " wi t h a pol i shed br ass or chr omi um pl at ed f i ni sh. The connect i on shal l have t wo i nl et s wi t h i ndi v i dual sel f - c l osi ng c l apper s, caps wi t h dr i p dr ai ns and chai ns. Femal e i nl et s shal l have 2- 1/ 2 i nch di amet er Amer i can Nat i onal Fi r e Hose Connect i on Scr ew Thr eads ( NH) per NFPA 1963.

2. 10 SPRINKLERS

Spr i nkl er s wi t h i nt er nal O- r i ngs shal l not be used. Spr i nkl er s shal l be used i n accor dance wi t h t hei r l i s t ed cover age l i mi t at i ons. Temper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on shal l be as i ndi cat ed on t he dr awi ngs. Spr i nkl er s i n hi gh heat ar eas i ncl udi ng at t i c spaces or i n c l ose pr oxi mi t y t o uni t heat er s shal l have t emper at ur e c l assi f i cat i on i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13. Ext ended cover age spr i nkl er s shal l not be used.

2. 10. 1 Conceal ed Spr i nkl er

Conceal ed spr i nk l er shal l be chr ome- pl at ed, st ai nl ess st eel , or whi t e pol yest er qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 10. 2 Recessed Spr i nkl er

Recessed spr i nkl er shal l be chr ome- pl at ed, st ai nl ess st eel , or whi t e pol yest er qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 10. 3 Fl ush Spr i nkl er

Fl ush spr i nkl er shal l be chr ome- pl at ed, st ai nl ess st eel , or whi t e pol yest er qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 10. 4 Pendent Spr i nkl er

Pendent spr i nkl er shal l be of t he f usi bl e st r ut or gl ass bul b t ype, r ecessed qui ck- r esponse t ype wi t h nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce. Pendent spr i nkl er s shal l have a pol i shed chr ome, st ai nl ess st eel , or whi t e pol yest er f i ni sh.

2. 10. 5 Upr i ght Spr i nkl er

Upr i ght spr i nkl er shal l be br ass, chr ome- pl at ed, s t ai nl ess st eel , or whi t e pol yest er qui ck- r esponse t ype and shal l have a nomi nal 1/ 2 i nch or 17/ 32 i nch or i f i ce.

2. 10. 6 Cor r osi on Resi st ant Spr i nkl er

Cor r osi on r esi st ant spr i nkl er shal l be i nst al l ed i n l ocat i ons as i ndi cat ed. Cor r osi on r esi st ant coat i ngs shal l be f act or y- appl i ed by t he spr i nkl er manuf act ur er .

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2. 11 ACCESSORIES

2. 11. 1 Spr i nkl er Cabi net

Spar e spr i nkl er s shal l be pr ovi ded i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 and shal l be packed i n a sui t abl e met al or pl ast i c cabi net . Spar e spr i nkl er s shal l be r epr esent at i ve of , and i n pr opor t i on t o, t he number of each t ype and t emper at ur e r at i ng of t he spr i nkl er s i nst al l ed. At l east one wr ench of each t ype r equi r ed shal l be pr ovi ded.

2. 11. 2 Pendent Spr i nkl er Escut cheon

Escut cheon shal l be one- pi ece met al l i c t ype wi t h a dept h of l ess t han 3/ 4 i nch and sui t abl e f or i nst al l at i on on pendent spr i nkl er s. The escut cheon shal l have a f act or y f i ni sh t hat mat ches t he pendent spr i nkl er heads.

2. 11. 3 Pi pe Escut cheon

Escut cheon shal l be pol i shed chr omi um- pl at ed z i nc al l oy, or pol i shed chr omi um- pl at ed copper al l oy. Escut cheons shal l be ei t her one- pi ece or spl i t - pat t er n, hel d i n pl ace by i nt er nal spr i ng t ensi on or set scr ew.

2. 11. 4 Spr i nkl er Guar d

Guar d shal l be a st eel wi r e cage desi gned t o encase t he spr i nkl er and pr ot ect i t f r om mechani cal damage. Guar ds shal l be UL Li st ed f or use wi t h t he speci f i c spr i nkl er ( manuf act ur er and model ) t o be pr ot ect ed.

2. 11. 5 I dent i f i cat i on Si gn

Val ve i dent i f i cat i on s i gn shal l be mi ni mum 6 i nches wi de by 2 i nches hi gh wi t h enamel baked f i ni sh on mi ni mum 18 gauge st eel or 0. 024 i nch al umi num wi t h r ed l et t er s on a whi t e backgr ound or whi t e l et t er s on r ed backgr ound.

Wor di ng of s i gn shal l i ncl ude, but not be l i mi t ed t o " mai n dr ai n, " " auxi l i ar y dr ai n, " " i nspect or ' s t est , " " al ar m t est , " " al ar m l i ne, " and si mi l ar wor di ng as r equi r ed t o i dent i f y oper at i onal component s.

2. 12 DOUBLE- CHECK VALVE BACKFLOW PREVENTI ON ASSEMBLY

Ver t i cal doubl e- check backf l ow pr event i on assembl y shal l compl y wi t h ASSE 1015. The assembl y shal l have a br onze, cast - i r on or st ai nl ess st eel body wi t h f l anged ends. The assembl y shal l i ncl ude pr essur e gauge t est por t s and OS&Y shut of f val ves on t he i nl et and out l et , 2- posi t i ve- seat i ng check val ve f or cont i nuous pr essur e appl i cat i on, and f our t est cocks.

Assembl i es shal l be r at ed f or wor ki ng pr essur e of 175 psi The maxi mum pr essur e l oss shal l be 6 psi at a f l ow r at e equal t o t he spr i nkl er wat er demand, at t he l ocat i on of t he assembl y. A t est por t f or a pr essur e gauge shal l be pr ovi ded bot h upst r eam and downst r eam of t he doubl e check backf l ow pr event i on assembl y val ves.

PART 3 EXECUTI ON

3. 1 FI ELD MEASUREMENTS

Af t er becomi ng f ami l i ar wi t h al l det ai l s of t he wor k, ver i f y al l di mensi ons i n t he f i el d, and advi se t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer of any di scr epancy bef or e per f or mi ng t he wor k.

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3. 2 I NSTALLATI ON REQUI REMENTS

The i nst al l at i on shal l be i n accor dance wi t h t he appl i cabl e pr ovi s i ons of NFPA 13, NFPA 24 and publ i cat i ons r ef er enced t her ei n.

3. 3 I NSPECTI ON BY FI RE PROTECTI ON SPECI ALI ST

Pr i or t o cei l i ng i nst al l at i on and concur r ent wi t h t he Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t , cer t i f i cat i on by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t t hat t he spr i nkl er syst em i s i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s, i ncl udi ng s i gned appr oval of t he Pr el i mi nar y and Fi nal Accept ance Test Repor t s. The Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t shal l : 1) i nspect t he spr i nkl er syst em per i odi cal l y dur i ng t he i nst al l at i on t o assur e t hat t he spr i nkl er syst em i s bei ng pr ovi ded and i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s,

2) wi t ness t he pr el i mi nar y and f i nal t est s, and s i gn t he t est r esul t s, 3) af t er compl et i on of t he syst em i nspect i ons and a successf ul f i nal t est , cer t i f y i n wr i t i ng t hat t he syst em has been i nst al l ed i n accor dance wi t h t he cont r act r equi r ement s. Any di scr epancy shal l be br ought t o t he at t ent i on of t he Cont r act i ng Of f i cer i n wr i t i ng, no l at er t han t hr ee wor ki ng days af t er t he di scr epancy i s di scover ed.

3. 4 ABOVEGROUND PI PI NG I NSTALLATI ON

3. 4. 1 Pr ot ect i on of Pi pi ng Agai nst Ear t hquake Damage

Sei smi cal l y pr ot ect t he syst em pi pi ng agai nst damage f r om ear t hquakes.

Thi s r equi r ement i s not subj ect t o det er mi nat i on under NFPA 13. I nst al l t he sei smi c pr ot ect i on of t he syst em pi pi ng i n accor dance wi t h UFC 3- 310- 04, NFPA 13 and Annex A. I ncl ude t he r equi r ed f eat ur es i dent i f i ed t her ei n t hat ar e appl i cabl e t o t he speci f i c pi pi ng syst em.

3. 4. 2 Pi pi ng i n Exposed Ar eas

I nst al l exposed pi pi ng wi t hout di mi ni shi ng exi t access wi dt hs, cor r i dor s or equi pment access. Exposed hor i zont al pi pi ng, i ncl udi ng dr ai n pi pi ng, shal l be i nst al l ed t o pr ovi de maxi mum headr oom. Pr ovi de a mi ni mum cl ear ance of 3 f eet access t o and i n f r ont of al l equi pment and 6 i nches behi nd equi pment ( e. g. cont r ol val ves, backf l or pr event er s, check val ves, wat er f l ow switches).

3. 4. 3 Pi pi ng i n Fi ni shed Ar eas

I n ar eas wi t h suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs and i n ar eas wi t h conceal ed spaces above t he cei l i ng, pi pi ng shal l be conceal ed above cei l i ngs. Pi pi ng shal l be i nspect ed, t est ed and appr oved bef or e bei ng conceal ed. Ri ser s and si mi l ar ver t i cal r uns of pi pi ng i n f i ni shed ar eas shal l be conceal ed.

3. 4. 4 Pendent Spr i nkl er s

Dr op ni ppl es t o pendent spr i nkl er s shal l consi st of mi ni mum 1 i nch pi pe wi t h a r educi ng coupl i ng i nt o whi ch t he spr i nkl er shal l be t hr eaded.

Hanger s shal l be pr ovi ded on ar m- over s t o dr op ni ppl es suppl y i ng pendent spr i nkl er s when t he ar m- over exceeds 12 i nches f or st eel pi pe. Wher e spr i nkl er s ar e i nst al l ed bel ow suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs, dr op ni ppl es shal l be cut such t hat spr i nkl er cei l i ng pl at es or escut cheons ar e of a uni f or m dept h t hr oughout t he f i ni shed space. The out l et of t he r educi ng coupl i ng shal l not ext end mor e t han 1 i nch bel ow t he under si de of t he cei l i ng. On pendent spr i nkl er s i nst al l ed bel ow suspended or dr opped cei l i ngs, t he di st ance f r om t he spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he under si de of t he

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 10 Page 12 cei l i ng shal l not exceed 4 i nches. Recessed pendent spr i nkl er s shal l be i nst al l ed such t hat t he di st ance f r om t he spr i nkl er def l ect or t o t he under si de of t he cei l i ng shal l not exceed t he manuf act ur er ' s l i s t ed r ange and shal l be of uni f or m dept h t hr oughout t he f i ni shed ar ea. Pendent spr i nkl er s i n suspended cei l i ngs shal l be a mi ni mum of 6 i nches f r om cei l i ng gr i d.

3. 4. 5 Upr i ght Spr i nkl er s

Ri ser ni ppl es or " spr i gs" t o upr i ght spr i nkl er s shal l cont ai n no f i t t i ngs bet ween t he br anch l i ne t ee and t he r educi ng coupl i ng at t he spr i nk l er .

Ri ser ni ppl es exceedi ng 30 i nches i n l engt h shal l be i ndi v i dual l y suppor t ed.

3. 4. 6 Pi pe Joi nt s

Pi pe j oi nt s shal l conf or m t o NFPA 13, except as modi f i ed her ei n. Not mor e t han f our t hr eads shal l show af t er j oi nt i s made up. Wel ded j oi nt s wi l l be per mi t t ed, onl y i f wel di ng oper at i ons ar e per f or med as r equi r ed by NFPA 13 at t he Cont r act or ' s f abr i cat i on shop, not at t he pr oj ect const r uct i on s i t e. Fl anged j oi nt s shal l be pr ovi ded wher e i ndi cat ed or r equi r ed by NFPA 13. Gr ooved pi pe and f i t t i ngs shal l be pr epar ed i n accor dance wi t h t he manuf act ur er ' s l at est publ i shed speci f i cat i on accor di ng t o pi pe mat er i al , wal l t hi ckness and si ze. Gr ooved coupl i ngs, r ubber gasket s, f i t t i ngs and gr oovi ng t ool s shal l be pr oduct s of t he same manuf act ur er .

The di amet er of gr ooves made i n t he f i el d shal l be measur ed usi ng a " go/ no- go" gauge, ver ni er or di al cal i per , nar r ow- l and mi cr omet er , or ot her met hod speci f i cal l y appr oved by t he coupl i ng manuf act ur er f or t he i nt ended appl i cat i on. Gr oove wi dt h and di mensi on of gr oove f r om end of pi pe shal l be measur ed and r ecor ded f or each change i n gr oovi ng t ool set up t o ver i f y compl i ance wi t h coupl i ng manuf act ur er ' s t ol er ances. Gr ooved j oi nt s shal l not be used i n conceal ed l ocat i ons, such as behi nd sol i d wal l s or cei l i ngs, unl ess an access panel i s shown on t he dr awi ngs f or ser vi c i ng or adj ust i ng t he j oi nt .

3. 4. 7 Reducers

Reduct i ons i n pi pe s i zes shal l be made wi t h one- pi ece t aper ed r educi ng f i t t i ngs. The use of gr ooved- end or r ubber - gasket ed r educi ng coupl i ngs wi l l not be per mi t t ed. When st andar d f i t t i ngs of t he r equi r ed s i ze ar e not manuf act ur ed, s i ngl e bushi ngs of t he f ace t ype wi l l be per mi t t ed. Wher e used, f ace bushi ngs shal l be i nst al l ed wi t h t he out er f ace f l ush wi t h t he f ace of t he f i t t i ng openi ng bei ng r educed. Bushi ngs shal l not be used i n el bow f i t t i ngs, i n mor e t han one out l et of a t ee, i n mor e t han t wo out l et s of a cr oss, or wher e t he r educt i on i n s i ze i s l ess t han 1/ 2 i nch.

3. 4. 8 Pi pe Penet r at i ons

Cut t i ng st r uct ur al member s f or passage of pi pes or f or pi pe- hanger f ast eni ngs wi l l not be per mi t t ed. Pi pes t hat must penet r at e concr et e or masonr y wal l s or concr et e f l oor s shal l be cor e- dr i l l ed and pr ovi ded wi t h pi pe s l eeves. Each sl eeve shal l be Schedul e 40 gal vani zed st eel , duct i l e i r on or cast i r on pi pe and shal l ext end t hr ough i t s r espect i ve wal l or f l oor and be cut f l ush wi t h each wal l sur f ace. Sl eeves shal l pr ovi de r equi r ed c l ear ance bet ween t he pi pe and t he s l eeve per NFPA 13. The space bet ween t he s l eeve and t he pi pe shal l be f i r ml y packed wi t h mi ner al wool i nsul at i on. Wher e pi pes penet r at e f i r e r at ed wal l s, f i r e par t i t i ons, or f l oor s, pi pes shal l be f i r e st opped i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 07 84 00 FI RESTOPPI NG. I n penet r at i ons t hat ar e not f i r e- r at ed or not a f l oor penet r at i on, t he space bet ween t he s l eeve and t he pi pe shal l be seal ed at

SECTI ON 21 13 13. 00 10 Page 13 bot h ends wi t h pl ast i c wat er pr oof cement t hat wi l l dr y t o a f i r m but pl i abl e mass or wi t h a mechani cal l y adj ust abl e segment ed el ast omer seal .

3. 4. 9 Escutcheons

Escut cheons shal l be pr ovi ded f or pi pe penet r at i on of cei l i ngs and wal l s.

Escut cheons shal l be secur el y f ast ened t o t he pi pe at sur f aces t hr ough whi ch pi pi ng passes.

3. 4. 10 I nspect or ' s Test Connect i on

Unl ess ot her wi se i ndi cat ed, t est connect i on shal l consi st of 1 i nch pi pe connect ed t o t he r emot e br anch l i ne or at t he r i ser as a combi nat i on t est and dr ai n val ve; a t est val ve l ocat ed appr oxi mat el y 6 f eet above t he f l oor ;

a smoot h bor e br ass out l et equi val ent t o t he smal l est or i f i ce spr i nkl er used i n t he syst em; and a pai nt ed met al i dent i f i cat i on s i gn af f i xed t o t he val ve wi t h t he wor ds " I nspect or ' s Test . " The di schar ge or i f i ce shal l be l ocat ed out s i de t he bui l di ng wal l di r ect ed so as not t o cause damage t o adj acent const r uct i on or l andscapi ng dur i ng f ul l f l ow di schar ge.

3. 4. 11 Drains

Mai n dr ai n pi pi ng shal l be pr ovi ded t o di schar ge at a saf e poi nt out s i de t he bui l di ng. Auxi l i ar y dr ai ns shal l be pr ovi ded as r equi r ed by NFPA 13.

Pr ovi de a per manent l y pi ped dr ai n/ t est connect i on f or each wat er f l ow swi t ch. Ter mi nat e al l mai n dr ai ns and t est connect i ons pi pi ng t o t he ext er i or so t hat i s wi l l not cause damage. Di schar ge t o t he ext er i or must not i nt er f er e wi t h exi st i ng and must not cr oss and exi t pat h or di schar ge t o t he r oof . Pr ovi de a concr et e spl ash bl ock i f t he dr ai n does not di schar ge t o a concr et e sur f ace.

3. 4. 12 I nst al l at i on of Fi r e Depar t ment Connect i on

Connect i on shal l be mount ed on t he ext er i or wal l appr oxi mat el y 3 f eet above f i ni shed gr ade adj acent t o and on t he spr i nkl er syst em si de of t he backf l ow pr event er . The pi pi ng bet ween t he connect i on and t he check val ve shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h an aut omat i c dr i p i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 and ar r anged t o dr ai n t o t he out s i de.

3. 4. 13 I dent i f i cat i on Si gns

Si gns shal l be af f i xed t o each cont r ol val ve, i nspect or t est val ve, mai n dr ai n, auxi l i ar y dr ai n, t est val ve, and si mi l ar val ves as appr opr i at e or as r equi r ed by NFPA 13. Hydr aul i c desi gn dat a namepl at es shal l be per manent l y af f i xed t o each spr i nkl er r i ser as speci f i ed i n NFPA 13.

3. 5 UNDERGROUND PI PI NG I NSTALLATI ON

The f i r e pr ot ect i on wat er mai n shal l be l ai d, and j oi nt s anchor ed, i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 24. Mi ni mum dept h of cover shal l be 3 f eet . The suppl y l i ne shal l t er mi nat e i nsi de t he bui l di ng wi t h a f l anged pi ece, t he bot t om of whi ch shal l be set not l ess t han 6 i nches above t he f i ni shed f l oor . A bl i nd f l ange shal l be i nst al l ed t empor ar i l y on t op of t he f l anged pi ece t o pr event t he ent r ance of f or ei gn mat t er i nt o t he suppl y l i ne. A concr et e t hr ust bl ock shal l be pr ovi ded at t he el bow wher e t he pi pe t ur ns up t owar d t he f l oor . I n addi t i on, j oi nt s shal l be anchor ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 24 usi ng pi pe c l amps and st eel r ods f r om t he el bow t o t he f l ange above t he f l oor and f r om t he el bow t o a pi pe c l amp i n t he hor i zont al r un of pi pe.

Bur i ed st eel component s shal l be pr ovi ded wi t h a cor r osi on pr ot ect i ve

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UTI LI TY DI STRI BUTI ON PI PI NG.

3. 6 ELECTRI CAL WORK

Except as modi f i ed her ei n, el ect r i c equi pment and wi r i ng shal l be i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 26 20 00 I NTERI OR DI STRI BUTI ON SYSTEM. Al ar m si gnal wi r i ng connect ed t o t he bui l di ng f i r e al ar m cont r ol syst em shal l be i n accor dance wi t h Sect i on 28 31 76. 00 00 I NTERI OR FI RE ALARM AND MASS NOTI FI CAI TON SYSTEM Al l wi r i ng f or super vi sor y and al ar m ci r cui t s shal l be mi ni mum #16 AWG sol i d copper i nst al l ed i n met al l i c t ubi ng or condui t .

Wi r i ng col or code shal l r emai n uni f or m t hr oughout t he syst em.

3. 7 PI PE COLOR CODE MARKI NG

Col or code mar k pi pi ng as speci f i ed i n Sect i on 09 90 00 PAI NTS AND COATI NGS. Pr ovi de l abel i ng on t he sur f ace of t he al l f eed and cr oss mai ns t o show t he pi pe f unct i on. For pi pe s i zes 4 i nches and l ar ger , pr ovi de whi t e paont ed st enci l ed l et t er s and ar r ows, a mi ni mum 2 i nches i n hei ght and vi s i bl e f r om at l east t wo si des when vi ewed f r om t he f l oor . For pi pe s i zes l ess t han 4 i nches, pr ovi de whi t e pai nt ed st enci l ed l et t er s wi t h a mi ni mum hei ght of 0. 75 i nches and vi s i bl e f r om t he f l oor .

3. 8 PRELI MI NARY TESTS

The syst em, i ncl udi ng t he under gr ound wat er mai ns, and t he abovegr ound pi pi ng and syst em component s, shal l be t est ed t o assur e t hat equi pment and component s f unct i on as i nt ended. Submi t pr oposed pr ocedur es f or Pr el i mi nar y Test s, no l at er t han 14 days pr i or t o t he pr oposed st ar t of t he t est s and pr oposed dat e and t i me t o begi n t he pr el i mi nar y t est s. The under gr ound and abovegr ound i nt er i or pi pi ng syst ems and at t ached appur t enances subj ect ed t o syst em wor ki ng pr essur e shal l be t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 and NFPA 24. Upon compl et i on of speci f i ed t est s, submi t 3 copi es of t he compl et ed Pr el i mi nar y Test Repor t , no l at er t han 7 days af t er t he compl et i on of t he Test s. The Repor t shal l i ncl ude bot h t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al and Test Cer t i f i cat e f or Under gr ound Pi pi ng and t he Cont r act or ' s Mat er i al and Test Cer t i f i cat e f or Abovegr ound Pi pi ng. Al l i t ems i n t he Pr el i mi nar y Test s Repor t shal l be s i gned by t he Fi r e Pr ot ect i on Speci al i s t .

3. 8. 1 Under gr ound Pi pi ng

3. 8. 1. 1 Flushing

Under gr ound pi pi ng shal l be f l ushed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 24. Thi s i ncl udes t he r equi r ement t o f l ush t he l ead- i n connect i on t o t he f i r e pr ot ect i on syst em at a f l ow r at e not l ess t hat t he cal cul at ed maxi mum wat er demand r at e of t he syst em.

3. 8. 1. 2 Hydr ost at i c Test i ng

New under gr ound pi pi ng shal l be hydr ost at i cal l y t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 24. The al l owabl e l eakage shal l be measur ed at t he speci f i ed t est pr essur e by pumpi ng f r om a cal i br at ed cont ai ner . The amount of l eakage at t he j oi nt s shal l not exceed 2 quar t s per hour per 100 gasket s or j oi nt s, r egar dl ess of pi pe di amet er .

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3. 8. 2 Abovegr ound Pi pi ng

3. 8. 2. 1 Hydr ost at i c Test i ng

Abovegr ound pi pi ng shal l be hydr ost at i cal l y t est ed i n accor dance wi t h NFPA 13 at not l ess t han 200 psi or 50 psi i n excess of maxi mum syst em oper at i ng pr essur e, whi chever i s gr eat er , and shal l mai nt ai n t hat pr essur e wi t hout l oss f or 2 hour s. Ther e shal l be no dr op i n gauge pr essur e or v i s i bl e l eakage when t he syst em i s subj ect ed t o t he hydr ost at i c t est .