224500 emergency plumbing fixtures.pdf

F5W61608 USPFO Warehouse Ohio Army National Guard Rev. 0 Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio 30 January 2009 Bid Final

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SECTION 224500 - EMERGENCY PLUMBING FIXTURES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

1.2 SUMMARY

A. This Section includes the following emergency plumbing fixtures:

1. Combination units.

B. Related Sections include the following:

1. Division 22 Section "Domestic Water Piping Specialties".

1.3 DEFINITIONS

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

B. Plumbed Emergency Plumbing Fixture: Fixture with fixed, potable-water supply.

C. Tepid: Moderately warm.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Include flow rates and capacities, furnished specialties, and accessories.

B. Shop Drawings: Diagram power, signal, and control wiring.

C. Product Certificates: Submit certificates of performance testing specified in "Source Quality Control" Article.

D. Field quality-control test reports.

E. Operation and Maintenance Data: For emergency plumbing fixtures to include in main-tenance manuals.

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1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70, Article 100, by testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for intended use.

B. ANSI Standard: Comply with ANSI Z358.1, "Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equip-ment."

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"; for plumbing fixtures for people with disabilities.

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

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 COMBINATION UNITS

A. Combination Units

1. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Bradley Corporation.

b. Guardian Equipment Co.

c. Haws Corporation.

d. Speakman Company.

2. Description: Plumbed, accessible, freestanding, with emergency shower and eyewash equipment.

a. Piping: Galvanized steel.

1) Unit Supply: NPS 1-1/4 minimum from top.

2) Unit Drain: Outlet at side near bottom.

3) Shower Supply: NPS 1 with flow regulator and stay-open control valve.

4) Eyewash Supply: NPS 1/2 with flow regulator and stay-open control valve.

b. Shower Capacity: Deliver potable water at rate not less than 20 gpm for at least 15 minutes.

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1) Control-Valve Actuator: Pull chain.

2) Shower Head: 8-inch minimum diameter, chrome-plated brass or stainless steel.

c. Eyewash Equipment: With capacity to deliver potable water at rate not less than 0.4 gpm for at least 15 minutes.

1) Control-Valve Actuator: Paddle.

2) Receptor: Chrome-plated brass or stainless-steel bowl.

2.2 WATER-TEMPERING EQUIPMENT

A. Water-Tempering Equipment:

1. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Armstrong International, Inc.

b. Bradley Corporation.

c. Encon Safety Products.

d. Haws Corporation.

e. Lawler Manufacturing Co., Inc.

f. Leonard Valve Company.

g. Powers, a Watts Industries Co.

h. Speakman Company.

2. Description: Factory-fabricated, hot- and cold-water-tempering equipment with thermostatic mixing valve.

a. Thermostatic Mixing Valve: Designed to provide 85 deg F tepid, potable water at emergency plumbing fixtures, to maintain temperature at plus or minus 5 deg F throughout required 15-minute test period, and in case of unit failure to continue cold-water flow, with union connections, controls, metal piping, and corrosion-resistant enclosure.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 EXAMINATION

A. Examine roughing-in for water and waste piping systems to verify actual locations of pip-ing connections before plumbed emergency plumbing fixture installation.

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

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3.2 EMERGENCY PLUMBING FIXTURE INSTALLATION

A. Assemble emergency plumbing fixture piping, fittings, control valves, and other compo-nents.

B. Install fixtures level and plumb.

C. Fasten fixtures to substrate.

D. Install shutoff valves in water-supply piping to fixtures. Use ball, gate, or globe valve if specific type valve is not indicated. Install valves chained or locked in open position if permitted. Install valves in locations where they can easily be reached for operation.

Valves are specified in Division 22 Section "General-Duty Valves for Plumbing Piping."

1. Exception: Omit shutoff valve on supply to emergency equipment if prohibited by authorities having jurisdiction.

E. Install dielectric fitting in supply piping to fixture if piping and fixture connections are made of different metals. Dielectric fittings are specified in Division 22 Section "Com-mon Work Results for Plumbing."

F. Install thermometers in supply and outlet piping connections to water-tempering equip-ment. Thermometers are specified in Division 22 Section "Meters and Gages for Plumb-ing Piping."

G. Install escutcheons on piping wall and ceiling penetrations in exposed, finished loca-tions. Escutcheons are specified in Division 22 Section "Common Work Results for Plumbing."

H. Install equipment nameplates or equipment markers on fixtures and equipment signs on water-tempering equipment. Identification materials are specified in Division 22 Section "Identification for Plumbing Piping and Equipment."

3.3 CONNECTIONS

A. Piping installation requirements are specified in other Division 22 Sections. Drawings indicate general arrangement of piping, fittings, and specialties.

B. Connect hot- and cold-water-supply piping to hot- and cold-water-tempering equipment.

Connect output from water-tempering equipment to emergency plumbing fixtures.

C. Ground equipment according to Division 26 Section "Grounding and Bonding for Electri-cal Systems."

D. Connect wiring according to Division 26 Section "Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conduc-tors and Cables."

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3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A. Mechanical-Component Testing: After plumbing connections have been made, test for compliance with requirements. Verify ability to achieve indicated capacities and tem-peratures.

B. Electrical-Component Testing: After electrical circuitry has been energized, test for compliance with requirements.

1. Test and adjust controls and safeties.

C. Repair or replace malfunctioning units. Retest as specified above after repairs or re-placements are made.

D. Report test results in writing.

3.5 ADJUSTING

A. Adjust or replace fixture flow regulators for proper flow.

B. Adjust equipment temperature settings.

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