St. Monica Food Pantry Low Voltage (600V and less) Conductors and Cables sys-tek No

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1 St. Monica Food Pantry ELECTRICAL WORK DIVISION 26 SECTION LOW VOLTAGE (600V AND LESS) PART 1. GENERAL 1.1 WIRES (SINGLE CONDUCTOR) AND CABLES (MULTI-CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES) USED FOR THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS: 1) Power: 120/208V Systems 2) Lighting: 120/208V Systems 3) Control: 120V 1.2 SUBMITTALS Low Voltage Control & Instrumentation Wiring Connectors and Connections Grounding and DC Cabling A. Submit in accordance with Division 1, Section B. Product Data: Submit manufacturer's technical product data, including specifications and installation instructions. 1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE A. Codes and Standards: 1) NFPA 70: National Electrical Code 2) UL 83: Thermoplastic Insulated Wire 3) UL 1063: Machine Tool Wire 4) UL 44: Rubber Insulated 5) UL 854: Service Entrance Cables B..02 Acceptable Manufacturers: C. POWER, LIGHTING and 120 VOLT CONTROL 1) American Insulated Wire 2) Essex-Paranite Cable 3) Rome Cable D. LOW VOLTAGE CONTROL & INSTRUMENTATION 1) Alpha 2) Belden 3) Dekoron PART 2. PRODUCTS 2.1 POWER, LIGHTING, & 120V CONTROL A. NEC Type THHN/THWN (90 C Dry/75 C Wet) B. Single conductor, stranded (all sizes), soft annealed copper conductors with 600 volt thermoplastic insulation and nylon jacket Project No.: CP121831

2 St. Monica Food Pantry C. Wire smaller than No.12 gauge shall not be used unless specifically called for on drawings or in specifications. All emergency lighting branch circuit wire from emergency panels shall be No. 10 AWG. D. Wire insulation shall be color coded as follows: 120/208V, 3 phase, 4 wire 1) Phase A Black 2) Phase B Red 3) Phase C Blue 4) Neutral White 5) Ground Green E. Black insulation is acceptable for #8 wire or larger. Conductor ends shall be wrapped with colored tape as indicated above. 2.2 LOW VOLTAGE CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION A. Application: Conductor operating voltage shall not exceed 50-volts. B. Shielded single twisted pair, 600V, 90-degree C: 1) Conductors-16 AWG, stranded copper 5) Wire insulation color coded black and white 6) Dekoron #IC or equal C. Shielded three-conductor, 600V, 90-degree C: 1) Conductors-16 AWG, stranded copper 5) Wire insulation color coded black, white, and red Dekoron #IC or equal D. Overall shielded, multiple pairs, 600V, 90-degree C: 1) Conductors-18 AWG, stranded copper 5) Wire insulation color coded black, white, and numbered 6) Dekoron or equal #IC : 4 pair 7) #IC : 8 pair E. Overall shielded, multiple conductor; 600V, 90-degree C 1) Conductors-14 AWG, stranded copper Project No.: CP121831

3 St. Monica Food Pantry ) Wire insulation color coded black with printed number and color. 6) Dekoron or equal #IC : 5 conductor #IC : 9 conductor #IC : 12 conductor F. Cables shall pass the U.L Vertical Tray Flame Test, and be listed as Tray Cable under U.L and in accordance with NEC Articles 318, 340, and 501. G. Ground conductors connected to structure shall be connected with non-metallic approved fasteners. 2.3 CONNECTORS AND SPLICES A. Provide UL-listed factory-fabricated wiring connectors of size, ampacity rating, material, type and class for application and for service indicated. Select connectors to comply with Project's installation requirements and as specified in Part 3 "Applications" of this Article. B. For Conductors #10 AWG and Smaller: Wire and cable connectors shall be solderless, twist on, 600 volts, 105 C., shall comply with UL 486A/C standards. Connectors coded for easy selection compatible with wiring to be spliced. Install connectors as recommended by manufacturer. Use proper crimping tool where crimp sleeves are used. 1) Acceptable Connector Manufacturers: 3M- "Scotchlock" Buchanan - "B Cap" Thomas & Betts - "Stak-On" Ideal - "Wing Nuts" C. Mechanical splices and tap connectors for feeder conductors shall be mounting block type, insulated with clamp-on molded covers that accommodate the lug types specified herein. 1) Acceptable Mechanical Connector Manufacturers: Burndy Engineering Company O-Z Gedney Thomas and Betts D. Compression Splices: Splice conductor #8 and larger with solid copper barrel, type fittings applied with an appropriate hydraulic tool. Splices used only where approved. Splice fittings: Burndy "Hydent". Insulate splices with 600 volt, 105 C, "heat shrink", "cold shrink" covers, or taped insulation consisting of rubber, friction and vinyl tapes applied per manufacturer for 600 volt, 105 C covering. 1) Acceptable Splice and Tape Manufacturers: (e) (f) Burndy Thomas & Betts ILsco Anderson Blackburn Oz/Gedney E. Connectors and/or Terminations for Conductors #6 AWG and larger: Tin plated, 98% copper, dual crimp long barrel compression lugs with two bolt holes, insulated with molded covers to accommodate 1/2" bolts. Apply with hydraulic tool recommended by manufacturer Project No.: CP121831

4 St. Monica Food Pantry ) Acceptable Manufacturers and Products O-Z Gedney Burndy Engineering Company "Hylugs" Thomas and Betts, "Color Keyed" Anderson F. Use pulling lubricant which will not be detrimental to insulation of conductors indicated by published user information. 1) Acceptable Manufacturers of Lubricant: (e) (f) Ideal Industries Panduit Corp. OZ/Gedney Plymouth/Bishop American Polywater Corp. Thomas & Betts G. Insulate all live joints to 600 volts with strip rubber, friction tape, and electrical vinyl tape installed in accordance with manufacturer s recommendations. 1) Acceptable Tape Manufacturers: 3M Plymouth PART 3. EXECUTION 3.1 INSTALLATION A. Install electrical conductor, cables, wires, and connectors in compliance with NEC. B. All wires shall be run in conduit or cable tray as indicated. C. All terminations and splices shall be made in accordance with proper methods and recommendations for the type of wire and devices used and as recommended by the manufacturers of material and equipment involved. D. Splice and tap connectors for conductors #8 AWG and smaller shall be 3-M "Scotchlok" or Ideal Industries "Super-Nut" spring connectors with molded vinyl caps. E. Splice and tap connectors for conductors #6 AWG and larger shall be compression type installed with hydraulic tool of proper capacity as recommended by the manufacturer for the size of conductor on which the connector is used. Connector size shall be selected in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations for the size and number of wires or cables on which the connector is used. F. All terminating connections for conductors size #6 AWG and larger shall be made with two-hole hydraulic compression type lugs. G. Pull conductors simultaneously where more than one is being installed in same conduit. Use UL listed pulling compound or lubricant, where necessary, unless indicated otherwise in this specification or on drawings. H. Use splice and tap connectors which are compatible with conductor material. I. Provide adequate length of conductors within electrical enclosures and neatly train the conductors to terminal points with adequate excess. Bundle multiple conductors, with conductors larger than #10 AWG cabled in individual circuits. Make terminations with no bare conductor showing at the terminal Project No.: CP121831

5 St. Monica Food Pantry J. Prior to energizing, check installed wires and cables with megohm meter to determine insulation resistance levels to assure requirements are fulfilled. K. Prior to energizing, test wires and cables for electrical continuity and for short-circuits. L. Subsequent to wire and cable hook-ups, energize circuits and demonstrate proper functioning. Correct malfunctioning units, and retest to demonstrate compliance. 1) Clean conductor surfaces before installing lugs and connectors. 2) Make splices, taps and terminations to carry full ampacity of conductors with no perceptible temperature rise. 3) Use split bolt connectors for copper conductor splices and taps, #6 AWG and larger; tape uninsulated conductors and connector with electrical tape to 150 percent of insulation rating of conductor. 4) Use solderless pressure connectors with insulating covers for copper conductor splices and taps, #8 AWG and smaller. 5) Use insulated spring wire connectors with plastic caps for copper conductor splices and taps, #10 AWG and smaller. END OF SECTION Project No.: CP121831