SECTION 15-3-2

HANGERS AND SUPPORTS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION:

A. The Work shall consist of furnishing and installation of all hangers and supports
for mechanical piping, ductwork and equipment as indicated on the drawings
and as specified herein.

1.2 REFERENCES:

B. ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials

ASTM A 36 Specification for Structural steel.

ASTM A 780 Practice for Repair of Hot-Dipped Galvanized Coatings.

C. MSS - Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry

Inc.

MSS SP-58 Pipe Hangers and support - Materials Design and

Manufacturer.

MSS SP-69 Pipe Hangers and support - Section and Application.

MSS SP-77 Guide Lines for Pipe support contractual relationship.

MSS SP-89 Pipe Hangers and Support - Fabrication and Installation.

MSS SP90 Guide Lines and Terminology for Pipe Hangers and Supports.

D. ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers

ASME B31 Pressure Piping Code.

ASME B31.9 Building Service Piping.

1.3 SUBMITTALS:

E. Product Data: Submit manufacturer's technical product data, including

installation instructions for each type of support and anchor.

1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE:

F. Manufacturer's Qualifications: Firms regularly engaged in manufacture of

supports and anchors, of types and sizes required, whose products have been
in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 5 years.

G. Pipe hangers and supports for fire protection system shall comply with NFPA
requirements.

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 PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 VERTICAL PIPING CLAMPS:

A. General: Provide factory-fabricated vertical piping clamps to suit vertical piping

systems and to exactly fit pipe size of bare pipe. Provide copper-plated clamps
for copper piping systems. Extension clamps shall be of carbon steel.

2.2 HORIZONTAL PIPING/DUCT HANGERS AND SUPPORTS:

B. General: Provide factory-fabricated horizontal piping/duct hangers and supports

to suit horizontal piping systems. Use only one type by one manufacturer for
each piping/duct service. Select size of hangers and supports to exactly fit
pipe/duct size, and to exactly fit around piping/duct insulation with saddle or
shield for insulated piping/duct. Provide copper-plated hangers and supports for
copper piping system.

C. Clevis Hangers: Carbon steel with vertical adjustment feature.

D. Swivel Rings: Malleable iron with adjustable hangers.

E. Wrought Rings: Carbon steel with adjustment feature.

F. Concrete Inserts: Inserts shall be of malleable iron body and nut with recessed
sides to accommodate reinforcing rods and lateral adjustments. Inserts shall
have 25 mm maximum body with width between reinforcing bars in ribs.

G. Expansion Shields: Expansion shields shall be provided for rod hanger

fasteners with steel shell sand expander plugs and for concrete fasteners.

H. Eye Rods: Eye rods shall have welded eyes with left or right hand thread as
required.

I. Tube Straps: Copper-plated steel for copper tubing for pipe sizes up to and
including 25 mm diameter, with securing holes.

J. Beam Clamps: Malleable iron jaw with steel nut and bolt, steel hook rod with nut
and spring washer.

K. C-Clamps: Malleable iron clamps, with hardened steel cup point set screw
retainer lip and lock nut.

L. Toggle Bolts: Cast iron with rod coupling attachment.

M. Expansion Bolts: 10 mm x 150 mm.

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 N. Hanger Rods: Galvanized carbon steel, threaded at bottom and top, as follows:

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Pipe Size Rod Size
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50 mm and smaller 10 mm
63 mm to 90 mm 13 mm
100 mm and 127 mm 16 mm
150 mm to 150 mm 19 mm
300 mm 25 mm
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O. Hanger Rod Schedule

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Maximum Allowable
Pipe Size Spacing
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25 mm 2130 mm
32 mm 2440 mm
38 mm 2740 mm
50 mm 3050 mm
62 mm 3350 mm
75 mm 3660 mm
100 mm 4270 mm
125 mm 4880 mm
150 mm 5180 mm
200 mm 5790 mm
250 mm 6710 mm
300 mm 7010 mm
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1. For trapeze hangers, take spacing of smallest pipe on trapeze.

2. The spacing shown on the schedule is maximum spacing pipe will span.
The hanger supports and structural elements of the building shall be
checked for load support. Spacing may have to be reduced to lighten load
on certain hanger supports.

P. Recommended Hanger Sizes for Rectangular Ducts:

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Longest Round Strap Trapeze Maximum
Dimension Hangers Hangers Shelf Spacing
Of Duct Angles
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up thru 450 ga.8 wire 25mm x 1.6mm 25x25x3mm 3050 mm
475-750 ga.8 wire 25mm x 1.6mm 25x25x3mm 3050 mm
775-1050 6 mm rod 25mm x 1.6mm 38x38x3mm 3050 mm
1075-1500 10 mm rod 25mm x 1.6mm 38x38x3mm 3050 mm
1525-2100 10 mm rod 38mm x 1.6mm 50x50x3mm 2440 mm
2125-2400 10 mm rod 38mm x 1.6mm 50x50x5mm 2440 mm
over 2425 10 mm rod 38mm x 1.6mm 50x50x6mm 2440 mm
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 PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION:

A. General:

1. Hangers and supports shall be installed and spaced in accordance with

the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code.

2. All hangers, clamps, etc. shall be painted as required.

3. Dielectric spacers shall be provided between copper and steel hangers. In

lieu of dielectric spacers, coated hangers may be used.

B. Vertical Piping:

1. Vertical stacks, leaders and risers shall be supported at floor with

extension clamps attached to the pipes above floor with the extended
arms of the clamps resting on the floor.

2. Dielectric spacers shall be provided between copper tubing risers and

steel clamps, or plastic-coated riser clamps shall be used.

C. Suspended Piping:

1. Hangers on parallel piping shall be staggered and distributed to avoid

overloading. Threaded pipes, chains and perforated straps shall not be
acceptable. No piping shall be supported from duct work, conduit or other
piping.

2. Pipes shall be individually supported.

3. Trapeze hangers may be used where several pipes can be installed in

parallel and at same elevation. Piping shall be individually bolted to
trapeze with U-bolts.
4. Place hanger within 300 mm of each horizontal elbow.

5. Coordinate location of hangers with light fixtures as shown on electrical

drawings. Only hangers designed specifically for support of piping will be
used.

3.2 HORIZONTAL SPACING OF HANGERS:

D. Spacing of hangers shall conform to the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing

Code for each type of piping to be installed.

3.3 SUPPORT:

E. All piping shall be supported by hangers secured to structure.

F. Additional structural steel members shall be provided where required either to

accommodate hangers or distribute the load. Use C-clamps and beam clamps
for piping as required.

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 G. Piping runs shall be generally supported from hangers secured to cast-in-place
concrete inserts or expansion bolt shields.

H. Branch piping hanger supports may be field drilled into concrete using
self-drilling type expansion shields. Expansion shields shall not be cut or unduly
displace reinforcement.

I. Powder-driven fasteners shall not be used.

J. Piping at equipment, such as hot water tank, shall be supported independently

so that no weight will be supported by the equipment.

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