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SECTION 16075

ELECTRICAL IDENTIFICATION

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and special

Conditions (General requirements), apply to work of this section.

B. Basic electrical materials and methods, section 16050 applies to work of this section.

1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK

A. Work includes providing all materials, equipment, accessories, and services to

complete and make ready for the Owner, the identification of all electrical equipment
as required by this section and other sections of the specifications. This includes, but
is not limited to buried cable warning, power, control and communication conductors,
operational instruction and warnings; danger signs, and equipment system
identification signs.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in manufacture of electrical identification

products of types required whose products have been in satisfactory use in similar
service for not less than 3 years.

1.4 SUBMITTALS

A. Product Data: Submit manufacturer's data on electrical identification materials and

products.

B. Samples, complete with nomenclature for the following:

1. Engraved lamacoid plates of each size of lettering.

2. Wraparound labels.
3. Metal tags.
4. Enameled sheet metal signage.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 LAMACOID NAMEPLATES

A. Identification for power centers, switchboards and panelboards: Engraved lamacoid

nameplates with 6 mm high white lettering on black background fastened to the
outside face of the front.

B. Identification for switch disconnectors or circuit breakers of the following:

1. For Individually Enclosed Units: Engraved lamacoid nameplates with 3 mm

high white lettering on a black background fastened to outside front face of
enclosure.

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2. For Panelboards With Doors: Typewritten directories mounted behind
transparent plastic cover, in metal frames fastened on inside face of doors;
directories to indicate circuit number, designation of room and number and
item being served in directories.

2.2 WRAPAROUND LABELS AND METAL TAGS

A. Identify the wires and cables of feeders by means of fiber or non-ferrous metal tags
fastened with non-ferrous metal wires or bands throughout; fastenings for metal tags
of the same metal as the tag.

2.3 ENGRAVED LETTERING

A. Engrave device plates for local toggle switches, toggle switch-type motor starters,
pilot lights, and the like, whose function is not readily apparent with 3mm high letter
suitably describing the equipment controlled or indicated.

2.4 STAMPED LETTERING

A. Stamp phase identification letters into the metal of the bus bars of each phase of the
main busses of each power center switchboard and panelboard; make letters visible
without having to disassemble any current carrying or supporting elements.

2.5 IDENTIFIABLE MARKINGS

A. Identify each outlet box, junction box and cabinet used in conjunction with empty
raceway for wires of a future system by means of identifiable markings on the inside
denoting the system.

2.6 ENAMELED SHEET METAL SIGNAGE

A. Equip all electric switchboard rooms, electric closets, metal screened spaces assigned
to electric equipment and the like, with enameled sheet metal "red on white" signs
reading "Electric Equipment Room - No Storage Permitted"; mount signs at clearly
visible locations within the rooms.

2.7 PORCELAIN ENAMEL RED ON WHITE

A. Mark all outdoor substations with porcelain enamel red on white reading "Danger -
High Voltage" and in accordance with Utility Company requirements.

2.8 ENGRAVE

A. Device plate for receptacles other than 220 volt 10 and 16 amperes receptacles with 3
mm high black letters and designating the following:

1. Voltage
2. Number of phases
3. Current rating.

B. Device plates for receptacles on emergency, engraved "EMERGENCY" as described

in Section 16140.

2.9 MARK
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A. Cabinets housing emergency lighting and receptacle panelboards with the word
"EMERGENCY" stenciled in 5 cm high red letters on the outside of the cabinet, in
addition to other lettering and nameplates required above.

2.10 NOMENCLATURE

A. The nomenclature used to identify power centers, dimmer boards, switchboards and
panelboards to match the nomenclature used on the drawings.

B. The nomenclature used to identify switched or circuit breakers to:

1. Designate where they disconnect mains or service together with suitable

differentiating nomenclature where more than one service or main is involved.

2. Designate the feeder number and the name of the load supplied where they
control feeders.

3. Designate the name of the space and the load supplied where they control
lighting and appliance branch circuitry.

C. The nomenclature used to identify feeder wires and cables to designate the feeder
number.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSPECTION

A. Examine conditions under which electrical identification products are to be installed.

Notify Engineer in writing of conditions detrimental to proper completion of the work.

Do not proceed with work until unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.

3.2 INSTALLATION

A. Install electrical identification products as indicated, in accordance with

manufacturer's written instructions, requirements of applicable Standards, and in
accordance with recognized industry practices to ensure that installation complies with
requirements and serves intended function.

B. Coordinate as necessary to interface installation of electrical identification products

with other work.

C. Comply with governing regulations and requests of governing authority for

identification of electrical work.

D. Wherever reasonably required to ensure safe and efficient operation and maintenance
of electrical systems and electrically connected mechanical systems and general
systems and equipment, including prevention of misuse of electrical facilities by
unauthorized personnel, install signs or similar equivalent identifications, instruction
or warnings on switches, outlets and other controls, devices and covers of electrical
enclosures. Where detailed instructions or explanations are needed, provide
plasticized tags with clearly written messages adequate for intended purposes.
E. Install signs at location for best convenience of viewing without interference with
operation and maintenance of equipment. Secure to substrate with fasteners, except
use adhesive where fasteners should not or cannot penetrate substrate.
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F. Securely fasten signage and nameplates.

G. Identify each wire or cable in a feeder at its terminal points of connection and in each
handhole, pull box, junction box and panel gutter through which it passes.

H. Label all conductors in wireways and pull and junction boxes with panelboard
designations and circuit number.

I. Identify Individually:

1. Switchgears.

2. Panel boards.

3. Devices in switchboard and panelboards.

4. Busbars and tap-off units.

5. Switch Disconnectors.

6. Cables and cable tap-off units.

7. Cabinets, junction and pull boxes of all systems installed.

8. Cable trays and trunking

END OF SECTION 16075

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