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Section 280513
Conductors and Cables for Electronic Safety and Security
PART 1 � GENERAL
1.01 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.02 SUMMARY
A. Section Includes:
1. Fire alarm wire and cable.
1.03 DEFINITIONS
A. Basket Cable Tray: A fabricated structure consisting of wire mesh bottom and side rails.
B. BICSI: Building Industry Consulting Service International.
C. Cable Runway Cable Tray: Identical rails and rungs without a loading depth.
D. EMI: Electromagnetic interference.
E. IDC: Insulation displacement connector.
F. Ladder Cable Tray: A fabricated structure consisting of two longitudinal side rails
connected by individual transverse members (rungs).
G. Low Voltage: As defined in NFPA 70 for circuits and equipment operating at less than
50 V or for remote�control and signaling power�limited circuits.
H. Open Cabling: Passing telecommunications cabling through open space (e.g., between the
studs of a wall cavity).
I. RCDD: Registered Communications Distribution Designer.
J. UTP: Unshielded twisted pair.
1.04 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated.
B. Field quality�control reports.
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PART 2 � PRODUCTS
2.01 FIRE ALARM WIRE AND CABLE
A. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the
following:
1. Belden
2. Berk�Tek
3. CommScope
B. General Wire and Cable Requirements: NRTL listed and labeled as complying with
NFPA 70, Article 760.
C. Signaling Line Circuits: Twisted, shielded pair, not less than No. 18 AWG or as
recommended by system manufacturer.
1. Circuit Integrity Cable: Twisted shielded pair, NFPA 70, Article 760,
Classification CI, for power�limited fire alarm signal service Type FPL. NRTL
listed and labeled as complying with UL 1424 and UL 2196 for a 2�hour rating.
D. Non�Power�Limited Circuits: Solid�copper conductors with 600�V rated, 75 deg C, color�
coded insulation.
1. Low�Voltage Circuits: No. 16 AWG, minimum.
2. Line�Voltage Circuits: No. 12 AWG, minimum.
3. Multiconductor Armored Cable: NFPA 70, Type MC, copper conductors,
Type TFN/THHN conductor insulation, copper drain wire, copper armor< with
outer jacket> with red identifier stripe, NTRL listed for fire alarm and cable tray
installation, plenum rated, and complying with requirements in UL 2196 for a 2�
hour rating.
PART 3 � EXECUTION
3.01 INSTALLATION OF PATHWAYS
A. Comply with TIA/EIA�569�A for pull�box sizing and length of conduit and number of
bends between pull points.
B. Comply with requirements in Division 26 Section "Raceway and Boxes for Electrical
Systems." for installation of conduits and wireways.
C. Install manufactured conduit sweeps and long�radius elbows whenever possible.
D. Pathway Installation in Equipment Rooms:
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1. Position conduit ends adjacent to a corner on backboard where a single piece of
plywood is installed or in the corner of room where multiple sheets of plywood are
installed around perimeter walls of room.
2. Install cable trays to route cables if conduits cannot be located in these positions.
3. Secure conduits to backboard when entering room from overhead.
4. Extend conduits 3 inches above finished floor.
5. Install metal conduits with grounding bushings and connect with grounding
conductor to grounding system.
3.02 INSTALLATION OF CONDUCTORS AND CABLES
A. Comply with NECA 1.
B. General Requirements for Cabling:
1. Comply with TIA/EIA�568�B.1.
2. Comply with BICSI ITSIM, Ch. 6, "Cable Termination Practices."
3. Install 110�style IDC termination hardware unless otherwise indicated.
4. Terminate all conductors; no cable shall contain unterminated elements. Make
terminations only at indicated outlets, terminals, and cross�connect and patch
panels.
5. Cables may not be spliced. Secure and support cables at intervals not exceeding 30
inches and not more than 6 inches from cabinets, boxes, fittings, outlets, racks,
frames, and terminals.
6. Bundle, lace, and train conductors to terminal points without exceeding
manufacturer's limitations on bending radii, but not less than radii specified in
BICSI ITSIM, "Cabling Termination Practices" Chapter. Install lacing bars and
distribution spools.
7. Do not install bruised, kinked, scored, deformed, or abraded cable. Do not splice
cable between termination, tap, or junction points. Remove and discard cable if
damaged during installation and replace it with new cable.
8. Cold�Weather Installation: Bring cable to room temperature before dereeling.
Heat lamps shall not be used for heating.
9. Pulling Cable: Comply with BICSI ITSIM, Ch. 4, "Pulling Cable." Monitor cable
pull tensions.
C. Open�Cable Installation:
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1. Install cabling with horizontal and vertical cable guides in telecommunications
spaces with terminating hardware and interconnection equipment.
2. Suspend copper cable not in a wireway or pathway a minimum of 8 inches above
ceilings by cable supports not more than 60 inches apart.
3. Cable shall not be run through structural members or in contact with pipes, ducts,
or other potentially damaging items.
D. Separation from EMI Sources:
1. Comply with BICSI TDMM and TIA/EIA�569�A recommendations for separating
unshielded copper voice and data communication cable from potential EMI
sources, including electrical power lines and equipment.
2. Separation between open communications cables or cables in nonmetallic raceways
and unshielded power conductors and electrical equipment shall be as follows:
a. Electrical Equipment Rating Less Than 2 kVA: A minimum of 5 inches.
b. Electrical Equipment Rating between 2 and 5 kVA: A minimum of 12
inches.
c. Electrical Equipment Rating More Than 5 kVA: A minimum of 24 inches.
3. Separation between communications cables in grounded metallic raceways and
unshielded power lines or electrical equipment shall be as follows:
a. Electrical Equipment Rating Less Than 2 kVA: A minimum of 2�1/2
inches.
b. Electrical Equipment Rating between 2 and 5 kVA: A minimum of 6
inches.
c. Electrical Equipment Rating More Than 5 kVA: A minimum of 12 inches.
4. Separation between communications cables in grounded metallic raceways and
power lines and electrical equipment located in grounded metallic conduits or
enclosures shall be as follows:
a. Electrical Equipment Rating Less Than 2 kVA: No requirement.
b. Electrical Equipment Rating between 2 and 5 kVA: A minimum of 3
inches.
c. Electrical Equipment Rating More Than 5 kVA: A minimum of 6 inches.
5. Separation between Cables and Electrical Motors and Transformers, 5 kVA or HP
and Larger: A minimum of 48 inches.
6. Separation between Cables and Fluorescent Fixtures: A minimum of 5 inches.
3.03 FIRE ALARM WIRING INSTALLATION
A. Comply with NECA 1 and NFPA 72.
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B. Wiring Method: Install wiring in metal raceway according to Division 26 Section
"Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems."
1. Install plenum cable in environmental air spaces, including plenum ceilings.
2. Fire alarm circuits and equipment control wiring associated with the fire alarm
system shall be installed in a dedicated raceway system. This system shall not be
used for any other wire or cable.
C. Wiring Method:
1. Cables and raceways used for fire alarm circuits, and equipment control wiring
associated with the fire alarm system, may not contain any other wire or cable.
2. Fire�Rated Cables: Use of 2�hour, fire�rated fire alarm cables, NFPA 70, Types MI
and CI, is permitted.
3. Signaling Line Circuits: Power�limited fire alarm cables shall not be installed in
the same cable or raceway as signaling line circuits.
D. Wiring within Enclosures: Separate power�limited and non�power�limited conductors as
recommended by manufacturer. Install conductors parallel with or at right angles to sides
and back of the enclosure. Bundle, lace, and train conductors to terminal points with no
excess. Connect conductors that are terminated, spliced, or interrupted in any enclosure
associated with the fire alarm system to terminal blocks. Mark each terminal according to
the system's wiring diagrams. Make all connections with approved crimp�on terminal
spade lugs, pressure�type terminal blocks, or plug connectors.
E. Cable Taps: Use numbered terminal strips in junction, pull, and outlet boxes, cabinets, or
equipment enclosures where circuit connections are made.
F. Color�Coding: Color�code fire alarm conductors differently from the normal building
power wiring. Use one color�code for alarm circuit wiring and another for supervisory
circuits. Color�code audible alarm�indicating circuits differently from alarm�initiating
circuits. Use different colors for visible alarm�indicating devices. Paint fire alarm system
junction boxes and covers red.
G. Wiring to Remote Alarm Transmitting Device: 1�inch conduit between the fire alarm
control panel and the transmitter. Install number of conductors and electrical supervision
for connecting wiring as needed to suit monitoring function.
3.04 CONTROL�CIRCUIT CONDUCTORS
A. Minimum Conductor Sizes:
1. Class 1 remote�control and signal circuits, No. 14 AWG.
2. Class 2 low�energy, remote�control and signal circuits, No. 16 AWG.
3. Class 3 low�energy, remote�control, alarm and signal circuits, No. 12 AWG.
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3.05 CONNECTIONS
A. Comply with requirements in Division 28 Section "Fire Detection and Alarm" for
connecting, terminating, and identifying wires and cables.
3.06 FIRESTOPPING
A. Comply with requirements in Division 07 Section "Penetration Firestopping."
B. Comply with TIA/EIA�569�A, "Firestopping" Annex A.
C. Comply with BICSI TDMM, "Firestopping Systems" Article.
3.07 GROUNDING
A. For communications wiring, comply with ANSI�J�STD�607�A and with BICSI TDMM,
"Grounding, Bonding, and Electrical Protection" Chapter.
B. For low�voltage wiring and cabling, comply with requirements in Division 26 Section
"Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems."
3.08 IDENTIFICATION
A. Identify system components, wiring, and cabling complying with TIA/EIA�606�A. Comply
with requirements for identification specified in Division 26 Section "Identification for
Electrical Systems."
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