HomeMy WebLinkAbout15241.pdf BICKFORD OF CARMEL, IN 12/12/2012
VIBRATION CONTROLS 15241-1
SECTION 15241
VIBRATION CONTROL
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division-1 Specification sections, apply to work of this section.
1.2 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data
Submit manufacturer’s technical product data and installation instructions for each type of
vibration control product. Submit schedule showing size, type, deflection, and location for
each product furnished.
PART 2 – PRODUCTS
2.1 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS
A. Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering vibration control
products which may be incorporated in the work include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Amber/Booth Co.
Korfund Dynamics Corp.
Mason Industries, Inc.
Peabody Noise Control, Inc.
Vibration Eliminator Co., Inc.
Vibration Mountings and Controls, Inc.
2.2 VIBRATION CONTROL MATERIALS AND SUPPORT UNITS:
A. Neoprene Pads
Oil-resistant neoprene sheets, of manufacturer’s standard hardness and cross-ribbed or
waffled pattern.
B. Neoprene Rubber In Shear Hangers
Rectangular steel housing with neoprene element capable of installation in the hanger
rods or at the ceiling. Neoprene mounting shall have a maximum deflection of 0.5 inch.
C. Flexible Pipe Connectors
1. For non-ferrous piping, provide bronze hose covered with bronze wire braid with
copper tube ends or bronze flanged ends, braze-welded to hose.
2. For ferrous piping, provide stainless steel hose covered with stainless steel wire braid
with NPT steel nipples or 150 psi ANSI flanges, welded to hose.
PART 3 – EXECUTION
3.1 PERFORMANCE OF ISOLATORS
A. Comply with minimum static deflections recommended by ASHRAE, for selection and
application of vibration isolation materials and units as indicated. Except as otherwise
indicated, comply with manufacturer’s recommendations for selection and application of
vibration isolation materials and units.
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3.2 INSTALLATION
A. Comply with manufacturer’s instructions for installation and load application to vibration
control materials and units. Adjust to ensure that units have equal deflection, do not
bottom out under loading, and are not short-circuited by other contacts or bearing points.
Remove space blocks and temporary support during installation.
3.3 ADJUSTING AND CLEANING
A. Clean each vibration control unit, and verify that each is working freely, and that there is
no dirt or debris in immediate vicinity of unit that could possibly short-circuit unit isolation.
3.4 VIBRATION CONTROL PRODUCT SCHEDULE
A. TYPE OF EQUIPMENT PRODUCT
1. Exhaust Fans (Suspended) Flexible Duct Connections
2. Air Cooled Condensing Unit Neoprene pad between unit and
house keeping pad or roof
3. Refrigerant Hot Gas and Liquid Flexible Pipe Connectors
4. Electric Unit Heaters (Suspended) Rubber-in-Shear Hangers
5. Furnace Flexible Duct Connections and
Neoprene pad between unit and
housekeeping pad
END OF SECTION