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SECTION 16140 - WIRING DEVICES
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary
Conditions and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A. This Section includes the following:
1. Single and duplex receptacles and ground-fault circuit interrupter receptacles.
2. Single- and double-pole snap switches and dimmer switches.
3. Device wall plates.
1.3 DEFINITIONS
A. EMI: Electromagnetic interference.
B. GFCI: Ground-fault circuit interrupter.
C. PVC: Polyvinyl chloride.
D. RFI: Radio-frequency interference.
E. TVSS: Transient voltage surge suppressor.
F. UTP: Unshielded twisted pair.
1.4 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated.
B. Shop Drawings: List of legends and description of materials and process used for premarking
wall plates.
C. Samples: One for each type of device and wall plate specified, in each color specified.
D. Field quality-control test reports.
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1.5 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Source Limitations: Obtain each type of wiring device through one source from a single
manufacturer.
B. Electrical Components, Devices, and Accessories: Listed and labeled as defined in NFPA 70,
Article 100, by a testing agency acceptable to authorities having jurisdiction, and marked for
intended use.
C. Comply with NFPA 70.
1.6 COORDINATION
A. Receptacles for Owner-Furnished Equipment: Match plug configurations.
1. Cord and Plug Sets: Match equipment requirements.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A. Available Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, manufacturers offering
products that may be incorporated into the Work include, but are not limited to, the following:
B. Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide products by one of the
following:
1. Wiring Devices:
a. Bryant Electric, Inc./Hubbell Subsidiary.
b. Eagle Electric Manufacturing Co., Inc.
c. Hubbell Incorporated; Wiring Device-Kellems.
d. Leviton Mfg. Company Inc.
e. Pass & Seymour/Legrand; Wiring Devices Div.
2. Multioutlet Assemblies:
a. Hubbell Incorporated; Wiring Device-Kellems.
b. Wiremold Company (The).
c. Panduit.
2.2 RECEPTACLES
A. Straight-Blade-Type Receptacles: Comply with NEMA WD 1, NEMA WD 6, DSCC W-C-
596G, and UL 498.
B. Straight-Blade and Locking Receptacles: Heavy-Duty grade.
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C. Straight-Blade Receptacles: Specification grade.
D. GFCI Receptacles: Straight blade, non-feed-through type, Heavy-Duty grade, with integral
NEMA WD 6, Configuration 5-20R duplex receptacle; complying with UL 498 and UL 943.
Design units for installation in a 2-3/4-inch- deep outlet box without an adapter.
E. Isolated-Ground Receptacles: Straight blade, Heavy-Duty grade, duplex receptacle, with
equipment grounding contacts connected only to the green grounding screw terminal of the
device and with inherent electrical isolation from mounting strap.
1. Devices: Listed and labeled as isolated-ground receptacles.
2. Isolation Method: Integral to receptacle construction and not dependent on removable
parts.
2.3 PENDANT CORD/CONNECTOR DEVICES
A. Description: Matching, locking-type plug and receptacle body connector, NEMA WD 6,
Configurations L5-20P and L5-20R, Heavy-Duty grade.
1. Body: Nylon with screw-open cable-gripping jaws and provision for attaching external
cable grip.
2. External Cable Grip: Woven wire-mesh type made of high-strength galvanized-steel
wire strand, matched to cable diameter, and with attachment provision designed for
corresponding connector.
2.4 CORD AND PLUG SETS
A. Description: Match voltage and current ratings and number of conductors to requirements of
equipment being connected.
1. Cord: Rubber-insulated, stranded-copper conductors, with Type SOW-A jacket; with
green-insulated grounding conductor and equipment-rating ampacity plus a minimum of
30 percent.
2. Plug: Nylon body and integral cable-clamping jaws. Match cord and receptacle type for
connection.
2.5 SWITCHES
A. Single- and Double-Pole Switches: Comply with DSCC W-C-896F and UL 20.
B. Snap Switches: Heavy-Duty grade, quiet type.
C. Combination Switch and Receptacle: Both devices in a single gang unit with plaster ears and
removable tab connector that permit separate or common feed connection.
1. Switch: 20 A, 120/277-V ac.
2. Receptacle: NEMA WD 6, Configuration 5-15R.
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2.6 WALL PLATES
A. Single and combination types to match corresponding wiring devices.
1. Plate-Securing Screws: Metal with head color to match plate finish.
2. Material for Finished Spaces: 0.035-inch- thick, satin-finished stainless steel.
3. Material for Unfinished Spaces: Smooth, high-impact thermoplastic.
4. Material for Wet Locations: Cast aluminum with spring-loaded lift cover, and listed and
labeled for use in "wet locations."
2.7 MULTIOUTLET ASSEMBLIES
A. Components of Assemblies: Products from a single manufacturer designed for use as a
complete, matching assembly of raceways and receptacles.
B. Raceway Material: Metal, with manufacturer's standard finish or PVC as indicated on
drawings.
C. Wire: No. 12 AWG minimum.
2.8 FINISHES
A. Color:
1. Wiring Devices Connected to Normal Power System: As selected by Architect, unless
otherwise indicated or required by NFPA 70.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 INSTALLATION
A. Install devices and assemblies level, plumb, and square with building lines.
B. Install wall dimmers to achieve indicated rating after derating for ganging according to
manufacturer's written instructions.
C. Install unshared neutral conductors on line and load side of dimmers according to
manufacturers' written instructions.
D. Arrangement of Devices: Unless otherwise indicated, mount flush, with long dimension
vertical, and with grounding terminal of receptacles on top. Group adjacent switches under
single, multigang wall plates.
E. Remove wall plates and protect devices and assemblies during painting.
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3.2 IDENTIFICATION
A. Receptacles, switches, disconnects, starters and wiremold: Identify panelboard and circuit
number from which served. Use hot, stamped or engraved machine printing with black-filled
lettering on face of plate, and durable wire markers or tags inside outlet boxes.
3.3 CONNECTIONS
A. Ground equipment according to Division 16 Section "Grounding and Bonding."
B. Connect wiring according to Division 16 Section "Conductors and Cables."
C. Tighten electrical connectors and terminals according to manufacturer's published torque-
tightening values. If manufacturer's torque values are not indicated, use those specified in
UL 486A and UL 486B.
3.4 FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
A. Perform the following field tests and inspections and prepare test reports:
1. After installing wiring devices and after electrical circuitry has been energized, test for
proper polarity, ground continuity, and compliance with requirements.
2. Test GFCI operation with both local and remote fault simulations according to
manufacturer's written instructions.
B. Remove malfunctioning units, replace with new units, and retest as specified above.
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