Complete Compiled Specification.pdf - Peck Ormsby Construction

PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 SPLICES AND TERMINATIONS:
Neutral White
Equipment Ground Green
Isolated Ground Green w/yellow stripe #12 & #10
Green and Yellow bands #8 and up
A. Splices are to be made up complete promptly after wire installation. Single wire pigtails shall
be provided for fixture and device connections. Wirenuts may be used for fixture wire
connections to single wire circuit conductor pigtails.
B. Splices shall utilize Scotch "Hyflex" or "Ideal" wing nut connector installed properly. Splices
for No. 8 and larger wires shall be made with mechanically applied pressure type connectors.
All taped joints shall be with "Scotch 33+" or equal, applied in half-lap layers without
stretching to deform.
C. Insulation shall be removed with a stripping tool designed specifically for that purpose. A
pocket knife is not an acceptable tool. All conductors shall be left nick-free.
D. Thermoplastic insulated wire and cable shall not be installed or handled in temperatures
below +14 degrees F (-10 C). Cross-linked polyethylene insulated wire and cable may be
installed to -40 degrees F (-40 C).
3.2 INSTALLATION:
A. Provide dedicated neutral for each branch circuit. Use of the shared neutral for multiwire
branch circuit is not allowed.
END OF SECTION
SEGO LILY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM ADDITION March 2, 2009
WIRES & CABLES Section 16120-2