SECTION 16120

ELECTRIC WIRES AND CABLES

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION:

A. Provide wires and cables for complete electrical systems as indicated and specified.

B. Perform tests on installed wire and cables in accordance with Section 16998.

C. Provide fire stops for all electrical penetrations routed through fire rated walls and floors.

(NTS: Select and list specification sections for inserting into this subsection based on the
following:
1. Specification sections that contain products and construction that the reader might
expect to find in this section BUT are specified elsewhere.
2. Specification sections referenced in the body of this section.)
1.02 RELATED WORK:

A. Section 16050: Electrical Work - General

1.03 REFERENCES - As specified herein or equivalent IEC/BS Standards:

A. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):

1. B3: Soft or Annealed Copper Wire.

2. B8: Concentric-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors, Hard, Medium-Hard, or Soft.

3. B33: Tinned Soft or Annealed Copper Wire for Electrical Purposes.

B. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA):

1. NFPA-70: National Electrical Code (NEC).

C. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL):

1. U.L. 44: Thermoset-Insulated Wires and Cables

2. U.L. 83: Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables

3. U.L. 854: Service Entrance Cables Wires and Cables

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 D. Insulated Cables Engineers Association, Inc. (ICEA)/National Electrical Mfg's
Association (NEMA):

1. ICEA S-61-4021/WC 5: Thermoplastic Insulated Wire & Cable.

2. ICEA S-66-524/NEMA WC7; Cross-Linked-Thermosetting-Polyethylene Insulated

Wire and Cable

3. ICEA S-68-516/WC 8: Ethylene-Propylene-Rubber-Insulated Wire & Cable.

E. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Telecommunications Industry Association

(TIA)/Electronic Industries Association (EIA):

1. ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B; Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling

Standards.

F. Equivalent British/European codes and standards may be used; however, the equivalency
shall be demonstrated and submitted by the Contractor and approved by the CM/CS.

1.04 SUBMITTALS:

A. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01300:

1. Submit shop drawings and manufacturer's product data for all cables,
terminations, terminal blocks, lugs, connectors, fire proofing tape, identification
tags, etc. in accordance with the requirements of Section 16050.

2. Submit the following data for fire stop material:

a. Manufacturer’s Listed Systems Designs.

b. Manufacturer’s Product Data Sheets.

c. Manufacturer’s Materials Safety Data Sheets.

d. Manufacturer’s printed instructions for installation on each proposed

product. Identify where each material will be used at the Project site.

e. Manufacturer’s prefabricated devices providing descriptions for

identification at the Project site.

3. A copy of this specification section with addenda and all referenced

specification sections with addenda, with each paragraph check-marked to
indicate specification compliance.

a. Failure to include a copy of the marked-up specification sections will

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 result in return of the entire submittal without further review and
consideration until the marked-up specification are re-submitted with the
entire package.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

(NTS: Cross out wire types not required.)

2.01 MANUFACTURERS:

A. 600V Cable:

1. Okonite.

2. Southwire.

3. American Insulated Wire.

4. Or acceptable equivalent product.

B. Control and Metering Wire:

1. Belden Wire and Cable.

2. Alpha Wire.

3. Coleman Cable.

4. Or acceptable equivalent product.

C. Cable Fireproofing Tape:

1. MAC Products, Inc.

2. 3M Company.

3. Thomas & Betts Company.

4. Or equal.

E. Fire Stop Material and Barriers:

1. Nelson Fire Stop Products.

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 2. Dow Corning Corporation.

3. 3 M Company.

4. Or equal.

2.02 MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS:

A. Furnish copper conductors. Material and stranding of conductors to conform to ASTM

B3, ASTM B33, and to ASTM B8, for the appropriate class.

B. Uncoated, soft or annealed copper wire conforming to ASTM B3.

(NTS: Modify as required.)

C. Wires and Cables for 600-Volt Power Circuits: For No. 8 AWG (10 mm2) gauge and
smaller provide type THWN/THHN. Where used in lighting or receptacle branch circuits
provide No. 12 AWG (4 mm2) gauge and No. 10 AWG (6 mm2) gauge as solid
conductor. Provide other wire with Class C stranding. Provide No. 6 AWG (16 mm2)
gauge and larger as XHHW-2 with Class B stranding. Provide wires and cable
conforming to UL 83.

D. Wires and Cables for Control, Indicating, Metering, or Alarm Circuits: Single and multi-
conductor control cable, copper conductors, Class B or C stranding. Insulation; 600-volt
polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, or EPR. Continuous rating of 90C dry and 75C wet.
Color coding conforming to Table K-2, NEMA Standard WC-5.

E. Shielded Cable for Instrumentation Wiring: Stranded copper conductors, size No. 16
AWG (1.5 mm2) . Insulate conductors individually with color coded polyethylene or
polyvinylchloride. Twist pairs with varying lay (if more than one pair) and cover with
cable tape and copper or aluminum coated Mylar shielding tape and tinned copper drain
wire. Jacket: polyvinylchloride. Cables: rated 600 volts and 90 degrees C.

F. Category 5E Cable: Category 5E cable shall consist of 4 twisted pairs of different lay
and ground wires, enclosed by an overall conductive mylar backed aluminum foil shield.
This shall be enclosed by an overall thermoplastic jacket. The cable shall meet the
applicable requirements of ANSI/TIA/IEA-568-B.

(NTS: Delete paragraphs below if they do not apply to the project.)

G. Provide silicone rubber insulated wiring with aramid braid, 125C, Type SA, in the
following areas __________________

H. Direct-Burial Cables: Type USE multiconductor cables conforming to NEMA WC-8

and 600-volt insulation. Provide cable conforming to UL 44 and UL 854.

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 I. Firestop Materials and Smoke Seal materials shall have a flame spread rating of 25 or
less, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA Class “A”).

2.03 FIRESTOP PRODUCTS:

A. Only firestop systems listed and tested to the UL 1479 Standard with prototype test
data showing their individual applications shall be used.

B. Fire resistance ratings of installed firestop systems shall be the fire resistance rating of
the surrounding fire separation or firewall.

C. All Listed Systems Designs selected for use shall have a smoke seal incorporated
within the rated firestop systems.

D. All firestop materials that will come directly in contact with plastic pipe or plastic
coated wire shall have undergone Firestop Material compatibility testing by the
Firestop Systems manufacturer and/or the pipe or wire manufacturer.

E. All firestop materials and smoke seals shall have elastomeric characteristics to allow
for building settling and seismic movement.

F. All firestop materials and smoke seals shall be free of asbestos.

G. Site firestop systems must be installed in accordance with the Listed System Design
limitations.

H. All Listed Systems Designs used must provide a Flame (F), Temperature (T) and Hose
(H) stream rating in accordance with those outlined in the most recent BOCA codes,
include any additional requirements of the Work in this Section.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 GENERAL:

A. Perform work in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

B. Provide power cable identification as follows:

System
Voltage Neutral Phase A Phase B Phase C

380 V, 3 phase White Black Red Blue

220 V, single phase White Red

C. Use green to identify insulated ground conductors.

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 NOTE: Colored insulation, tapes or sleeves may be used to provide color coding.
Insulated ground conductors must have green covering.

D. Provide control, indicating, metering or alarm cable identification as follows:

a. AC Control Red

b. DC Control Blue

(NTS: Where 4-wire delta connected secondaries are installed (see NEC 215-8), use a color
other than orange for Phase B 480/277V identification.)
3.02 INSTALLATION OF WIRING:

A. Unless otherwise indicated, use no conductor smaller than No. 12 AWG (4 mm2) for
power, No. 14 AWG (2.5 mm2) for control, and No. 16 AWG (1.5 mm2) for shielded
applications.

B. Install conductors continuous from outlet to outlet and make no splices except within
outlet or junction boxes.

C. Install cable in underground raceway system without splices. There shall be no splices
between connection points unless approved by the CM/CS.

D. Draw all conductors contained within a single conduit at the same time.

E. Apply wire pulling compound to conductors being drawn through conduits.

F. Use no cable bend with radius of less than eight times its diameter.

G. Wires and cables installed without prior submittal review are subject to removal at no
additional expense.

H. Pull cables in underground conduit system without splices. Use lubricants recommended
by the cable manufacturer. Do not exceed maximum pulling tension specified by the
manufacturer. Use a gauge to measure pulling tension to insure that the recommended
limit is not exceeded.

I. Wrap cables in manholes on an individual cable basis with fireproof tape 2 inches wide.
Extend fireproofing 1-inch into any duct. Install tape in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions.
(NTS: Delete paragraph if direct buried cable not used.)

3.03 CONDUCTOR IDENTIFICATION:

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 A. Label each wire at both termination points. Carry individual conductor or circuit
identification throughout, with circuit numbers or other identi-fication clearly stamped on
terminal boards and printed on directory cards in distribution cabinets and panelboards.

B. Identify each wire in junction boxes, cabinets, and terminal boxes where total number of
control, indicating, and metering wires is three or more and no terminal board is
provided, including all power wire. Where no termination is made use a plastic-coated,
self-adhesive, wire marker and where termination is made use a, plastic, pre-printed
sleeve wire marker.

C. In cases similar to above where terminal boards are provided for the control, indicating,
and metering wires, identify all wires including motor leads and other power wires too
large for connection to terminal boards, by sleeve wire markers as specified above.
D. In manholes and handholes, identify each power wire by laminated plastic tag located so
it is easily seen. Control wires to be bundled and marked as listed in conduit and wire
schedule.

3.04 CONNECTORS, TERMINAL LUGS AND BOARDS:

A. For wiring of circuits consisting of No. 10 (6 mm2) or No. 12 AWG (4 mm2) solid wires,
such as for lighting branch circuits, use self-insulated pressure type connectors for all
splices or joints.

B. Terminate all wires connected to terminal boards, terminal blocks, or to other similar
terminals by means of ring and tongue, nylon self-insulated, tin-plated copper pressure
terminals.

C. Terminal boards shall be 600 volts and rated for 125% of the ampacity of the connected
circuit. They shall have screw terminals, with white marking strips for wire
identification, of the 4-, 6-, 8-, or 12-pole type, as necessary.

D. Wire connections for which terminals are not supplied, for example, at solenoids or
motor terminal junction boxes:

1. 10 AWG (6 mm2) and smaller: Use self insulated pressure-type connectors.

2. 8 AWG (10 mm2) and larger: Use insulated, mechanical type with set screw or
follower bearing directly on the wire. Split bolt connectors are not acceptable.

E. Clearly and permanently mark terminal strips with ink or indelible pencil. Mark each
wire consistently throughout entire system, using notation of wires given on
manufacturer's wiring diagrams wherever possible.

3.05 FIRESTOP INSTALLATION:

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 A. Firestop and smoke seal gaps and holes in all fire separation and firewall construction
through which conduit, wire, cable, pass as a result of Electrical Work using a U.L.
Listed System Design.

B. In combustible construction, firestop and smoke seal all through electrical penetrations
of the faces as above and firestop and smoke seal all penetrations that enter or exit
(transverse) the edges of one fire separation into another fire separation (i.e. where the
header or sill plate is penetrated in the interior of a wall separation into the hollow
ceiling or floor cavity of the adjacent separation.)

C. All Electrical items that pass through, transverse or terminate within fire separations or
firewalls must be firestopped in accordance with Section 07840 and as specified
herein.

D. All recessed electrical boxes or panels in fire separations shall be noncombustile

(steel) and must be separated by one stud or joist cavity. Back to back installations
and/or combustible (plastic) boxes and panels are not allowed unless the gypsum
board trade has constructed a fire rated enclosure equal to that of the fire separation
rating around each box or panel.

E. All holes or voids created in fire separations or firewalls for single penetrating wires,
cables and conduit the annular spare shall not exceed 1” for penetrating items up to 2”
in outside diameter. For penetrating items over 2” in outside diameter the annular
space must not exceed 1½”.

F. All holes or voids created in fire separations or firewalls for multiple penetrating
electrical items must have a fill ratio 50% of the overall void or whole size.

G. In all firestop systems that require mineral wood or ceramic fiber backer or filler
materials, these materials must be dry and free of other contaminants before, during
and after installation of sealant firestop materials. Alkaline water contamination of the
backer or filler materials may cause corrosion of metallic penetrating items.

H. Apply firestop systems and smoke seals in strict accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions and listed system designs to provide temperature and flame rated seals, to
prevent the passage of fire and smoke.

3.06 TESTING:

A. Perform tests of all cables prior to energizing in accordance with Section 16998.

B. Submit results of all cable tests on forms indicating cable size, voltage, from, the and date
with name of tester and witness.

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3.07 CONTRACT CLOSEOUT:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01700.

END OF SECTION

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