2.3
15400-3
PLUMBING — GENERAL
headworks, dewatering rooms, chemical rooms, clarifiers, aeration basins,
splitter structures, equalization or storage tanks, etc. For additional description
and definition of submerged surfaces refer to Specification Section 09900.
EQUIPMENT AND VALVE TAGS
A.
All new plumbing and HVAC (Mechanical Systems) equipment shall be identified
by a color coded equipment/valve tag, provided and installed by the Contractor.
Contractor shall submit a complete list of proposed Identification Tag information
and it shall be reviewed by the Engineer and Owner and revised as indicated. In
general, tag information shall match the information provided on the Drawings.
Tags shall conform to the following specifications:
1. The tags shall be 2.5-inch diameter, 1/16" thick, rigid, multi-layered sandwich
laminate with contrasting inner and outer colored acrylic plastic layers. Top
hole size is 5/32" for hanging tags.
2. Tags shall be available in 7 different outside colors. Owner and Engineer shall
select up to 4 different colors for the project.
3. Tags shall have up to three lines engraved on a side and eight characters per
line of identification information. Tags shall be engraved one side.
4. Tags shall be secured to valves with nylon cable ties or adjustable stainless steel
bead chain. Securing method shall be selected by the Owner and Engineer.
5. Tags secured to equipment shall be fastened to a flat visible surface by a
minimum of two SS screws or SS pop rivets.
Tags shall have a service temperature of -40°F to 175°F
7. Manufactured by Seton Name Plate Corporation, New Haven, CT, Brimar
Industries, Garfield, NJ, or equal.
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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1
INSTALLATION
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Install all plumbing and piping systems in a neat workmanlike manner.
Lines and Grades:
1. Unless otherwise shown on the Drawings, install all piping parallel to the
building walls wherever possible.
2. — Install all piping to accurate lines and grades.
Supports: Provide pipe hangers and supports as specified in the "Pipe Hangers &
Supports" Section in this Division.
Expansion: Provide suitable provisions for expansion of pipelines wherever
necessary.
Do not provide nor install close nipples.
Do not install piping through, directly over, or in front of electrical switchgears and
power panels.
Caulk the spaces between the pipe and walls, ceilings, and floors gas-tight where
shown on the Drawings.
Fittings for Dismantling Piping: Provide a sufficient number of unions to allow the
dismantling of all piping.
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