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MEDICAL GAS ALARMS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1
A.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and
Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply
to this Section.
1.2
A.
SUMMARY
Section Includes:
1.
1.3
A.
Area alarm panels.
DEFINITIONS
Low
Voltage:
As
defined
in
NFPA 70
for
circuits
and
equipment
operating at less than 50 V or for remote-control, signaling powerlimited circuits.
1.4
A.
1.5
ACTION SUBMITTALS
Product Data: For each type of product.
INFORMATIONAL SUBMITTALS
A.
Qualification Data: For Installer and testing agency.
B.
Product Test Reports: For each alarm panel, for tests performed by a
qualified testing agency.
C.
1.6
A.
Field quality-control reports.
CLOSEOUT SUBMITTALS
Operation
and
Maintenance
Data:
For
alarm
panels
to
include
in
emergency, operation, and maintenance manuals.
1.7
A.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Installer Qualifications: Qualify Installers for vacuum and gas piping
systems for healthcare facilities according to ASSE Standard #6010 for
medical-gas-system installers.
B.
Testing Agency Qualifications: An independent testing agency, with the
experience and capability to conduct the vacuum and gas piping testing
indicated, that is a member of the Medical Gas Professional Healthcare
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Organization or
is
an NRTL, and that
is acceptable to authorities
having jurisdiction.
1.
Qualify testing personnel for vacuum and gas piping systems for
healthcare
facilities
medical-gas-system
according
inspectors
to
and
ASSE Standard #6020
ASSE Standard #6030
for
for
medical-gas-system verifiers.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1
A.
2.2
A.
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Gas and Vacuum Systems Monitored:
1.
Medical-surgical vacuum, designated "medical vacuum."
2.
Oxygen, designated "medical oxygen."
MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturers:
Subject
to
compliance
with
requirements,
provide
products by one of the following:
B.
1.
Allied Healthcare Products Inc.
2.
Amico Corporation.
3.
BeaconMedaes.
4.
Ohio Medical Corporation.
5.
Tri-Tech Medical.
Source Limitations: Obtain medical alarm systems and components from
single manufacturer.
2.3
A.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALARM PANELS
Description:
Factory
wired
with
audible
and
color-coded
visible
signals to indicate specified functions.
1.
Mounting: Recessed installation.
2.
Enclosures:
Fabricated from minimum
0.047-inch- thick steel or
minimum 0.05-inch- thick aluminum, with knockouts for electrical
and piping connections.
B.
Components: Designed for continuous service and to operate on power
supplied
from
120-V ac
power
source
to
alarm
panels
and
with
connections for low-voltage wiring to remote sensing devices. Include
step-down transformers if required.
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C.
Pressure Switches or Transducer Sensors:
Continuous line monitoring
with electrical connections for alarm system.
1.
D.
Low-Pressure Operating Range: 0 to 100 psig.
Vacuum
Switches
or
Pressure
Transducer
Sensors:
Continuous
line
monitoring with electrical connections for alarm system.
1.
2.4
A.
Vacuum Operating Range: 0 to 30 in. Hg.
AREA ALARM PANELS
Area Alarm Panel AAP-1: Separate trouble alarm signals and indicators
for each system.
1.
Standards: Comply with NFPA 99 and UL 544.
2.
Electrical
Components,
Devices,
and
Accessories:
Listed
and
labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and
marked for intended location and application.
3.
Include alarm signals when the following condition exists:
a.
Medical Vacuum: Vacuum drops below 12 in. Hg.
b.
Medical Oxygen: Pressure drops below 40 psig or rises above
60 psig.
B.
Area Alarm Panel AAP-2:
Separate trouble alarm signals and indicators
for each system.
1.
Standards: Comply with NFPA 99 and UL 544.
2.
Electrical
Components,
Devices,
and
Accessories:
Listed
and
labeled as defined in NFPA 70, by a qualified testing agency, and
marked for intended location and application.
3.
Include alarm signals when the following condition exists:
a.
Medical Oxygen: Pressure drops below 40 psig or rises above
60 psig.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1
A.
ALARM-PANEL INSTALLATION
Install
alarm
panels
in
locations
required
by
and
according
to
NFPA 99.
3.2
A.
CONNECTIONS
Comply
"Vacuum
with
requirements
Piping
for
for
Laboratory
piping
and
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specified
Healthcare
in
Section 226213
Facilities,"
and
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Section 226313 "Gas Piping for Laboratory and Healthcare Facilities."
Drawings
indicate
general
arrangement
of
piping,
fittings,
and
specialties.
B.
Where
installing
piping
adjacent
to
alarm
panels,
allow
space
for
service and maintenance.
3.3
A.
IDENTIFICATION
Identify
system
identification
components.
specified
in
Comply
with
requirements
Section 220553
"Identification
for
for
Plumbing Piping and Equipment" and according to NFPA 99.
3.4
A.
FIELD QUALITY CONTROL
Testing Agency: Engage a qualified testing agency to perform tests and
inspections.
B.
Manufacturer's
Field
representative
to
Service:
test
Engage
and
a
inspect
factory-authorized
components,
service
assemblies,
and
equipment installations, including connections.
C.
Perform the following tests and inspections with the assistance of a
factory-authorized service representative:
1.
Perform each visual and mechanical inspection.
2.
Operational Test: After electrical circuitry has been energized,
start units to confirm proper unit operation.
3.
Test
and
adjust
controls
and
safeties.
Replace
damaged
and
malfunctioning panels and equipment.
D.
Alarm panels will be considered defective if they do not pass tests
and inspections.
E.
3.5
A.
Prepare test and inspection reports.
STARTUP SERVICE
Engage a factory-authorized service representative to perform startup
service.
1.
Complete
installation
and
startup
checks
according
manufacturer's written instructions.
3.6
A.
ADJUSTING
Adjust initial alarm panel pressure and vacuum set points.
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3.7
A.
DEMONSTRATION
Engage a factory-authorized service representative to train Owner's
maintenance personnel to adjust, operate, and maintain alarm panels
and computer-interface cabinet.
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