Specifications
Draper Prison Wasatch & Oquirrh Intercom & Paging System Remodel 4-21-2014
ELECTRICAL BOXES AND FITTINGS 260135 – 1
SECTION 260135 – ELECTRICAL BOXES AND FITTINGS
PART 1 – GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A. Drawings and general provisions of Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions
and Division-1 Specification Sections, apply to work of this section.
B. This section is a Division 26 General Provisions section, and is part of each Division 26, 27, and
28 sections making reference to electrical boxes and fittings.
1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK:
A. Extent of electrical boxes and fittings work is indicated by drawings and schedules.
B. Types of electrical boxes and fittings in this section include the following:
1. Outlet Boxes
2. Junction Boxes
3. Pull Boxes
4. Conduit Bodies
5. Bushings
6. Locknuts
7. Knockout Closures
8. Miscellaneous Boxes and Fittings
1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE:
A. Standards: Refer to Section 260001 – Electrical General Provisions as applicable.
B. Manufacturers: Firms regularly engaged in the manufacturer of boxes and fittings required,
whose products have been in satisfactory service for not less than three years.
C. Shop Drawings: Submit shop drawings on floor boxes only where required.
PART 2 – PRODUCTS
2.1 INTERIOR OUTLET BOXES:
A. General: Provide one piece, galvanized or cadmium-plated, flat-rolled, sheet steel interior outlet
boxes of types, shapes, and sizes to suit respective location and installation. Construct with
stamped knockouts on back and sides and with threaded screw holes. Provide corrosion-
resistant screws for securing boxes, covers, and wiring devices. Size all junction boxes in
accordance with NEC Table 314.16(A), with a minimum box size of 4" x 4" x 1-1/2". Where
three raceway entries are made, provide outlet boxes with a minimum depth of 2-1/8". Where
four or more raceway entries are made, provide outlet boxes with a minimum depth of 4-11/16".
Gangable boxes shall not be used.
B. Switch, Telephone, and Receptacle Outlets: Provide outlet boxes not less than 4" square, with
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