WW-C-58la. Conduit fittings shall conform to the requirements of Federal Specification W-F-406,. All conduit shall

be 1/2-inch trade size or larger.

1.
Installation:
Conduits shall be concealed
within the walls, ceilings, and floors, where possible, unless conduit runs are shown exposed on the drawings. Exposed runs of conduit or tubing shell have supports spaced
not more than 5 feet apart and shall be installed with runs
parallel or perpendicular to walls, structural members, or
intersections of vertical planes and ceilings, with rightangle turns consisting of cast-metal fittings or symmetrical bends.
Bends and offsets shall be avoided where possti-

ble, but where necessary shall be made with an approved

hickey or conduit-bending machine. The use of pipe tee or
vise for bending conduit or tubing will not be permitted.

Conduit or tubing which has been crushed or deformed in any

way shall not be installed. Expansion fittings or other approved devices shall be used to provide for expansion and
contraction where conduit or tubing crosses expansion joints

Wooden plugs inserted in masonry or concrete shall not be
used as a base to secure conduit supports. Conduit and tubing shall be supported on approved types of galvanized wall

brackets, ceiling trapeze, strap hangers, or pipe straps,
secured by means of toggle bolts on hollow masonry units,

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pansion bolts in concrete or brick, machine screws on metéi
surfaces,

and wood screws on wood construction.

Nails shail

not be used as the means of fastening boxes or conduits.
Conduit and tubing risers exposed in wire shafts shall be

supported at each floor level by means. of approved U-clamp

hangers.

Conduit and tubing shall be installed in such man-

ner as to insure against trouble from the collection of
trapped condensation,

and all runs of conduit shall be ar-

ranged so as to be devoid of traps wherever possible.

The

Contractor shall exercise the necessary precautions tc pre-

vent the lodgment of dirt, plaster, or ,trash in conduit,
tubing, fittings,

and boxes during the course of installa-

tion. A run of conduit or tubing which has become clogged
shall be entirely freed of these accumulations or shall be
replaced. Conduit shall be securely fastened to all sheetmetal outlet, junction, and pull boxes with galvanized loc”
nuts and one bushing installed in accordance with standarc.

practice,

care being observed to see that the full number

of threads project through to permit bushing to be drawn
tight against the end of conduit, after which the locknut
shall be made up sufficiently tight to draw the bushing into firm electrical contact with the conduits unless other-

wise specified.

(a)

Running threads shall not be used.
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