SECTION 14240 SPECIAL PASSENGER ELEVATORS

This spec was part of the Des Plaines, IL River WRF project that bid Feb 26, 2015.


SECTION 14240

SPECIAL PASSENGER ELEVATORS


PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 WORK INCLUDED

A. Provide directly coupled holeless hydraulic passenger elevator system designed per ANSI/ASME A17.1 Code for Elevators and Escalators for shallow pit condition and low overhead, complete with hydraulic power unit and cylinders, car frame and platform, cab and doors, door operators, door protection, controller, car and hall fixtures, inspect station, guide rails, rail brackets, pit bumpers, shaftway switches, special pit and overhead safety devices to provide for safe refuge space and top car clearance per code, hardware and accessories as required.

B. Provide hoistway entrances including frames, sills, hangers, tracks, closers, vision panels, and all required hardware.

C. Review construction documents to assure necessary spaces and materials for legal passenger elevator service are being provided under other sections.
1. Ensure that proper fused disconnect switches, hoistway, pits, and machinery room with access, lighting, and services are being provided under other section.
2. Inform Architect of any discrepancies or omissions prior to final pricing.
3. Work of this Section includes furnishing items necessary for a complete operational passenger elevator system and not provided elsewhere.

1.2 RELATED WORK

A. Hoistway construction.

B. Pit drainage.

C. Electrical power to Machine Room, including main switch, breaker and lighting.

1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE

A. Passenger Elevator Design Requirements: Provide complete operational holeless hydraulic shallow pit low overhead passenger elevator conforming with Contract Documents and applicable codes and standards.
1. Model PPH-2-S Shallow Pit Low Overhead, Gillespie Corporation (Ware, MA).
2. Net Capacity:  3,500 LB.
3. Speed: 50 FPM.
4. Stops:  2 stops front.
5. Travel: 12’-2” total.
6. Platform Size:  7’-0” x 6’-3”.
7. Hoistway size: 9’-0” x 7’-2”, pit depth 12” minimum, overhead 8’-9” available.
8. Hoistway entrances:  2 @ 3’-6”x6’-8” single-speed side-opening.
9. Operation:  Automatic with Phase I and Phase II fire service.

10. Power: 480 volt, 3 phase minimum for 20 hp motor.

1.4 REFERENCES

A. ANSI A17.1:  Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.

B. ANSI C1/NFPA 70:  National Electrical Code.

C. ANSI A17.2:  Practice for the Inspection of Elevators, Escalators and Moving Walks.

D. AWS D1.1:  Structural Welding Code.

1.5 SUBMITTALS

A. Shop Drawings:  Submit data under provisions of DIVISION 1, including the following:
1. Shop Drawings per Code: Indicate space requirements, general arrangement of equipment, and material being supplied.
2. Product Data: Submit descriptive brochures, literature, or approved drawings from past jobs of similar design.

B. Furnish operation and maintenance manuals under the provisions of DIVISION 1.

C. Submit certificates of proper installation and operator training under the provisions of DIVISION 1.

D. Submit field test documentation under the provisions of  DIVISION 1.

1.6 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

A. Deliver, store, and handle the equipment under the provisions of DIVISION 1.

1.7 WARRANTY

A. Provide coincidental product warranties, where available, for major components of passenger elevator work.


PART 2 PRODUCTS

2.1 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS

A. Gillespie Corporation (34 Pine Street, Ware, MA 01082; T: 413/967-4980; F: 413/967- 9534: sales@gillespiecorp.com; www.gillespiecorp.com)

B. Or Equal.

2.2 MATERIALS

A. Elevator frame and hardware to be built from structural A36 steel.  Electrical controls, switches, and wiring must meet all referenced codes and local and national building code.

2.3 FABRICATION

A. Passenger elevator:  Holeless hydraulic passenger elevator designed to meet or exceed minimum ADAAG handicap accessibility code. Elevator to conform with requirements of ANSI/ASME A17.1.  Frame and platform to be constructed of  structural A36 steel, with wood flooring for cab mounting and carpeting. Nylon gibbed guide shoes to run on planed steel guide rails.

B. Hydraulic system:  Power unit to be specifically designed for hydraulic elevator service, having submerged pump and motor, steel oil tank, and four solenoid control valve with up and down leveling with soft start and soft stop. Two directly coupled synchronized telescopic hydraulic cylinders to provide for holeless elevator design, mounted alongside rails at sides of platform. Provide pipe rupture valves for safety.
1. HP:  Minimum 20 horsepower, minimum voltage 480/3/60.

C. Cab and Platform:  Wood core plastic laminate side and rear wall panels, with stainless steel door panel, stainless steel return, jamb, and transom.  Platform to be finished in ¾” plywood for cab mounting, and finish carpeting. Provide stainless steel #4 brushed ceiling with LED or incandescent down lights, two speed fan, and enameled canopy panel with top exit. Provide door operator, tracks, hangers, closers, clutch, infrared door detection, and all hardware.

D. Car and hall fixtures to have stainless steel faceplates. Car station to have floor, door open/door close, call cancel, and alarm buttons. Key switches include on/off, light/fan, inspect, access enable, and phase II fire service.  Fire indicator and buzzer to be provided. ADAAG emergency phone must be present, as well as an emergency light.  Provide fire service cabinet and service cabinet if required by code. Provide a car position indicator and car direction arrows positioned per code.  Hall stations must have illuminated call buttons for simplex operation. Provide Phase I fire service key as well as access keys for safety systems at upper and lower landings.  Provide digital position indicators.

E. Hoistway entrances: Manufacturers standard powder coated or enameled steel single- speed side-opening 3’-6”x 6’-8” entrance doors and frames. Provide frames, hangers, door panels, guides, interlocks, and all hardware meeting or exceeding hoistway fire rating.

F. Operating Controller and Shaftway Switches: Manufacturer’s standard programmable controller, with tape selector, and terminal slowdown, normal, and final limit switches conforming to referenced codes. Controller to have emergency battery operation, and be designed to work with shallow pit and low overhead safety system.

G. Miscellaneous Items: Provide jack pedestals, 15 lb/ft T-rails, rail brackets, jack brackets, bumpers, anchors, and items as required by applicable codes and as required for complete operational system.

H. Provide complete operational safety systems to satisfy code requirements for bottom car clearance, top of car clearance, and safe refuge space. Safety systems to be fully automatic, operating whenever access is gained to pit space below or overhead space above elevator cab, either authorized or unauthorized. Provide battery backup system to

provide safety system operation during power outages. System to have electrical sensors to detect the presence of persons or things in the pit space or on top of the cab.

2.4 FINISHES

A. Nonexposed-to-view Surfaces:
1. Structural and nonexposed Ferrous Metal Surfaces:  Clean surfaces of rust, oil or grease and prime with structural steel primer.
2. Field Welds:  Remove oxidation, flux or residue, wire brush clean, apply two coats of primer.

B. Exposed-to-view Surfaces: System No. 107 per Section 09900; color as approved by Architect.


PART 3 EXECUTION

3.1 PREPARATION

A. Examine work of other trades on which passenger elevator work depends.  Report defects to Architect in writing which may affect elevator work or equipment operation.

B. Ensure shafts and openings for moving equipment are plumb, level, in line, and that pit is to proper depth, waterproofed and drained, with ladder and guards if required.

C. Ensure machine room is properly illuminated, heated, and ventilated.

D. Before fabrication, take necessary job site measurements and verify where work is governed by other trades; check measurement of space for equipment and means of access for installation and operation.
1. Obtain dimensions from site for preparation of shop drawings.

E. Ensure preparatory work has been properly completed to receive elevator work, including such work as:
1. Electrical feeder wires are provided to fused disconnect switch in machine room.
2. Hoistway outlets and power are provided for car light and for light in pit and light and outlets in machine room.
3. Electric power is available for testing and adjusting equipment.
4. Machine room is enclosed and protected from moisture, with lockable door.

F. Supply in ample time for installation by other trades, inserts, anchors, bearing plates, brackets, supports and bracing, including setting templates and diagrams for placement.

3.2 INSTALLATION

A. Perform work with mechanics skilled in this work and under direct control and supervision of elevator installer’s experienced foreman. Installer to be approved by manufacturer, and have experience in installing holeless hydraulic passenger elevators.

B. Set hoistway doors in alignment with car opening and true with plumb sill lines.

C. Install in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, applicable codes, and standards to provide a quiet, smoothly operating installation, free from side sway, oscillation or vibration.

D. Mount machine in accordance with approved shop drawings; isolate and dampen machine vibration with properly sized sound-reducing anti-vibration rubber pads.

E. Grout sills and door frames or mount in drywall per manufacturer’s instructions.

F. Locate and mount hall stations per manufacturer’s instructions.

G. Supply all equipment necessary for installation not provided by elevator manufacturer; including hoistway wiring and conduit, rail bracket wall anchors or inserts, hydraulic piping, hydraulic oil, and finish painting.  Some work, such as finish painting and casting of inserts should be done by contractor or subcontractor.

3.3 INSPECTION

A. Obtain and pay for necessary inspections and permits and make such tests as are required by regulations and authorities.

B. Final inspection shall be after elevator installation, hoisting enclosure and machine room are complete.

C. Inspect installation in accordance with ANSI A17.2.

D. Deliver test certificates and permits to Architect.

3.4 MANUFACTURER'S SERVICES

A. Provide manufacturer's services under provisions of Division 1.

B. Minimum Service Requirements:
1. Installation:  As required for proper installation.
2. Start-up and field testing: One half day on site.
3. Operator training:  One half day on site.

C. Service to Repair Defective Work:  Provide during one-year warranty period under the provisions of General Conditions.


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