SECTION 16741

TELEPHONE SERVICE ENTRANCE

PART 1 GENERAL

SECTION INCLUDES

Telephone service entrance raceway.

Equipment and terminal backboards.

RELATED SECTIONS

Section 09900 - Painting: Field painting of backboards and cabinets.

Section 16111 - Conduit: Telephone service entrance raceway.

Section 16190 - Supporting Devices: Supports for conduit, backboards, and cabinets.

Section 16195 - Identification: Nameplates for termination cabinets.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Telephone Utility Company: [______________________________.]

Install work in accordance with Telephone Utility Company's rules and regulations.

PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS

Submit record documents under provisions of Section [01700.] [01720.]

Accurately record location of service entrance conduit and termination [backboards] [and] [cabinets.]

PART 2 PRODUCTS

TELEPHONE TERMINATION BACKBOARDS

Material: Plywood.

Size: [[4 x 8] [_____] feet ([1.2 x 2.4] [_____] m,)] [As indicated], 3/4 inch (19 mm) thick.

TELEPHONE TERMINATION CABINETS

Cabinet Boxes: Galvanized steel with removable endwalls, [24] [____] inches ([600] [_____] mm) wide, [_____] inches ([_____] mm) high, [6] [____] inches ([150] [____] mm) deep. Provide plywood backboard inside cabinet for mounting telephone termination devices.

Cabinet Fronts: Steel, [flush] [surface] type [with concealed trim clamps] [screw cover front], concealed hinge, [double doors,] and flush lock[.] [keyed to match branch circuit panelboard.]

Finish: [Gray baked enamel.] [____________________.]

PART 3 EXECUTION

EXAMINATION

Verify that surfaces are ready to receive work.

Verify that field measurements are as shown on Drawings.

Beginning of installation means installer accepts existing conditions.

INSTALLATION

Finish paint termination backboards with durable [white] [________] enamel under the provisions of Section 09900 prior to installation of telephone equipment.

Support raceways, backboards, and cabinets under the provisions of Section 16190.

Install termination [backboards] [and] [cabinets] plumb, and attach securely at each corner. [Install cabinet trim plumb.]

Install recessed cabinets flush with wall finishes, and stub [5] [_____] empty one inch (25 mm) conduits to accessible location [above ceiling] [below floor] at each location.

Install [pullwire] [polyethylene pulling string] in each empty telephone conduit containing a bend or over 10 ft (3

in length.

Mark all backboards and cabinets with the legend "TELEPHONE" under the provisions of Section 16195.

END OF SECTION