Cut Sheet

Wire Safe
®
Wireway and Wiring Trough
G-23
Wire Management Products
Description.
Carlon
®
Wire Safe
®
Wireway and Wiring Troughs are manufactured from
extruded PVC. The standard color is gray. The wireway consists of a base
channel that is formed to receive a “clip-on” cover. Wiring troughs include
a pair of ready-to-install end caps.
Cover Installation and Removal.
The cover can be installed by exerting hand pressure along its front face in
such a manner as to engage and clip projections on the side walls of the base
channel. The cover can be removed by inserting a tool (i.e., a screwdriver
shaft) into one end of the wireway enclosure and exerting pressure against
the underside of the cover, which is then “peeled off” from the base.
Wireway Fittings.
Fittings enable the wireway to be positioned around corners and enable
tees and crosses to be created without detracting from the protective
characteristics. Interconnecting pieces can be assembled using couplings
and rivets or cement as necessary.
Molded fittings do not require couplings because they fit on the exterior of the
wireway. However, primer and solvent cement are needed. See cementing
instructions on page G-24.
Fabricated fittings do require internal or external couplings, and these must be
ordered separately. To install fittings, a
9
⁄32" diameter hole should be drilled in
the wireway to match the external coupling hole. A push rivet should be used
to connect the two pieces. To connect an internal coupling to the inside of a
fitting, use Carlon
®
Quick-Set Clear Cement.
Applications.
These systems are designed for use in commercial and industrial areas.
They may be used for the containment of electrical wiring/cables for power
and lighting circuits and also communication and computer facilities. They are
suitable for mounting on the surface of walls or ceilings or suspended across
suitably positioned supports. Ambient temperatures should not exceed 122° F.
Installation.
1. Mark the surface upon which the wireway is to be mounted.
2 . Measure, run and identify position of fittings.
3. Remove cover from wireway, starting at one end, with a peeling
action (use of a screwdriver or similar lever is recommended).
4. Drill mounting holes through base at 36" centers maximum.
Two rows of mounting holes should be drilled, adjacent to each
wall of the wireway, in order to evenly distribute the load.
5. The holes in the wireway should be drilled oversize to enable
expansion. Washers should be mounted under the head of the
mounting device, which should not be tightened to its full extent.
6. Mount the wireway using screws or bolts.
7. Affix the wireway cover by aligning it to the wireway base and
then pressing it into its engaged position, starting at one end.
8. The cover should be made to overlap the base joint in order
to improve rigidity of the joint.
Installation Instructions
Code Approvals.
Carlon’s
®
Wire Safe
®
Wireway and Wiring Trough are recognized by the current
National Electrical Code
®
, Article 378, for non-metallic wireways. It is UL
Listed for electrical wiring up to 600 volts. UL File Numbers: UL E151021.
Specification for Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough.
• The wireway and wiring troughs shall be Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway
and Wiring Trough.
• The Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough shall provide protection
for electrical, low voltage, data and communication wiring or cables.
• The Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough shall be listed and
installed per the NEC
®
Article 378 for non-metallic wireways.
• The Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough shall be manufactured
from gray precision extruded Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) meeting UL 94 V-O
requirements and shall be suitable for field painting.
• The Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough shall include base,
cover, fittings, etc.
• The Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough shall provide all fittings
required to form a complete, integrated surface raceway system. End caps
shall be gasketed and shall have a NEMA Type 12 rating.
• The Carlon
®
Wire Safe Wireway and Wiring Trough shall provide raceway
with the following cross sectional areas:
1. 2 x 2 — 3.165 in.
2
(20.4 cm
2
) 3. 4 x 4 — 13.694 in.
2
(88 cm
2
)
2. 3 x 3 — 7.378 in.
2
(47 cm
2
) 4. 6 x 6 — 31.871 in.
2
(205 cm
2
)
Fittings.
Internal and external elbow shall be a fitting cover that snaps onto the main
base. Flat elbows and flat tees shall be a fitting cover that snaps on to the
main base. End caps shall be gasketed and NEMA Type 12 rated.
Installation.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, NFPA 70 and
NECA standard. Install base, cover, fittings, accessories, etc., as necessary
for a complete system.
Engineering Specifications