GE Industrial Solutions Spectra II Series Plug-in and Feeder Busway with BlueCoat Epoxy Insulation System - Manual (Page 31)

Spectra and Spectra II Series™ Plug-In and Feeder Busway
Busway Installation Checklist
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GE Job Number
Customer ID Number
Run Identification
Amp Rating Service
1. Was there any shipping damage? Report any minor damage or missing parts to the factory.
No
Be sure to include the item number.
2. Proper storage before actual installation.
a. Were bus components kept clean and dry? Yes
b. Were bus components exposed to corrosive fumes, liquids, salts, or concrete materials? No
3. Have you read this installation instruction book? Yes
4. Bus exposure during installation.
a. Were bus components kept clean and dry? Yes
b. Were bus components exposed to corrosive fumes, liquids, salts, or concrete materials? No
c. Was there any mechanical damage due to handling? No
5. Did each piece of bus get a pre-installation megohm test? Yes
(Individual pieces should megohm test as infinite resistance.
Consult the factory if you experience a lower reading.)
6. Mounting and support.
a. Is each 10 feet of bus run supported, including any vertical sections? Yes
(Closer supporting may be required, based on job specifications.)
b. Does any support interfere with a bus joint? No
c. Are any bus terminations to other equipment used as support? No
(Busway weight should not bear on equipment, such as switchgear,
switchboards, or transformers.)
7. Is the bus installed level and plumb? Yes
8. Was a periodic megohm test performed as this run was installed? Yes
(After every two or three items or as critical items are installed.
Joints should be tightened for all megohm testing.)
9. Has the bus been inspected for proper phasing? Yes
10. Are all joint bolts properly tightened to 50 lb-ft (68 N-m) torque? Yes
11. On vertically mounted bus using spring hangers, were the correct settings verified? Yes
(See Figure 6 in the installation instructions.)
12. Did you check for proper clearances for the bus at floors, walls, ceilings,
other bus, and trades? (Never use cement to seal between the bus and floors or walls.) Yes
13. Have all shipping screws been removed from expansion lengths? Yes
14. Have nonrigid hangers been used beyond the free end of expansion lengths
(except at the farthest end) to allow the busway to expand toward the expansion box? Yes
15. Was all foreign material removed from the installed bus? Yes
16. Was a final megohm test performed when all bus was installed? Yes
(Record readings on the separate sheet provided.)