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Specifications

 

Specification Value

 

Convenience and Safety Options

 

 

 

Stairway:

 

■ Although they are not neces-

9.3

 

 

sary for routine operation and

Replace paragraph 9.3 with the fol-

 

maintenance, stairways do

 

lowing: A 30" wide, column supported,

 

provide a safe and comfort-

 

45° stairway with 8" rise and run of

 

able means of access to the

 

treated Douglas Fir shall be provided

 

top of the tower that is often

 

at the tower endwall rising from grade

 

overlooked in the initial cool-

 

(roof) to the fan deck elevation. Stair

 

ing tower purchase. They are

 

columns shall be 4x4. Guardrails shall

 

designed in straight-run or

 

be 2"x4". The upper guardrail shall have

 

double-back configurations

 

an eased edge for the protection of

 

to accommodate your site

 

operating personnel. Stairway founda-

 

requirements.

 

tion shall be by others, designed in

 

 

 

accordance with drawings provided by

 

 

 

the cooling tower manufacturer. The

 

 

 

stairway shall conform to OSHA stan-

 

 

 

dards.

 

 

 

Plenum Walkway:

 

■This option permits freedom of movement for inspection or main-

9.1

 

 

tenance within the tower without the need for wading boots or

Add the following to the end of this

 

tower drainage. It also helps prevent maintenance personnel from

 

paragraph: Provide a 30" wide walkway

 

damaging submerged accessories in the cold water basin (such

 

extending from one endwall access door

 

as screens, probes, basin heaters, etc.).

 

to the other through the length of the

 

 

 

tower. Walkway shall be constructed of

 

 

 

treated Douglas Fir, and the top of the

 

 

 

walkway shall be above the cold water

 

 

 

basin overflow level. If the cold water

 

 

 

basin is deeper than 4'-0", the walkway

 

 

 

shall be equipped with guardrails.

 

 

 

Ladder Extension:

 

■ Many towers are installed such that the base of the tower is 2’-0”

9.4

 

 

or more above the roof or grade level. This makes it difficult to

Add the following paragraph in the

 

get up to the base of the attached ladder. The ladder extension

 

Access and Safety section: Provide

 

alleviates this problem. Marley ladder extensions are available in

 

a ladder extension for connection to

 

standard 5’-0” and 11’-0” lengths, and will be field-cut to fit.

 

the base of the ladder attached to

 

 

 

the tower casing. This extension shall

 

 

 

be long enough to rise from the roof

 

 

 

(grade) level to the base of the tower.

 

 

 

Anchorage and lateral bracing of the

 

 

 

ladder extension shall be by others.

 

 

 

Ladder Safety Cage:

 

■To meet OSHA guidelines, towers whose

9.3

 

 

fan decks are 20'-0" or more above roof or

Add the following to the end of this

 

grade, and which are equipped with lad-

 

paragraph: A heavy gauge galvanized

 

ders, are required to have safety cages sur-

 

steel safety cage shall surround the

 

rounding the ladders.

 

ladder, extending from a point approxi-

 

 

 

mately 7'-0" above the base of the

 

 

 

ladder to the top of the guardrail sur-

 

 

 

rounding the fan deck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SPX Cooling Technologies 1200, 1000 specifications Convenience and Safety Options Stairway, Plenum Walkway, Ladder Extension
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1000, 1200 specifications

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