Amico Power Column User Manual

Installation Instructions

Regal Series

Power Columns

Corporation

Note

Power column installation should conform to local building codes

The installation instructions provided is for the Amico standard products. Slight modications
to the installations may be required. The product shipped to the job site may not be exactly as
shown on the installation drawings.

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Before Installation

1.

Review a copy of the nal approved shop drawing(s) and/or submittal package. These
documents will provide you with technical information specic to your installation, such as:

- equipment types & quantities

- room numbers and location

- shop drawings of each unit type

- wiring diagrams and rough-in locations

2.

Locate the power column from the shipping boxes that you wish to install.
The contents of each shipping box are listed on the shipping document(s).

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Installation

2.

Remove laminate panels from power column (using tool provided) by lifting panels vertically
until resistance is felt, then rotate bottom of panel out and pull down.
Be careful not to drop panel.

tool provided:

suction cup

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2.

Refer to following gures to complete installation.

“C” channel

power column

A = 6.750” (171.5mm) for 9” PC
A = 9.875” (251mm) for 12” x 9.5” PC
A = 17.375” (441.3mm) for 19” x 9.5” PC
A = 24.25” (616mm) for 28” PC
A = 9.5” (241.3mm) for 12” x 12” PC
A = 17” (432mm) for 19” x 19” PC

base

Figure 2

structural ceiling

nished ceiling

“C” channel
typ. of 2

Figure 3

“A”

power column

threaded rod typ.
of 4 (by others)

anti-sway support
structure (supplied
by others)

Figure 1

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Anchor base of column to oor (hardware by others). Note that base does not have to be

3.
removed to complete this step. See gure 1.

Structural bracket(s) and hardware to attach to Amico column are to be supplied and installed

4.
by others (see gure 3). Amico provides 2 “c” channels attached to the column to mate with this
structural support (see gure 2).

All line voltage devices within the column are pre-wired to dedicated junction boxes, located as

5.
per shop drawings (either inside the column, or located outside the column via conduit).
Connect normal and emergency power at these junction boxes.

Amico provides a low voltage termination box and conduits, located as per shop drawings, to

6.
the low voltage devices within the column. Low voltage devices are supplied, installed, and
wired by others.

All medical gas and vacuum outlets within the column are manifolded to a single point

7.
connection for each gas at the top of the column to facilitate installation. Appropriate
contractor to connect to hospital supply at this point, following applicable building code(s).

8.

Insert laminate panels removed in step 1.

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INSTALL INSTR. REGAL SERIES POWER COLUMNS 2011