When cable trays pass through walls or floors, seal openings using fire-rated penetration sealing materials. Do not modify or damage the tray coating or structure during use. If any abnormality is detected. The following charts give the number of 3M pillows needed to completely firestop an opening that cable tray passes through. UL Listed Systems Concrete Wall - C-AJ-4056 3 HR F-Rating, 3/4 HR T-Rating Gypsum. Cables, cable bundles, conduits, bundles of conduits, empty pipes, cable trays and cable ladders may also pass through penetration seals in walls and floors and should be taken into consideration during all phases of design and application. The last part of our penetration seal series of articles. Cable trays should not pass through a fire rated wall because the metal tray can conduct heat through the wall and may ignite materials on the other side.
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