Edwards WG4WTS Surface Skirt

The Edwards WG4WTS Surface Skirt is a white mounting accessory designed for compatible Edwards WG4 outdoor notification appliances. It provides a finished trim around the appliance when used in surface-mount installations and is compatible with WG4 horns, horn-strobes, speakers, and speaker-strobes.

The WG4WTS is a passive mounting accessory and contains no horn, speaker, strobe, electrical contacts, or addressable electronics.

Product Functions

• Provides a finished surface-mount trim
• Designed for compatible WG4 notification appliances
• Compatible with WG4 horns and horn-strobes
• Compatible with WG4 speakers and speaker-strobes
• White finish to match white WG4 appliances
• Supports indoor surface-mount installations
• Supports outdoor-rated installations when used with the specified weatherproof box
• Conceals the transition between the notification appliance and mounting box
• Allows additional space behind the appliance when used with the required deeper box

WG4 Appliance Compatibility

Edwards documentation identifies:

WG4WTS — Surface Skirt for WG4 appliance family, White.

For speaker applications, Edwards specifically identifies it as an:

Outdoor-rated surface skirt, white — for WG4 speaker or speaker/strobe.

This makes the WG4WTS useful across several compatible WG4 audible, visible, and voice-notification configurations.

Outdoor-Rated Installation

The WG4WTS can be used as part of an outdoor-rated mounting arrangement.

Edwards specifies that the trim skirt is outdoor-rated when used with the Model 449 weatherproof electrical box.

For outdoor or wet surface-mount installations:

Required Box: Edwards 449 weatherproof electrical box

The environmental rating therefore depends on using the correct complete mounting arrangement rather than on the trim skirt alone.

Surface-Mount Box Requirements

For installations using the WG4WTS, Edwards specifies a deeper electrical box than some flush installations.

Compatible arrangements include:

Outdoor/Wet: Model 449 electrical box

Dry Location: 4-inch square × approximately 2-1/8-inch-deep electrical box.

The additional depth provides clearance for wiring and the notification appliance behind the trim skirt.

White Finish

The WG4WTS is specifically the:

Color: White

version of the surface trim skirt.

The corresponding red version is:

WG4RTS — Red Surface Skirt.

This allows the trim hardware to match the color of the installed WG4 notification appliance.

Passive Accessory

The WG4WTS is strictly a mechanical mounting/trim component.

It requires:

Operating Voltage: None
Current: None
Address: None
SLC/NAC Connection: None

All electrical and notification functions are provided by the WG4 appliance installed with the skirt.

Installation Information

The WG4WTS installs between the compatible WG4 notification appliance and its mounting arrangement.

For an outdoor or wet installation, Edwards specifies use with the 449 weatherproof box. In dry applications, a compatible 4-inch square, approximately 2-1/8-inch-deep electrical box can be used.

The WG4 appliance is then installed over the trim skirt according to its installation instructions. The finished assembly provides a cleaner surface-mount appearance while maintaining the required clearance behind the notification appliance.

WG4WTS Datasheet