Semi-annual Inspection and Maintenance

At Rudesill Fire Extinguishers and Safety LLC our staff can keep track of your kitchen fire suppression systems. We can maintain its UL 300 listing and help you stay code complaint. Your kitchen fire suppression system must be inspected and maintenance on a semi-annual basis by a licensed company. The inspection and maintenance will include testing and verifying the function of the system in accordance with the owner’s manual and NFPA 17A. Our trained technician will inspect and verify your kitchen fire suppression system for the following:

  • Visually inspect distribution piping and location of appliance
  • Inspect link line and position of detectors
  • Inspect the automatic actuation of the fire system by cutting a terminal test link
  • Test the remote pull station
  • Verify electric and gas shuts off when the system is activated
  • Replace fusible links
  • Verify the gauge on pressurized tanks are properly charged
  • Internal inspection of non-pressurized tanks
  • Examine cylinders to record and verify the hydro test date
  • Examine the regulator to record and verify the test dates
  • Replace system cartridges when required by manufacturer
  • Remove and clean nozzles to ensure they are not clogged and replace nozzle caps
  • Verify nozzle are properly aligned with appliances
  • Test all electrical interlocks
  • Record any obvious deficiencies discovered during the inspection

NFPA 17A – 7.2 Owner’s Inspection On a monthly bases the owner shall conduct and inspection in accordance to the manufacturer listed installation and maintenance manual or Owner’s manual.

At a minimum this quick check list or inspection shall include verification of the following:

  • The extinguishing system is in its proper location
  • The manual actuators are unobstructed
  • The tamper indicators and seals are intact.
  • The maintenance tags or certification is in place
  • No obvious physical damage or condition exists that might prevent operation
  • The pressure gauge, if provided, shall be inspected physically or electronically to ensure it is in the operable range
  • The nozzle blow off caps, where provided, are intact and undamaged
  • Neither the protected equipment nor the hazard has not been replaced, modified, or relocated

If any deficiencies are found, appropriate corrective action shall be taken immediately.

Kitchen Hood Cleaning

NFPA 96 requires a trained and qualified person to clean kitchen hoods and exhausts systems on a regular basis. NFPA requires a qualified person shall inspect the entire hood system for grease buildup in accordance with the table below.

Type or volume of cooking Inspection frequency
Systems serving solid fuel cooking operation Monthly
Systems serving high-volume cooking operations,such as 24 hour cooking, charbroiling, wok cooking Quarterly
Systems serving moderate-volume cooking operations Semi-Annually
Systems serving low-volume cooking operation such as churches, day camps, seasonal businesses Annually

New Installations

We can also help you with your new Fire Protection System installation from design to final completion. Rudesill Fire Extinguishers and Safety LLC is an authorized dealer for Buckeye Equipment Kitchen Mister. We can design, install, and perform maintenance and recharge the Buckeye Kitchen Mister Fire Suppression System.

1. No Conduit Required By using Buckeye Shielded Cable no conduit is required for system inputs/outputs. Buckeye Shielded
Cable is listed for the gas valve, detection line, and pull station.

2. No Conduit & Only One Anchor Bracket In Hood The Kitchen Mister System eliminates the need for conduit in the plenum and requires only one anchor bracket in the exhaust hood.

3. No Corner Pulleys Required Buckeye Shielded Cable eliminates the need for corner pulleys, making installation easy and fast.

4. Color-Coded Nozzles All Kitchen Mister nozzles have a unique color band for easy identification.

Rudesill Fire Extinguishers and Safety LLC is an authorized Protex Series II distributor. We can install, Maintenance and Service Protex Series II Restaurant Kitchen fire extinguisher system for you.

Rudesill Fire Extinguishers and Safety LLC can also help you with a pre-engineered and pre-assembled system to fit any residential range hood and cabinet configuration with a minimum height of twelve inches. This system has been UL tested to extensive and rigid fire tests.