Kitchen hood suppression inspection, with the checklist already written

Each hood system: nozzles, links, cylinder, pull station and fuel shut-off. Work it on a phone with no signal, send the customer a signed report, and quote the repairs for anything that failed.

$75

a month for every inspector

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Items: 14
Run on: Each hood suppression system
Usually comes due: Every 6 months

The checklist you start with

Every item can be changed, removed or added to. Check against the editions of NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A your jurisdiction has adopted, and the manufacturer's manual.

Coverage

Every appliance under the hood is covered by a nozzle
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail
Appliances are in the positions the system was designed for
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Nozzles

Nozzles are clean, aimed correctly and have their blow-off caps
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Detection

Fusible links replaced and dated
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail
Detection line and brackets are clean and move freely
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Cylinder

Agent cylinder is charged and its gauge reads in range
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail
Cylinder is within its hydrostatic test date
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Controls

Manual pull station is reachable and unobstructed
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail
System trips when tested from the pull station or a test link
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Shut-offs

Gas valve or electric power shuts off when the system trips
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail
Building fire alarm receives the signal, where connected
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Hood and duct

Filters are in place and grease build-up is under control
Pass or fail, each hood suppression system, photo on a fail

Kitchen

A Class K extinguisher is within reach of the cooking line
Pass or fail