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Ultragreasefiltrationforventhoods reducestheriskofhoodandduct firestomakekitchenssafer. CodeRequirements:

Inspectionsvs.Cleanings

AcordingtotheNationalFireProtectionAsociation,theauthoritywhosetsthefiresafety codeintheUSA,exhaustsystemsmustbeINSPECTEDinacordancewithtable11.4below.If uponinspectionahooddoesnotpastheGreaseCombtest,aCLEANINGmustocur. Untilnow, therehasnotbeenanefectivegreasefilterthathaskeptcommercialkitchenexhaustsystems greasefree,requiringtheneedforacleaningservice.Duetothis,manyoperatorsarenot awarethatinspectionsareanoption.

Below:GreaseCombafteruse showinganaceptabledepth.

ExcerptsfromNFPA96

Frequencyof Inspections:

GreaseComb: EnsuringFireSafety Basedoncookingvolume,andstyle ofcooking,NFPA96requiresan exhaustsysteminspectionfor greasebuilduptooccurataspe cificfrequency(seetable11.4).If aninspectionpases,thecleaning canbepost-poneduntilthenext failedinspetion. PriortotheadoptionoftheDepth GaugeGreaseComb,itwasleftto the“opionion”ofinspectorstode terminewhetherasiterequiredan exhaustsystemcleaning.Asof2011, ifthegreasecolectionintheex haustsystemislesthan.078inces thick,itdoesnotrequireacleaning.

Note:NFPA’snationalstandardsmaybesubjecttoapprovalbythelocalAuthorityHavingJurisdiction.

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