Description
- ICC # 21105, CEUs: 1.3, Contact hours: 13
Some of the course content is as follows:
• Commercial Kitchen Appliance Types
• Commercial Kitchen Fire Protection Basics
• Fire Suppression Systems Overview
• Kitchen System Controls
• Codes/Standards/Enforcement
• Kitchen System Components
• Hands-On Training Kitchen System Maintenance
• Kitchen System Testing
• Kitchen System Recharge
• Manual – Kitchen Suppression Systems
• Hands-on Training – Each Attendee will have the opportunity to work with a variety of manufacturers’ systems
Below are a list of systems:
- Amerex (MRM/PRM): MRM Hands-on included semi-annual maintenance requirements, testing system via a test link, manual pull station, mechanical gas valve, resetting the system, parts and components, and hydrotesting requirements. PRM Hands-on maintenance to include semi- annual requirements, recharge, and reset procedures for pneumatic detection system.
- Ansul R-102: Hands-on included semi-annual maintenance requirements, testing system via a test link, manual pull station, mechanical gas valve, resetting the system, parts and components, and hydrotesting requirements.
- Ansul Piranha (ONLY IN CINCINNATI & CONCORD): Hands-on included everything performed on Ansul R-102, plus the addition to the flow testing, which is required to be performed semi-annually on this specific system. Additional hydrotesting requirements were also shown on this system.
- Buckeye Kitchen Mister: Hands-on included testing via the test link and manual pull station, components and resetting the system with the lock-out tool and additional steps needed if the lock-out tool is not present inside the control head.
- ProTex II: The training covered the full operation of testing plus the requirements that are present in the manufacturer’s manual. ProTex II, along with the Pyro-Chem system, states that each system needs detection lines tested via cutting an S-Hook.
- Range Guard A+/ Kidde KRS (50 control head): Full operation and functionality of this system were shown and included proper testing requirements that are necessary semi-annually.
- Range Guard UCH/ Badger (UCH control head): Hands-on included functionality testing of this system via manual pull station and test link; resetting the control head and manual gas valve, plus troubleshooting issues associated with the control head/mechanism.
