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Clean agent fire suppression annual maintenance checklist
The annual clean agent system service is the deep pass: the measurements, cleanings and tests a quarterly round doesn't reach. This checklist keeps the full service on record with the photos that make it defensible later. Work is commonly verified against NFPA 2001. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
- Items
- 4
- Photos required
- 5
- Built for
- Subcontractors
Who runs it
The licensed suppression contractor performs the annual service and room integrity (fan) test; facilities and IT walk it, observe and record.
When in the schedule
On the contractor's annual cycle, the pass that weighs or pressure-checks containers and re-proves the room will actually hold agent after a year of changes.
The checklist
Every item, and the photo that proves it
The photo count on each row is what RTI would require before the item can be submitted. Copy the list as is, or load it into RTI and let the gate enforce it.
Service observed
- 2 photos
Container weigh or pressure check witnessed
Contractor's weighing or pressure verification watched, readings recorded against the tag, any container below limit noted for exchange.
- 1 photo
Room integrity test result recorded
Contractor's integrity (fan) test observed, the reported hold-time result written into the site record, remediation captured if it failed.
Sequence and record
- 1 photo
Release, abort and interlock sequence walked through
Contractor's functional check of detection to release, abort behavior and HVAC/damper interlock observed, outcomes recorded not certified by the site.
- 1 photo
Service tag current and deficiencies logged
Updated tag with the visit date on the panel or container bank, any integrity or supply issue the contractor raised logged with the follow-up.
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- Room integrity test passed a year ago and never re-run after new cabinets and cable trays changed the leakage, so hold time is now unknown.
- Containers checked but the abort and release sequence never walked through with the contractor, so the site can't say how it behaves on a real alarm.
Run it with the Photo Gate
A checklist nobody can submit half-finished
Load this list into RTI, stick a QR tag on the area it covers, and the submit button stays locked until every mandatory item is answered and the 5 required photos exist. Approved walks roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper-evident record behind every line.
Submission state
The gate is enforced on the server, so it holds even if the phone is offline when the walk happens.
Verified against
Common questions
- What does this clean agent fire suppression annual checklist cover?
- 4 items across 2 sections, covering service observed, sequence and record. Each item spells out what the person walking the job is actually looking for, not just a box to tick.
- Who should run this inspection?
- The licensed suppression contractor performs the annual service and room integrity (fan) test; facilities and IT walk it, observe and record.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- On the contractor's annual cycle, the pass that weighs or pressure-checks containers and re-proves the room will actually hold agent after a year of changes.
- Why does every item ask for a photo?
- 5 of the 4 items call for photo evidence. A checklist answer without the photo is a claim; the photo is what makes the record worth something in a dispute and lets a reviewer approve work without re-walking the job.
- What most often fails a clean agent fire suppression annual inspection?
- Room integrity test passed a year ago and never re-run after new cabinets and cable trays changed the leakage, so hold time is now unknown. Containers checked but the abort and release sequence never walked through with the contractor, so the site can't say how it behaves on a real alarm.
- Can I use this checklist in RTI?
- Yes. Start a free RTI workspace, build this list as a checklist, and the Photo Gate holds the submit button until every mandatory item is answered and its photos are attached. Approved inspections roll into a branded turnover package with a tamper-evident audit trail.
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