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Kitchen hood fire suppression quarterly maintenance checklist
A quarterly kitchen suppression system round is short on purpose: it catches the wear items that fail between annual services. This checklist is sized for a tech with a phone. Every item says what to look at and the photo that proves the round happened. Work is commonly verified against NFPA 17A, NFPA 96. Confirm the edition your authority having jurisdiction has adopted.
- Items
- 6
- Photos required
- 8
- Built for
- Subcontractors
Who runs it
The kitchen or facilities person walking the cookline each quarter, tagging the hood and tank by their QR mounts.
When in the schedule
Every quarter, and any time the line gets rearranged, since a moved fryer or added griddle can slide a cooking surface out from under its nozzle.
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.
Coverage over the cookline
- 2 photos
Nozzles aimed at each appliance with caps in place
Each nozzle pointed at the hazard it protects, foil or blow-off caps intact on the tips, no grease buildup skewing the aim.
- 2 photos
Appliance line-up matches the design layout
Fryers, ranges and griddles in the positions the system was designed around, nothing added, widened or shifted out from under coverage.
Actuation and shutoff
- 1 photo
Manual pull station reachable and unobstructed
Pull station on the egress path at its marked height, nothing parked in front of it, tamper indicator undisturbed.
- 1 photo
Gas or electric shutoff interface observed in place
Shutoff linkage or valve connected and set to trip on discharge, nothing wedged or tied back, arrangement unchanged since install.
Detection and tank
- 1 photo
Fusible links clean and not painted or greased over
Links in the duct and over the appliances free of grease coating, not painted, cable line taut with no slack or kinks.
- 1 photo
Agent tank gauge and tamper indicator good
Tank gauge in the operable band where fitted, tamper seal on the release intact, tank secure on its bracket.
What usually sends this back
The failures are almost always the evidence, not the work
- A fryer swapped for a wider one or nudged down the line, leaving its hazard no longer under the aimed nozzle.
- Blow-off caps missing from the nozzles so grease-laden vapor cakes the tips and changes the spray pattern.
- Manual pull station blocked by a stack of sheet pans or a rolling rack parked in front of the exit path.
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 8 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 kitchen hood fire suppression quarterly checklist cover?
- 6 items across 3 sections, covering coverage over the cookline, actuation and shutoff, detection and tank. 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 kitchen or facilities person walking the cookline each quarter, tagging the hood and tank by their QR mounts.
- When in the schedule should this walk happen?
- Every quarter, and any time the line gets rearranged, since a moved fryer or added griddle can slide a cooking surface out from under its nozzle.
- Why does every item ask for a photo?
- 8 of the 6 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 kitchen hood fire suppression quarterly inspection?
- A fryer swapped for a wider one or nudged down the line, leaving its hazard no longer under the aimed nozzle. Blow-off caps missing from the nozzles so grease-laden vapor cakes the tips and changes the spray pattern. Manual pull station blocked by a stack of sheet pans or a rolling rack parked in front of the exit path.
- 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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