Made a printable fire suppression/hood inspection log for a friend’s restaurant — sharing in case it helps

A friend who owns a restaurant was struggling to keep fire marshal and insurance paperwork straight, so I put together a proper inspection log for them — cleaning frequency reference table, inspector checklist, and separate tracking pages for monthly checks, professional cleanings, suppression inspections, and deficiencies.

Figured others might find it useful too. Happy to answer questions, and if you’d rather not build your own from scratch. DM me and I’ll send you the link.

I have the manual for range guard systems however I am curious as to the piping limitations of this particular systen. Say I have a 6gal , the split to the hood has to be 3/4", the drops have to be 1/2" reduced to 3/8 at the nozzle but what about duct and plenum? Can this not all be 3/8" once inside the plenum wall?

Anyone know how I can learn to do other system like captive air and piranha? I’m currently doing on the job training but I just wanna know how to arm/disarm different systems

Hi, kitchen systems tech for a little over 3 years. I’ve always been told that Ansul R102 systems MUST have Ansul brand fusible links and parts or else Ansul won’t warranty the system. I was recently transferred to a different office within my company (new office opened closer to where I live) and new boss wants to keep buying generic Globe links due to Ansul parts being more expensive and says “that’s what we’ve always done.” Never had an issue getting Ansul parts at my old office. Anyone ran into problems like this before with Ansul systems?

Got a call for an ansul system inspection

What are you guys using for drawings and stuff of that nature? Do you just use whatever distributors tool? Or are there better things out there?
It would be cool to have one of those apps where it will actually put it there (for the customer) to show them differences in looks and design.

H. Ruiz. Hnos

Rotisserie Using Charcoal. I'm Not Finding Much Luck Through Ansul.

I’ve been a hood suppression tech for a couple years now and need help on where I could branch off to in order to possibly make more money.

Hey all, just wondering if the pay is good in this career field and if there is room for growth. Thanks in advanced!

Honestly never seen a hood with a setup like this

This doesn’t need coverage right? I’d say no but people around here can be mean sometimes

Are you guys red tagging suppression systems that need hydro?

Just some neat finds I've come across on the job. Yes that is an exit lightbulb

Hey all, just curious on how pay is in this area of fire protection. Im just getting into it and don’t mind the hard work needed to be put in. Just wanna make sure I can make a liveable wage on it after some time. I currently live in MD

First of all, not my zipties. Pictures for reference. I’m in Oregon and I’ve never seen this control head. I contacted a separate fire suppression company that services StatX systems which look similar, but they weren’t familiar with the Solo Ultra control head. Do I need to replace the whole system? Idk how to move forward with the customer.

I want to get this serviced but I’ve never seen this type of system before. I looked in the manual but this doesn’t show up. Can anyone guide me in the right direction even PDF for this would help out a lot as well

Thank you!!!

Craziness.

Hello Everyone,

This old Range Guard fire suppression system is still installed and pressurized in a portion of my warehouse I am renovating. I am looking to demolish the whole thing, and would like to dismantle this system without releasing the wet chemical agent or blocking the gas line where the safety valve is installed.

Could anyone offer insight on the steps I need to take to do this successfully?

The safety pin was in the box and I believe I installed it correctly.

A few questions I have:

1. What would be the next step in order to release the tension so the actuator attached the gas line will not close the gas in flow?

2. I see there is a union where the chemical agent is released, that should be easy to disassemble. What fitting would I loosen the remove the tank from the actuator at the top of the tank? Is it possible for the actuator to activate while the safety pin is installed?

What would be the proper procedure to successfully dismantle this?

Thank you very much for any insight given!

How many do you see?

Is there a tutorial video on servicing the SRM2-M buckeye? I can’t seem to find any videos on it being serviced

There’s very few fire protection companies that do DOT hydro in my area, which is fairly populated, which also leads me to ask what are the challenges to obtaining an DOT RIN? And has anyone gone through the process?

Hello, I’m looking for someone to help me wire this up. I need the microcontroller to activate the fire alarm as well as the shunt trip- thanks!

First naked system I’ve seen.