First naked system I’ve seen.

Does a noodle boiler that only uses steam need to be covered by a nozzle?

The specific system in the photo is covered under an Amerex system and I don’t see anything in the manual that says otherwise.

The place said they only use it to steam noodles as that is all they make on it.

The NFPA says that if it has the potential to create grease laden Vapor then it has to be covered. Would it not need to be covered in this case? Or is this something an AHJ usually has to sign off on?

Anyone using uptick for their scheduling, invoicing, quoting, etc? Have a phone call with them tomorrow as we are currently in the process of finding a new field management software. If you have other recommendations, please know that being in Saskatchewan we require two sales taxes on almost all of our invoices. Thanks!

These are some of the random funny encounters from 2 full years as a suppression service tech.

Mainly because I’m not familiar with the mrm1 but I also couldn’t find the gas valve. I see the line going above the ceiling but the tiles were painted stuck and I didn’t want to break them. lol the cherry on top was when I started removing baffles he looked confused and was like “the other guy just put sticker”. I told them I cant access the gas valve and not familiar with the system so I’m not going to proceed, they tell me it’s ok the other guy just gone put on the sticker. Lol no problem but I did preach the importance of the system, they understood and were very nice and said If could figure it out come back…

What do you guys think of this amazing install?

Hello, I have a question in regards to the Amerex System. I'm 1.5 years into the industry and usually service Ansul and Protex II but ran across an Amerex System. I know a setup/ lockout tool is required when changing the fusible links and was told the system is kind of like Ansul

My question is: where/how do I place the lockout tool? Then I unscrew the nitrogen cylinder, and then pull down on the lever? Also, is there a video to break it down the process when changing links? The only videos I found for Amerex seem to only be when the system has been tripped

I can't seem to get a straight answer as to if or when these cartridges need to be replaced. Do they still get replaced after 12 years even though they're exempt from hydro testing?

We are trying to break into doing kitchen suppression systems, but our State requires manufacturer certificate specific to any system you service. Most of the systems in our area are Ansul R-102 systems, but it seems like unless you have $150,000 a year up front a certificate is unobtainium. Any ideas or direction how to deal with this?

New to the industry but no way it’s like his universal? I was preparing to bid on a school district for extinguisher services. Like a good steward I look to see the past bids and seen who won …bruh… No way $2 extinguisher inspections, $30 “ansul systems inspection” and $8 6 year maintenance are a thing?? The fact that the same two companies won in the last couple years at that price point makes me very skeptical of maybe I’m just naive. Do you guys experience this type of race to the bottom ?

This is an update on my previous post about a new account and an inspector essentially making us responsible for a system after we laid our eyes on it.

The inspector argued with us about the hood needing a fire suppression system since there was just a convection oven underneath, and we informed them that since it was a type 1 hood it still needed at least duct and plenum protection.
We referenced NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A and stated that since the hood was originally intended for cooking appliances emitting grease laden vapors, the hood qualified for a system no matter what appliance was under it. Our position was simply that the duct and plenum needed protection, since 17A reinforces that the wet-chemical system is intended to protect the full cooking-exhaust arrangement rather than only the appliance face, and that demoing the system was not the right call.

We went back and forth with the inspector, and in the end the fire marshal got involved. He further argued that the appliance was no longer emitting grease laden vapors, and therefore did not need a fire system, but they still needed to routinely clean the hood and the filters.

My interpretation of NFPA might be too strict, so I am coming to you for a reality check.
Thank you

Has anyone had problems storing fusible links in a vehicle during hot weather?

I'm the on-call tech this week and get a call that a resturants bottle went off. No big deal leave my job site to pick up stuff at the shop. Get to the restaurant and this what greats me. I have over 15yrs in this industry and I have never encountered this before

Is the system already cocked? Can we safely remove now the fire suppression cylinder? Thank you for your help

I have a kitchen system to inspect and the tenant is in a strip mall. She doesn’t have an FACU and the system has a micro switch inside the control head. Has anybody encountered this before ?

Just received a call from a client about installing an fire suppression system that we are not a distributor for (they already have the system parts) how would you guys proceed?

Can anyone share the manual for Badger Industry Guard specifically Open Faced Spray Booth, Local Application, Total Flood?

I’ve tried all the ways I can think to get more info but everything comes back to mrm2. Maybe upgrading a few parts is the play here. Is the 1 obsolete?

anyone have a digital kitchen knight II service manual they can send?

End of line doesn’t matter when the first link looks like this.

Anybody have any insight on what kinda price they are putting on captive air semi annual and annual service for tank systems?
I’m on south east coast of U.S. for reference.

These things are kind of a pain imo to service but seems like a lot of people have been up charging the cost vs a traditional system.

Any info would help

How would I go about covering these, what nozzles/number of flow points. Amerex System

I looked in the manual but didn’t see anything concrete. What is the rule when it comes to manifolding Amerex KP tanks? Is it like Ansul where you can only manifold 2 tanks & if there’s 3 tanks they all must have their own pipe run? I swear the manual I checked just showed 2 manifolded tanks & no other info?! Tia