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kPa) charging pressure systems. For Halon 1211 hand- 904.11.2.2 Alarms. Alarms shall be provided as
hose line systems, hoses shall be tested at 2,500 psi (17 required for automatic sprinkler systems in accordance
238 kPa) for high-pressure systems and 900 psi (6206 with Section 903.4.2.
kPa) for low-pressure systems. 904.11.2.3 Floor control valves. Floor control valves
904.9.4 Auxiliary equipment. Auxiliary and supplemen- shall be provided as required for automatic sprinkler
tary components, such as switches, door and window systems in accordance with Section 903.4.3.
releases, interconnected valves, damper releases and sup- 904.11.3 Testing and maintenance. Automatic water mist
plementary alarms, shall be manually operated at 12- systems shall be tested and maintained in accordance with
month intervals to ensure such components are in proper Section 901.6.
operating condition.
904.12 Commercial cooking systems. The automatic fire-
904.10 Clean-agent systems. Clean-agent fire-extinguishing extinguishing system for commercial cooking systems shall
systems shall be installed, maintained, periodically inspected be of a type recognized for protection of commercial cooking
and tested in accordance with NFPA 2001 and their listing. equipment and exhaust systems of the type and arrangement
Records of inspections and testing shall be maintained. protected. Preengineered automatic dry- and wet-chemical
904.10.1 System test. Systems shall be inspected and extinguishing systems shall be tested in accordance with UL
tested for proper operation at 12-month intervals. 300 and listed and labeled for the intended application. Other
904.10.2 Containers. The extinguishing agent quantity types of automatic fire-extinguishing systems shall be listed
and pressure of the containers shall be checked at six- and labeled for specific use as protection for commercial
month intervals. Where a container shows a loss in origi- cooking operations. The system shall be installed in accor-
nal weight of more than 5 percent or a loss in original dance with this code, NFPA 96, its listing and the manufac-
pressure, adjusted for temperature, of more than 10 per- turer’s installation instructions. Automatic fire-extinguishing
cent, the container shall be refilled or replaced. The weight systems of the following types shall be installed in accor-
and pressure of the container shall be recorded on a tag dance with the referenced standard indicated, as follows:
attached to the container. 1. Carbon dioxide extinguishing systems, NFPA 12.
904.10.3 System hoses. System hoses shall be examined 2. Automatic sprinkler systems, NFPA 13.
at 12-month intervals for damage. Damaged hoses shall be 3. Automatic water mist systems, NFPA 750.
replaced or tested. All hoses shall be tested at five-year
intervals. 4. Foam-water sprinkler system or foam-water spray sys-
tems, NFPA 16.
904.11 Automatic water mist systems. Automatic water
mist systems shall be permitted in applications that are consis- 5. Dry-chemical extinguishing systems, NFPA 17.
tent with the applicable listing or approvals and shall comply 6. Wet-chemical extinguishing systems, NFPA 17A.
with Sections 904.11.1 through 904.11.3. Exception: Factory-built commercial cooking recirculat-
904.11.1 Design and installation requirements. Auto- ing systems that are tested in accordance with UL 710B
matic water mist systems shall be designed and installed in and listed, labeled and installed in accordance with Sec-
accordance with Sections 904.11.1.1 through 904.11.1.4. tion 304.1 of the International Mechanical Code.
904.11.1.1 General. Automatic water mist systems 904.12.1 Manual system operation. A manual actuation
shall be designed and installed in accordance with device shall be located at or near a means of egress from
NFPA 750 and the manufacturer’s instructions. the cooking area not less than 10 feet (3048 mm) and not
more than 20 feet (6096 mm) from the kitchen exhaust
904.11.1.2 Actuation. Automatic water mist systems
shall be automatically actuated. system. The manual actuation device shall be installed not
more than 48 inches (1200 mm) nor less than 42 inches
904.11.1.3 Water supply protection. Connections to a (1067 mm) above the floor and shall clearly identify the
potable water supply shall be protected against back- hazard protected. The manual actuation shall require a
flow in accordance with the International Plumbing maximum force of 40 pounds (178 N) and a maximum
Code. movement of 14 inches (356 mm) to actuate the fire sup-
904.11.1.4 Secondary water supply. Where a second- pression system.
ary water supply is required for an automatic sprinkler
Exception: Automatic sprinkler systems shall not be
system, an automatic water mist system shall be pro- required to be equipped with manual actuation means.
vided with an approved secondary water supply.
904.12.2 System interconnection. The actuation of the
904.11.2 Water mist system supervision and alarms.
fire extinguishing system shall automatically shut down
Supervision and alarms shall be provided as required for the fuel or electrical power supply to the cooking equip-
automatic sprinkler systems in accordance with Section ment. The fuel and electrical supply reset shall be manual.
903.4.
904.12.3 Carbon dioxide systems. Where carbon dioxide
904.11.2.1 Monitoring. Monitoring shall be provided systems are used, there shall be a nozzle at the top of the
as required for automatic sprinkler systems in accor- ventilating duct. Additional nozzles that are symmetrically
dance with Section 903.4.1.
arranged to give uniform distribution shall be installed

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