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NFPA 96 Questions and Answers: A Guide to Kitchen Exhaust System Safety, Exams of Safety and Fire Engineering

A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to nfpa 96, the standard for the installation of kitchen exhaust systems. It covers various aspects of kitchen exhaust system design, installation, and maintenance, including clearance requirements, access panel specifications, fire suppression systems, and cleaning procedures. A valuable resource for anyone involved in the design, installation, or maintenance of kitchen exhaust systems.

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4.2.1 Where enclosures are not required, what are the clearance requirements? ✔✔18" to
Combustible
3" to limited-combustible
0" to non-combustible
4.1.8 All interior surfaces of the system shall be accessible for what? ✔✔Cleaning and
Inspection
5.1.2 All seams, joints, and penetrations of the hood enclosure shall have a what in regards to
their construction? ✔✔liquidtight continous external weld to the hoods lower outermost
perimeter.
6.1.3 Mesh filters are ok on older hoods. ✔✔False
6.2.1.2 The lower edge of the filters in hoods above charbroilers must be what distance from the
charbroiler surface? ✔✔4 ft minimum
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4.2.1 Where enclosures are not required, what are the clearance requirements? ✔✔18" to Combustible

3" to limited-combustible

0" to non-combustible

4.1.8 All interior surfaces of the system shall be accessible for what? ✔✔Cleaning and Inspection

5.1.2 All seams, joints, and penetrations of the hood enclosure shall have a what in regards to their construction? ✔✔liquidtight continous external weld to the hoods lower outermost perimeter.

6.1.3 Mesh filters are ok on older hoods. ✔✔False

6.2.1.2 The lower edge of the filters in hoods above charbroilers must be what distance from the charbroiler surface? ✔✔4 ft minimum

6.2.1.1 The distance for filters to cooking surface on everything but charbroiler is? ✔✔18" minimum but as far as possible.

5.3.4.3 What is the max temp for a fire damper activation? ✔✔286 degrees F.

6.2.3.4 What is the minimum angle a filter can be installed? ✔✔45 degrees from the horizontal

6.2.4.3 What is max capacity for a grease drip tray under the filters? ✔✔1 gallon

7.3.1 Openings for access panels shall be located where: ✔✔at the sides or top of duct. Whichever is more accessible.

7.1.4 All ducts shall be installed without forming dips or traps that can collect grease. ✔✔True

7.3.4 For hoods with dampers how close does an inspection panel need to be installed to the damper? ✔✔18"

8.1.1.1 Approved upblast fans with motors surrounded by airstream shall be: ✔✔Hinged, supplied with flexible weatherproof electrical cable and service hold-open retainers and listed for this use.

8.1.3.2 Utility fan located with the building, must be located in an accessible area of adequate size to allow for ✔✔service or removal

10.1.2 Cooking equipment that produces grease laden vapors that might be a source of igniting grease ✔✔shall be protected by a fire extinguishing equipment.

10.2.3 What is the UL listing # for fire extinguishing systems? ✔✔UL 300

10.4.1 Upon activation of a fire suppression system, what happens to the cooking equipment? ✔✔Shuts down and gas cuts off

10.5.1.1 How close does the manual activation station need to be located? ✔✔Within 10"-20" of the cooking equipment. (42" to 46" off the floor)

11.4 The system shall be inspected for grease buildup by who? ✔✔a properly trained, qualified and certified company or individual acceptable to the AHJ.

A.11.4 The purpose of the inspection is to determine? ✔✔If cleaning is necessary and if the system is fully accessible.

Table 11.4 ✔✔Solid Fuel:Monthly

High Volume (24 hr operation)- Quarterly

Moderate: Semi-annually

Low Volume (churches, day camps)- Annually

A11.6.2 Micron depths need to clean ✔✔50 microns acceptable, 2000 microns cleaning time, 3175 microns critical cleaning time.

11.6.2 What gets cleaned? ✔✔Hoods, Filters, Fans, Ducts, and other appearences

11.6.3 Electrical switches that could be activated are: ✔✔Locked out at the start of cleaning.

14.3.3 Is it okay to have solid fuel oven next to a fryer under the same hood? ✔✔No, they need their own system.

14.4.4 Wall termination for solid fuel cooking operations should always be? ✔✔Not in existance

14.5.3 Filter height to cooking surface on solid fuel is : ✔✔4ft minimum

7.1.6 What does the sign on access panels need to say? ✔✔ACCESS PANEL- DO NOT OBSTRUCT

7.4.1.1 Horizontal ducts must have at least one opening of 20x20 for what purpose? ✔✔Duct crawling

7.4.1.2 When the duct cannot accommodate personal entry, how far apart do the panels need to be? ✔✔12 ft apart.