515.3.

1 An inspection and servicing the of system listing shall include integral fire protec-
cooking equipment shall be made at least annu- tion for re-circulating hoods, including canopy
ally by properly trained and qualified persons. type INFPA 96:13.2.4.11
INFPA 96:11.5.1I
516.2.3 Cooking appliances that require protec-
515.3.2 Cooking equipment that collects grease tion and that are under a re-circulating hood
below the surface, behind the equipment' or in shall be protected by either the integral fire
cooking equipment flue gas exhaust, such as protection system for the hood or a system in
griddles or char broilers, shall be inspected and, accordance with Section 513.0' [NFPA
if found with grease accumulation, cleaned by a 96:13.2.4.21
properly trained, qualified, and certified person
acceptable to the authority having 516.2.4 A re-circulating system shall not use
jurisdiction.[NFPA 96: 1 1 .5.21 cooking equipment that exceeds that re-circu-
lating system's labeled.maximum limits for that
5{ 6.0 Re-circulating SYstems. type of equipment, stated in maximum energy
input, maximum cooking temperature, and
516.1 General Requirements. Re-circulating maximum square area of cooking surface or
systems containing or for use with appliances used cubic' volume of cooking cavity. [NFPA
in processes producing smoke or grease laden 96:13.2.61
vapors shall be equipped with components
complying with the following: 516.2.5 The listing label shall show the type(s)of
(A) ihe clearance requirements of Section 507'2. cooking equipment tested and the maximum
(B) A hood complying with the requirements of limits specified in 516.2.4. [NFPA 96:13'2.7\
Section 508.0.
(C) Grease removal devices complying with 516.2.6 A fire actuated damper shall be installed
Section 509.0 at the exhaust outlet of the system. The actua-
(D) The air movement requirements of Sections tion device shall have a maximum temperature
511.2.1 and 51 1.2.2.68 rating of 375F (190C). INFPA 96:13.2.8'
(E) Auxiliary equipment (such as particulate and 13.2.101
odor removal devices) complying with Section
512.0 516.2.7 No electrical wiring shall be installed in
(F) Fire extinguishing equipment complying with the interior sections of the hood plenum that
the requirements of Section 513.0. might become exPosed to grease.
Exc6ption: References to ducts in Sections Exception: As Permitted bY NFPA 70,
513.1.1 and 513.5.1. National Electrical Code.
(G)The use and maintenance requirements of
Section 514.0. 516.2.8 The power supply of any electrostatic
(H) The mininium safety requirements of Section precipitator (ESP) shall be of the "cold spark,
;'ferro" resonant type in that the voltage falls off
515.0
(l) All the requirements of this chapter as the current draw of short increases.
lNFPA96:13.11. [NFPA96:13.2.1 1]

516.2 Design Restrictions. All re-circulating
systems shall comply with Section 516.2. INFPA
96:13.21
516.2.1 Only gas or electrically fueled cooking
appliances shall be used. Gas fueled appliances
shall not have the combustion flue outlet(s)
directly connected to the re-circulating system.
Gas fueled appliances shall have.a minimgm
eighteen (18) inch (457 mm) clearance from the
flue outlet to the filter inlet in accordance with
Section 509.2.3 and shall meet the installation
requirements of NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas
Code, or NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Code. [NFPA 96:13.2.1 - 13'2.31
516.2.2 Re-circulating systems shall be listed
with a testing laboratory. The re-circulating
516.2.9 Listing evaluation shall include the
following:'and .
(A) Capture containment of vapors at
published and labeled airflows.
(B) Grease discharge at the exhaust outlet of
the sy.stem not to exceed an average of 5
mg/m of exhausted air sampled from that
equipment at maximum amount of product
that is capable of being processed over a
continuous eight (8) hour test per EPA Test
Method 202, Determination of
Condensable Pafticulate Emlssions for
Stationary Sources, with the sYstem
operating at its minimum listed airflow.
(C) Listing and labeling of clearance to
combustibles from all sides, top, and
bottom.
(D) Electrical connection in the field in accor-

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