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Committee Input No. 21-NFPA 17A-2021 [ New Section after 3.3.1 ]

3.3.X Deficiency.
For the purposes of inspection, testing, and maintenance of wet chemical fire protection
systems, a condition that will or has the potential to adversely affect the performance of a
system or portion thereof but does not rise to the level of an impairment.

Submitter Information Verification

Committee: DRY-AAA
Submittal Date: Wed Sep 29 23:53:13 EDT 2021

Committee Statement

Committee The committee is looking for input on incorporating clarification on deficiencies

Statement: relating to NFPA 17A requirements.
Response CI-21-NFPA 17A-2021
Message:

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Committee Input No. 20-NFPA 17A-2021 [ New Section after 3.3.5 ]

3.3.X * Impairment.
.Any condition where a system, component of a system, or function of a system will not perform
as intended in a fire event.
A.3.3.X
The failure of any actuation component, mechanical device, electrical device, detector,
container, pipe, hose, fitting, or nozzle to perform its intended function is considered to be an
impairment condition.

Submitter Information Verification

Committee: DRY-AAA
Submittal Date: Wed Sep 29 23:49:15 EDT 2021

Committee Statement

Committee The committee is looking for input on incorporating clarification on impairments

Statement: relating to NFPA 17A requirements.
Response CI-20-NFPA 17A-2021
Message:

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Committee Input No. 19-NFPA 17A-2021 [ Section No. 5.1 ]

5.1 General.
Wet chemical fire-extinguishing systems for the protection of cooking operations shall be listed
and shall meet or exceed the requirements of UL 1254, Pre-Engineered Dry and Wet Chemical
Extinguishing System Units, and UL 300, Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishing Systems for
Protection of Commercial Cooking Equipment.
5.1.1
Fire extinguishing systems installed in recirculating equipment listed per UL 710B shall be
installed and maintained per the manufacturer’s listing for recirculating equipment.
5.1.2 Use.
Hazards and equipment that can be protected using wet chemical extinguishing systems shall
include the following:
(1) Restaurant, commercial, and institutional hoods
(2) Plenums, ducts, and filters with their associated cooking appliances
(3) Special grease removal devices
(4) Odor control devices
(5) Energy recovery devices installed in the exhaust system
5.1.2 3 * Applications.
NFPA 96 and the manufacturer's design, installation, and maintenance manual shall be
consulted for system limitations and applications for which wet chemical extinguishing systems
for commercial cooking operations are considered satisfactory protection.

A.5.1.2 3

Pre-engineered systems protect hazards posed by the duct, plenum, and cooking surfaces of
appliances and are defined by the manufacturer’s design, installation, and maintenance
manual. Fires that start outside the protected area might not be extinguished by the pre-
engineered system.

5.1.2 3 .1
Each protected cooking appliance, individual hood, and branch exhaust duct directly connected
to the hood shall be protected by a system or systems designed and installed for simultaneous
operation.
5.1.2 3 .2
Where two or more hazards can be simultaneously involved in fire by reason of their proximity,
the hazards shall be protected by either of the following:
(1) Individual systems installed on each hazard to operate simultaneously
(2) A single system designed and installed to protect all hazards that can be simultaneously
involved
5.1.2 3 .3
Any hazard that will allow fire propagation from one area to another shall constitute a single fire
hazard.

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Submitter Information Verification

Committee: DRY-AAA
Submittal Date: Wed Sep 29 23:46:21 EDT 2021

Committee Statement

Committee The committee is looking for input regarding equipment listed per UL 710B in a
Statement: potential new section 5.1.1.
Response CI-19-NFPA 17A-2021
Message:

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Committee Input No. 14-NFPA 17A-2021 [ Section No. 8.1 ]

8.1 * General.
The responsibility for inspection, testing, maintenance, and recharging of the fire protection
system shall ultimately be that of the owner(s) of the system, provided that this responsibility
has not been transferred in written form to a management company, tenant, or other party with
operational control .
A.8.1
This provision specifies who is responsible for the inspection, testing and maintenance of the
extinguishing system. Typically, that would be the owner of the system, but when the owner
does not have access to the system on a regular basis, the responsibility then falls to another
party, such as a tenant via a lease or a management firm via a contract. Installers and
maintainers of extinguishing systems, who have access only when called, or have a contract
for semi-annual services, do not have the regular access to perform the monthly inspections
required of the owner or responsible party, nor the authority to take corrective action if
deficiencies are found.

Submitter Information Verification

Committee: DRY-AAA
Submittal Date: Tue Sep 28 11:18:53 EDT 2021

Committee Statement

Committee The committee created a committee input and is soliciting further input on this
Statement: topic.
Response Message: CI-14-NFPA 17A-2021
Public Input No. 6-NFPA 17A-2021 [New Section after A.7.4.10.3]
Public Input No. 5-NFPA 17A-2021 [Section No. 8.1]

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