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COOKING HOOD AND PLENUM <br />The area designed to capture <br />and direct grease laden vapors <br />out of the cooking area must <br />simultaneously be protected <br />with an automatic fire <br />suppression system. , <br />i i <br />DUCT AND EXHAUST FAN <br />These structures can develop <br />deposits of grease that can <br />be either a source or provide <br />additional fuel to a cooking <br />---' fire, therefore this too, must <br />be simultaneously protected <br />with an automatic fire <br />suppression system. <br />PATH OF EGRESS <br />A manual means of <br />operating the automatic i <br />fire suprression system <br />must be accessible at a I <br />point of egress from <br />the cooking area. <br />! J- <br />t_COOKING FUEL SHUT-OFF <br />All cooking fuel and <br />energy sources used for <br />cooking operations must <br />be automatically shut off at <br />time of fire suppression <br />system actuation. <br />COOKING APPLIANCES <br />All types of cooking appliances <br />that produce grease laden vapor <br />must be protected, these include <br />fryers, griddle, ranges (cook tops), <br />and charbroilers (lava, up-right, <br />radiant, chain, etc.). <br />BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT KITCHEN MISTER OWNER'S MANUAL <br />CONGRATULATIONS <br />You have purchased the Buckeye Fire Equipment Kitchen Mister Restaurant Cooking Area Fire Suppression System, the most technologically <br />advanced and effective restaurant cooking area fire suppression system ever developed. A fire suppression system designed and produced in <br />the USA, by one of the leading manufacturers of extinguishers and extinguishing systems. However, to guarantee the maximum effectiveness of <br />your new Buckeye Kitchen Mister Fire Suppression System, you, as the owner/manager, must become familiar with your new equipment. For <br />this purpose, we are pleased to provide you with this owner's manual. <br />Please note that this owner's manual is not a detailed installation, operation, and maintenance manual. This owner's manual is <br />not intended to serve as instructions for installation or detailed service of the Buckeye Fire Equipment Kitchen Mister Restaurant Cooking Area <br />Fire Suppression System, but rather to inform purchasers of this equipment as to their responsibilities in the proper usage and maintenance of <br />this system. A copy of the detailed installation, operation, and maintenance manual, Buckeye Kitchen Mister Restaurant Cooking Area Fire <br />Suppression System Technical Manual, Model BFR-TM, is available upon request from any authorized Buckeye distributor or Buckeye Fire <br />Equipment. <br />APPLICATION <br />The Buckeye Kitchen Mister Restaurant Cooking Area Fire Suppression System is a pre-engineered restaurant fire suppression system, tested <br />and listed by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. under ULEX 6885. It meets the stringent requirements of U.L. Standard 300 and designed to <br />comply with NFPA 17A and 96. Your authorized Buckeye installer will install your system within the UL Listed design parameters as defined in <br />the Buckeye Kitchen Mister Restaurant Cooking Area Fire Suppression System Technical Manual. The following hazard areas of your kitchen <br />must be considered for system protection: <br />IN CASE OF FIRE <br />Fires can potentially start in a cooking appliance, the hood, or the duct. In case of fire, it is important that you fully understand the operation of <br />your fire suppression system. <br />First: Evacuate all personnel and customers from the fire area. <br />Second: Call the fire department. <br />Third If your fire control system has not already automatically activated, you may activate it manually by pulling the <br />handle on the manual pull station. <br />Lastly. Personnel trained in the proper operation of K Class or other type of fire extinguishers may stand by, if means of easy exit are <br />available, and provide additional fire suppression if required. <br />When the fire has been extinguished, and the fire department has deemed it safe to re-enter and has determined the cause of the fire, call your <br />local authorized Buckeye Fire Equipment distributor to reset and recharge the system. <br />Once the equipment has cooled and it is safe to touch, clean up the discharge area using sponges with hot soapy water and detergents. <br />CAUTION: DO NOT USE ANY FLAMMABLE CLEANING SOLVENTS.