| Vol 2. Number 3, November 2005 | KITCHEN HOODS |
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CODES – NFPA 96 Comments Due December 7 From Industry NFPA 96 in its Volume 9, Number 10 issue of NFPA NEWS is seeking comments from interested industry individuals regarding TIA Log No. 825. Comments are due December 7, 2005. This proposal calls for recognition of appliances tested by third party testing laboratories. Letters in support have been posted to date from Burger King and Hobart. NFPA has also commented on and clarified their original letter. Click here for more information. STANDARDS – ASTM Publishes New Grease Filter Test Method A new ASTM F2519-05 Standard Test Method for Grease Particle Capture Efficiency of Commercial Kitchen Filters and Extractors is now public. This elusive test method was developed at the University of Minnesota’s Engineering Department. It can be accessed at www.astm.org. Copy the standard number into the search field on the ASTM home page. Click here for the full story. STANDARDS – AMCA Elects a New International President Emery (Pete) Neitzel known to many in the CKV industry has been elected President of the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA). Pete has served on numerous AMCA committees as well as UL, ASTM and ASHRAE and is responsible for the development of many standards. Congratulations! FIRE & SAFETY –UP YOUR STACK® Working to Bring Education to Midwest! UP YOUR STACK® is currently negotiating to bring PHIL ACKLAND Seminars to the Chicagoland area in 2006. The first is tentatively planned to address an industry STRIKE FORCE of arson investigators, fire service and insurance investigators on May 10, 2006. A joint seminar in November has been proposed to include AHJ officials such as health, fire, plan review and building. Pre-occupancy issues and inspector needs regarding fire safety would be the common topic. Check our website for further information and announcements. GRANDFATHERING –Recent October Article Spurs Interest! Our recent October article discussing old and outdated equipment has created interest. UP YOUR STACK® will be condensing the article for NEHA, the National Environmental Health Association’s March publication. Click here to read the original article. EDUCATION –New Application & Design Guide for CKV Systems Released! Kudos to Greenheck for releasing a completely new Application & Design Guide with mechanical engineers, foodservice consultants and designers in mind. The September 2005 guide titled “Kitchen Ventilation Systems” was released during the recent NAFEM Show in Anaheim, CA. Contact your local representative or Greenheck directly for a copy. Click here for the full story. EDUCATION – Resources for the Mechanical Engineer and Foodservice Designer A reminder to current readers and new subscribers. In the article above, we introduced you to Greenheck’s new Kitchen Ventilation Systems Application & Design Guide. Another source we have repeatedly mentioned in past issues is the Fisher-Nickel technology website where two other outstanding guides are available to you FREE. They are Design Guide 1 and Design Guide 2. The web address is www.fishnick.com then click on CKV Design Guide in the left hand column. REGISTER – Click here to register for this FREE Newsletter. This is the fifteenth edition of the UP YOUR STACK® Newsletter. The newsletter is a valuable free publication available to anyone visiting our web site and signing on. We protect your privacy. Our mailing list will not be distributed to anyone or sold. Visit us at www.upyourstack.com now. Archived issues are posted with many interesting articles on design, codes and fire safety. |
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