What is an Ansul Kitchen System?
The Ansul Kitchen System is a pre-engineered, automatic fire suppression system that can tackle large, hazardous fires without human intervention. It is the most widely used kitchen suppression system in the world due to its many features and mechanisms to ensure that they are the safest and most reliable solution. In fact, they are so vastly used that they are actually now specified as an insurance requirement.
Extinguishing agent attacks burning fat
These systems are specifically designed to protect areas associated with ventilating, grease extraction and/or cooking equipment; in essence, they are similar to a sprinkler system especially for commercial cooking appliances. It is suited to these environments because it utilises a specialised liquid extinguishing agent that attacks burning fat.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I NEED ONE?
If your property utilises any commercial deep fat frying appliances then a fire suppression system is vital to the safety of your building and the individuals in it. Any cooking area that exceeds the size of 0.4 square metres requires a fixed solution rather than something portable and manually activated such as a fire extinguisher or blanket.
Because the Ansul Kitchen System can cover over 0.4 square metres, they are ideal for use in any complexes that utilise commercial cooking appliances, such as:
- Hospitals
- Nursing / Care Homes
- Airports
- Schools
- Restaurants (Both Casual and Fine Dining)
- Hotels and Casinos
- Sports Complexes / Stadiums
- Convenience Stores
- Leisure Centres
- Food trailers/trucks
WHY A SUPPRESSION SYSTEM?
Kitchen Fires can accelerate to a catastrophic level of damage in a matter of seconds. Kitchen Fire Suppression Systems are far more safe and reliable than other solutions such as Fire Extinguishers and/or Blankets because they do not require human intervention in order to activate. With other suppression equipment like these, operatives need to be present and trained at the time of the fire, and even if they are, they are still putting themselves in a situation of extreme risk.
If a fire breaks out in a period where no one is there, then it cannot be tackled and therefore will more than likely destroy the entire building and has the potential to invade joined buildings with residents in. If you rely on Emergency Services to come, every second you are waiting for them to arrive is another that the fire escalates – do not take that risk. With an Ansul Kitchen System a fire can be tackled immediately at any time before it is allowed to spread to a great size.