It’s crucial to inspect fusible links during your Fire Suppression Inspection every six months. Unfortunately, this task often gets forgotten, mainly because the kitchen can get really hot from cooking or because the system is busy doing its job while the inspection is happening. However, skipping this step and not replacing these links regularly can seriously affect how well your system works in case of a fire, or it might even accidentally go off when you don’t want it to.

Fusible links are essential in helping your suppression system detect fires automatically in your commercial kitchen. To follow the rules set by NFPA 17A, you must change these links every six months. It’s also important to use the right one that matches the heat level of your kitchen appliances. One practical way to make sure you’re doing this correctly is to ask your service provider to swap out the links during each service visit with ones that have the current year marked on them. At Boss Fire Protection, we take photos to show that we’ve replaced them every time, giving our customers peace of mind.