Section 400.18654. Cooking appliances.

(1) A cooking appliance   shall  be  suitably   installed  in accordance with approved safety practices.

(2)    A metal hood or canopy that is provided over a main kitchen cooking appliance shall be equipped and designed in compliance with the provisions of the national fire protection association pamphlet no. 96,  1971  edition, entitled standard for the installation of equipment for the removal of smoke and grease-laden vapors from commercial cooking  equipment,  which  is adopted by reference in R 400.18659.

(3)   Filters shall be maintained in an efficient condition and kept clean at all times.

(4)   Only  vaporproof-type   electrical  wiring   and  equipment   shall   be permitted in hoods or canopies.

(5)   An exhaust duct from a hood shall be run to the outside by the shortest possible route and, when run through  open   spaces  between  a ceiling and a floor or roof or through any floors above, shall be enclosed in a horizontal or vertical shaft that is protected from the remainder of the building by construction that will afford a 2- hour-fire-resistance rating.

History: 1994 AACS.