Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Electrical
Commercial Kitchen Suppression Wiring & Interlocks
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FIRE SUPPRESSION ELECTRICAL EXPERTS
Specialized Electrical Work Most Electricians Don't Do
Commercial kitchen fire suppression systems require more than installing tanks, piping and nozzles — the equipment also has to communicate with the kitchen's electrical and ventilation systems so everything responds correctly when it activates. JAM Electric specializes in this electrical side of commercial kitchen fire suppression, wiring the controls and interlocks that shut down protected cooking equipment, shut off required makeup air, keep the hood exhaust operating, and interface with other required controls. We regularly perform this work in restaurants, food trucks, nursing homes and other commercial kitchens, and we're the only electrical contractor in our area specializing in it.
FIRE SUPPRESSION INTERLOCKS
What Happens When the Suppression System Activates?
The hood, cooking equipment, ventilation and suppression controls all have to respond together. JAM Electric wires the electrical sequence that makes that happen.
Suppression System Trips
The kitchen suppression system automatically detects a fire or is manually activated at the pull station.
Cooking Equipment Shuts Down
Electrical power and other heat-producing energy sources serving the protected cooking equipment are shut down.
Makeup Air Shuts Off
Required makeup air is shut down so it does not continue supplying air into the protected hood area.
Hood Exhaust Keeps Running
The exhaust fan continues running. If it was off, the system can force it on when suppression activates, as required by the approved system design.
Everything Has to Work Together
JAM wires the relays, contactors, switches and control interfaces required to make the kitchen respond correctly when the suppression system activates. Depending on the installation, that can include cooking appliances, hood exhaust, makeup air, gas-valve controls, fire-alarm signaling and other required shutdowns.
Exact operation varies by system, equipment and approved design. JAM coordinates with the suppression contractor and project requirements for each installation.
OUR SERVICES
Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Electrical Services
New Installations & Interlocks
JAM Electric handles the electrical portion of new commercial kitchen fire suppression installations, coordinating with the suppression contractor to wire the required controls between the suppression system, cooking equipment, hood exhaust, makeup air and other equipment. Whether it's a new restaurant, food truck, kitchen remodel or replacement hood, JAM takes care of the electrical controls needed to make the complete system operate correctly.
Retrofits, Repairs & Troubleshooting
Existing kitchen suppression systems often need electrical changes when cooking equipment is moved, a hood is replaced, ventilation equipment changes, or a system fails a test. JAM troubleshoots and repairs fire suppression electrical controls, shutdown circuits and interlocks, and can modify existing systems when the kitchen or equipment changes.
Electrical Partner for Fire Suppression Companies
JAM works with fire suppression companies throughout the area and understands what their technicians need from the electrician, so instead of bringing in someone who has to learn the system on the job, suppression contractors can call JAM to handle the electrical side from the start. We coordinate directly with the suppression contractor, complete the required interlocks and controls, and are available for system testing when needed.
Fire Suppression Contractor? Call JAM for the Electrical Side of Your Next Installation.
COMMERCIAL KITCHENS
From Food Trucks to High-Volume Restaurants
Restaurants
Fire suppression electrical wiring for independent restaurants, quick-service restaurants and larger commercial kitchens, including projects at McDonald’s locations.
Food Trucks & Mobile Kitchens
JAM installs a large number of fire suppression electrical systems in food trucks and mobile commercial kitchens, where the hood, appliances, ventilation and suppression controls all have to work together in a very limited space.
Nursing Homes & Commercial Facilities
Suppression-system electrical work for nursing homes, healthcare kitchens, cafeterias and other commercial food-service facilities.
SYSTEMS WE WORK WITH
Experienced With the Major Fire Suppression Brands
JAM Electric works with the electrical controls and interlocks associated with the industry’s leading commercial kitchen fire suppression systems.
Specialized Experience You Don't Have to Explain
JAM has performed commercial kitchen fire suppression electrical work in food trucks, nursing homes, independent restaurants and national restaurant locations including McDonald’s. We also work with most of the fire suppression companies in the area, so there is a good chance we’ve already worked with the system or contractor on your project.
- Food Trucks
- Restaurants
- Nursing Homes
- Suppression Contractor Coordination
- Specialized Fire Suppression Electrical Experience
Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression Electrical FAQs
JAM handles the electrical controls and interlocks associated with the system. That can include cooking-equipment shutdowns, hood exhaust controls, makeup-air shutdowns, relays, contactors and other required electrical interfaces.
Typically, no. The commercial kitchen exhaust fan continues operating after the suppression system activates and, where required, will start automatically if it was off. The exact sequence follows the listed suppression system and approved design.
Yes. Heat-producing fuel and electrical power serving protected cooking equipment must shut down when the suppression system activates.
Yes. Food trucks and mobile kitchens are a major part of JAM Electric’s commercial kitchen fire suppression work.
Yes. JAM regularly coordinates with fire suppression contractors and can handle the electrical portion of the installation directly with their technicians.
JAM works with systems from ANSUL, Amerex, PYRO-CHEM, Buckeye, Badger Range Guard, Kidde and other commercial kitchen suppression manufacturers.
Yes. JAM can troubleshoot electrical shutdown circuits, fan controls, makeup-air controls, interlocks and other electrical problems found during testing or after kitchen equipment changes.
Use this answer only if it accurately reflects JAM’s scope: JAM specializes in the electrical portion of commercial kitchen fire suppression systems. We coordinate with qualified fire suppression contractors who install and service the suppression equipment itself.
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LOCATION
Washington Based
Serving Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan County
Call Mitchell: (360) 303-8464
Email: admin@jamelectric.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-5pm