Piranha

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The system described below is one of several brands and designs available from several manufacturers. This one is a "Piranha" by Ansul
FEATURES:
UL and ULC Listed-Meets requirements of UL300. Overlapping Appliance Protection Twho Nozzle Styles Cover all Hazards Dual Agent Rapid Flame Knockdown New Proprietary Agent with Increased Performance Fifteen Times Faster Than Existing Agents in Reducing the Temperature of the Grease Below the Reflash Point Reliable Cartidge Operated Aesthetically Appealing
APPLICATION:
The PIRANHA™ Restaurant Fire Suppression System is an automatic, pre-engineered, fixed, fire suppression system designed to protect the following areas associated with cooking equipment; ventilating equipment including hoods, ducts, plenums, and filters; fryers; griddles and range tops; upright, natural charcoal, or chain-type broilers; Electric, lava rock, mesquite or gas-radiant char-broilers and woks.
The system is ideally suitable for use in restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels, schools, airports, and other similar facilities.
Use of the PIRANHA Restaurant system is limited to interior applications only. The regulated release and tank assemblies must be mounted in an area where the air temperature will not fall below 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) or exceed 130 degrees F (54 decrees C) . The system must be designed and installed within the guidelines of the UL Listed design, installation, recharge, and maintenance manual.
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:
The PIRANHA system is available in 3 sizes: PIRANHA-7 (1.5 ballon, 7 nozzle capacity) PIRANHA-10 (2.25 gallon, 10 nozzle capacity) PIRANHA-13 (3.0 gallon, 13 nozzle capacity) When actuated, the system discharges a fixed amount of proprietary wet chemical agent followed by water through the same nozzles. Water is provided by a connection to the potable water supply. Advantages of the dual system over single wet agent systems include: More robust suppression of hostile fires in protected restaurant hazards Greater hazard area protection with less wet agent Faster flame extinguishing and securing of hot fuels such as cooking shortening Overlapping protection of cooking appliances from fixed nozzle spacing, allowing appliances to be interchanged freely without changing nozzles More rapid cooling of hot fuels and appliances to prevent re-ignition Simplicity of design and installation The addition of the water discharge significantly aids in increasing and prolonging the foam blanket generated by the wet chemical agent. The longer retention of the foam blanket allows the hot grease to cool well below the auto-ignition temperature. The system design for appliance protection under the hood allows the nozzles to be positioned uniformly from one end of the appliance line to the other. Most appliances under the hood can be protected in this over-lapping manner, therefore, it is not necessary to protect each appliance individually. Appliances are free to be shifted around under the hood. The only exception to this overlapping type coverage are upright broilers, salamanders, and chain broilers. These type appliances require dedicated nozzle protection. The system is capable of automatic detection and actuation and/or remote manual actuation. Additional equipment is available for mechanical or electrical gas line shut-off applications. The detection portion of the fire suppression system allows for automatic detection by means of specific alloy rated fusible link detectors, which, when the temperature exceeds the rating of the link, the link separates, allowing the regulated release to actuate. A system owner's guide is available containing basic information pertaining to system operation and maintenance. A detailed technical manual is also available including system description, design, installation, recharge, and maintenance procedures, plus additional equipment installation and resetting instructions. The system is installed and serviced by authorized distributors that are trained by the manufacturer. AAA Fire and Safety, Inc, is a fully trained and authorized distributor.