Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-54A - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code › Section 51-54A-0606 - Section 606-Commercial cooking equipment and systems

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
606.2
Where
			 required.
A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all commercial
			 cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes
			 that produce grease laden vapors.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Factory-built commercial exhaust hoods that are
						  listed and labeled in accordance with UL 710, and installed in accordance with
						  Section 304.1 of the
International Mechanical Code
, shall not
						  be required to comply with Sections 507.1.5, 507.2.3, 507.2.5, 507.2.8,
						  507.3.1, 507.3.3, 507.4, and 507.5 of the
International Mechanical
						  Code
.
2. Factory-built commercial cooking recirculating
						  systems that are listed and labeled in accordance with UL 710B, and installed
						  in accordance with Section 304.1 of the
International Mechanical
						  Code
, shall not be required to comply with Sections 507.1.5, 507.2.3,
						  507.2.5, 507.2.8, 507.3.1, 507.3.3, 507.4, and 507.5 of the
International Mechanical Code
. Spaces in which such systems
						  are located shall be considered to be kitchens and shall be ventilated in
						  accordance with Table 403.3.1.1 of the
International Mechanical
						  Code
. For the purpose of determining the floor area required to be
						  ventilated, each individual appliance shall be considered as occupying not less
						  than 100 square feet (9.3 m2).
3. Where cooking appliances are equipped with integral
						  down-draft exhaust systems and such appliances and exhaust systems are listed
						  and labeled for the application in accordance with NFPA 96, a hood shall not be
						  required at or above them.
4. A Type I hood shall not be required for an electric
						  cooking appliance where an approved testing agency provides documentation that
						  the appliance effluent contains 5 mg/m3 or less of
						  grease when tested at an exhaust flow rate of 500 cfm (0.236
						  m3/s) in accordance with UL 710B.
5. A Type I hood shall not be required to be installed
						  in an R-2 occupancy with not more than 16 residents.
606.2.1
Domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes.
Domestic
			 cooking appliances utilized for commercial purposes shall be provided with Type
			 I, Type II, or residential hoods as required for the type of appliances and
			 processes in accordance with Table 606.2.1 and Sections 507.2 and 507.3 of the
International Mechanical Code
.
Table 606.2.1
Type of Hood Required for Domestic Cooking Appliances in
				the Following Spacesa,b
Type of Space
Type of Cooking
Type of Hood
Church
1. Boiling, steaming, and warming precooked food
2. Roasting, pan frying, and deep frying
Residential hoodcor Type II
						  hood
Type I hood
Community or party room in apartment and
						  condominium
1. Boiling, steaming, and warming precooked food
2. Roasting, pan frying, and deep frying
Residential hoodcor Type II
						  hoodd
Type I hood
Day care
1. Boiling, steaming, and warming precooked food
2. Roasting, pan frying, and deep frying
Residential hoodcor Type II
						  hoodd
Type I hood
Dormitory, assisted living facility, nursing
						  home
1. Boiling, steaming, and warming precooked food
2. Roasting, pan frying, and deep frying
Residential hoodcor Type II
						  hood
Type I hood
Office lunch room
1. Boiling, steaming, and warming precooked food
2. Roasting, pan frying, and deep frying
Residential hoodcor Type II
						  hoodd
Type I hood
a Commercial cooking appliances
				shall comply with Section 507.2 of the
International Mechanical
				Code
.
b Requirements in this table apply
				to electric or gas fuel appliances only. Solid fuel appliances or charbroilers
				require Type I hoods.
c Residential hood shall ventilate
				to the outside.
d Type II hood required when more
				than one appliance is used.