{"id":"7748c05e-ed18-493b-bb44-58328af74eb9","task":"Determine the fusible link replacement schedule for a commercial kitchen fire suppression system's nozzles/detection devices","domain":"commercial-kitchen-hood-exhaust","steps":["Identify the fusible links and any other heat-detection devices used in the suppression system's detection/actuation network","Check the manufacturer's listed installation and maintenance manual for the specific system, since NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A both point to the manufacturer's listed procedures as the controlling maintenance reference","Cross-check the replacement interval against both NFPA 96 (commonly summarized as requiring fusible link/sprinkler head replacement at least annually) and NFPA 17A (some trade sources describe replacement being required at every semiannual service) — because these sources disagree, default to whichever interval is more frequent and confirm against the current adopted edition and the manufacturer manual before finalizing a schedule","Replace fusible links whenever there's evidence of damage, corrosion, or chemical/grease residue exposure, regardless of whether the routine interval has been reached","Document each link replacement in the semiannual (or more frequent) service report submitted to or retained for the AHJ"],"gotchas":["This is a genuine area of source disagreement: don't present a single confident interval as universally correct — flag that annual vs. semiannual replacement guidance differs between summarized descriptions of NFPA 96 and NFPA 17A, and that the manufacturer's listed manual for the specific installed system is the authoritative tiebreaker","Care must be taken during hood cleaning not to apply cleaning chemicals directly to fusible links or other detection devices, since chemical exposure can degrade them prematurely regardless of the nominal replacement schedule","A visual-only inspection that doesn't actually replace due links per the manufacturer's manual is not a compliant service, even if the system appears to function"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/7748c05e-ed18-493b-bb44-58328af74eb9"}