Restaurant Sprinkler Repair in Banning

The correction window after Banning's yearly inspection

Banning inspects every business, every year. The inspections come from the Office of the Fire Marshal, which works under the Riverside County Fire Department through a contract with the city. Some visits are made by engine company crews in Riverside County Fire uniforms.

If they write up your sprinklers, a clock starts. Most violations must be corrected within 10 to 15 days. That goes fast. A kitchen can't spend the first week waiting for a callback, so call us the day the notice arrives, read us what the inspector wrote, and we'll tell you what the repair likely involves and when we can get a technician there.

To schedule, call (951) 384-0323 or email socal@1profire.com

What breaks in a restaurant sprinkler system

Kitchens are hard on sprinklers. Grease vapor drifts up from the line and settles on the heads closest to it. Steam and cleaning chemicals add corrosion. NFPA 25 calls for replacing any head that shows leaks, corrosion, physical damage, loading (grease or dust buildup) or paint that didn't come from the factory. Cleaning doesn't count.

• Grease-loaded heads. Common near fryers and griddles.
• Painted heads. When a remodel crew repaints the kitchen ceiling, the heads often get sprayed along with it, and a painted head has to come out.
• Bent or broken heads. Ladders and tall shelving hit them.
• Leaks. A drip at a head or fitting over a prep table is a food safety problem too.
• Gauges and valves. Gauges are replaced or tested every five years under NFPA 25, and a control valve that won't turn fully is a write-up waiting to happen.
• Old heads. Heads that have been in service 50 years must be replaced or sample-tested.

Replacement heads have to match the old ones: same type, response, temperature rating and orifice size. We check first.

How a repair visit goes

1. We start with the write-up or the problem you've spotted.
2. The technician finds the affected heads, pipe or valve and confirms the parts.
3. That section is shut down and drained. While the water is off, part of your building has no sprinkler protection, so we keep the shutdown as short as the job allows.
4. New parts go in, the system is refilled, and we check for leaks before it goes back in service.
5. We tell you what was replaced.

Kitchen hours matter. Tell us yours when you call.

Who can do the work

Our California work is done by Hedrick Fire Protection. Hedrick holds C-16 (fire protection) and C-10 (electrical) contractor licenses and is licensed by the California State Fire Marshal under Title 19 to inspect, test and maintain water-based fire protection systems. Hedrick is also licensed to install and service commercial kitchen hood suppression systems. For the hood over your line, see kitchen fire suppression service in Banning.

Repairs and the schedule that finds them

Most repairs turn up during testing. NFPA 25 sets quarterly and annual inspections. California's Title 19 adds a five-year service and certification by a State Fire Marshal licensed contractor. If those dates have slipped, or you aren't sure when the last five-year certification was done, start with restaurant sprinkler inspections in Banning or our general fire sprinkler service page.

Adding heads for a remodel is installation work. See fire sprinkler installation in Banning. Owners with locations elsewhere can find the same service in restaurant sprinkler repair in Los Angeles County and restaurant sprinkler repair in Orange County, and every service we list for the city is on our Banning fire protection page.