Grease-Duct Cleanouts: Verify Access Before the Route Is Final

Where are the required grease-duct cleanouts on this run, and will each one remain safely reachable for cleaning?

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Stop if

Stop and verify the approved detail, responsible trade, or authority before work proceeds.

Watch out

Do not omit an opening because the drawing is crowded, place it behind permanent work, or field-cut a door that is not part of the approved system.

Check

room/grid/area
photo of the condition
current drawing/detail/submittal
measurements or test information
what has already been checked

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grease-duct cleanouts: verify access before the route is final grease duct, kitchen exhaust & industrial exhaust grease duct cleanout access opening kitchen exhaust cleaning locate and size grease-duct access openings from the approved design and governing requirements, then keep a usable cleaning path to every opening. an inaccessible grease duct cannot be properly inspected or cleaned and creates a major fire and acceptance problem. approved kitchen-exhaust design, governing code/ahj requirements, listed duct-system instructions where are the required grease-duct cleanouts on this run, and will each one remain safely reachable for cleaning?

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