Screws or duct liner interfering with damper blade
If you put a screw into a possible fire/smoke damper or blade path, stop now. Do not keep pulling, drilling, or trying to fix it yourself.
Watch out
- Do not hide the hole, smear mastic over it, force the blade, or pretend it did not happen.
Check
- Stop work in that area immediately.
- Do not drive the screw deeper or keep removing/repairing without direction.
- Mark the exact screw/location and take a wide and close photo.
- Tell the foreman exactly what happened before anyone covers or tests the damper.
Steps
- Stop work in that area immediately.
- Do not drive the screw deeper or keep removing/repairing without direction.
- Mark the exact screw/location and take a wide and close photo.
- Tell the foreman exactly what happened before anyone covers or tests the damper.
Say this to your foreman
I may have put a screw into the damper/blade path at [location]. I stopped. Can you look before I touch it again?
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