UL 300 is a fire testing standard administered by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). In order for appliance companies to receive UL labels on their products, each individual model must be submitted to Underwriters Laboratories for testing. The appliances must meet specific requirements in order to be approved and certified as UL 300. Before 1994, most [...]

The Energy Standard for Buildings National Standard ASHRAE 90.1 provides the minimum requirements for energy-efficient design of most buildings, except low-rise residential buildings. It offers, in detail, the minimum energy-efficient requirements for design and construction of new buildings and their systems, new portions of buildings and their systems, and new systems and equipment in existing [...]

CKV Hood Codes and Standards You should contact the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) such as the building and/or fire department that will be issuing you your building permits. The AHJ will notify you which codes and standards your project will have to adhere to and comply with.

The CKV restaurant hood most often is required to adhere to and comply with National Mechanical Codes, such as the International Mechanical Code (IMC), Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC), state Mechanical Codes such as California Mechanical Code (CMC) and the National Fire Codes such as The National Fire Protection Agencies Standard 96 (NFPA 96). To [...]

Not necessarily. Listed hoods provide insurance that the product should have met the current codes and standards when it was manufactured, however the listing does not guarantee that the hood currently meets all of the current prevailing codes and standards. This is one very good reason that purchasing a used a hood is not [...]