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  • Kitchen Fire Suppression
  • Location: Tarzana, Los Angeles
  • Completed January 2026

Corroded Ansul Manual Pull Station Replaced in a Tarzana Restaurant Kitchen

A routine inspection found the kitchen pull station rusted from behind and dragging. We replaced it with a new Ansul pull station, re-tensioned the cable and sealed it against moisture.

Client: A busy restaurant kitchen · Commercial kitchen

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New manual pull station with a red PULL faceplate and ring handle, sealed to the kitchen wall

Project Facts

Location
Tarzana, Los Angeles
Completed
January 2026
Facility type
Commercial kitchen
Systems
Ansul wet chemical system · Ansul manual pull station
Codes
NFPA 17A · NFPA 96 · Local fire code
Authority having jurisdiction
Los Angeles Fire Department

The challenge

What the Client Needed

The pull station sits next to the prep and dish area, where steam and water had got in behind the wall plate. The backing plate had rusted through, and grease and rust on the trigger mechanism were adding friction to the cable. A pull station that cannot travel its full stroke may not fire the system when staff pull it.

What we did

How the Job Was Done

  1. Disarm and remove

    The control head was secured against discharge. The old faceplate was removed, rust cleared from the recessed wall box, and the stainless steel cable inspected.

  2. New pull station

    A new UL-listed Ansul manual pull station was installed with its pull ring and tamper seal.

  3. Cable tension

    The cable was re-anchored and tensioned to the manufacturer's specification so a pull acts at once.

  4. Seal and test

    The edge of the wall plate was sealed against water and steam, and the station given a full mechanical actuation test.

Results

The Outcome

  • Manual release restored

    Staff can fire the system from the pull station again.

  • Sealed against moisture

    The sealed wall plate keeps water and steam from the new mechanism.

  • No disruption

    The kitchen kept working during the repair.

Photos

On the Job

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  • Corroded Ansul manual pull station on a kitchen wall above a stainless sink, its faceplate stained with rust
    Before: the corroded pull station
  • Side view of the old Ansul pull station showing rust and grime around its edge
    Before: rust around the faceplate
  • Old Ansul pull station mounted low on the wall above a stainless prep sink
    Before: next to the prep sink
  • Close-up of the old pull station with a worn handle and oxidized faceplate
    Before: worn handle and oxidation
  • Old faceplate removed and held in a gloved hand, its back rusted through, with the cable running into the wall box
    Faceplate off: rust behind the wall seal
  • New pull station mounted on the wall with the old corroded one set down in the sink below
    New station installed, old one removed
  • New manual pull station with a red PULL faceplate and ring handle, sealed to the kitchen wall
    After: new pull station, sealed

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Corroded Ansul manual pull station on a kitchen wall above a stainless sink, its faceplate stained with rust
Before: the corroded pull station
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