Fire & smoke damper inspection log

Log

Which damper, where its access point is, and what it did when it was operated.

Finding it again is most of the job

Dampers are behind ceilings and above ductwork, and the hard part of the next inspection is finding the same one. Each damper is its own record with its location and its access point written down, so the second visit is not a second search.

What it did, in your words

You drop or cycle the damper and write down what happened. There is no acceptance criterion here, because what counts as satisfactory operation belongs to the standard your system was designed to and to the edition your jurisdiction has adopted.

Nothing here rates a barrier

You can record which barrier a damper is in, copied from your own drawings. CompliMaint does not determine that a barrier is rated, that an assembly is intact, or that anything complies. Those are conclusions your drawings, your contractor and your AHJ reach.

The rest of the fire protection record: Fire door inspection log · Sprinkler inspection log · Kitchen suppression system log

A condition and operation record for fire and smoke dampers, kept per damper on your device. CompliMaint states no inspection interval, sets no acceptance criteria, claims no barrier rating and makes no determination that any damper, barrier or rated assembly is compliant — those come from the standard your system was designed to, the edition your jurisdiction has adopted, your own drawings and your AHJ. Everything runs on your device.

Questions people ask

How often should dampers be inspected?
CompliMaint states no interval and holds none. The frequency comes from the standard your system was designed to, in the edition your jurisdiction has adopted, and often from your AHJ. Confirm it with them, then record what you did.
Does a completed inspection mean the damper passed?
No. There is no pass mark in this tool. You record what the damper did when it was operated; whether that is satisfactory is decided against the standard by the person doing the work.
Can I record which fire barrier the damper is in?
Yes, copied from your own drawings. It is recorded as text you typed. CompliMaint makes no rating determination and draws no conclusion from it.
Why does it ask where the access point is?
Because that is the fact that saves the next inspection an hour, and it is the one most often lost. It is kept with the damper's own record.
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