Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3 FACP Location: Unknown System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70VRMS (audible) 24VDC (visual) System Coding: Unknown Strobes Synchronized: Yes, most (Wheelock) Date of last known Upgrade: 2019 Year Opened: 1972

Sonesta International Hotels is an American hotel company. This particular hotel is a 4-star hotel located at 1800 Market St, Philadelphia, PA. It was originally built in 1972, and underwent a fire alarm system upgrade in 2019. No information is known about the system prior to 2019.

System Specifications (2019-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice-evacuation. The tones and/or messages are unknown.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances were untouched during the upgrade, and are from the previous system.
Most common area notification appliances are Wheelock E90-24MCC-FW speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 75cd).
There are also some Wheelock E90-24MCC-FR speaker/strobes (red, ceiling -mount, set to 75cd)
There is a Wheelock E60-24MCC-FW speaker/strobe (white, ceiling-mount, set to 75cd) in the lobby as a deficiency replacement.
The hotel hallways have Wheelock E70-24MCW speaker/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).
Some guest rooms have Wheelock ET-1070-WM-24-VFW speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, 117cd), while all have EST SIGA-A4BG sounder bases.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGA-278 addressable dual-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Edwards SIGA-PD addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the hotel. These are mounted on SIGA-SB bases in common areas, and SIGA-AB4G sounder bases in each guest room.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches.