Oakridge Mall: Difference between revisions

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System Specifications

FACP: Simplex 4010 FACP Location: Near Co-op Customer Service System Type: Single-StageAddressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Wheelock Date of last known Upgrade: Circa 2004 Year Opened: 1976

Oakridge Mall was a small shopping centre located at 2580 Southland Drive Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall's primary tenants were Calgary Co-op and Dollar Store. The mall opened in 1976, and the fire alarm system was fully replaced in the 2000s.

The Calgary Co-op store still exists, however it is slated to be demolished in the near future. This system is still in service in the store.

System Specifications[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by a Simplex 4010 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located near the Co-op customer service desk. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators[edit | edit source]

There were Simplex 4606-9102 LCD annunciators at every mall corridor entrance.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

Co-op[edit | edit source]

All notification appliances are Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).

Main Mall[edit | edit source]

All notification appliances were Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

None noticed.

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-| FACP: Simplex 4010 <br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />Date of last known Upgrade: Circa 2004 <br />Year Opened: 1976
+| FACP: Simplex 4010 <br />FACP Location: Near Co-op Customer Service <br>System Type: Single-StageAddressable <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />System Coding: Temporal <br>Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Wheelock <br>Date of last known Upgrade: Circa 2004 <br />Year Opened: 1976
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-'''Oakridge Mall''' is a small shopping centre located in the Oakridge neighborhood of Southwest Calgary. Its main tenants are Calgary Co-op and Dollar Store. It also houses CIBC and ConnectFirst redit Union. It was built in 1976, but does not have the original system.
+'''Oakridge Mall''' was a small shopping centre located at 2580 Southland Drive Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The mall's primary tenants were Calgary Co-op and Dollar Store. The mall opened in 1976, and the fire alarm system was fully replaced in the 2000s.
+The Calgary Co-op store still exists, however it is slated to be demolished in the near future.  This system is still in service in the store.
 ==System Specifications==
 ====FACP====
-The mall is protected by a Simplex 4010 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the Co-op, near the Customer Service desk. The panel was likely installed in 2004. When in alarm, the system likely does code 3.
+The building is protected by a Simplex 4010 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located near the Co-op customer service desk. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
 =====Annunciators=====
-There are Simplex 4606-9102 LCD annunciators at every mall corridor entrance.
+There were Simplex 4606-9102 LCD annunciators at every mall corridor entrance.
 ====Notification Appliances====
-In the Co-op, the notification appliances are Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bells on Wheelock RSSP-241575W-FR strobe plates (red, 15/75 candela). The candela rating of the strobe plates has not been confirmed. However, the main mall has Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells on the same Wheelock strobe plates.
+=====Co-op=====
+All notification appliances are Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).
+=====Main Mall=====
+All notification appliances were Simplex 2901-9724 motor bells (10" gong) mounted on Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plates (set to 15cd).
 ===Initiating Devices===
 ====Pull Stations====
-All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action T-bar pull stations.
+All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations.
 ====Automatic Detection Devices====
-There are Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the facility.
+None noticed.
-==Bonus Information==
+[[Category:Facilities]]
-This mall's days are numbered, as there is a new shopping complex being built right next to it. This building will likely be demolished in late 2022 or early 2023. The staff of this site will likely attempt to salvage devices from this building.
+[[Category:Calgary]]
+[[Category:Shopping Malls]]