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| FACP: Mircom | | FACP: Mircom FX-2000 w/FleX-Net QX-5000 <br>FACP Location: CACF Room, First Floor<br />System Type: Single-Stage Hybrid-Addressable <br />System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 25VRMS <br>System Coding: Unknown<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 2015<br />Year Opened: 1958 | ||
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'''736 8 Avenue SW''' (AKA Boysen Petro Fina) is an 11-storey office building in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building opened in 1958, and the fire alarm system was mostly from the 1987 renovation, with replacement parts installed as deficiencies occur. The building is currently being converted into affordable housing, and the fire alarm system has been upgraded to a Simplex 4100ES with voice evacuation. Stay tuned for the new system info! | |||
'''736 8 Avenue SW''' (AKA Boysen Petro Fina) is an 11-storey office building in | ==Former System Specifications (1987-2024)== | ||
==System Specifications== | |||
====FACP==== | ====FACP==== | ||
The building | The building was protected by a Mircom FX-2000 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel was located in the CACF room, near the main entrance. The addressable portion of the system ran Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol. The system wass equipped with the FleX-Net QX-5000 voice evacuation system, however the messages and/or tones were unknown. | ||
The FX-2000 replaced a Simplex 2120 in 2015. | |||
====Notification Appliances==== | ====Notification Appliances==== | ||
All notification appliances | All notification appliances were Simplex “LifeAlarm” 2902-9732 remote speakers (red, surface-mount, 25V). | ||
There were Simplex 2902-9314 speakers (ceiling-mount, 8", round) on some floors. | |||
===Initiating Devices=== | ===Initiating Devices=== | ||
====Pull Stations==== | ====Pull Stations==== | ||
Most pull stations | Most pull stations were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations. | ||
There was a Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull station outside the CACF room as a deficiency replacement. | |||
====Automatic Detection Devices==== | ====Automatic Detection Devices==== | ||
The elevator lobbies and some other areas had Mircom MIX-2251BA addressable photoelectric smoke detectors, mounted on System Sensor B210LPA low-profile bases. | |||
==== EOLs ==== | |||
There were Simplex 2081-9018C end-of-line resistor plates on all conventional and signal circuits. | |||
===Bonus Information=== | ===Bonus Information=== | ||
There | There were Edwards 364 “Fire Horn” horns in the parkade, left over from the original system. They were the original notification appliances, which gives the impression that the system was Edwards. Once the Simplex system was installed, the horns were repurposed, and are now used as refrigerant alarms for the mechanical room. They are still in use after 65 years! | ||
[[Category:Calgary]] | |||
[[Category:Commercial]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:26, 6 September 2025
| Former System Specifications |
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| FACP: Mircom FX-2000 w/FleX-Net QX-5000 FACP Location: CACF Room, First Floor System Type: Single-Stage Hybrid-Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 25VRMS System Coding: Unknown Date of last known Upgrade: 2015 Year Opened: 1958 |
736 8 Avenue SW (AKA Boysen Petro Fina) is an 11-storey office building in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The building opened in 1958, and the fire alarm system was mostly from the 1987 renovation, with replacement parts installed as deficiencies occur. The building is currently being converted into affordable housing, and the fire alarm system has been upgraded to a Simplex 4100ES with voice evacuation. Stay tuned for the new system info!
Former System Specifications (1987-2024)
FACP
The building was protected by a Mircom FX-2000 hybrid-addressable fire alarm system. The panel was located in the CACF room, near the main entrance. The addressable portion of the system ran Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol. The system wass equipped with the FleX-Net QX-5000 voice evacuation system, however the messages and/or tones were unknown.
The FX-2000 replaced a Simplex 2120 in 2015.
Notification Appliances
All notification appliances were Simplex “LifeAlarm” 2902-9732 remote speakers (red, surface-mount, 25V).
There were Simplex 2902-9314 speakers (ceiling-mount, 8", round) on some floors.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
Most pull stations were Simplex 4251-20 conventional single-action pull stations.
There was a Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull station outside the CACF room as a deficiency replacement.
Automatic Detection Devices
The elevator lobbies and some other areas had Mircom MIX-2251BA addressable photoelectric smoke detectors, mounted on System Sensor B210LPA low-profile bases.
EOLs
There were Simplex 2081-9018C end-of-line resistor plates on all conventional and signal circuits.
Bonus Information
There were Edwards 364 “Fire Horn” horns in the parkade, left over from the original system. They were the original notification appliances, which gives the impression that the system was Edwards. Once the Simplex system was installed, the horns were repurposed, and are now used as refrigerant alarms for the mechanical room. They are still in use after 65 years!