655 Meredith Road NE, Calgary: Difference between revisions

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System Specifications

FACP: None System Type: 120V Hardwired System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 120VAC System Coding: Continuous Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s Year Opened: 1972

655 Meredith Road NE is a 3-story low rise apartment complex in the Bridgeland neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It can be seen off of Memorial Drive NE. The condominium was built in 1972, and the fire alarm system is original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a 120V hardwired fire alarm system. There is no FACP for this system; all devices operate off 120VAC.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Edwards "Durabel" 6000D vibrating bells (6" gong). There is one bell per floor.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are American Sensors ESA5011 ionization 120V smoke detectors installed in all corridors. There is one detector per floor.

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-| FACP: No panel <br />System Type: Hardwired <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 120VAC <br />Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s <br />Year Opened: 1972
+| FACP: None<br />System Type: 120V Hardwired <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 120VAC
+System Coding: Continuous<br />Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s <br />Year Opened: 1972
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+'''655 Meredith Road NE''' is a 3-story low rise apartment complex in the Bridgeland neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It can be seen off of Memorial Drive NE. The condominium was built in 1972, and the fire alarm system is original.
-'''655 Meredith Road NE''' is a 3-story low rise apartment complex in Bridgeland, NE Calgary. It can be seen off of Memorial Drive NE. The condominium was built in 1972. The fire alarm system, however, is original! Just like a few older apartment buildings here, this system has no fire alarm panel and simply operates off 120VAC, with the notification appliances in series with the pull stations.
 == System Specifications ==
 ==== FACP ====
+The building is protected by a 120V hardwired fire alarm system.  There is no FACP for this system; all devices operate off 120VAC.
-There is no fire alarm panel for this system, it is hardwired.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
+All notification appliances are Edwards "Durabel" 6000D vibrating bells (6" gong).  There is one bell per floor.
-All of the notification appliances are Edwards 6000D 6" "Durabel" vibrating bells (1964-1970s). There are three bells, one per floor. They are original.
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
+All pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.
-All of the pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO, with the old shield logo. They are original from 1972.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
+There are American Sensors ESA5011 ionization 120V smoke detectors installed in all corridors. There is one detector per floor.
-There are American Sensors ESA5011 ionization 120V smoke detectors. There is one per floor.
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