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| FACP: Mircom FX-2000 <br /> FACP Location: Main Lobby <br> System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VFWR <br /> System Coding: Temporal <br> Date of last known Upgrade: 2018 <br />Year Opened: 1978
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'''Frank McCool Arena''' is an indoor hockey arena owned by the city of Calgary. It is located in Lake Bonavista, and shares a parking lot with the [[Lake Bonavista Community Association]]. The arena was built in 1978, but the system was installed in the 2000s.
'''Frank McCool Arena''' is an indoor hockey arena owned by the city of Calgary. The arena is located at 1900 Lake Bonavista Drive Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The arena shares a parking lot with the [[Lake Bonavista Community Association]]. The arena opened in 1978 and was renovated in 2012.  The fire alarm system is from the 2000s.
==System Specifications==
==System Specifications==
====FACP====
====FACP====
The arena is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located next to the main entrance. The panel was installed in approximately 2006, and it is unknown what it replaced. When in alarm, the panel codes all bells and horns to code 3, and synchronizes the strobes.
The building is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located next to the main entrance. The system runs Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.
====Notification Appliances====
====Notification Appliances====
Most notification appliances are a mix of Mircom BL-6A (6” gong) and BL-10A (10” gong) motor bells. These are seen in the lobby, and the main arena. The locker rooms, which were renovated in 2016, have Mircom “Select-A-Horn/Strobe” FHS-340R horn/strobes (red), likely set to Broadband. This is a sort of a code violation, since the sound must be uniform.
All areas except the dressing rooms have a mix of Mircom BL-6A motor bells (6" gong) and Mircom BL-10A motor bells (10" gong). The dressing rooms have Mircom "Select-A-Horn/Strobe" FHS-340R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount).
===Initiating Devices===
===Initiating Devices===
====Pull Stations====
====Pull Stations====
All pull stations are Mircom MS-401AD addressable single-action “tab” pull stations. These were installed between 2006 and 2018. The pull station by the rear exit has its label missing.
All pull stations are Mircom MS-401AD addressable single-action pull stations.
====Automatic Detection Devices====
====Automatic Detection Devices====
There are Mircom MIX-2251B addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the facility.
There are Mircom MIX-2251B addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the facility, mounted on System Sensor B710LPA low-profile bases.


==Code Violations==
This system has a mix of bells and horn/strobes.  This is a code violation, as CAN-ULC codes mandate uniform sound throughout a building, with no mixture of bells, horns and voice.
[[Category:Buildings with code violations]]
[[Category:Buildings with code violations]]

Revision as of 15:25, 24 November 2022

System Specifications
FACP: Mircom FX-2000
FACP Location: Main Lobby
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
System Coding: Temporal
Date of last known Upgrade: 2018
Year Opened: 1978

Frank McCool Arena is an indoor hockey arena owned by the city of Calgary. The arena is located at 1900 Lake Bonavista Drive Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The arena shares a parking lot with the Lake Bonavista Community Association. The arena opened in 1978 and was renovated in 2012. The fire alarm system is from the 2000s.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located next to the main entrance. The system runs Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances

All areas except the dressing rooms have a mix of Mircom BL-6A motor bells (6" gong) and Mircom BL-10A motor bells (10" gong). The dressing rooms have Mircom "Select-A-Horn/Strobe" FHS-340R horn/strobes (red, wall-mount).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Mircom MS-401AD addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Mircom MIX-2251B addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the facility, mounted on System Sensor B710LPA low-profile bases.

Code Violations

This system has a mix of bells and horn/strobes. This is a code violation, as CAN-ULC codes mandate uniform sound throughout a building, with no mixture of bells, horns and voice.