RONA (Midnapore)

Rona is a chain of hardware stores. This location is in the neighborhood of Midnapore in SE Calgary, and was built in 1988 as Totem Building Supplies, but was converted into a Rona in the the early 2010s, likely 2014. The fire alarm system, however, was NOT affected by these changes, and is original from 1988. The panel, some bells and most pulls are original. The store has been closed since January 2020, but the building and fire alarm system is still up, and users Simplex NimrodES and YYCFireAlarmNimrod will be trying to salvage the system as there are lots of rare goodies.. As of May 2020, the building is for lease.

System Specifications

Panel

The panel is a Mirtone 7800, located in the entrance of the store. This panel was installed in 1988, and is original to the store itself. The lock on the panel door has been broken for some time, and the panel is held shut with tape. Since there were no coding options on the 7800, the system does continuous. The system is serviced by Troy Life & Fire Safety.

Notification Appliances

The notification appliances are bells, as per the standard back in 1988. The original bells are Mirtone 74303 vibrating bells, in which some are still up and working. Some Mirtone bells failed or quit working and were replaced with many other signals. Replacement alarms in the store are Wheelock MBS-G6-24 motor bell/strobes, MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes, MB-G6-24 motor bells and MB-G10-24 motor bells, likely from the 1990s. The odd one out replacement bell there that has been installed in the late 2010s is a Simplex 2901-9723 motor bell.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The main pull stations there are Mirtone 73201 dual-action pull stations, original from 1988. There is only one replacement pull, and it is a Mircom MS-401 installed in the 2010s.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.