Cochrane Arena: Difference between revisions

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System Specifications

FACP: Edwards 2280 FACP Location: Unknown System Type: Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: Continuous/Temporal Date of last known Upgrade: Mid-late 2000s Year Opened: 1960

Cochrane Arena is an ice hockey arena located at 609 Fourth Avenue North, in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada. The arena opened in 1960, and was the first arena in the town of Cochrane. The fire alarm system is not original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards 2280 conventional fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system coding is continuous for all bells, and temporal for all horn/strobes.

Annunciators

There is an Edwards annunciator at the main entrance, model unknown.

Notification Appliances

Dressing Room Hallway

All notification appliances are Edwards "Genesis" G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) mounted on Edwards G1TR trim plates (red).

Arena/Lobby

The main lobby has an Edwards "Durabel" 6100D vibrating bell (6" gong). The main arena has a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell (6" gong).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

Most pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations. Several areas have Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull stations as deficiency replacements. There is a Notifier NFM-950B conventional single-action pull station next to the main entrance as a deficiency replacement, and a Notifier MPS-950B conventional single-action pull station in the main arena as a deficiency replacement.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Edwards EC30U-3 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.

Code Violations

This building has horn/strobes and bells mixed. This is against code, as according to CAN-ULC codes, the sound of an alarm signal must be uniform.

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-| FACP: Edwards 2280 <br />System Type: Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br />Date of last known Upgrade: Mid-late 2000s <br />Year Opened: 1960
+| FACP: Edwards 2280 <br /> FACP Location: Unknown <br> System Type: Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br /> System Coding: Continuous/Temporal <br> Date of last known Upgrade: Mid-late 2000s <br />Year Opened: 1960
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-'''Cochrane Arena''' is an ice hockey arena in the town of Cochrane, AB. It is adjacent to Cochrane High School, in Cochrane Heights. It is the original arena in Cochrane, and was built in 1960. The building does not have its original system, but some pull stations and one bell is original to the current fire alarm system.
+'''Cochrane Arena''' is an ice hockey arena located at 609 Fourth Avenue North, in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.  The arena opened in 1960, and was the first arena in the town of Cochrane.  The fire alarm system is not original.
 == System Specifications ==
 ==== FACP ====
-The fire alarm panel is an Edwards 2280 installed in 1990, but it is not original. The system has had a few modifications since then, but the fire panel still remains. The annunciator is right at the front entrance, but the panel itself is not visible - it's in some electrical room. Since there is no coding options for the 2280, the system does continuous.
+The building is protected by an Edwards 2280 conventional fire alarm system.  The panel location is unknown.  The system coding is continuous for all bells, and temporal for all horn/strobes.
+=====Annunciators=====
+There is an Edwards annunciator at the main entrance, model unknown.
 ==== Notification Appliances ====
-The notification appliances vary. There is an Edwards "Durabel" 6100D 6" vibrating bell in the lobby. It has the late 1970s Edwards logo, so it was installed before the 2280 was installed. It is the only one there, as all the others were replaced. In the arena itself, there is a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell, replacing a Durabel that was no longer functioning before 2007. The hallways to the dressing rooms, however, have EST "Genesis" G1R-HDVM (red, wall, no FIRE) horn/strobes on trim plates. Why they are there is unknown, possibly the Durabels were not loud enough. They appear to be installed in the mid-late 2000s, as they were there in 2009. The Wheelock bell and the EST horn/strobes have round outlines behind them, revealing that there were Durabels there before. The horn/strobes are self-coded to code 3 while the bells do continuous. This is considered a code violation, as the sound must be uniform (no horns and bells together).
+=====Dressing Room Hallway=====
+All notification appliances are Edwards "Genesis" G1R-HDVM horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, no lettering, set to 15cd) mounted on Edwards G1TR trim plates (red).
+=====Arena/Lobby=====
+The main lobby has an Edwards "Durabel" 6100D vibrating bell (6" gong).  The main arena has a Wheelock MB-G6-24 motor bell (6" gong).
 === Initiating Devices ===
 ==== Pull Stations ====
-The main pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO pull stations, installed in 1990. There are still lots intact, although some were replaced. Several of them were replaced with Mircom MS-401 pull stations with both the current and older Mircom logos. There are is one Notifier NFM-950B pull station at the entrance under the annunciator. There is a Notifier MPS-950B in an exit in the main arena as a replacement as well.
+Most pull stations are Edwards 270-SPO conventional single-action pull stations.  Several areas have Mircom MS-401 conventional single-action pull stations as deficiency replacements.  There is a Notifier NFM-950B conventional single-action pull station next to the main entrance as a deficiency replacement, and a Notifier MPS-950B conventional single-action pull station in the main arena as a deficiency replacement.
 ==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
-The smoke detectors seen throughout are Edwards EC30U-3 photoelectric smoke detectors, which were installed in the 2010s.
+There are Edwards EC30U-3 conventional photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.
 [[Category:Facilities]]
 [[Category:Buildings with code violations]]
+==Code Violations==
+This building has horn/strobes and bells mixed.  This is against code, as according to CAN-ULC codes, the sound of an alarm signal must be uniform.