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| FACP: Simplex 4100ES <br /> FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 29VDC <br /> System Coding: Temporal <br> Strobes Synchronized: Yes, IDNAC <br />Date of System Installation: 2016 <br />Year Opened: 1966, 1989
| FACP: Simplex 4100ES <br /> FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 29VDC <br /> System Coding: Temporal <br> Strobes Synchronized: Yes, IDNAC <br />Date of System Installation: 2016 <br />Year Opened: 1966, 1989
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'''R.T. Alderman School''' is a middle school located at 725 Mapleton Drive Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school was named after Robert Thomas Alderman, who brought middle schools to Alberta in the 1940s. The school opened in 1966, and was expanded in 1989. The current fire alarm system is from 2016, and the previous system was installed in 1989.
‘’’R.T. Alderman School’’’ is a middle school located at 725 Mapleton Drive Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school was named after Robert Thomas Alderman, who brought middle schools to Alberta in the 1940s. The school opened in 1966, and was expanded in 1989. The current fire alarm system is from 2016, and the previous system was installed in 1989.
 
==System Specifications (2016-present)==
==System Specifications (2016-present)==
====FACP====
====FACP====
The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable initiation protocol, and SImplex’s IDNAC addressable notification protocol. The system coding is temporal.
The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable initiation protocol, and SImplex’s IDNAC addressable notification protocol. The system coding is temporal.
====Notification Appliances====
All corridors, classrooms, mechanical rooms and gyms have Simplex “TrueAlert ES” 49AV-WRF addressable horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).  


====Notification Appliances====
The student washrooms have Simplex 49VO-WRF addressable remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).  
All corridors, classrooms, mechanical rooms and gyms have Simplex “TrueAlert ES” 49AV-WRF addressable horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).  The student washrooms have Simplex 49VO-WRF addressable remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).  For outdoor notification, there is a Simplex 49VO-WRFO weatherproof addressable remote strobe (red, wall-mount) outside the main entrance.


For outdoor notification, there is a Simplex 49VO-WRFO weatherproof addressable remote strobe (red, wall-mount) outside the main entrance.
===Initiating Devices===
===Initiating Devices===
====Pull Stations====
====Pull Stations====
All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull stations.
All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull stations.
====Automatic Detection Devices====
====Automatic Detection Devices====
There are Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.  The cafeteria kitchen has a Simplex 4098-9734 addressable fixed/rate-of-rise heat detector.  All detectors are mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 addressable bases.
There are Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.  


The cafeteria kitchen has a Simplex 4098-9734 addressable fixed/rate-of-rise heat detector. All detectors are mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 addressable bases.
==System Specifications (1989-2016)==
==System Specifications (1989-2016)==
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| FACP: Simplex 4002 <br /> FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br /> System Coding: Continuous <br /> Year Decommissioned: 2016 <br />Year Installed: 1989 <br> Parts Salvaged: Yes
| FACP: Simplex 4002 <br /> FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule <br />System Type: Conventional <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br /> System Coding: Continuous <br /> Year Decommissioned: 2016 <br />Year Installed: 1989 <br> Parts Salvaged: Yes
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====FACP====
====FACP====
The building was protected by a Simplex 4002 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. The system coding was continuous.
The building was protected by a Simplex 4002 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. The system coding was continuous.
====Notification Appliances====
The corridors, cafeteria and some classrooms had Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells (6” gong).  


====Notification Appliances====
The gymnasium and wood shop had Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).  
The corridors, cafeteria and some classrooms had Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells (6” gong).  The gymnasium and wood shop had Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).  The cafeteria had one Amseco MSB-6B-PV4 motor bell (6” gong) as a deficiency replacement.


The cafeteria had one Amseco MSB-6B-PV4 motor bell (6” gong) as a deficiency replacement.
===Initiating Devices===
===Initiating Devices===
====Pull Stations====
====Pull Stations====
All pull stations but one were Simplex 2099-9901 conventional single-action pull stations.  There was one Simplex 2099-9754 conventional single-action pull station by the main entrance as a deficiency replacement.
All pull stations but one were Simplex 2099-9901 conventional single-action pull stations.  


There was one Simplex 2099-9754 conventional single-action pull station by the main entrance as a deficiency replacement.
====Automatic Detection Devices====
====Automatic Detection Devices====
There were Simplex 2098-9110 conventional 2-wire ionization smoke detectors throughout the building. Some areas had Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9601 conventional 2-wire photoelectric smoke detectors as deficiency replacements.
There were Simplex 2098-9110 conventional 2-wire ionization smoke detectors throughout the building.  
 
Some areas had Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9601 conventional 2-wire photoelectric smoke detectors as deficiency replacements, mounted on 4098-9788 bases.

Revision as of 17:51, 27 January 2024

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100ES
FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 29VDC
System Coding: Temporal
Strobes Synchronized: Yes, IDNAC
Date of System Installation: 2016
Year Opened: 1966, 1989

R.T. Alderman School is a middle school located at 725 Mapleton Drive Southeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school was named after Robert Thomas Alderman, who brought middle schools to Alberta in the 1940s. The school opened in 1966, and was expanded in 1989. The current fire alarm system is from 2016, and the previous system was installed in 1989.

System Specifications (2016-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable initiation protocol, and SImplex’s IDNAC addressable notification protocol. The system coding is temporal.

Notification Appliances

All corridors, classrooms, mechanical rooms and gyms have Simplex “TrueAlert ES” 49AV-WRF addressable horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).

The student washrooms have Simplex 49VO-WRF addressable remote strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd).

For outdoor notification, there is a Simplex 49VO-WRFO weatherproof addressable remote strobe (red, wall-mount) outside the main entrance.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building.

The cafeteria kitchen has a Simplex 4098-9734 addressable fixed/rate-of-rise heat detector. All detectors are mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 addressable bases.

System Specifications (1989-2016)

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4002
FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule
System Type: Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: Continuous
Year Decommissioned: 2016
Year Installed: 1989
Parts Salvaged: Yes

FACP

The building was protected by a Simplex 4002 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the main entrance vestibule. The system coding was continuous.

Notification Appliances

The corridors, cafeteria and some classrooms had Simplex 2901-9720 motor bells (6” gong).

The gymnasium and wood shop had Simplex 2901-9722 motor bells (10” gong).

The cafeteria had one Amseco MSB-6B-PV4 motor bell (6” gong) as a deficiency replacement.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations but one were Simplex 2099-9901 conventional single-action pull stations.

There was one Simplex 2099-9754 conventional single-action pull station by the main entrance as a deficiency replacement.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Simplex 2098-9110 conventional 2-wire ionization smoke detectors throughout the building.

Some areas had Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9601 conventional 2-wire photoelectric smoke detectors as deficiency replacements, mounted on 4098-9788 bases.