RONA+ (McKenzie)

System Specifications
FACP: Mircom FX-2000 FACP Location: Unknown System Type: Single-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: Temporal Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Wheelock Date of last known Upgrade: N/A Year Opened: 2010

Rona+ is a Canadian chain of home improvement stores. This particular store is located at 13417 52 St. SE, Calgary, AB. The store was built in 2010 as Lowes, and became Rona+ in 2023 after Lowes sold their Canadian retail division. The fire alarm system is original.

System Specifications (2010-present)

FACP

The building is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Mircom’s CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal.

Annunciators

There is a Mircom RAX-LCD annunciator paired with a Mircom RAX-1048TZDS annunciator in the main entrance vestibule.

Both annunciators are mounted in a Mircom BB-1002 enclosure.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Wheelock “Exceder” HSRC horn/strobes (red, ceiling-mount). Areas with walls nearby, including restrooms, have Wheelock AS-24MCW-FR horn/strobes (red, wall-mount).

This notification appliance setup is very common in Lowe's stores across Canada, as both were in production at the time.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

Modules

There are Mircom MIX-M500MA addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

There are Mircom MIX-M500RA addressable relay modules serving various purposes.

EOLs

There are Mircom MP-300 end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.