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| FACP: Simplex 4100ES <br /> FACP Location: 7th Avenue Entrance <br> System Type: Addressable <br /> System Line Voltage: 120VAC<br />NAC Voltage: 24VDC <br /> System Coding: Temporal? <br> Strobes Synchronized: No <br> Date of last known Upgrade: 2020 <br />Year Opened: 1913
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'''Hudson's Bay''' is a department store chain. This location is in Downtown Calgary, and is the flagship location of Calgary. It spans 6 floors, and was built in 1913, with renovations over the years. The fire alarm system is not original.  
'''Hudson's Bay''' is a Canadian department store chain. This particular store is located at 200 8 Avenue Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  This is the flagship store for the City of Calgary. The store opened in 1913, and has been renovated several times.  The fire alarm system was installed in the 2000s. The notification appliances remain from the previous system.  


== System Specifications ==
== System Specifications ==
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==== FACP ====
==== FACP ====


The store is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the entrance, and is in the previous Simplex 4100U's cabinet, which it replaced. The system is networked into the one in [[Stephen Avenue Place]], which that one has voice-evac capabilities. The 4100ES was installed during the renovations at Stephen Avenue Place.
The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the 7th Avenue entrance vestibule.  This panel replaced a Simplex 4100U.  The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is likely temporal.


==== Notification Appliances ====
==== Notification Appliances ====


The notification appliances are mostly Wheelock MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes, installed in the early to mid 1990s. On the 3rd floor, there is a Cerberus Pyrotronics BMD-1024C motor bell, installed as a replacement. On the 2nd floor, there is a Simplex 2901-9724 motor bell on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate, which was installed when the 4100U was. There is also a Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bell on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate, which was installed before 2007 as a replacement as well.
Most notification appliances are Wheelock MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes (10" gong, 1.5cd). The third floor has a Cerberus Pyrotronics MBDC-10-C motor bell (10" gong) as a deficiency replacement. The second floor has a Simplex 2901-9724 motor bell (10" gong) mounted on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate (set to 15cd) as a deficiency replacement. The first floor has a Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bell (10" gong) mounted on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate (set to 15cd) as a deficiency replacement.


=== Initiating Devices ===
=== Initiating Devices ===
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==== Pull Stations ====
==== Pull Stations ====


The pull stations are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations. One was replaced with a Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull station with an LED in 2018.
All pull stations but one are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations. There is one Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull station as a deficiency replacement.
 
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
==== Automatic Detection Devices ====
 
There are Simplex "TrueAlarm" 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in some areas, mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 addressable bases.
There are Simplex 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors.

Revision as of 12:59, 29 November 2022

System Specifications
FACP: Simplex 4100ES
FACP Location: 7th Avenue Entrance
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VDC
System Coding: Temporal?
Strobes Synchronized: No
Date of last known Upgrade: 2020
Year Opened: 1913


Hudson's Bay is a Canadian department store chain. This particular store is located at 200 8 Avenue Southwest, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This is the flagship store for the City of Calgary. The store opened in 1913, and has been renovated several times. The fire alarm system was installed in the 2000s. The notification appliances remain from the previous system.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the 7th Avenue entrance vestibule. This panel replaced a Simplex 4100U. The system runs Simplex's IDNet addressable protocol, and the system coding is likely temporal.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Wheelock MBS-G10-24 motor bell/strobes (10" gong, 1.5cd). The third floor has a Cerberus Pyrotronics MBDC-10-C motor bell (10" gong) as a deficiency replacement. The second floor has a Simplex 2901-9724 motor bell (10" gong) mounted on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate (set to 15cd) as a deficiency replacement. The first floor has a Wheelock MB-G10-24 motor bell (10" gong) mounted on a Wheelock RSSP-24MCW strobe plate (set to 15cd) as a deficiency replacement.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations but one are Simplex 4099-9001 addressable single-action pull stations. There is one Simplex 4099-9004 addressable single-action pull station as a deficiency replacement.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are Simplex "TrueAlarm" 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors in some areas, mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 addressable bases.