Atlantic Superstore (Elmsdale)

System Specifications
FACP: EST iO500 FACP Location: Main Entrance Vestibule System Type: Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: Temporal? Strobes Synchronized: N/A Date of last known Upgrade: 2013? Year Opened: 1999

Atlantic Superstore is a chain of grocery stores owned by Loblaws. They have locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI. This particular store is located at 295 Highway NS-214, Elmsdale, Nova Scotia. The building was built in 1999, and the fire alarm system is mostly original.

System Specifications

FACP

The building is protected by an EST iO500 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located in the main entrance vestibule. The system runs EST’s Signature addressable protocol, and the system coding is likely temporal.

The iO500 replaced an EST 6632.

Notification Appliances

The storefront has General Signal MB10-24 motor bells (10” gong).

There is one Edwards MB10-24 motor bell (10” gong) above the seafood counter as a deficiency replacement.

The staff areas and the first floor elevator lobby have General Signal MB6-24 motor bells (6” gong).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are EST SIGC-270B addressable bilingual single-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

The storefront is protected by a sprinkler system with waterflow detection. As such, no automatic detection devices are present.

Modules

There are EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.