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Sobeys (McKenzie Towne)

From FireAlarmPedia
System Specifications
FACP: Mircom FX-2000

FACP Location: Main Entrance
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
System Coding: Temporal
Strobes Synchronized: Yes
Date of last known Upgrade: 2020
Year Opened: 1998

Sobeys is a chain of grocery stores in Canada. This particular store is located at 20 McKenzie Towne Ave SE in the McKenzie Towne neighbourhood of Southeast Calgary. This location was built in 1998, but the system has been replaced twice since then. The current system was installed following the 2020 renovation.

System Specifications (2020-present)

FACP

The store is protected by a Mircom FX-2000 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located at the main entrance, and was installed in 2020. The system runs Mircom's Advanced addressable protocol, and the system coding is temporal. The permit issued for this fire alarm system was "Fire Alarm Control Panel replacement c/w horn strobes".

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances are Mircom FHS-400-RR LED horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, set to 15cd). The horn/strobes mounted on the ceiling have the original lettering taped over with ceiling-oriented lettering on top. It is unknown why they didn't install ceiling-mount versions.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed. There is a sprinkler system.

Modules

There are Mircom MIX-M500MAP addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

Former System Specifications (2016-2020)

System Specifications
FACP: Mircom FX-350

FACP Location: Front Entrance
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR

System Coding: Temporal
Date of last known Upgrade: N/A

Year Installed: 2016
Year Decommissioned: 2020

FACP

The store was protected by a Mircom FX-350 addressable fire alarm system. It was installed in 2016 and decommissioned in 2020, so it wasn't in service for long. The panel was located in the front entrance. The system ran Mircom's CLIP addressable protocol, and the system coding was temporal.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances were Mircom "Select-A-Horn" FH-340R horns (red, wall-mount).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

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

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed.

Modules

There were Mircom MIX-M501MA addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches.

Original System Specifications (1998-2016)

System Specifications
FACP: EST 6616
System Type: Conventional
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 24VFWR
Date of last known upgrade: N/A

System Coding: Temporal (self-coded)

Strobes Synchronized: Yes, self-synchronized
Year Installed: 1998
Year Decommissioned: 2016

FACP

The store was originally protected by an EST 6616 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located in the front entrance. The system coding was continuous, however the horns were self-coded. The panel was decommissioned in 2016.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances were EST "Integrity" 757-5A-T horn/strobes (red, wall-mount, 15cd).

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

The pull stations were Edwards 270-SPO conventional pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

None noticed. There was a sprinkler system.