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Chaparral Pointe Condos is a 3-story apartment building in the neighborhood of Chaparral, SE Calgary. This apartment complex was built in 2006, and has the original fire alarm system.
System Specifications
FACP
The fire alarm control panel is a Mircom FX-2000, original to the complex from 2006. The panel is located in the front entrance. When in alarm condition, the panel makes all horns (FHS-240R and MH-S25WA) do code-3, with all strobes synchronized. System is currently serviced by Armstrong Monitoring, and formerly Sprouse Fire & Safety.
Notification Appliances
The main notification appliances are Mircom FHS-240R horn/strobes in the hallways and lobby, original from 2006. The units have two Mircom MH-S25WA silenceable mini-horns, one in a bedroom and one in the living area. The FHS-240R horn/strobes are set on high volume, electromechanical horn. In one of the units, a Mircom mini-horn in a bedroom broke down, and was replaced with a System Sensor "SpectrAlert Advanced" MHWZA (white, silenceable) mini-horn.
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All of the pull stations are original from 2006. They are Mircom MS-401.
Automatic Detection Devices
The hallways, stairwells, common areas and elevator lobbies have Mircom MIX-2251AP smoke detectors. The units have residential smoke detectors made by First Alert (model unknown), but some have been replaced with unknown Kidde detectors.