Village Square Leisure Centre

System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST4 FACP Location: Main Entrance System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Temporal (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, EST Date of last known Upgrade: May 2023 Year Opened: 1981

Village Square Leisure Centre (also known as Pepsi Thunder) is an indoor leisure centre located at 2623 56 Street Northeast, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The facility is owned and operated by the City of Calgary. The facility has a large waterpark with a "Thunder Run" waterslide, a wave pool, dive tank, and splash area. The facility also has a fitness centre, several gymnasiums, two NHL-sized arenas, and a Calgary Public Library branch. The building opened in 1981, and was renovated in 2008. The fire alarm system was upgraded after the renovation, and again in May of 2023.

System Specifications (May 2023-present)

FACP

The building is protected by an Edwards EST4 addressable fire alarm system. The panel is located to the left of the main entrance, across from the customer service desk. The system runs Edwards' Signature addressable protocol, and is configured for two-stage operation. Alert signal coding is 20BPM, followed by temporal as the evacuation signal.

Annunciators

There is an Edwards EST4-4ANN annunciator at the rear mechanical area entrance.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances are Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10" gong), mostly mounted behind metal grilles. Most are mounted remotely. There are two in the pool area.

The library Edwards "Genesis" G1R-VM remote strobes (red, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd) next to or under the bells, mostly mounted sideways.

There are a couple of newer (white label) Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10" gong) installed as deficiency replacements.

Some areas have Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6" gong).

All aforementioned notification appliances were installed in 2008.

The slide tower has Edwards MB6-24 motor bells (6" gong), installed as deficiency replacements in 2024.

Some areas have Mircom BL-10B motor bells (10" gong) as deficiency replacements.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations are Edwards SIGA-270P addressable two-stage single-action pull stations. Most stations are mounted under STI "Stopper II" covers.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors at the top of most stairwells, in the main elevator lobby, and throughout the spiral staircase.

There are EST SIGA-HRS addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in some electrical and mechanical rooms.

There are 18 EST SIGA-DH duct detector housings with SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detector heads.

The service elevator lobbies on each floor have Edwards SIGA-OSD addressable optical smoke detectors.

All detectors are mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

Modules

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

There are EST SIGA-CR addressable relay modules serving various purposes.

There are EST SIGA-IM isolator modules on all SLCs.

EOLs

There are Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.

Former System Specifications
FACP: EST QuickStart QS4 FACP Location: Main Entrance System Type: Two-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VFWR System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) March Time (Alarm) Year Installed: 2009 Year Decommissioned: 2023

Former System Specifications (2008-May 2023)

FACP

The building was protected by an EST QuickStart QS4 addressable fire alarm system. The panel was located next to the main entrance, across from the admissions desk. The system ran EST's Signature addressable protocol, and was configured for two-stage operation. The alert signal coding was 20BPM, followed by 120BPM march time for the evacuation signal.

The alert signal would sound for five minutes on a timer, before switching to the alarm signal.

Annunciators

There was an EST QSA-2-S cabinet with a QS4-CPU-1 and two SL30 cards in the rear mechanical area entrance.

Notification Appliances

Most notification appliances were Edwards 439D-10AWC vibrating bells (10" gong), mounted behind metal grilles.

The library also had EST "Genesis" G1R-VM remote strobes (red, wall-mount) mounted sideways next to the bells.

Some areas, such as the waterslide tower, had Edwards 439D-6AWC vibrating bells (6" gong), for extra coverage.

All notification appliances are still in use on the current system.

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were EST SIGA-270 addressable single-action pull stations, despite being two-stage.

Automatic Detection Devices

There are EST SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors at the top of most stairwells, in the main elevator lobby, and throughout the spiral staircase.

There are EST SIGA-HRS addressable 135°F fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in some electrical and mechanical rooms.

There are 18 EST SIGA-DH duct detector housings with SIGA-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detector heads.

The service elevator lobbies on each floor have Edwards SIGA-OSD addressable optical smoke detectors.

All detectors are mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

All are still in use on the current system.

Modules

There were EST SIGA-CT1 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system's tamper and flow switches. These are still in use on the current system.

EOLs

There were Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all sprinkler and signal circuits.

Former System Specifications (1981-2008)

Former System Specifications
FACP: Edwards Custom 6500 FACP Location: Main Entrance System Type: Two-Stage Conventional System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 24VDC System Coding: 20BPM (Alert) Continuous (Alarm) Date of last known Upgrade: 1990s Year Installed: 1981 Year Decommissioned: 2008

FACP

The building was protected by an Edwards Custom 6500 conventional fire alarm system. The panel was located left of the main entrance. The system was configured for two-stage operation. Alert signal coding was 20BPM, followed by continuous for the alarm signal.

Annunciators

There was an Edwards 456 lamp annunciator in the rear mechanical area entrance.

Notification Appliances

All notification appliances were Edwards "Durabel" 6100D vibrating bells (10" gong for most, 6" in pool area)

Initiating Devices

Pull Stations

All pull stations were Edwards 270-GAO conventional two-stage pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices

There were Edwards 282A fixed-temperature/rate-of-rise heat detectors in most areas.

There were also some System Sensor 1400A conventional ionization smoke detectors, added on later.

EOLs

There were Edwards EOL-P1 end-of-line resistor plates on all circuits.