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| FACP: Simplex 4100ES FACP Location: CACF Room System Type: 2-Stage Addressable System Line Voltage: 120VAC NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (Audible) 24VDC (Visual) System Coding: 20BPM Chime (Alert) Slow Whoop (Alarm) Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Wheelock Date of last known Upgrade: 2010s Year Opened: 1981 |
First Tower is a high-rise office building located at 411 1 Street Southeast, in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The tower opened in 1981, and the fire alarm system was upgraded in the 2010s.
System Specifications (2010s-present)
FACP
The building is protected by a Simplex 4100ES addressable fire alarm system. The system is a large network with many panels, however the main nodes are likely located in a CACF room. The system runs Simplex’s IDNet addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The system is configured for two-stage operation. The first stage alert signal is a 20BPM chime tone, followed by slow whoop in general alarm.
Notification Appliances
Most Areas
All notification appliances are Wheelock E90-24MCC-FW speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, set to 70V/15cd).
Terrace
All notification appliances are Wheelock ET-1080R weatherproof remote speakers (red, wall-mount, set to 70V), mounted next to Wheelock RSSWP-2475-FR remote strobes (red, wall-mount, 180cd).
Initiating Devices
Pull Stations
All pull stations are Simplex 4099-9004CA addressable two-stage single-action pull stations.
Automatic Detection Devices
There are Simplex “TrueAlarm” 4098-9714 addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the building, mounted on Simplex 4098-9792 addressable bases. The building is also equipped with a sprinkler system.
Modules
There are Simplex 4090-9001 addressable monitor modules supervising the sprinkler system’s tamper and flow switches. There are also Simplex 4090-9002 addressable relay modules controlling fire doors, dampers, fan shutdowns, and other systems. [[]