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Homewood Suites by Hilton Grand Rapids Downtown

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System Specifications
FACP: Edwards EST3
FACP Location: Unknown
System Type: Addressable
System Line Voltage: 120VAC
NAC Voltage: 70.7VRMS (Audible)
24VDC (Visual)
System Coding: Unknown
Strobes Synchronized: Yes, Genesis
Date of last known Upgrade: 2016
Year Opened: 1898, 1950s, 2016

Homewood Suites is a chain of midrange hotels owned by Hilton. The chain is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia, USA, and has locations worldwide. This particular hotel is located at 161 Ottawa Ave NW, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. The building was originally built in 1898, and was converted into offices in the 1950s. The space was fully converted into a hotel in 2016. The fire alarm system was upgraded following the 2016 conversion.

System Specifications (2016-present)[edit | edit source]

FACP[edit | edit source]

The building is protected by an Edwards EST3 addressable fire alarm system. The panel location is unknown. The system runs Edwards’ Signature addressable protocol, and is equipped with voice evacuation. The evacuation signal/message is unknown at this time.

Annunciators[edit | edit source]

There is an Edwards EST3-6ANN annunciator behind the front desk.

Notification Appliances[edit | edit source]

There are Edwards “Genesis” GC-S7VM speaker/strobes (white, ceiling-mount, 70V, no marking, set to 15cd) throughout most common areas.
All guest rooms have Edwards G4-S7 remote speakers (white, wall-mount, 70V, no marking); some rooms have Edwards G1-VM remote strobes (white, wall-mount, no marking, set to 15cd) in addition to the aforementioned speakers.
The pool and patio areas have Edwards “Integrity” 757-7A-SS70W speaker/strobes (white, wall-mount, 70V, 15/75cd). These were installed as they are listed for outdoor use.

Initiating Devices[edit | edit source]

Pull Stations[edit | edit source]

All pull stations are EST SIGA-278 addressable dual-action pull stations.

Automatic Detection Devices[edit | edit source]

There are EST SIGA2-PS addressable photoelectric smoke detectors throughout the hotel, mounted on EST SIGA-SB bases.

Modules[edit | edit source]

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 for elevator recall and other purposes.