![]() ![]() “The software for the P400 panel is excellent,” Proos said. Potter’s panel-programming software proved to be especially helpful to Proos and his crew. They also had an easy time incorporating firefighter telephones and elevator recall to ensure the safety of patrons as well as firefighters. “It is a benefit to have the Potter P400 able to support all NACs (notification appliance circuits) and SLC (signaling line circuit) cards on P-Link, as opposed to peer-to-peer like many other networks,” Proos said.įire Pros technicians were able to easily install nine PSN-1000 power-supply units, 12 remote SLC cards, two remote annunciators, and Voice Evax throughout the building because of the flexibility of the P-Link circuit on the Potter P400 panel. With the analog addressable detectors and sounder bases connected to the P400, the required sensitivity testing can be accomplished easily by utilizing software from the main control panel, saving time and money.įire Pros, led by Bob Proos, was pleased with the P-Link flexibility offered by Potter’s fire-alarm systems. ![]() The P400’s ability to distribute power and system expanders throughout the facility on a simple four-wire bus made configuring the entire 1,290-point system, including analog addressable room smoke detectors and sounder bases, very easy. This also made performing the NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code-required smoke-detector sensitivity test disrupting to business, as well as time-consuming and expensive. This zoned configuration made determining the exact location of an alarm or trouble on the system extremely difficult. Typically, there were three zones per floor: one for water flow, one for common area or general alarm, and one for guest-room smoke detectors. The original system had a zone configuration with selective signaling (floor above/floor below) and was configured with audio-voice-evacuation capabilities. sought an addressable panel that could communicate using the existing thermoplastic-high-heat-resistant-nylon-coated (THHN) wiring installed throughout the building.Ī P400 analog addressable fire-alarm control panel from Potter Electric Signal Company LLC was chosen because of its ability to easily function using the existing THHN wiring. Rather than rewire the building with new twisted, shielded cable, fire-protection and security contractor Fire Pros Inc. When Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts set out to resurrect the 25-story, 422-room luxury hotel in 2012, the dated conventional, non-addressable fire system proved to be a hindrance. Erected in 1965, Hotel Pontchartrain in Detroit went through many ownership and name changes before closing in 2009 years of neglect and poor management had taken their toll. ![]()
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