Came across an interesting fire alarm system at a historic hotel near my apartment.
Below are some components I saw…
This hotel was built in the 1920s, and had renovations in some areas in 2019. Seeing as there are AC bells and newer DC signals in the same facility, I’m curious what kind of panel this system is hooked up to, whether one or more panels.
That’s a really cool system! I also wonder what the panel is, it could be a Notifier with some relays hooked up for the AC signals.
The newer section has a Hochiki system, so it’s possible it’s the main panel. The AC bells may be controlled via relay or an older AC panel.
It’s fantastic to see 3 or 4 generations of alarms on the same system. You don’t really get to see those pull stations every day.
There’s no way to know for sure, but it would be interesting. Especially because that means that the building has the original panel.
