I’m surprised I didn’t post anything here yet, even after snapping a bit a long time ago (sorry about that). Anyways, I’m a bit on the older side and haven’t been to school in years but here’s a run down of what I had to deal with.
Preschool-Kindergarten:
one lone 10" bell hooked to a push button and not connected to the FD. no smokes
Elementary 1-2:
Simplex 4030-2s set to continuous and Simplex Chevrons. Never saw the panel (that I recall). no smokes that I was aware of
Elementary 2-1/2 of 4th:
FCI 450s+VALS strobe plates set to continious with FCI MS-2s under stoppers, and these type of smokes
in one 1/2 of the building, Edwards Adaptahorns on red light plates (looked like the kind you’d see outside of a public restroom but red) I assume also set to continious, 270-SPOs under stoppers, with Chemtronics heats (no smokes) in the other 1/2. Never saw the panel.
Elementry 2rd 1/2 of 4th-5th:
892-2Bs set to continious, 270s, Edwards ionization smokes. Never saw panel.
Middle:
dealt with 2 systems
old system:
6th grade-part of 7th: The famous Faraday Type 2s and a lone 7002 in the basement set to continuous with non coded Gamewell Ms.
New system:
Part of 7th-8th
MT4s set to continuous in the bulk of the school, 892 speaker/strobes in the auditorium set to slow whoop/message, 270s. Both systems used the same smokes: 2 Edwards ionization’s at each fire door (one on each side), and simplex 4259-36s at each elevator entry. I did see the panel but can’t remember what it was.
High 9-part of 10th:
4040s behind Federal FG plates set to coded 4s (4-4 code), coded Gamewell Ms. This system was in the process of being upgraded when I left to Wheelock ETs and Fire-lite BG-8s. no smokes, but I’m sure they installed some. Never saw the panel.
High part of 10th-12th
MT-WMs in the main school and older portable classrooms, MT-LSMs in the newer portables and the new library all set to continuous, System Sensor 2400s in the halls and in each classroom, and a lone NBG-10 in the office (I’m sure there was others out of student view). Panel was a large Notifier of some type, mounted very high up on the wall at the main enterance (they needed a step ladder to access it).
And onto work:
classic ceiling mount Spectra horn/strobes in the main store, wall mount classic Spectra horn/strobes in the back all set to code-3, wall mount classic Spectra strobes in the bathrooms and manager’s office (use to be the children’s play center), synced. BG-12s scattered around the store, i3s in the computer room, and in the back, unknown duct detectors covering the rest of the store. I believe this is an Ademco system as I have found no panel, just an annunicator in the foyer, and a few keypads with conduits running to a few BG-12s in the back. I’ll try to take some pics on my next overnight shift.
I believe that covers it.