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Western States
Fire Protection installed fire sprinkler systems in the Embassy
Suites Hotel, a 12 story building with a penthouse, in
downtown Kansas City.
Only the first floor, basement and parking garage were previously
fitted with sprinklers. Western States Fire Protection had to
rework the systems in those areas to bring them up to current
standards.
This included replacing
the existing fire pump.
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Elevator
Room |
A wet pipe
fire sprinkler system was used throughout the building except
in the electrical
and elevator equipment rooms where firecycle systems
were installed . Firecycle systems use a resetable detection
design to protect from unnecessary
water discharge.
It turns itself on when there’s
a fire and then turns itself off when the fire is out. If the
fire should reignite, it turns itself on again and continues
to cycle as needed.
In the parking garage there is a dry-pipe fire sprinkler system. In these systems
pipes are pressurized with air
instead of water. They are
commonly used in unheated buildings where there is a potential for freezing.
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Sprinkler
Valve |
Western States
Fire Protection installed a new Edwards fire alarm control panel
to monitor existing and new fire alarm devices such as flow switches,
tamper switches and smoke detectors.
Fire
Alarm Control Panel |
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Living
Area Suite |
The retrofit
of all suite levels meant holes had to be cut in the existing
soffits in each room to install the fire sprinklers. The holes
were then patched up and wallpaper
and paint were selected to match the existing decor in each room.
In the atrium hallways sheet rock soffits were built to conceal
new fire sprinkler piping. The wallpaper, painting, soffits and
fire alarm work were all done under Western States Fire Protection's
contract by subcontractors.
In the picture to the right you see a sidewall fire sprinkler head
on the side of the soffit and a pendent sprinkler head on the bottom
of the soffit. |
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Soffit on Balcony |
In the pool
room you see poly coated upright pendant fire sprinkler heads.
These fire sprinkler heads were used here because there is
not a ceiling.
Pool
Room |
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Banquet
Room |
On the ceiling
of the banquet room concealed fire sprinkler heads were used
because they are less noticeable than other sprinkler heads.
Concealed
Fire Sprinkler Head |
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Looking
Across Atrium |
Because the
hotel was open during the course of the project, scheduling was
an important consideration. Western States Fire Protection planned
its work around the hotel's scheduled use of each room, kept
noise to a minimum and kept work areas clean. During the Big
12 Basketball Tournament and again during the Big 12 Football
Championship it was necessary to complete installation on the
floors currently being worked on, demobilize and then remobilize
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Western
States Fire Protection has built a national reputation
as a full-service fire protection contractor
by providing quality products and services at a
cost-effective price. With multiple locations,
Western States Fire Protection has a wide range
of expertise in the commercial, residential,
industrial and retrofit fire protection systems.
For
more information visit
their website at www.wsfp.com
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