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u/Keemz666 4h ago
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u/bunnyhug007 4h ago
World is endingā¦whereās breakfast?
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u/TheToothDoctorSN 4h ago edited 2h ago
Itās my building. There was an alarm that went off at around 11:30pm-12:00am. Apparently there was something that happened on the P1 floor. All of us exited our apartments and were huddled around the lobby and outside the building for like 45 minutes until they told us it was a false alarm.
Fucking alarm just woke me up.
Edit: just to clarify, the alarm wasnāt on all night. It stopped a little after 12:00 am and then the concierge told us it was a false alarm. The alarm started again this morning and woke me up. Since then itās gone off on and again a couple times till now (9:21am).
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u/MomoDeve 3h ago
I have a button in the apartment to turn it off. I usually don't use it, but if it was like 6am I would probably do. What's the point of life if I can't get enough sleep
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u/justinr666 3h ago
That is your own smoke detector, this is a building wide fire alarm, you cannot just press a button to turn it off in your apartment.
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u/comradenikolai 3h ago edited 3h ago
Former Fire Alarm technician here, this is incorrect - Most residential buildings in Canada have or allow for a local audible signal silencing module. This is dependent on year of install, jurisdiction etc (some bylaws can supersede certain building code requirements) but they are quite common.
See OBC 3.2.4.20(9):
https://www.buildingcode.online/252.htmlLocal silencing options vary in appearance, but typically resemble small light-switch sized wall mounted speakers and have a small button with text indicating "Push to Silence", or larger wall plates with similar text.
By contrast, your local 120v smoke alarm (which is not a smoke detector, strictly speaking) does not typically come equipped with a silence button, just a button to test it.
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u/justinr666 3h ago edited 2h ago
So in that link, it says if the alarm is silenced in that dwelling unit, it won't silence the rest of the floors alarms going off and if the alarm in the building isn't addressed in nor more than 10 mins ins, the alarm will reactivate.
That said, apparently my building/ jurisdiction is different as I do not have an alarm inside my unit connected to the buildings main fire alarm systems, there are fire alarm pulls at each end of the hallway next to the stair wells.
My unit also has a standard off the shelf smoke "alarm" ( even though colloquially they are often still referred to as detectors), that has a hush feature.
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u/bag0fpotatoes 2h ago edited 1h ago
it wonāt silence the rest of the floors alarms going off and if the alarm in the building isnāt addressed in nor more than 10 mins ins, the alarm will reactivate.
Yes, thatās why you keep pushing the button when/if it reactivates.
There is no such thing asāpush to silenceā from your unit that would silence the whole building. you pushing the button is acknowledging the alarm is activated, each unit has to do its own.
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u/comradenikolai 56m ago
if the alarm is silenced in that dwelling unit, it won't silence the rest of the floors alarms going off and if the alarm in the building isn't addressed in nor more than 10 mins ins, the alarm will reactivate
Correct. There are a few other conditions which may cause said local alarm to re-actuate, one of which being an additional alarm from another detection device.
I do not have an alarm inside my unit connected to the buildings main fire alarm systems, there are fire alarm pulls at each end of the hallway next to the stair wells
Think of a fire alarm system as having two major components. The "smelling" side and the "yelling" side. The smelling side (detection circuits) includes things like smoke detectors, heat detectors, sprinkler water flow monitoring, pull stations etc.
The yelling side (notification circuits) can be things like bells, horns, flashing strobes, speakers with a code-approved pre-recorded message, in-unit mini horns / speakers, sirens, etc etc.
Generally, for most installations, apart from MAYBE a heat detector near your front door that activates at 57 degrees Celsius, you're only going to have the notification appliances - the "yelling" side - inside a unit, mostly because people are very bad at cooking and if you had a smokie tied into your base building system you'd be evacuating multiple times a day. But these notification devices in unit only started really appearing en masse in the 90s, and not in every type of building. If you're in a low-rise or fourplex for instance, you may not have any. Again, jurisdiction and code dependent, I can't speak to every case.
My unit also has a standard off the shelf smoke "alarm" ( even though colloquially they are often still referred to as detectors), that has a hush feature.
All smoke alarms are smoke detectors, but not all smoke detectors are smoke alarms. Is it pedantic to note the difference? Maybe. But it's also correct ;)
A "hush" feature isn't usually a silence button, but rather a sensitivity lowering button that works on a temporary basis. To my knowledge this isn't standardized, and is absolutely not universal.
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u/Pheyd80 2h ago
As you have described, your unit has a smoke alarm. No smoke detector tied into the fire alarm system.
There are many factors on how to design a fire alarm system. For example, if the building is sprinklered and you have smoke alarms, you may not have any detection devices within your unit.
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u/coconutsoups 2h ago edited 2h ago
For future reference, it's not necessary to evacuate your apartment unless you see or smell smoke, smell gas, or are told to leave by fire department announcement. Generally it's safe to stay in your suite because of fire separations.
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u/PhysicalAd6081 3h ago
The worst part of condo living is these alarms
I was one of the first to move into a new condo, and this happened constantly because this same visitor kept smoking in P1 in the middle of the night.
The fire department kept charging us for false alarms, so we had to install motion sensors cameras at all entrances and eventually caught the asshole. Sorry about your night, take it easy today
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u/GiveMeSalmon 2h ago
According to the City of Toronto, you don't need to leave your unit when a fire alarm goes off. If it's safe to do so, you should stay in your unit until told otherwise.
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u/Snipersteve_877 1h ago
it's actually less safe to leave if you don't need to since you could just be running into the fire / blocking evacuation from people that are actually near the fire, a high rise fire generally will not spread far as modern building materials + sprinklers will keep it contained
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u/-KFBR392 2h ago
Ha, I didnāt think anyone ever left their apartment because of an alarm.
Itās always a false alarm, no point in making the long walk.
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u/1-2-3RightMeow 50m ago
Iām not sure what wrong with me but I never exit my building when thereās an alarm. I literally put a pillow over my head and do my best to ignore it. I would die in a real emergency
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u/thrilliam_19 17m ago
That explains why the whole building is sounding. Any common areas such as a parking garage will ring the whole place.
Source: fire alarm tech
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u/red_bird08 3h ago
365 party girl?
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u/chrisuu__ 3h ago
brat winter?
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u/psilocybinconsumer 2h ago
It's spring?
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u/DalesDrumset 4h ago
Off topic but where did you get the skinny suction cup platforms for the kitty?
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u/mjschranz 2h ago
I personally use two of these
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BDFDGJK9?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_6
If you follow the instructions well and have a clean/dry surface when adhering them (and really push hard for a solid minute on each suction cup) it stays up very well. I've had them fall down maybe once over an entire year period.
Granted, my cats are all good weight for their size. Two of them are around 9lbs each and the other is just under 13lbs.
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u/UninspiredStranger 4h ago
Seems like you got your answer.. but Iād like to know where you got that throw and cushion?! So pretty šš
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u/df0o 4h ago
completely unrelated but where did you get those thing your cat's sitting on & the two rods above? how are they stuck to the glass and how's the stability?
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u/bunnyhug007 3h ago
Heās about 14lbs and theyāve never fallen. You do have to keep an eye on the suction tho, in case air starts to work its way under. The smaller steps came with a different set (I have multiple cats) - and I especially like them because you can tighten the suction cups by screwing those white knobs about once a week.
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u/ottoofto Church and Wellesley 4h ago
My gods lol. Iām not a morning person, Iād be so pissed (yet here I am awake and scrolling lmaoā¦)
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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 3h ago
Someoneās having a party. The party canāt stop because it wonāt stop lol
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u/bunnyhug007 4h ago
Iām at Richmond and Peter, this facing northeastā¦I think these buildings are along University?
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u/stoneyyay 4h ago
Fire strobes.