Elevator Safety Code Compliance - Elevator Brakes
Is Your Elevator On The Naughty List?
It’s the holiday season and many patrons will be hauling their precious cargo on your elevators, delivering gifts to all the good girls & boys. Having an elevator break down during this time of year can feel catastrophic and get you and your maintenance team relegated to the naughty list. We recommend that you create an elevator inspection list and check it twice to find out if your elevator is naughty or nice.
Rest assured that the big guy is watching, so if you have kept up with the following tasks throughout the year, your elevators are sure to be on the nice list...
SPOOKY ELEVATOR MYTHS
Elevators are one of the most common forms of transportation in the world, but they are also shrouded in myth and misconception. From the fear of getting stuck to the belief that you can fall to the bottom of the shaft if a cable breaks, there are many myths about elevators that can cause people to feel anxious about using them.
In this blog post, we will debunk some of the most common elevator myths and explain why they are not true. We will also provide some tips on how to stay safe when using elevators.
Time to Modernize Your Elevator?
The modernization of an elevator is a strategic investment that involves careful planning, capital budgeting, and a comprehensive understanding of your property's vertical transportation needs. The task focuses on the replacement of specific key components in order to maximize the operational life of your elevator and to maintain the proper functionality of the unit until a complete renovation is required due to loss of efficiency, updated code compliance or equipment obsolescence.
Be Prepared For The Next Power Outage
With Summer’s unrelenting heat approaching and severe thunderstorms on the horizon, mother nature is in full on attack mode with your property’s infrastructure. These seasonal assaults can result in severe power fluctuations that cause energy disruptions to your commercial facility and potentially result in major equipment breakdowns and untimely elevator entrapments.
When mother nature strikes, don't let your guests get stuck in the dark, protect your property's costliest assets with these valuable elevator upgrades before the power goes out.
Be Prepared For The Next Power Outage
Does Your Elevator Keep You Waiting?
We usually decide to take the elevator when we are in a hurry, so when we get stuck waiting for an elevator it feels like an eternity or even longer. You push the elevator buttons several times, but it does not seem to make the elevator any faster. You start having thoughts like, "Why is the elevator up on the fifth floor and not here?”
Much of the time we spend waiting for commercial elevators tends to feel a lot longer than it realy is. What's up with that?