Elevator Forum

Sounds like it's a duplex,,,you may have to shut off the link to car 2 when u put car 1 off,,

What can u say,,,,when your heating breaks down,,,u get a heating engineer in,,,when your electrics go off,,get a sparky in,,etc,,,So when a lift play...

Ahh,,,rings a bell now ,,,microswitches in these types are prone to sticking either way,,you do get special spray to free them off,,,but replace them,...

Drive gone,,,methinks,,,new one required!

Know this sounds stupid,,but is there enough oil in tank?

Please call in your elevator company,,,if it's under contract,,should be,,and fully covered,,they will have to bear the cost,,

Please call in your elevator company,,

2/3 times a year is good,,can think of a few over here I did,,breakdowns regularly,,vandalism etc,,,,overuse,,but hopefully ,you are getting there!

Or get it in writing to say once these parts are fitted, lift will work ok,,,see what your elevator company say then!

Yep,,,have to ask,,who is paying for this,,is it yourself,,or is it covered by a fully comp maintenance contract,,,this could be interesting!

Other problem is if oil to hot,,thermistors should kick in,,then shutdown till cool again,,

Car going off on up,,sounds like either valve block is needing looked at, or dodgy contactor,,,can't be governor as only work on down,,and can't be ru...

Guides should be oiled,,if car has oil pots fill them,,if not, grease slightly on the guides,,that's how I was taught,,,it's the basics!

Phase failure? Have seen over our side of the pond,,after a power cut etc,,phases were back to front,,maybe try that,,,