Category: Elevator Maintenance
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Top 10 Guide for Choosing the Right Elevator Service Company
Choosing the right elevator service company is crucial for ensuring the safety, reliability, and longevity of your building’s elevators. Here’s a comprehensive guide to help you make an informed decision: 1. Assess Your Elevator Service Needs Before you start looking for a service provider, understand your building’s specific elevator needs. Consider the type of elevators…
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My elevator controller is obsolete – what should I do?
Have you been told by your elevator service company that the elevator controller is obsolete and needs to be replaced? One major OEM obsoleted one of their hydraulic controllers a few years ago and are now actively promoting a replacement control board to ensure a reliable and safe operation going forward. I get asked a…
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Does my Hydraulic Elevator need an oil change?
If you’ve been sent a proposal from your elevator service company to change the hydraulic oil in your elevator, you might be thinking if it’s really needed. The cost to change the hydraulic oil can cost $10,000 and that doesn’t include the removal of the old oil which may cost another $2,000. A lot of…
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Elevator Maintenance done Right!
How do you know when it’s time for elevator maintenance? It can depend on a number of factors which can be very specific to your elevator and building usage. Learn 3 ways to know it’s time in this Buildings Magazine article that I helped to write while I worked at a major OEM. Read here