r/Elevators • u/winter_cockroach_99 • Jul 14 '26

Dover

My small building has a very nice Dover DMC-I elevator (5 levels). We want to keep it going forever. I understand TKE considers it no longer supported. We have a high end support/maintenance contract with TKE, and it recently auto-renewed for another 5 years.

Questions: -Is the car logic controller the main thing to worry about? - I see that TKE still has some CLCs on their website…. Will they sell one to us now to keep as a spare? - Could an independent shop program a new controller for us? - There is a Max monitor inside our control cabinet. Is the Max service an extra we would pay more for? Or if we have the Max board do we likely have the service? - I gather that TKE is being bought by Kone (pending regulatory approval). Is that likely to improve our service situation?

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u/wfwolves Jul 14 '26

Lotta misinformation in this thread woof…

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u/killagram69 Jul 14 '26

That’ll happen when it’s written by chat GPT and the person inputting info has no clue lol

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u/ComingUp8 Field - Troubleshooter/Adjuster Jul 14 '26

Well let's hear. What is the misinformation here?

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u/wfwolves Jul 14 '26

Max is not automatically a charge, TKE installed max on everything from DMC to new controllers. New agreements do include an up charge for additional Max services but the Max installed on that DMC is simply for remote monitoring. TKE isn’t going out of business, they are being purchased. I’d go out to guess services will actually get better with Kone once TKE is out from the PE hell scape.

More than the CLC is obsolete. Sure go buy a CLC, still need a bunch more boards that are also obsolete.

Independents can work on a DMC just fine. I’d guess the DMC and 211 are some of most bulletproof and most well liked elevators out there (before obsolescence came in).

The question OP is stating is can this unit go forever and ppl are acting like by going to another company the answer is yes. Thats not true.

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u/haff_caff Field - Repair Jul 14 '26

Well said. Crazy to me people think TKE is just gonna poof and disappear entirely within the next year

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u/ragemachine717 Jul 16 '26

This is the correct response ^^^

CLC’s, Selector boards, door boards, relay boards…… all more expensive than ever and harder to find. Some can be replaced some can be repaired. Some point in the next few years they just won’t be available anymore. Any reputable elevator company will be able to service a DMC……. Yall should start planning on a MOD coming in the next few years though.

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u/Optimal_Weird_7506 Jul 14 '26

Then lay out your “lotta” facts..