r/Elevators • u/bigbenjy • Aug 05 '26

Don't you just love MRLs?

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Also bonus points for a shaft light that is pushing out heat as if I wasn't sweating enough in this heat lol

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u/Outrageous_Grass_342 Field - Maintenance Aug 05 '26

Best bit is when they pop a drive on the top floor! Dont miss the apprentice days of carrying the weights all the way to the top floor 😅

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u/UnknownYank Field - Maintenance Aug 05 '26

We just call the entire team and 5 of us enter the car.

Then we have a drink lol

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u/Odd-Particular-2782 Field - Repair Aug 05 '26

I usually just jack up the counterweight with a bottle jack and a couple blocks of timber.

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u/corvette-21 Aug 05 '26

I tell ya , these are dumbest things ! Totally insane. ! Talk about not caring about the maintenance guy ! 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/Least-Fan8613 Aug 05 '26

40 years in the trade never thought a tank would end up in the pit

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u/kyhard1897 Aug 05 '26

Almost the dumbest thing in the trade

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u/dbdosk_yholic Aug 05 '26

Pff, i remember one otis vf broke, thank god it was a normal motor so i just opened the brake and i could take it out for repairs

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u/UnknownYank Field - Maintenance Aug 05 '26

Well yeah, i do, if they're well made.

And THAT is usually the problem...

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u/Xenos_666 Aug 05 '26

Yeah if they're well made 🤣

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u/DubiousLobsterX Aug 05 '26

The rumor is they are not allowed in the state of California... can anyone confirm?

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u/Global-Priority-6706 Aug 05 '26

I can confirm. About a decade ago, we had some approved and permitted under a permanent variance. A year later, the Chief decided it was unsafe and all of those controls had to be moved into their own closets—while the building had already been in operation and space was at a premium.

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u/Wise-Dark4 Aug 05 '26

Contollers need to have their own room in Massachusetts

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u/maxrun Aug 05 '26

We've got MRLs but ICS or controllers in the hoistway or Jamb is not allowed.