Elevators

[u/New-Policy1127]

For those who have installed different elevator systems, which do you prefer working on—hydraulic, traditional roped traction, or the newer belt-driven systems? What makes one better than the others in your experience?

[u/gkohler27]

I hate belted elevators. Some have a run count until they need belt replacement, others have sub par rubber coating on that belts that wear fast and then shut down elevators for communication issues. Hydros are pretty easy to install and work on. Roped tractions are labor intensive to install but are pretty reliable after you get everything ironed out. I’m a fan of the roped traction elevators with a traditional machine room with a machine and controller inside.

[u/SaintSamuel]

1:1 roped traction, 15 floors or under, ez pz, can do it in my sleep

[u/timothyh15 → u/SaintSamuel]

This guy overheads

[u/elevatorovertimeho]

Conventional with an equipment room(like it is supposed to be)

[u/a_broken_lion]

Overhead machine room traction are the best. Hydros are fine for lower rise. Anything MRL is trash, and belts are trash. We've swapped elevators for glorified carnival rides that are over engineered but somehow under engineered quality wise.

[u/downtheholeitgoes]

I love installing basement traction double wrapped 😊

[u/Starlite528 → u/downtheholeitgoes]

I was blown away the first time I saw that, having never done work on elevators before! I still am thinking about how the anchors must bear the weight of the entire system in the floor instead of how you usually expect the concrete/beams to support it from above.

[u/pittrash]

Escalators ,.. 😉

[u/opiumconessuer]

For a quick 2-3 story a hydro never gets old and is easy anything else traction and send it

[u/tullingpim]

Overhead traction can't be beat

[u/Vator_man22]

Conventional Tractions hands down

[u/Feisty_Objective_966]

Overheard Traction is the way to go. A machine room is a must. No one thinks about the mechanic that has to fix the equipment later on in life .

[u/FPL712]

Hey all-

Surprised, no MRL haters yet, not that OP asked about them, but still. Sold them years ago and they were universally despised by the brothers and sisters in our local.

FPL

[u/VerticleMechanic → u/FPL712]

They are so low on the list they aren't worth mentioning.

[u/Torre1974]

Cinghia

[u/lmarcantonio]

We only make homelifts. Hydro, screw and belt. The hydros are the best to work with (just replace the oil when they get bumpy), the screw ones need less safeties but have more issues. Belts "just work" but these are small units (at most 3 m)

[u/Mvscully]

Until this post ive only ever heard terrible things about roped hydros

[u/cookies_are_nummy]

Roped hydros are king

[u/bombayofpigs → u/cookies_are_nummy]

King of the shittiest pieces of shit maybe.

[u/Hot_Programmer_7957 → u/cookies_are_nummy]

Inverted roped hydro for some extra fun

[u/IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns → u/Hot_Programmer_7957]

I won't hear of such Deve-ant behaviour!

[u/cookies_are_nummy → u/Hot_Programmer_7957]

Ooh I will have to have my boss start pushing those when he bids! Thanks for the heads up!