How is Elevator Maintenance Done?

In the Elevator Regulation published in the Official Gazette, the subject is stated as follows:

Article 24 “Before each elevator is put into operation, a written agreement will be made with an elevator company that will be responsible for maintenance and repair in order to keep it under constant control. This company can generally be the company that installed the elevator or the maintenance company. However, during the warranty period, the maintenance company must be the same company that built the elevator.”

PROCEDURES TO BE DONE IN EVERY MAINTENANCE

– Cleaning the engine room,

– Machine / Engine cleaning and equipment tire control,

– Oil and bearing grease level control and cleaning,

– Checking and cleaning of motor contactors,

– Checking and cleaning the control panel,

– Checking and (if necessary) adjustment of engine brake setting,

– Checking the hinges, locks and plug contacts of the doors,

– Cleaning of automatic door floor and cabin thresholds,

– Control of the cabin top revision switch,

– Checking the cabin ALARM and STOP (if any) button/button,

– Cleaning the cabin top platform,

– Functionality of indicators, directional lights, buttons and control of all bulbs,

– Control of carrier steel ropes throughout the well,

– Checking the oil level of the Cabin and Counterweight oil tanks and completing them (if necessary),

– Adjustment of Cabin and Counterweight oil tanks (if necessary),

– Checking the gap in the motor shaft,

– Control and (if necessary) adjustment of floor stopping sensitivity,

– Control of the overload system,

– Control of in-cabin emergency communication, lighting and emergency systems,

– Checking that the fire extinguisher is in place and working,

– Control of floor and cabin operating instructions.

Elevator maintenance is an issue that should definitely not be neglected for elevators, which are a system that contains constantly working and wearing parts.