Last
Thursday I went out to one of our jobsites in the City and stuck around to look
at 3 different buildings we are going to be doing control replacement at. Each building is unique in why they are doing
their modernization and what they are.
From 3:00pm to 7:00pm I visited 4 buildings in Chicago and Loyola
won. As a Vincentian I begrudgingly
acknowledge the Jesuits success.
The
first building I visited is in the Lakeview neighborhood, nothing terribly
remarkable other than replacing a 1966 Otis Elevator hydraulic equipment with
all new.
The
2nd building I visited was in the Lincoln Park neighborhood where
the Montgomery elevator has been shut down for a significant period of time. I first was at the building over a year ago
to take a look. They had their landing system ripped off the wall
somehow. It also so happens they are about
5 years late in replacing their hydraulic cylinder to comply with the City of
Chicago double bulk head mandate. In the 2nd picture I can hear Urkel say "Did I do that".
The
3rd building I visited was in the Gold Coast neighborhood where the
elevator got clipped for the new FEO phase II mandate. It has a Vertitron controller that does not
have the capabilities of putting the correct protocol for FEO compliance as
mandated by the City of Chicago. This
building is just getting a new controller and fixtures.
The
final building, I went to is in River North which has a Elevator systems
controller put in by an independent in the 1980’s that fails the FEO
mandate. They will be getting all new
equipment less their cylinder. This one only has around 100 relays.
Nothing
significant on this week’s post other than documenting running the gauntlet and
seeing the variety of elevator control systems. In a few months all 4 buildings will have brand new equipment that is a bit more user friendly.
As
always feel free to contact us at www.colleyelevator.com,
email Craigz@colleyelevator.com or call 630-766-7230.
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