It’s the pits! Elevator hoistway pit maintenance/refurbishment/water damage

 This last week was an elevator pit week for us at Colley Elevator.  Through acquisition of new customers we find that there are elevator pits that are neglected over time or have been exposed to water damage over the years and their pit equipment; piping, victaulics, rails, buffers, etc require attention.

 Elevator pit – Lake Forest, IL

 This elevator is a sleepy elevator that has had years of water exposure.  We took over the elevator maintenance from an OEM and made a recommendation to clean the pit, replace piping & fittings, change the shut off and packing. 

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Elevator pit – Chicago, IL

This elevator is not one of our accounts but we share an owner who asked us to take a look at the property.  Again, years of water damage has occurred to this elevator equipment.  The pit floor was too wet to be able to get a coat of paint to stick.

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Elevator pit – Elgin, IL

This elevator is new to our portfolio and had a lot of work that needed to be completed.  We fabricated new pit channels, buffers[car and counterweight] and scrapped the pit to remove the deteriorated metal that was stuck to the ground.  Elevator will not be able to pass inspection and is safer to use.

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Take away –  Make sure you have an elevator company that lets you know when your sump pump isn’t working or you have water in the elevator pit and work towards keeping water out of the elevator pit.  The elevator company cannot resolve your water issues but we are the only ones that are permitted to enter the elevator pit so we have to be the ones to let you know!  Identifying water issues early can prevent small issues from becoming large expensive ones.

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