Hydraulic Elevator Modernization – Arlington Heights, IL

 

This is from a building we are doing a series of modernizations because the town mandated all elevators have fireman’s recall.  The elevator is from the late 1960’s and generally performed well for being 50+ years old.  We did have spotty issues now and then but nothing significant.  This is a pretty standard/vanilla hydraulic elevator modernization.

Existing elevator & project scope – The elevator got a new controller, fixtures and door operator.  The elevator’s hydraulic power unit was replaced 10+ years ago and is in fair condition and was able to be retained.

New equipment providers

Controllers – Smartrise Engineering

Door operator – GAL MOVFR

Fixtures – Innovation Industries

Elevator controller – The machine room had an ESCO Elevator controller from the late 1960’s.  The main issue with this controller is the relay logic system and older relays and bases that would cause problems from time to time and, at times, difficult to isolate as the issues only occurred when the circuits heated up.

 [Old ESCO Elevator controller]

[New Smartrise Engineering elevator controller]

Door operators – The elevator had a GAL MOD on it prior to the modernization and replaced with a GAL MOVFR. 

[Old GAL MOD door operator]

[New GAL MOVFR Door operator w/updated car top]

[New GAL MOVFR door operator]

Elevator fixtures – The old ESCO fixtures are replaced with new code compliant Innovation Industries elevator fixtures.  We had to relocated the fixtures from the side wall to the return because our brace rod would be in the way and, buttons should go in the return.

[Old ESCO Elevator car station]

[New Innovation Industries car station - ADA compliant A17.1 2013 code]

[Old ESCO Elevator main landing push button]

[New Innovation Industries main landing car station - A17.1 2013 code]

Take away – The building had planned to modernize all of their elevators to comply with the Fire Department’s mandate and have completed a modernization per year until all of the elevators are replaced.

Colley Strong – While the sales person sells it, project team installs it, there are 13 Colley employees in the back ground from first phone call to final inspection that where part of this project.  It takes a great team to make even the most vanilla of elevator modernizations successful.  Thank you to everyone involved!

If you have any questions or would like additional information feel free to contact me at CraigZ@colleyelevator.com or 630-766-7230 ext. 107.

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