Sunday, December 29, 2019

Year in Reflection – Colley Elevator blog – 2019 Elevator Blog

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What a year!   2019 winds down and we begin reflecting on the year and the decade. As Colley Elevator enters our 112 year as an independen...
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Sunday, December 22, 2019

Elevator electrical problems - Elevator motor damage

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The motor is one of the most vulnerable parts of your elevator system to power issues.   From time to time we have premature motor issues ...
Friday, December 13, 2019

Maxton valve no longer to repair or service valves over 20 years old

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Starting January 1, 2020 Maxton will no longer maintain repair or VEP services for their elevator control valves beyond the age of 20 ...
Sunday, December 1, 2019

Hydraulic elevator modernization – Morton Grove, IL

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In 2001 we did a modernization at a building on Dempster in Morton Grove.   I was about a year into working in the office and I still rememb...
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Sunday, November 24, 2019

State of Illinois Elevator Braille ADA requirements Inspectors enforcing NOW!

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A newer mandate is being enforced in the State of Illinois requiring all elevators to have Braille on elevator car stations and hoistway ent...
Saturday, November 16, 2019

Elevator New Construction – Elk Grove Village VFW – Elk Grove Village, IL

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We got a call from our Local Union office asking if we would be interested in helping the Elk Grove Village, IL VFW get an elevator in...
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Sunday, November 10, 2019

The Elevator Maintenance Trinity – Maintenance required

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Back in 2016 I wrote a piece on something I call the Elevator Maintenance Trinity; Companies, Mechanics and Building owners are responsibl...