Friday, June 26, 2020

Elevator hydraulic fluid/oil water contamination – Arlington Heights, IL

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We have always had a challenge when we have water contaminate the hydraulic fluid in elevator systems.  It could be from a water pipe breaki...
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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Independent Elevator Company Suburban Elevator sells to Schindler Elevator Corporation

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Suburban Elevator, Illinois, was established in 1994 in the Chicago area and was one of the region's largest independent elevator ...
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Friday, June 5, 2020

End of Life/Obsolete elevator equipment – Virginia Controls MH 2000

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This is the 4 th in our series of end of life/obsolete elevator control systems.   We have a ton of these in the Chicago market.   The MH 2...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

Hydraulic Elevator Modernization – ESCO Elevator – River Forest, IL

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This project was at a building that was built in 1967 and the building was frustrated with the inconstancy of the elevator system and the lo...
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Monday, May 25, 2020

Elevator water damage – Severe storms

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Last week in the Chicago area we had severe storms that caused a lot of water damage to elevators.   Here are some pointers for the next tim...
Sunday, May 17, 2020

Hydraulic elevator oil filtration/tank cleaning/new hydraulic fluid/elevator valve

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We take care of over 1600 hydraulic elevators and we spend a lot of time working on valves.  It is always a good reminder to talk about oil ...
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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Hydraulic elevator – Solid State Motor Starter – Soft Start

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We take care of a wide variety of elevators.   We are beginning an initiative to introduce all of our customers that do not have soft starts...