Protecting your elevator before, during, and after the storm
There’s no off-season for performing good elevator maintenance and taking proper safety precautions. As discussed in a previous post, hurricane preparedness should begin before hurricane season with a detailed evaluation of your elevator system’s storm readiness. Here’s a quick prep recap:
- • Check that vents and openings in the machine room and hoist-way walls are in operating condition
- • Inspect all doors and make appropriate repairs or replacements, if necessary
- • Examine the seals and caulking on all doors, vents, and any openings
- • Check that all sump pumps, float switches, and alarms are operating properly
- • Consider installing a Battery Lowering Device, if one is not already installed
- • Create a diagram of elevator locations, including car numbers, elevator-car phone numbers, and elevator company emergency numbers