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Common elevator myths, what are they?

October 19, 2018 by Brandon

Elevators, commercial or residential, are supposed to serve their main purpose: to lift passengers in different floors of a building. However, with the intricacy of understanding how elevators were built, as it is not for a layman’s term, elevator users have little knowledge how they really work. There are truths and myths surrounding elevators.

1. Elevators are only for the affluent

With life’s modernity, elevator dealers have customization offers that work with a family’s budget. There are many designs and features available in the market, and only your elevator dealer can tell you what is right for you.

2. Elevators are held only by ropes

There was a rare chance when an elevator fell on the ground because the ropes went out. The truth is elevators are held by steel cables, not by ropes. Imagine the weight of an elevator car, it is as much as the weight of a normal vehicle and has the capacity to load passengers of its maximum weight. It is common sense to think that in order to support the elevator car and the people in it, it must have some strong attachment to keep it hanging.

3. Elevators require constant repair

While elevators need maintenance and repairs, following certain protocol and codes in elevator maintenance will keep you from spending more. Like a well-oiled machine, if the elevator car does meet its sustenance, it will function properly and keep you out of unnecessary repairs and accidents.

4. Elevator cars are air tight

In the fear of being stuck forever and be deprived of air, people misconceive that elevators do not have air inside. They are built with vents to allow air constantly move in and out.

5. Pressing the buttons many times will make the elevator car faster

Buttons are designed to control the elevator. Once they are pushed, the command is sent on the unit and will eventually follow such command. Pushing the button several times will do nothing, neither will make it travel faster on floors nor will make the doors close or open faster.

6. Jumpacked elevators will fall

Elevators have weight capacity; this is a fact. But overloading it will not let it fall. Once an elevator car is occupied beyond the recommended weight, it will not move. The alarm will keep on buzzing and the doors will keep open until enough people get off the car.

7. Elevators are not safe

Any device, if mishandled will cause accident and damage. Elevators are built for convenience and safety, because they are intended to serve the flight of people giving them safe travels in between floors. Aside from codes that need to be followed, it is ironic that modern elevators are not equipped with safety in the midst of technological advancement.

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If you keep asking yourself if an elevator is right for you, whether it is for your home or for your business, you have come to the right place. Ask the team at DELTA Accessibility for all your elevator needs. Contact us today and our group of professionals that will answer any of your queries on elevators, lifts, or home and office mobility devices.

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