Residential Elevator Buyers Guide

The highest quality residential elevator available today, now with Equipment-Room-Free (ERF) Technology

THE REVOLUTION

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THE ELEVATOR COMPANY

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ABOUT THE ELEVATOR COMPANY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

BENEFITS OF AN ELEVATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MANUFACTURING PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

DRIVE MECHANISMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

EARTH-INTELLIGENT DESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

CAR CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INTERIOR DESIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CONTROLS, HANDRAILS, AND ELECTRONICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

ELEVATOR GATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

ELEVATOR SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PRODUCT COMPARISONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

BASIC DRAWINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Equipment-Room-Free Elevator System

The Elevator Companys Equipment-Room-Free (ERF) Revolution

is a state-of-the-art residential elevator system. Through the

development of cutting-edge technology, The Elevator Company has

effectively eliminated the need for an independent equipment room,

thus removing one of the largest elevator related issues facing design

professionals and homeowners - costly consumption of home square

footage. Traditional elevator systems require a minimum 35 square

feet of dedicated space solely to house equipment. Whether new

home cost is $150.00 per square foot, or $1,500.00 per square foot,

at a 35 square foot savings, the homeowner will surely benefi t from

considerable cost savings, or gain valuable space in their homes.

Table of Contents

W elcome to the first comprehensive residential elevator buyers guide. This guide was intentionally created to educate design professionals, contractors, and homeowners on the features, safety,

style options, and construction of residential elevator systems. This publication is comprehensive

in nature; therefore a table of contents is included so that the reader may pinpoint sections that

represent their highest level of interest. The Elevator Company highly recommends an entire

review of this publication from cover to cover, when compiling research on the design or purchase

of a residential elevator system.

ABOUT THE ELEVATOR COMPANY

About The Elevator Company

The Elevator Companys philosophy began in 1964 with the

founder Larry Hyde, who began selling basic stairway elevators,

vertical platform lifts, and durable medical equipment. Larry

maintained the attitude that no matter what products were

sold, people were his business, and that people deserved

the highest level of service and quality. As the market grew

and evolved, Larry divested the company of all medical

products, and in 1993 focused specifically on residential

elevator systems, continuing to apply the same philosophy.

In 1994, Matthew Hyde (Larrys son), joined the company as

a partner. Today both very active in the daily operations of

the company. Since 1993, they have dedicated their resources

to the expansion of the residential elevator industry. The

company has grown tremendously, acquiring four companies

in the last three years, and opening a total of eight company

owned stores throughout the country. The Elevator Company

is now operating on a national scale, utilizing a registered and

highly qualified dealer network while adding company stores

on a regular basis.

The People

The Elevator Company recognized many years ago that

quality employees are instrumental in providing a high level

of service and standards. We still live and perform by this

belief. Our employees are recognized as the basic ingredient

contributing to our success. We directly employ over 100

individuals. Our employees in conjunction with dozens of

dealers , are considered the most talented and highly skilled

individuals in the industry. We also retain a full-time Research &

Development department with tenured industry professionals

and knowledgeable mechanical and electrical engineers.

In addition our well-trained project managers assist in all

phases of design, construction and inspection. This added

benefit eliminates client frustration, costly errors and assures

adherence to construction schedule requirements.

The Product

Our Company offers a wide array of products. We strive to

provide the highest quality, safest, most current technology

available. We provide highly trained elevator design professionals

to keep our clients abreast of options and recommended design

features.

When our clients requested faster speeds we responded

with the highest speed residential elevator available today

(local variance may be required).

When our clients requested larger car sizes, we responded with

cars up to 21 square feet (local variance may be required).

When our clients requested an elevator requiring no additional

equipment space, and no added noise as a result, we responded

with the new ERF (Equipment-Room-Free) Revolution.

PLEASE REVIEW THIS BROCHURE IN ITS ENTIRETY TO

ACQUIRE THE GREATEST INSIGHT INTO THE ELEVATOR

COMPANYS BELIEFS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES.

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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Technical specifi cations

Capacity 950 lbs

The most silent elevator available - DB levels less than 20 DBA

All components designed per A17 and B44 Codes for residential

elevators

40 Feet per minute or 72 Feet per minute (special provisions and

variances) (All speeds require only single phase power) Local

variance may be required for speeds faster than 40 feet per

minute.

Maximum travel 89 ft. Local variance may be required for travel

over 50 feet.

Up to 8 maximum stops

230 VAC single phase, 60 Hz or 50Hz, 20 Amps power supply

No oil required

12 roller sling system

Extruded steel sling system

Gate Options: Wood accordion, Collapsible scissor, Child-safe

tambour gate

Car size: 10-18 square feet. Local variance may be required for car

size over 15 square feet.

Gearless Permanent Magnet Motor (Same technology used in

high rise elevators, , most current technology available (Magnets

are Neodymimium)

3/4 Hp AC Motor, 230Vac, 5 Amps FL and 10 at peak

Class F insulation, temperature rise class 80 degrees C.

44 pole motor

Encoder 1024 / UVW channels, 5V

One Brake for 125% of capacity, 100 V DC coil

Fail-safe Breaking system inherent to the motor

Fully automatic operation, selective up & down

Bi-directional leveling

Serial Link COP and call stations

Floor selector with encoder

Motor performs as self-acting brake in case of emergency power

failure

Speed monitoring Governor and Safeties

Car lighting timer

Speaker telephone standard

Uninterrupted power source for operation in up and down

directions in the event of power failure

THE REVOLUTION

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

The Manufacturing Process

Our manufacturing philosophies are to maintain and fund in-house Research & Development with

highly talented engineers, maintain state of the art equipment, and to produce the highest quality

products, using only the most current and consistent processes.

People

We have assembled the most talented and qualified residential elevator team in the industry. With over

100 years of combined experience our craftsman, mechanics and engineers our truly the heart of our

product.

Factory

Our modern manufacturing facility, uses only state-of-the-art tools and processes to create this

revolutionary product.

While the industry standard is to use sheet metal and punches, The Elevator Company uses the process

of precision milling extruded steel, for a more precise and structural result.

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