How To Choose An Elevator

Nowadays, you can’t imagine modern buildings without having an elevator. The existence of elevators in buildings highly influences the ease and order of commuting of people within the building. If you are considering installing an elevator for your building project, you need to pay much attention when choosing one, because an inappropriate choice can lead to irreparable financial damage or loss of lives. 
So, if you are trying to choose an elevator for your building, this can be a very helpful blog post to read. 
First of all, choosing an elevator can be hard for someone who has little knowledge about this industry. Normally, people, who are not familiar with this industry, know little about the elevator standards, building general conditions and its criteria. Therefore, the best thing to do is to ask for help from an elevator company like Owjlift to make sure about the final result. 

Important tips to consider before choosing an elevator:

Tips you can consider when choosing an elevator include:

Types of elevators:

The most important tip for choosing an elevator is to choose an elevator type. There are different elevator types with specific features. Among the most important elevator systems are:
•    Elevator traction system including gearbox, gearless, and roomless
•    And hydraulic elevator system.
Each of these systems has its own advantages and you need to choose one based on speed, traffic, number of stops, and building type, with the help of an elevator expert. For example, if you want to install an elevator for an administrative building with seven stops, hydraulic is not a suitable option, while it can be appropriate for a car lift with two stops. 
An elevator expert is responsible for determining the effectiveness of the elevator type considering the project requirements.

The elevator capacity and number of stops:

With respect to the building type of application, potential traffic, and the possibility of disabled or old people commuting, you need to predict the building traffic. With respect to this prediction, the number of elevators and their optimized capacity are determined.
Considering the national construction regulations and requirements, you should note that a 6-person elevator can barely accommodate six people, therefore, it is best to choose and install an 8–10-person capacity if you are predicting 6-person traffic needs. 
In addition to that, you need to pay attention to the number of elevators in a building. The existence of two elevators in high-traffic buildings is useful as one can be used in case the other is out of service. 
Another important tip is to determine the number of stops, with respect to the building application type and potential traffic. The elevator expert normally makes such decisions after consulting with the project owner. For example, a building may need 6-8 stops on different floors. This will be determined based on floor application and other considerations.

The speed of the elevator

Elevator speed is determined based on its movement length, usage condition, and working traffic. Therefore, the more floors a building has, it becomes more appropriate to choose a higher speed elevator. On the other hand, for buildings with fewer floors, slower elevators are more appropriate.
In this chart, you can see the appropriate elevator speed with respect to the number of building floors:
 

Elevator speed

Number of floors

8 floors

0.63 m/s

9 floors

1 m/s

13-20 floors

1.6 m/s

21-25 floors

2 m/s

26-30 floors

2.5 m/s

Safety concerns

Elevator control and safety systems are the most important factors in choosing the proper elevator. Installing warning systems, power backup systems, brake systems, and safety phones are among the safety considerations and systems that you should provide for your elevator.

The designated budget

Installing an elevator is considered investing for the building, as it increases the building price and makes it user-friendly. Before choosing an elevator, the employer should determine the budget and inform the elevator expert. Of course, purchasing an elevator needs having a minimum budget (this minimum rate varies in different time ranges, and you need to contact Owj Lift experts to determine the minimum and average required budget for choosing an elevator) therefore, it is best to pay attention to the elevator price, before installation, and discuss that with elevator experts when receiving consultation.

Compliance with the standards

The elevator and equipment installed on it should comply the international standards and national building regulations and requirements. Lack of compliance with the elevator and its equipment with the international standards and national building regulations will create administrative problems for the employer and will result in heavy financial and life costs for its users in the future. Hence, it is recommended to pay enough attention to elevator standards in Iran when choosing a device.

The elevator lifespan

Since choosing and installing elevators requires spending much time and energy, they are not replaceable in the short term. This is why the durability and quality of elevator parts and equipment matters, and you need to check the warranty and reputation of the part manufacturing companies beforehand.

The elevator parts that are manufactured by reputable companies have high quality and do not need repair or replacement in the short term. Therefore, you need to make sure about the quality, warranty, and after-sales services of those parts. 

The building's design and appearance

The building's appearance also matters as the elevator design should be in proportion to the design, type of application, and style of the building. For example, in a luxury building, it would be weird to use an ordinary elevator without cabin decoration and lighting.

The building type of application

As mentioned above, the building type of application has a crucial role in determining many factors and elevator specifications. The type of application has a determining role in technical factors such as speed, capacity, elevator system, the choice of safety control items, etc. as well as in design such as the cabin decoration, color of the cabin, type of cabin, door type, etc.

Do research about elevator companies

With respect to what is said above, choosing an elevator requires enough expertise, knowledge, and experience in the market and industry of Iran's elevator. Therefore, it is recommended to let a reputable elevator company choose the device for you. 
Since these companies are actively engaged in selecting elevators, supplying parts, and installing them, they have useful, up-to-date information that is hard for the employer or someone who is not familiar with this industry to access. In addition to that, you need to choose elevator companies that provide part warranty and after-sales services and provide elevator maintenance service after installing the device.

Installing elevator and escalator in Mashhad

Owjlift Company is active in the field of elevator consultation, installing a full package of elevator, service, and part warranty, and providing elevator and escalator maintenance services, aiming to improve the quality of its services to its customers. This company has completed elevator and escalator projects for different types of administrative, residential, hospital, industrial, and construction hoist buildings in Mashhad and other cities, in addition to the neighboring countries.