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Tips to Choose Your Residential Elevator

Author: Jai Gaitonde
by Jai Gaitonde
Posted: May 06, 2016

Residential elevators are now available in a variety of models that can be customized as per the user’s needs. For the same reason it is not an easy task to choose an elevator that suits your home. People install such mobility devices at home for various reasons such as improving accessibility for the elderly or disabled, or even adding more value or resale value to the home.

Apart from providing safe access to your residential floor levels, these devices also allow easy transportation of heavy goods such as laundry, furniture, groceries and other items from floor to floor.

Make a Smart Choice of Your Home Elevator

>> Purpose – The choice depends on whether you are installing the device to increase resale value or to improve the mobility of your loved ones. An aesthetically pleasing, easy-to-use model would make your home attractive. Meanwhile, aesthetics and style may not be as important if your concern is improved accessibility alone.

>> Space available – Pay attention to the amount of space you have. This will help to easily choose an elevator model and size that fits within your space constraints. For instance, Stiltz residential systems have an unrivaled ability to fit into spaces other elevator lifts cannot, with minimal building work and disruption.

>> Number of stops– The number of travel stops is also a concern. Diverse models are now available that can offer even more than five travel stops. Also, it is crucial to make an assessment of the loading capacity of the different models.

>> Weighing capacity - An excellent lifting capacity enables you to provide safe access for your family members with mobility issues, as well as easily transport other heavy materials. While Savaria’s Gearless elevator comes with 750 lb capacity, Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator PVE-52 has a rated load of 525 lbs (238 kg).

>> Safety features – Make sure that the system comes with high-end safety options and user-friendly controls. Most important safety features are -- in-cab telephone, power failure backup, emergency lowering and lighting, motorized braking, lockable control panel, elevator door interlocks, emergency stop switch, in-use indicator lights on hall station, and slack chain brake system.

>> Drive system – These home accessibility systems come with varying drive systems such as winding drum, roped-hydraulic and gearless. A modern winding drum system requires a very small machine room. But the counterweighted, chain drive, machine room-less systems have the motor in the hoistway and do not need a machine room, thus reducing construction and installation costs.

>> Easy installation - Installation requirements of these mobility devices largely depend on their incorporated technology. With careful evaluation of the variety of models available, you can choose an advanced home elevator system that is easy to install in new or existing homes without making major structural alterations.

An established dealer of mobility equipment will help you choose the right elevator that suits your home décor, and meets your accessibility requirement. Such a distributor can also serve you efficiently with professional installation solutions, on-time inspection, maintenance and repair services.

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Author: Jai Gaitonde

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