Thursday 1 February 2024

Features and Benefits of Elevator Annual Maintenance Contract or AMC

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Elevator maintenance is very important and AMC or an annual maintenance contract, is as vital as getting maintenance done by one of the best lift companies. Experts tag AMC as an assurance of a long-term service that will ensure your lift or elevator performs better for extended periods. You will experience less common breakdowns, and the best part of AMC is that it will cover all parts of the elevator, mainly those wearing out quickly.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR LIFTS AND ELEVATORS?


INCREASE THE LIFE OF YOUR MACHINE


One of the best features of an annual maintenance contract for a lift or elevator is that it will increase the elevator's life significantly. Timely maintenance and lookafter guarantees that your lift will work fine for more than 20 years. However, it is a fact that AMC can enhance its life by five years. Remember, preventive maintenance is the key to a nicely performing lift, and this is where skilled technicians come in very practical. In the AMC contract, they will visit your facility several times a year for inspection and to ensure that the machine is operating at its peak.


CHANCES OF THE ELEVATOR COLLAPSING AND BREAKDOWN ARE ELIMINATED


Annual maintenance contracts offered by lift companies are very instrumental in keeping all kinds of lifts and elevators, including wheelchair platform lifts, in perfect condition. This contract also promises that the chances of elevator breakdown and collapsing will be meagre compared to a lift that is not maintained annually. The professionals will inspect your elevator's significant components, including the braking magnet coil and all other essential parts required to operate flawlessly. They will assess the condition of several crucial parts like hoist ropes, drive motors, brake magnet coil, etc. As a part of an annual maintenance contract, these professionals will also repair and replace several parts of your elevator.


This will include the following steps. 


MONTHLY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE


  • Checking the controller accessories 
  • Cleaning adjustment and replacement of necessary items
  • Checking the car and hall buttons
  • Checking indicators and their replacement
  • Checking safety points, such as emergency switch, emergency alarm bell, safety show
  • Car gate, switch break tapes, switch safety operation and landing gate locks. 
  • Checking the levelling, and it should be adjusted to 0mm
  • Checking the gear oil level and lubricant of the main motor bearing motor
  • Checking the brake spending and brake drum
  • Lubricating the governor's pulley
  • Checking the car gate and landing gate
  • Cleaning of the primary motor
  • Checking of leakage of oil
  • Checking of elevators on UPS mode

QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE


  • Lubricating the deflector pulley, selector pulley, and supporting bearing of the primary pulley
  • Cleaning and adjusting carbon brushes of the generator and the primary motor
  • Cleaning the ventilating dust
  • Checking work gear alignment
  • Adjusting the speed of the door operator motor
  • Checking the main ropes, governor ropes, selector tape and landing and car gate ropes
  • Checking the brake lining
  • Adjusting the car gate and landing gate safety shoes
  • Checking the over-speed switch of the governor
  • Lubricating guide rails and guide shoes and adjusting the guide shoes
  • Checking the emergency key
  • Checking the slowing switches and final switches
  • Lubricating the lowers of the break assemble

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