General specifications

Door Finish: Visible details for the users.

GOLD Elevators: The Montanari machines make the transfer of energy and the concept of movement more efficient, since their engineering does not have gears that generate noise and high maintenance costs due to the change of worn parts.

Capacity: It refers to the number of people or weight in total kg that the equipment can move.

Collective in Descent: Calls are handled in the following way: On the way up, the elevator attends to orders made from the car keypad in order of proximity. When it finalizes the orders for the users inside the cabin, it fulfills the orders for the floor. On the way down, the elevator attends to the registrations made from the car keypad in order of proximity, and also stops at the floors that have made a call. The purpose of this maneuver is to be installed in residential buildings, where the highest percentage of calls made from the floors are to go down to the main floor.

With machine room: The machine room is the space that contains the elevator machinery. It is a very important element since it depends on the structure of the building where the elevator will be installed. The elevator with a machine room is more accessible when it comes to maintenance and adjustments of the equipment, as well as salvage, and in many cases without having to stop the elevator. Therefore, the maintenance cost is more accessible since possible changes and breakdowns are solved in less time.

Group control: This program manages the operation of more than two elevators. The maneuver itself establishes a permanent communication between all the elevators in such a way that it assigns each external order to the car that is in a position to serve it in the shortest possible time.

Duplex:  Manages the movement of two elevators. The maneuver itself establishes a permanent communication between the two elevators in such a way that it assigns each external order to the car that is in a position to serve it in the shortest time. The criteria that you follow for the car allocation are: proximity between the external call and the car, the car's direction of travel and the car's load level (empty, partially occupied or full). There is a single control per floor with two buttons (up / down).

Operation: How the equipment operates, generally there are four types that are; Downhill Collective, Simplex, Duplex and Group Control.

PIT: Closed vertical space where one or more elevator cars are housed, including the pit. Also called an elevator shaft.

Travel distance:  The total distance that the elevator travels. 

Simplex: It is the simplest maneuver in terms of structure and operation. The first person (or group) to press in the car or on the floor, with the elevator stopped and unoccupied, is used in elevators for low-traffic residential buildings, who has complete control of the elevator. This control remains until the elevator completes the order (transfer to the corresponding floor and door opening).

Machine roomless (MRL): Make better use of space and save on construction works. MRL (machine room less) machines are environmentally sustainable, as their engineering is based on a 2: 1 system which allows the loads on the machine to be reduced by 30% compared to a 1: 1 system.

Door System

This is the set of components that interact with each other to automatically operate the opening of these.

Over-travel: Space between the last elevator stop and the top plate of the shaft.

Doors type: It refers to the type of opening of the elevator car doors.

Internal Cabin

Mirror:   Located at the rear of the cabin.

Ceiling:  Stainless steel ceiling finish, which includes internal cabin lighting.

Front cabin elevator: Front cabin finish in stainless steel.

Pared posterior: Rear cabin finish, it is usually installed with a half mirror and the lower part in Formica or Stainless Steel.

Side walls: Cabin side finishes, usually installed in Formica or Stainless Steel. 

Handrail: Stainless steel holding rail for hands in the cabin.

Floor:  Cabin floor finish.

Functions

NTC 5926-1 certification:  This normativity establishes the requirements that guarantee the legitimate objectives of protection against risks of electrical origin, for the essential precepts have been compiled that define the scope of application and the basic characteristics of electrical installations and some requirements that may affect the relationships between the people who interact with electrical installations or the service and users of electricity.

Control: Electronic system To handle the movement of the elevator, within its components is the speed and PLC variator.

Manufacturing:  National assembly of elements, with certification and RETIE certification.

Electromagnetic Brake: Braking operation in conjunction with the machine coil.

Floor Selector:  Electronic system in the control, which controls the type of operation of the equipment.

Leveling System: Electronic system, controlled by the control in conjunction with the equipment speed controller. 

The speed with control v.v.v.f.: Speed controller for induction or synchronous motor elevators with or without gears.

Speed with control v.v.v.f.

Tractor system

Traction pulley and deflector: Traction mechanism located on the machine. The Deflector Pulley is/are the deflection mechanism used to transfer movement to the cab.

Machine type: Traction solutions for the elevator. SILVER elevators with gear machines, GOLD elevators with gearless machines.

Traction without gearless gears:  Synchronous machines (Gearless) which unlike asynchronous engines add permanent magnets in the rotor, allowing the rotor to move at the same speed as the stator.

Gear Traction: The machines with gears (GEAR) and reduction motor, generally have induction motors, where the torque is generated by the application of an alternating current (AC) to a geometrically distributed three-phase wiring, whose name is stator.

Disclaimer: Electromechanical machine with asynchronous and synchronous motors, the movement transfer can be with gears (crown and worm) or without them.

Measurement units

Capacity (Kg):  Unit of mass measurement. 

Power (Kw o Hp):  Power measurement unit.

Speed (m/s):  Unit of measure for speed and velocity.

Voltage (V): Voltage is the magnitude that accounts for the difference in electric potential between two determined points.

Dashboards, signaling and commands

Electronic elements in the car and elevator operating commands.

Cab buttons:  Elevator call or operation element in the car.

Hall buttons: Elevator call or operation element at each stop. 

Wiring : 
Building connection, from which wires the installation of the elevator electrical system.

Position Indicators: Light signal that shows the location of the elevator.
 

Payment Methods

Electronic elements in the car and elevator operating commands.

Pay program:  It is the payment schedule and the percentages that allow you to buy any Elevator solution, hire services or cancel all kinds of debts.

Term:  Time for the execution of all the works.

First Installation Phase:  The supply and arrival of guides, headboards or suspensions and floor frames.

Second Installation Phase: The supply of the machine, control, cabin and landing doors.

Set up: The wiring, tests and final adjustments that are made to the elevator before it is delivered.
 

Policies

Guarantees are hedging instruments for some common Risks in Contracting Processes.

Compliance with the Contract: This protection covers the contracting party of the direct damages derived from the occurrence of the following Risks:
  • Total or partial breach of contractual obligations.

  • Late or defective fulfillment of contractual obligations.

  • Damages attributable to the contractor for partial deliveries of the work, when the contract does not foresee partial deliveries; and, in addition, the coverage extends to the payment of the value of the fines and the pecuniary penalty clause.

In principle, the insured value of the compliance protection will be at least the equivalent of the pecuniary penalty clause, but in any case, it may not be less than ten percent (10%) of the total value of the contract. This coverage must be in force until the settlement of the contract.


Prepay management:  The prepay is money that the contractor gives to the contractor as a loan in order for the latter to invest it solely and exclusively in the execution of the contract.

The protection of good management and correct investment, the advance covers the contracting entity for the damages suffered as a result of the following risks:

  • No investment of the prepaymet..

  • Improper use of the prepayment.

  • Improper appropriation of the prepayment.

The insured value of the protection of good management and correct investment of the advance must be one hundred percent (100%) of the amount that the contractor receives as an advance, either in cash or in kind. This coverage must be in force until the settlement of the contract or until the amortization of the advance.


Quality of goods: The purpose of the protection of quality and correct operation of the goods is to cover the entity for the damages attributable to the contractor guaranteed by the following facts:

  • The poor quality or technical deficiencies of the goods or equipment supplied by the contractor, in accordance with the technical specifications established in the contract.

  • Failure to comply with the parameters or technical standards established for the respective good or equipment.


Compliance with the payment of wages and social benefits: The purpose is to cover the insured public entity for the damages caused as a consequence of the breach of the guaranteed contractor's labor obligations, against the personnel required for the execution of the covered contract.

La aseguradora está obligada a pagar la indemnización de perjuicios, en la medida que se afecte el patrimonio de la entidad asegurada. Por el contrario, bajo el amparo no se pueden pagar las obligaciones laborales que ha incumplido el contratista, si los empleados de este último no le cobran a la administración y ésta última no ha procedido con su reconocimiento, en virtud de lo dispuesto en el artículo 34 del Código Sustantivo del Trabajo.

Garantía

The contract or enforceable commitment by which any of the parties to a transaction undertakes that, in the event that the agreement is not fulfilled or some inconvenience arises, the rights of the affected party will be protected, trying to minimize any damage.

Free maintenance

These are the services and/or assistance included in your equipment warranty. These assistances start the schedule and history of the installed elevator. The time offered varies depending on the company with which you have made the purchase of the equipment, however, there is a range between 3 to 6 months.

Normative Elements NTC 5926-1

Learn more about the non-conformities inspected by the ONAC

Cabin Button Panel
  • The automatic door opening pushbutton on the car button panel does not exist or does not work.

  • The Normal / Inspection switch does not exist or does not work and/or is not fully identified. If this element is not on the car, the lift must have an emergency stop device on the car.

  • There is no floor signaling in the cabin.

  • There is no plate that identifies maximum load capacity (Kg and / or passengers).

  • In a partially open shaft there is no protection barrier above the car. (Protection of maintenance personnel).

  • Cabin platform made of wood.

  • The roof cannot support the weight of two people (150kg) without permanent deformation.

  • There are no vents in the cabin.

  • Cab walls are not rigid. For elevators with wooden construction cabin, there are rotten areas, badly fixed or with defect symptoms.

  • The overload device does not exist or does not work.

  • There is no stop switch above the cab.

  • Cab shoe and/or slider and/or counterweight in poor condition (broken, nonexistent, rubbing metal parts, loose or with incomplete fastening.

  • Broom or skirting board in poor condition (rusty, loose, deteriorated, broken).

  • Distance between car sill (or jamb) and floor sill (or jamb) exceeds 35mm.

  • There is no guard in the cabin.

  • The elevator does not have cabin doors (old equipment that does not have a cabin door, must be equipped with a proximity sensor.

  • The cabin doors are not rigid.

  • The glass sheets do not carry identifying marks.

  • Cabin doors do not reverse in front of an obstacle by contact or proximity.

  • In a partially closed shaft, there is no enclosure, corral, or balustrade above the cabin and/or an attachment point for a harness.

  • There is no floor signaling in the cabin.

  • The frame or chassis is missing nuts or pins that affect its rigidity.

  • Bracket is missing nuts or pins.

  • The counterweight parachute does not act (when applicable).

  • Broken or fractured weights inside the frame, and/or protruding out of the frame (which violates the minimum distance between the cabin and the counterweight, that is, <= 35mm).

  • There is the possibility of movement of the weights due to the absence of a wedging mechanism.

  • If there are pulleys on the counterweight, they do not have the necessary elements to prevent the cables from coming out, (in case of loosening of these and the introduction of foreign bodies in the grooves of the same) and/or these devices prevent the inspection or maintenance operations.

  • For elevators whose counterweight and car are inside the same shaft, the counterweight is guided by guide cables.

  • The counterweight parachute does not act (when applicable).

Each electrical switch (Breaker) is not identified with the circuit it protects and/or the protection switches are not identified with its power circuit.

  • There are splices in the cables.

  • Cables with broken wires according to the following criteria: 1. the broken wires exceed 50% in the same pass of the total of the wires that make up the strand. 2. There are more than 2 broken wires per strand on average in the one-pass span of the cable.

  • In cases of traction tape, there is at least one crack, and/or a thinning of the cover within 1.5m of the tape.

  • Traction cables diameter less than 10% of their nominal diameter (due to wear or manufacturing defect.

  • For traction lifts: - With a capacity greater than 6 people, the traction is carried out with <3 cables. -With a capacity of less than 6 people, the traction is carried out with <2 Cables.

  • Traction cable ties in the cabin and/or counterweight not adjusted, loose, lacking ties, or in poor condition (worn pins, tightening, nut, locknut, cotter pins, corrosion, etc.).

  • The mix of different types of moorings on the traction cables at the same point, in the cabin, and/or counterweight. Note: it is considered acceptable to have one type of lashing for the cabin and a different one for the counterweight.

  • With the counterweight on its stops, there is no space to contain a rectangular parallelepiped not less than 0.5m x 0.6m x 0.8m resting on one of its faces above the cabin. (For lifts with direct suspension, suspension cables and their moorings are included, provided that no cable has its axis at a distance greater than 0.15m from at least one vertical face of the parallelepiped.

  • Absence of marks on at least one floor, on traction cables and/or governor, to identify the unlocking area, for evacuation maneuvers. (It is recommended that the brand is in traffic paint).

  • Presence of oxidation at any point of the cable, such that: - There is still no loss of material. - When in contact with the cable there is a characteristic color of rust (yellow or red).

  • Presence of oxidation at any point of the cable, such that there is detachment of material or the gradual destruction of the wires that make up the cable is evidenced, due to the action of external agents.

  • Traction cable rubs with elements of the equipment installation and / or civil works.

  • Machine room door without lock.

  • Door of the pulley room without locks.

  • There is no registration of prohibited access.

  • El alumbrado no existe, no funciona o es inferior a 200 luxes a nivel del suelo en el cuarto de máquinas o de 100 luxes en el cuarto de poleas.

  • No existe interruptor de parada en el cuarto de poleas.

  • Cuadro de maniobra con elementos sueltos o sin fijación (contactores, relevos, tarjetas de control, regletas o borneras, temporizadores).

  • Cuadro de maniobra con empalmes sin aislamiento, fusibles punteados, contactos suplementarios.

  • No existe interruptor general tripolar de corte de la alimentación.

  • No está independiente la acometida del ascensor y la acometida del alumbrado.

  • Cables con aislamiento deteriorado y/o conductores expuestos.

  • No tiene acceso al cuarto de máquinas y/o incumplimiento de la normatividad de trabajo en altura.

  • El cuarto de máquinas es utilizado como bodega o para fines diferentes al funcionamiento del ascensor.

  • Existen goteras o humedades en el cuarto de máquinas o poleas.

  • Las partes móviles del cuarto de máquina (poleas de tracción, de desvío, de limitador de velocidad y volantes de maniobra), no están identificadas o no tienen marcas distintivas (pintadas de amarillo), al menos parcialmente.

  • Ausencia de un dispositivo contra el sobrecalentamiento del fluido hidráulico.

  • Existencia de humedades de techo, paredes y suelo de los cuartos de máquinas y poleas, y del foso del ascensor.

  • The stop device does not work in cabs without doors.

  • The stop device is unintentionally deactivated.

  • Alarm equipment is not autonomous (ie without battery) inaudible or does not work.

  • The intercom does not exist or does not work.

  • Traveling cable and/or maneuvering cord in poor condition (broken, broken, loose connections, bare cables, spliced in the moving part).

  • Starts with open cab doors or does not stop when opened during normal operation.

  • The limit switches do not exist or do not work.

  • The limit switches are not mechanical opening.

  • Distance of actuation of the electrical device of the limit switch greater than 12cm from the activation point on the upper and lower floors.

  • The electrical limit switch does not activate before the cabin and / or the counterweight make contact with the shock absorber.

  • The limit switch does not recover when the cab is lowered or raised.

  • When the limit switch is activated, it recovers when the cabin moves laterally.

  • A switch accessible from the floor is missing or not working, which allows the lift to be stopped and held during maintenance or inspection operations in the pit.

  • It is not possible to act on the electrical emergency stop safety devices and/or they are not accessible.

  • Rusty, cracked, loose shock absorbers.

  • There are no elastic, spring or hydraulic stops for the cab and counterweight.

  • In hydraulic shock absorbers, the oil level is off the mark.

  • The electrical safety device on the hydraulic shock absorbers does not have or does not act.

  • Shock absorber does not recover after compressing.

  • The distance between moving parts and the fixed part does not meet the following dimensions: Distance between the aisle and the car door> = 35mm. Distance between cabin and counterweight <= 35mm.

  • The limit switches do not exist or do not work.

  • Inspection or relief door with inward opening.

  • Inspection or relief door is not metallic and / or with a full core.

  • Inspection or emergency door without lock.

  • Inspection or relief door does not allow the closing with interlocking as it does not have the key.

  • Inspection or emergency door without electrical safety contact, or not working.

  • There are more than 11 m between two continuous stops without emergency opening.

  • When the well, doors or cabin is closed with metal mesh, the perforations exceed 10mm x 6mm, or are broken or deteriorated.

  • In elevators with a shared shaft, there is no separation of the shaft of each lift in the pit.

  • Water in the pit, existing electrical and / or mechanical installation, in contact with it.

  • Water in the pit.

  • Pit with depth greater than or equal to 1.50 m without ladder. In case of having a ladder, the first step should not be located more than 50cm from the ground level of the first stop.

  • The guides of the cabin in all their travel, present a bad state of fixation to the walls of the shaft, deformations, misalignment and / or lack of parallelism.

  • Installations or elements in the shaft or machine room other than those of the lift (gas, air conditioning, aqueduct, telecommunications, hydraulic or electrical connections, etc).

  • There are no doors in the openings accessible by people to the shaft.

  • There is no solidity of fixing the frames to the wall.

  • Being the car at the last stop (the highest), the counterweight is at a distance <= 15cm with respect to the top of its shock absorbers (Not applicable in hydraulic lifts or without counterweight).

  • The hole is used for ventilation of other areas outside the elevator (bathrooms, kitchens, etc).

  • Existence of humidity in the ceiling, walls and floor of the machine rooms and pulleys, and of the elevator shaft.

  • In the case of lifts without a machine room, there are no rescue conditions, specified in annex D.

  • Distance between the mechanical clutch of the car door and the aisle sill in less than 6mm.

  • When an elevator is between floors or in the tunnel, the maximum distance between the car sill and the wall is greater than 125mm.

  • The brake does not stop the cabin.

  • Pins missing in brake mechanism joints.

  • Brake axles in poor condition (wear on joint hubs, cracks or broken coils in springs or possibility of coming out of their seats).

  • The brake elements are not double-caliped.

  • Deformed, cracked, split, or rusted brake springs.

  • The brake does not work in the absence of electric current.

  • The braking pressure is not effected with a compression spring.

  • The brake lever is missing or not identified to move the elevator up to a floor level.

  • Brake shoes with oil.

  • Brake shoes worn up to 40%.

  • Being the motor of the tractor unit of direct current, the brake is powered by said motor.

  • The brake supply is not the same as that of the tractor group.

  • It is not possible to access to actuate the brake lever, or there is no such lever.

  • The flywheel has the crank set to normal operation.

In circulating areas or corridors around a partially open shaft, there are protective barriers with a height of less than 2.5m, at a distance of less than 50cm from the moving parts of the elevator. (This height can be reduced to 1.10m, when the distance to moving parts is greater than 2m).

  • Damaged governor cable.

  • Governor's cables less than 6mm in diameter.

  • There are splices in the cables.

  • Cables with broken wires greater than 2 wires in a meter in the same strand.

  • Governor's cable breakage or loosening control device missing or not working.

  • Governor's tensioner pulley rubs against the wall and / or the ground.

  • Governor's cable ties to the parachute system unadjusted, loose, lacking ties, or in poor condition (worn pins, tightening, nut, locknut, split pins, corrosion, etc.).

  • The parachute does not have wedges.

  • The parachute wedges do not work.

  • The electrical contact of the limiter does not exist or does not work.

  • Speed governor inaccessible to perform maintenance and inspection.

  • Governor in the elevator shaft without the possibility of maneuvering (de-applying) from the outside.

  • Governor's cable rubs against elements of the equipment installation and/or civil works.

  • Governor's ratchet to hitch failure.

  • Governor's rusted, out of lubrication, sagging, out of adjustment, or not firmly anchored in at least two attachment points.

  • Absence of a speed governor's or regulator specification plate (where the nominal speed and the coining speed are stipulated).

  • The elevator does not comply with the verification of the speed governor functional test described in annex C, number C1.

  • Presence of oxidation at any point of the speed regulator cable and/or compensation cables, such that: - There is still no loss of material - On contact with the cable there is a characteristic color of rust (yellow or red).

  • Presence of oxidation at any point of the speed regulator cable, and/or compensation cables, such that there is detachment of material or the gradual destruction of the cables that make up the cable is evidenced, due to the action of external agents.

  • There is no company in charge of the maintenance or conservation of the device, stating a maintenance record (logbook contract, technical report, maintenance record, etc.).

  • There is no indication of the rotation direction on the traction machine.

  • The clearance between the crown, the worm, and/or the coupling, exceeds 90 degrees of rotation in the flywheel without moving the traction sheave.

  • Polea desgastada o tallada por asentamiento de los cables de tracción, mayor a un factor de deslizamiento de uno (1) Anexo E.

  • Se encuentran uno o más cables hundidos en la polea a diferente nivel que los demás.

  • Falta protección que impida la salida de cables de tracción y/o cables de compensación.

  • Para ascensores sin variador de velocidad en el motor principal, falta detector de inversión o ausencia de fase.

  • Cracked door peephole with protection (reinforced glass, acrylic, mesh).

  • Broken door peephole with gap.

  • Sight glass loose, poorly attached, or out of adjustment.

  • The door wings are made of glass and do not carry identifying marks.

  • The access door leaves excessive clearances (This condition is considered fulfilled when these operating clearances do not exceed 6mm. This value can reach 10mm due to the wear of the runners, they do not exceed 6mm. This value can reach 10mm due to the wear of the runners or slides. These clearances should be measured at the bottom of the recesses, if they exist).

  • In normal operating conditions, the access doors are not closed and interlocked without the presence of the car.

  • Existence of sharp elements (unpolished glass, sharp edges, etc.) in the access door and path without doors in the cabin.

  • Rust and corrosion in more than 20% of the area of the element on the doors and / or access frames.

  • Access doors, panels, hinges or frames are deformed and affect the normal operation of the elevator.

  • Locks accessible from the outside without requiring a tool to open.

  • Locks are inoperative.

  • Electrical contacts accessible from the outside (corridor).

  • Electrical safety (series) of doors are missing, or they are sitting.

  • Pulling or opening the door does not stop the cab.

  • Poorly connected electrical terminals or cables or with insulation defects in doors.

  • The interlocking elements are not engaged, at least 7mm.

  • The reopening system (retractable strip, photocell, micro obstacle, ultrasonic, etc.) of the access doors does not work.

  • The mechanical interlock is not electrically controlled.

  • The elevator starts with an open door.

  • It is possible to open a door without the car being in the unlocking zone, without a tool and the elevator does not stop.

  • There is no cabin presence pilot in blind doors or visibility with a peephole.

  • The access lighting is less than 50 lux at 1m from the floor and 1m from the access door to perceive the presence of the cabin, if it does not have light.

  • Unlocking zone greater than 35cm above or below floor level.

  • There is no opening key in the building or it is not accessible.

  • The access door opens without a special key or cannot be entered.

  • The locks cannot be opened from inside the hole without the need for a key.

  • In the case of rescue doors, there is no pilot, indicator or sight glass to detect the presence of the cabin.

  • The wedge, car and / or counterweight contact does not exist or does not work.

  • In hydraulic equipment with direct drive, the parachute valve does not actuate in vacuum.

  • In hydraulic equipment with indirect traction that does not have a parachute system in the cabin, the parachute valve in vacuum does not act on the piston.

  • Unlocking the parachute does not require the intervention of competent personnel.

  • There is no counterweight parachute as there is movement of people under the pit.

  • The lift does not comply with the verification of the parachute operation test described in Annex C, literal C2.

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