One hour, one lift
The Visit
An inspection hour is sixty minutes for one lift, with two technicians, five stops and a 32-point checklist on paper. The written report follows in two working days.
Part
01
One hour,
three parts
Every inspection hour follows the same three parts. From minute 0 to minute 10 we arrive: we meet the building manager, sign in, stand the notice at the landing and take that lift out of service. From minute 10 to minute 50 we inspect. The two technicians work through five stops and mark a 32-point checklist on paper while the lift stays out. From minute 50 to minute 60 we report. The lift goes back into service, and we go through the findings with the manager on that same paper. The written report follows within two working days. A slot starts at 07:00 or at 18:00, Monday to Friday, so the hour sits outside the building’s busy times. The next free slot is Tuesday at 07:00. One hour covers one lift. A second lift on the same visit is a second hour.
Part
02
Five stops,
thirty-two points
The stops run in visit order: the landing, the car, the pit, the machine and the lobby. Landing doors account for six points, the car for five, car doors for four, the pit for four, rails and guides for three, the machine for four, the controller for four, and the lobby and signs for two. That is the full thirty-two, and the hour is built to mark all of them. At the landing we look at the doors and the sill. In the car we look at the interior, the panel and the doors from inside. The pit is buffers, guide rails and the space under the car. The machine stop is the traction machine and the controller cabinet. The lobby stop is the notice, the signs and the landing as someone waiting would meet it. The checklist and the written report are included in the inspection hour.
Part
03
What we ask of
the building
We ask for a manager on site at the start and again for the last ten minutes, so the findings are heard by the person who runs the building. The lift needs to be free for the full sixty minutes, with the notice standing at the landing and a clear way to the pit and the machine room. Keys for those rooms should be ready at sign-in. The hour does not pause while someone looks for them. Where the building has more than one lift, the others can stay in service. At Meridian Yard, twelve floors and three lifts, manager Lucia Ferrante booked three separate sixty-minute slots across two mornings so a lift stayed free for early staff. We do not need the whole building closed. Office hours for arranging this are Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 17:00, at +1 555 0142 or book@noboru-lifts.example.
The 32 points
Eight groups, filled in on paper at the stop where each point belongs.
Landing doors
6
Car
5
Car doors
4
Pit
4
Rails and guides
3
Machine
4
Controller
4
Lobby and signs
2
Total
32
What happens if a
fault appears
A fault found during the hour is written on the checklist at the stop where it shows. The inspection does not turn into a repair. In the last ten minutes we walk the manager through the sheet, then return the lift to service. The written report sets the same points down within two working days. At Alder House, nine floors and two lifts, manager Priya Nair had a door that hesitated on floor 6. The hour traced it to a worn sill guide. The guide was named on the paper. It was not replaced during the visit. A door that needs adjustment is a separate door adjustment visit. A fault that needs a call-out is a separate visit, Monday to Friday, 07:00 to 19:00. Samira Haddad writes the report from the sheets the technicians bring back.