Door Swing For Elevator Machine Room

The american society of mechanical engineers publishes the construction standards for elevator equipment rooms.

Door swing for elevator machine room.

Prior to our work a study was provided to determine scope and construction costs. Flush to the hoistway allows for hall station splayed profile. The elevator machine room is served by several branches off of an existing preaction system which serves a large mechanical room on the same level as the elevator machine room. We always put an exit device on the inside of the door and swing the door out of the room so that if someone is injured while working on the elevator equipment they can get out without trying to grasp the hardware and pull the door open.

Door self locking and self closing key security code is designated for the machine room door only and no other door in the building ensure machine room door swing does not impede on controller and disconnect clearances. On our projects we rarely have elevator machine rooms with double doors. 3 4 setback from hoistway car gate required splayed profile. Elevator safety is a critical consideration for builders who have state safety codes to follow permits to obtain and regular inspections to pass.

Building the rooms to code means following the proper asme. B for machine rooms and control rooms inside the room and on the lock jamb side of the access door. Access doors shall be provided for all elevator machine rooms or enclosures and shall conform to the following. 762mm for other spaces specified in sections 3011 e 2 and 3011 e 3.

762mm and a minimum height of 6 ft 1 83m for machine rooms and a minimum height of 30 in. Motion or heat detecting devices used to turn on or off the lights in the machine room pit car or the car top are prohibited. We usually have a large 4 0 single door. The landing must be sized to allow the full swing of the door plus 24 inches if the door swings outward or 29 5 inches if the door swings inward.

Install a non combustible weather resistant stair to machine room if applicable machine room door. 2 7 9 2 temperature and humidity. Add new paragraph after b. In that study the author claims the elevator machine room must be on its own.

Flush to the hoistway various interlocks square profile.