Residential Elevator Buyer’s Guide

1 Residential Elevator Buyer s Guide The highest quality Residential Elevator available today, now with Equipment-Room-Free (ERF) Technology THE REVOLUTION TM THE Elevator COMPANY TM 3 ABOUT THE Elevator COMPANY .. 4 BENEFITS OF AN Elevator .. 5 MANUFACTURING PROCESS .. 6 DRIVE 8 EARTH-INTELLIGENT DESIGN .. 9 CAR CONSTRUCTION .. 10 INTERIOR DESIGNS .. 12 CONTROLS, HANDRAILS, AND ELECTRONICS ..20 Elevator GATES .. 21 PRODUCT SPECIFICAT IONS .. 25 Elevator SAFETY .. 26 PRODUCT COMPARISONS.. 29 BASIC DRAWINGS ..30 WARRANTY .. 31 Equipment-Room-Free Elevator System The Elevator Company s Equipment-Room-Free (ERF) Revolution is a state-of-the-art Residential Elevator system.

2 Through the development of cutting-edge technology, The Elevator Company has effectively eliminated the need for an independent equipment room, thus removing one of the largest Elevator related issues facing design professionals and homeowners - costly consumption of home square footage. Traditional Elevator systems require a minimum 35 square feet of dedicated space solely to house equipment. Whether new home cost is $ per square foot, or $1, per square foot, at a 35 square foot savings, the homeowner will surely benefi t from considerable cost savings, or gain valuable space in their homes. Table of Contents Welcome to the first comprehensive Residential Elevator buyer s Guide . This Guide was intentionally created to educate design professionals, contractors, and homeowners on the features, safety, style options, and construction of Residential Elevator systems.

3 This publication is comprehensive in nature; therefore a table of contents is included so that the reader may pinpoint sections that represent their highest level of interest. The Elevator Company highly recommends an entire review of this publication from cover to cover, when compiling research on the design or purchase of a Residential Elevator system. ABOUT THE Elevator COMPANY About The Elevator Company The Elevator Company s philosophy began in 1964 with the founder Larry Hyde, who began selling basic stairway elevators, vertical platform lifts, and durable medical equipment. Larry maintained the attitude that no matter what products were sold, people were his business, and that people deserved the highest level of service and quality.

4 As the market grew and evolved, Larry divested the company of all medical products, and in 1993 focused specifically on Residential Elevator systems, continuing to apply the same philosophy. In 1994, Matthew Hyde (Larry s son), joined the company as a partner. Today both very active in the daily operations of the company. Since 1993, they have dedicated their resources to the expansion of the Residential Elevator industry. The company has grown tremendously, acquiring four companies in the last three years, and opening a total of eight company owned stores throughout the country. The Elevator Company is now operating on a national scale, utilizing a registered and highly qualified dealer network while adding company stores on a regular basis.

5 The People The Elevator Company recognized many years ago that quality employees are instrumental in providing a high level of service and standards. We still live and perform by this belief. Our employees are recognized as the basic ingredient contributing to our success. We directly employ over 100 individuals. Our employees in conjunction with dozens of dealers , are considered the most talented and highly skilled individuals in the industry. We also retain a full-time Research & Development department with tenured industry professionals and knowledgeable mechanical and electrical engineers. In addition our well-trained project managers assist in all phases of design, construction and inspection.

6 This added benefit eliminates client frustration, costly errors and assures adherence to construction schedule requirements. The Product Our Company offers a wide array of products. We strive to provide the highest quality, safest, most current technology available. We provide highly trained Elevator design professionals to keep our clients abreast of options and recommended design features. When our clients requested faster speeds we responded with the highest speed Residential Elevator available today (local variance may be required). When our clients requested larger car sizes, we responded with cars up to 21 square feet (local variance may be required). When our clients requested an Elevator requiring no additional equipment space, and no added noise as a result, we responded with the new ERF (Equipment-Room-Free) Revolution.

7 PLEASE REVIEW THIS BROCHURE IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ACQUIRE THE GREATEST INSIGHT INTO THE Elevator COMPANY S BELIEFS AND BUSINESS PRACTICES. + TM TM4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS TM 25 Technical specifi cations Capacity 950 lbs The most silent Elevator available - DB levels less than 20 DBA All components designed per A17 and B44 Codes for Residential elevators 40 Feet per minute or 72 Feet per minute (special provisions and variances) (All speeds require only single phase power) Local variance may be required for speeds faster than 40 feet per minute. Maximum travel 89 ft. Local variance may be required for travel over 50 feet. Up to 8 maximum stops 230 VAC single phase, 60 Hz or 50Hz, 20 Amps power supply No oil required 12 roller sling system Extruded steel sling system Gate Options: Wood accordion, Collapsible scissor, Child-safe tambour gate Car size: 10-18 square feet.

8 Local variance may be required for car size over 15 square feet. Gearless Permanent Magnet Motor (Same technology used in high rise elevators, , most current technology available (Magnets are Neodymimium) 3/4 Hp AC Motor, 230 Vac, 5 Amps FL and 10 at peak Class F insulation, temperature rise class 80 degrees C. 44 pole motor Encoder 1024 / UVW channels, 5V One Brake for 125% of capacity, 100 V DC coil Fail-safe Breaking system inherent to the motor Fully automatic operation, selective up & down Bi-directional leveling Serial Link COP and call stations Floor selector with encoder Motor performs as self-acting brake in case of emergency power failure Speed monitoring Governor and Safeties Car lighting timer Speaker telephone standard Uninterrupted power source for operation in up and down directions in the event of power failure THE REVOLUTION MANUFACTURING PROCESS The Manufacturing Process Our manufacturing philosophies are to maintain and fund in-house Research & Development with highly talented engineers, maintain state of the art equipment, and to produce the highest quality products.)

9 Using only the most current and consistent processes. People We have assembled the most talented and qualified Residential Elevator team in the industry. With over 100 years of combined experience our craftsman, mechanics and engineers our truly the heart of our product. Factory Our modern manufacturing facility, uses only state-of-the-art tools and processes to create this revolutionary product. While the industry standard is to use sheet metal and punches, The Elevator Company uses the process of precision milling extruded steel, for a more precise and structural result. MILL SHOPTHE Elevator INDUSTRIES MOST MODERN FACILITYTHE Elevator INDUSTRIES MOST MODERN FACILITY MILL SHOP Elevator COMPANY FACTORY TM6 MANUFACTURING PROCESS TM 7 Super Structure Extruded structural steel Assembly Line Sheaves produced from Billet steel 12 Rollers DRIVE MECHANISMS The Revolution ERF Residential Elevator System Technologies never before utilized in Residential elevators: Gearless permanent-magnet motor features.

10 The quietest motor available No gear box required Uses 60% less power than Hydraulic or Gearbox driven systems Fastest drive system available - up to 72 feet per minute - using only single phase power (40 feet per minute standard) Local variance may be required for speeds faster than 40 feet per minute. Dynamic polarity-reversing brake built into motor system Disk brake on a low speed shaft assembly Overhead requirements The Revolution requires no additional overhead while still eliminating of the equipment room a first in the Elevator industry. The Elevator Company was able to accomplish this by using a true traction 2:1 machine allowing the entire drive mechanism to reside behind the car enclosure assembly even when the Elevator is positioned at the fullest extent of its travel.