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Elevator maintenance contracts have always been fraught in that the lawyers working for the contractors who constructed document spent effort to protect the contractor more than protecting the building owner.  Even so, although there might be problems with liability...

In the "hall of shame" section of the RiA website, we post particularly poor examples of elevator maintenance.  The photo below is the newest - metal particles from the elevator suspension ropes working loose and then oxidizing, coating everything in the machine room...

Because we are elevator enthusiasts (geeks?!) we collect vintage parts from elevators we are modernizing.  The bronze car station from the days of person-operated elevators is one of the prize pieces in our kitchen.  As I was waiting for my coffee to brew the other...

Elevator wire ropes are a complex structure of core, wire, and strands.  They require cleaning and proper tensioning to achieve full life.  When life has been exceeded the ropes often exhibit “rouge” which is technically fretting corrosion.  If this is the reason the...

For our Ontario clients who may have heard of a possible elevator labour (IUEC) disruption, we have learned negotiations are finalized and there will be no strike.

The ThyssenKrupp (TKE) Tac 20 /22 elevator control system was installed in large numbers in hydraulic (low rise) elevator systems across North America.  Unfortunately, TK Elevator has now announced this product as obsolete and unsupported.  This means that building...

Today is a good time to boast a little: despite pressures that have swayed our competition, Rooney, Irving & Assoc. remains Canadian-owned and owner-operated.  All of the fees our clients pay remain in Canada. Our company's ownership works at the company.  We're...

Elevator free fall due to the ropes/wires failing is a staple of Hollywood movies and therefore creeps into the fears of persons who are nervous on elevators. However the reality is this is very, very, rare.   So it is with surprise we read about complete suspension...

The provincial elevator safety regulator in Ontario, TSSA, reports that they have issued 212 orders to building owners in the last few months just for not having keys to an elevator's machine room available on site.  A simple way to avoid these citations and avoid the...

Up until recently, Ontario has not enforced the CSA B44 requirement for monthly testing of elevator firefighter's operation - including recall of the elevators to the ground floor.  However,  the exemption for this testing disappeared as of January so this is now...