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Gallery of Shame

These are some of the more notably poor practices we have encountered in our elevator maintenance audits.
Elevator design with plastic sheaves and Kevlar roping

Elevator design with plastic sheaves and Kevlar roping

Severe corrosion of pit steel

Severe corrosion of pit steel

Zero clearance of hoist ropes and sheave to ceiling

Zero clearance of hoist ropes and sheave to ceiling

Elevator pit filled with trash – fire hazard

Elevator pit filled with trash – fire hazard

Inadequate fastening of main elevator support beams

Inadequate fastening of main elevator support beams

Sheave grooves worn with rope pattern

Sheave grooves worn with rope pattern

Severe rope corrosion

Severe rope corrosion

Screwdriver used as shim in machine

Screwdriver used as shim in machine

Relay hanging by wires

Relay hanging by wires

Pigeon nesting in controller

Pigeon nesting in controller

Oil dripping from machine onto car roof and into elevator cab

Oil dripping from machine onto car roof and into elevator cab

Messy machine room

Messy machine room

Fuses defeated with copper wire

Fuses defeated with copper wire

Duct tape in lieu of cover plate

Duct tape in lieu of cover plate

Dirty stop switch in pit

Dirty stop switch in pit

Dirty car top fan

Dirty car top fan

Corroded high pressure oil line – imminent safety hazard

Corroded high pressure oil line – imminent safety hazard

Bypassed fire detector in hoistway

Bypassed fire detector in hoistway

Broken worm gear in working elevator

Broken worm gear in working elevator

Badly corroded hoist ropes

Badly corroded hoist ropes

600 volt loose connection

600 volt loose connection

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