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Elevator and Escelator Flashcards

1
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an electro-mechanical device used to prevent the elevator
from moving when the car is at rest and no power is applied to the hoist motor

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brake

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stops a descending car or counterweight from moving beyond its normal limit by storing or absorbing and dissipating the car or counterweight’s kinetic energy

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buffer (either oil or spring)

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a panel mounted inside the car containing the
car operating controls

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car operation station

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balances an elevator car’s load

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compensation chain

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a system of regulations pertaining to the design, manufacture, installation, and maintenance of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks.

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code

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a device or group of devices that control the direction, speed, and
safety mechanisms on the elevator.

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controller

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an enclosed space outside the hoistway that is intended for
full-body entry and contains the motor controller.

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control room

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________space can be located inside or outside the hoistway. It contains the motor controller and is intended to be entered with or without full-body entry.

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control space

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___________is a set of weights roped directly to the elevator car in a
winding drum installation, weight equals approximately 70% of
the car’s weight. It is designed to reduce the work required by the electric motor to move the elevator car

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counterweight

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a motor-driven device mounted on the top of the car that
opens and closes the car and hoistway doors

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door operator

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any type of mechanical lock designed to prevent a hoistway door
from opening on the landing side

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door lock

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the cylindrical keyhole on the hoistway door that
elevator drop keys pass through to reach the hoistway door locking mechanism. commonly referred to as elevator door key holes.

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Escutcheon tube

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a piece of steel mounted on the car cab door that runs between the hoistway door’s two rollers as the elevator goes up and down the hoistway

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Elevator door vane

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__________is located in the elevator car. When
manually operated, it removes electric power from an electric elevator’s driving machine motor
and brake or from a hydraulic elevator’s valves or pump motor

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emergency stop switch

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15
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This switch is located in the elevator shaft. It prevents the elevator from descending or sending two low or too high in the shaft. When tripped by the elevator, it cuts power to the elevator motor.

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Final limit switch

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______ involve steel t section with machined guiding surfaces. Installed vertically in a hoist way to direct the course travel by an elevator car and elevator. Counterweights

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Guide rails

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A small device typically located in the penthouse that applies a break to the cable moving the elevator car; it serves as a mechanical speed control mechanism

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Governor

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______ is the wire rope attached to an elevator car frame that drives the governor and, when stopped by the governor, initiates setting the car safety.

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Governor rope

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A control panel on top of an elevator car that, when activated, remove the car from normal service and allows the car to only be run from the car top station at inspection speed

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Inspection station

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An electro mechanical device on the joyceway door that locks the hoist way. Doors. Prevents the elevator car from moving until the hoist way door is locked. It also prevents the hoistway door from opening on the landing side unless the car is stopped or being stopped within the landing zone . Elevator key or rescue tool will trip this mechanism

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Interlock

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Refers to the area of the hoist way that extends from a point 18 in below and 18 in above the landing

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Landing zone

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An electrical disconnect usually found inside the machine room near the entrance door. Pulling the side lever down removes all operating power from the elevator

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Main line disconnect

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23
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Converts a buildings alternating current to the direct current used by electric traction elevators

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Motor generator

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______ is installed in the pressure piping of a hydraulic elevator between the hydraulic machine and the hydraulic. Jack. Restricts and ceases oil flow from the hydraulic jack through the piping when such flow exceeds a preset value.

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Overspeed valve

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Designed to interpret input conditions in a prescribed manner. After specified conditions are met. It responds to and causes contact operation or create change in associated electric control circuits
Relay
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Made of hemp, saturated in lubricant, and wrapped and steel wire. They are typically 5/8 inch in in diameter. They can support the weight of an elevator car plus 10%
Rope
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_______ starts, stops, opens, and closes elevator doors at designated hoist ways
Selector
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A wheel mounted in bearings that has one or more grooves over which a rope or ropes may pass.
Sheave
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An electric machine through which the friction between the hoist ropes and the machine sheave is used to move the elevator car
Traction machine
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Used for power transmission to the elevator car and communication between the controller and the elevator car. This is usually, if not always, black and hangs from the elevator car
Traveling cable
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Hydraulic elevators have a maximum travel speed of
200 ft per minute
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Hydraulic elevators are typically installed in low rise buildings with how many floors?
Two to eight
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The hydraulic elevator machine room is located
On the lowest level adjacent to the elevator shaft
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The three categories of hydraulic elevators are:
Holed(conventional, holeless (telescoping), and roped hydraulic
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The four types of hoisting mechanisms associated with elevators:
Hydraulic, traction, climbing, pneumatic
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The power unit that applies the energy necessary to drive a hoisting mechanism is referred to as
Driving machine
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The maximum travel distance for hold hydraulic elevators is
60 ft
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Whole less hydraulic elevators include three distinct types:
Telescopic (allow up to 50 feet of travel. Distance) Non telescopic (allow about 20 feet of travel distance.) Roped (allow for a travel distance of about 60 ft)
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_______ elevator cars are raised and lowered by rolling steel ropes over a deeply grooved pulley, commonly called a sheave. The counterweight balances the weight of the car.
Traction
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Two types of driving machines in traction elevators
Geared and gearless
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Are used in low and mid-rise applications. Have a maximum travel speed of 500 ft per minute and can travel to approximately 250 ft.
Geared driving machines
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Are used in high-rise applications. Maximum travel speed of 2,000 ft for a minute and can travel to 2,000 ft.
Gearless driving machines
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The room or space housing, the driving machine, controller, and electrical disconnect for elevators
Machine room
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Components commonly found in elevator machine rooms for hydraulic elevators:
Auxiliary electric panel Electric motor Mainline disconnects Hydraulic pump Hydraulic fluid tank or reservoir? Overspeed valve Controller
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Components found in traction elevator machine rooms:
Geared or gearless driving machine Drive motor Drive sheave Brake Mainline disconnects Electrical disconnects Governor Motor generator Selector Controller Rope governor Light fixtures and light control switch Fire alarm devices Traction machines
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A newer style traction and hydraulic elevator being installed throughout the Northern Virginia area. They are belt driven and use a gearless drive to move the elevator in the hoist way.
Machine roomless. (MRL)
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Otis typically put their control space on:
The fourth floor
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Thyssenkrupp elevator control space is commonly located on
The second floor
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Where is the hydraulic reservoir for MRL hydraulic style elevators?
In the elevator pit, making it inaccessible to FRD crews
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The control boxes for MRL traction style elevators are located:
In a control room. Adjacent to the elevator shaft on the highest landing within approximately 100 feet of the machine
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What is the maximum speed and travel distance of a traction MRL elevator?
500 feet per minute, 250 ft travel distance
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What type of elevators are designed to move goods and materials throughout a building?
Freight
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The floor selection control panel inside an elevator car consists of
ERS phase 2 Emergency alarm Door controls Floor selection buttons Fan and light switches
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An enclosed vertical area through which an elevator car travels to reach multiple building levels
Hoist way
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Hoistry door should have a_____hour fire rating
2 hour
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Hoist ways typically accommodate no more than
Four elevator cars
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When a horse way passes a floor or landing without opening to it, that portion of the hoist way is referred to as a
Hoist way blind or blind shaft
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If an elevator stalls in a hoist wave blind/ blind shaft and cannot be lowered, a______ should be requested
Technical rescue response
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The smoke guard m400 is a widely used smoke curtain that can deploy within______ seconds of a smoke detector or fire protection system activation.
10
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An elevator operating mode that overrides normal service and automatically moves elevator cars to predetermined floors.
Emergency recall service( ERS)
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The elevator operating mode typically used by maintenance staff or persons moving in or out of a building.
Independent service
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ERS elevator keys are typically located in one of three places:
Knox Box Manager's desk Elevator room
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Universal key for firefighter emergency response during elevator incidents
Feok1 service key
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When ____ is activated, elevators return to the lobby level or a terminal floor?
Phase 1, ERS
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Indication that a car has received a smoke detector activation from the elevator machine room, hoist Way, or pit
Flashing fire helmet icon
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Allows the operator to change floor selection or direction of travel prior to reaching the original selected floor when the car is in phase 2 ERS
Call cancel button
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The emergency stop button is rendered inoperative during
Phase 1, ERS
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Code requirement for high-rise buildings more than____ ft. Include the installation of fire service access elevators.
120
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Notable features of an FSAE (fire service access elevator)
Automatic phase one ERS activation from fire protection system in alarm Continuous monitoring from fire control room Stand by power capable of running the elevator for 2 hours Machine spaces without sprinkler protection Protected wiring and cables Mechanisms to limit water infiltration into the shaft Lighted hoist way when in fire control
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Upon arrival, officer should size up the incident by
Obtaining elevator keys Identify type of elevator Locate the position of the car relative to hoist way opening Communicate with passengers Determine passenger number and health status Request additional resources
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Common electric failures
Faulty interlocks Blown fuses Shorted electric cables Open switches Breaks and operating circuits
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Self-rescue techniques for passengers
Engage in disengage the emergency call button several times Engage the door, open button and floor button while personnel at the closest floor landing. Press and hold the hallway call button Push the interior doors closed to ensure they are in the fully closed position Shake the interior doors
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Methods for moving the escalator by FRD personnel while the power remains on
Press the lobby call button Activate ERS phase one in the lobby or fire controller Shake hoest Way doors on the floors. The last occupant entered and those closest to where the car is currently located Check all his way doors to ensure they are closed
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The numbering system for elevator starts with the first horseway door on the_____ of the main building entrance and continues______
Left, clockwise
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The following tools, procedures, or techniques can be used to open the hoist way doors
Elevator keys Elevator pick tool Glass panel access Pulling down, up, or across Forcible entry
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Types of drop-over keys:
Single drop over Double drop over Triple drop over
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When using the elevator pick tool, what is an effective way to locate the locking arm?
Use the location of the keyhole on horse way door in the same elevator shaft
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What should be used during poleing procedures when a fall hazard of 6 ft. Or more exists
Full-bodied, harnesses and lifelines
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Pulling down procedures are performed by accessing the stalled elevators hoist away from the landing____ the stalled elevator
Above
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Pulling up his performed from
Landing below where the elevator is stalled
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Poleing across can be performed from which two locations?
Inside an adjacent elevator Car top (only under emergency conditions)
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If a stalled elevator car platform is positioned within ____ ft above or below, passenger removal can often be a simple and safe operation.
3 ft
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If a stalled elevator car platform is positioned within ____ ft above or below, passenger removal can often be a simple and safe operation.
3 ft
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The manual lowering valve is one of two types of handles
t-handle circular knob
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During inspection mode, elevator care travel speed is reduced to______:
150ft/min
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Personnel utilizing the inspection service should have no more than ____ personnel on any given elevator at a time.
3
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Firefighters climbing ______ or more floors to extinguish a fire pose. Significant disadvantages and safety risks
20
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Personnel must use the stairs to access the fireflower for any fire occurring up through the______ floor
6th
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Once a car has been placed in phase 2 ERS, it will continue in phase two operation, regardless of the position of the lobby key switch.
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No more than______ crews should use an elevator at one time
Two
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Upon arriving via elevator at the final departure location, if the elevator is not needed, the switch should be turned to
The off position in the key left in the slot.
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For occupants to use the elevators, while the building is still an alarm, the system must be switched to
Bypass in the lobby
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Hydraulic elevator pits involving hydraulic fluid require
A class b extinguisher or a phone line
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Failures of the elevator rope can occur at temperatures above
800° f
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Hoist Ray doors are typically____ hour fire rated
2
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Escalators present the possibility of what two types of entrapment emergencies?
Body parts become caught Clothes or shoes getting caught in the treads

2023 Lieutenant Test (33 decks)

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