Elevators

Question 1

when did Elisha graves Otis invent the first elevator brake

Answer 1

1853

Question 2

What are the three main components to any elevator?

Answer 2

machine room
elevator car
hoist way

Question 3

regarding the material which the hoist way is made of how many hour fire rating should it have

Answer 3

2 hour

Question 4

Per building code, how many elevators can share a single hoistway?

Answer 4

4

Question 5

You are tasked to estimate the location of the elevator by locating the counterweight. In a 15 story building, if the counterweight was on the 3th floor, where would the elevator car be?

Answer 5

13

Question 6

How are elevator shafts numbered for a building?

Answer 6

A. Starting with the first hoistway on the left of the main building entrance and continue clockwise.

Question 7

What speed will an elevator travel at when placed in the inspection mode?

Answer 7

150 feet per minute

Question 8

After removing power to and evacuating all elevators in the hoistway, you are tasked to force entry through the hoistway doors with hydraulic spreaders. When forcing entry, where do you place the spreaders?

Answer 8

as high as possible

Question 9

Excluding when working in conditions which warrant the use of a harness and lifeline, what is the recommended minimum personal protective equipment (PPE) for working on and near an elevator?

Answer 9

Helmet and gloves only

Question 10

What is the recommended maximum number of personnel when working on top of an elevator car?

Answer 10

3

Question 11

Firefighters dressed in full PPE with tools can weigh well over 200 lbs each. With this in mind, what is a good “rule of thumb” maximum in order to not overload an elevator car?

Answer 11

2 companies

Question 12

What are escalator treads made of?

Answer 12

die cast aluminum

Question 13

What is the most widely recognized code in regard to the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators and moving walks?

Answer 13

A. ANSI 1-17.1

Question 14

In regards to the different phases of fire service, which permits special operation for firefighters or other authorized emergency personnel within the car?

Answer 14

phase 2

Question 15

What term describes the part of an elevator system which, when tripped by the elevator it cuts power to the elevator motor. This item is located at the top or bottom of an elevator shaft and prevents the elevator from descending too low or ascending too high.

Answer 15

final limit switch

Question 16

An over speed governor switch will trip a switch when the motor speed increases over its rated nameplate speed. What is the percentage over the rated nameplate speed which the switch will trip?

Answer 16

20%

Question 17

How far above and below the landing does the “landing zone” extend?

Answer 17

18 inches

Question 18

Which term describes a wheel mounted in bearings having one or more grooves over which a rope or ropes may pass?

Answer 18

sheave

Question 19

Elevators as we know it today was first developed during the:

Answer 19

1800s

Question 20

Definition of Elevator:

Answer 20

a platform or enclosed platform that is capable of moving vertically

Question 21

The location for hydraulic systems is normally found on the:

Answer 21

lower floors and basement

Question 22

When is an electric traction elevator required?

Answer 22

buildings over 60 feet

Question 23

What are the two power sources for each elevator?

Answer 23

the main line disconnect and an auxiliary system (circuit brake panel)

Question 24

What class extinguisher is best for hydraulic elevator pit fire?

Answer 24

Class B

Question 25

On an escalator, where is the emergency shut off located?

Answer 25

at the bottom of the escalator under the hand rail

Question 26

Designed to stop a descending car or counterweight moving beyond its normal\ limit of travel by means of storing or absorbing and dissipating the kinetic energy of the car or counterweight:

Answer 26

buffers

Question 27

A door consisting of two panels which move vertically way from each other when opening and toward each other when closing, while each panel is traveling in the vertical direction.

Answer 27

vertical bi-parting door

Question 28

what control in phase II will quickly stop the elevator

Answer 28

emergency stop button

Question 29

The machine room for Electric Traction Systems are normally located at the

Answer 29

top of the shaft or roof

Question 30

Hoistway doors have a fire resistance rating of:

Answer 30

1 1/2 hours

Question 31

Which elevator allows the machine to be mounted within the hoistway itself?

Answer 31

Otis gen2

Question 32

what procedure should be one of your last options

Answer 32

poling up

Question 33

The manual lowering valve on a hydraulic elevator usually has a handle of what shape?

Answer 33

T handle

Question 34

When using an elevator during a building fire, crews must stop how many floors below the fire floor and ascend the remainder via stairs?

Answer 34

2

Question 35

Elevators should be stopped every ____ floors to ensure the care is responding to commands.

Answer 35

5