Elevator Equipment Room Door Requirements

Elevator safety is a critical consideration for builders who have state safety codes to follow permits to obtain and regular inspections to pass.

Elevator equipment room door requirements.

The american society of mechanical engineers publishes the construction standards for elevator equipment rooms. The minimum time for elevator doors to remain fully open in response to a car call is 3 seconds ada 4 10 8 space is provided for a wheelchair user to enter reach controls and exit the elevator car ada 4 10 8 door opening is at least 36 cab length is at least 51 with at least 54 from the back of the cab to the face of the door. In traction elevator machine rooms install a beam above the elevator machine and motor that is sufficient in size and capacity to support the removal of elevator equipment. Asme a17 1 provides the majority of the technical requirements for machine rooms and spaces but defers fire resistive requirements to the building code.

I have an elevator machine room that is not rated as a one hour fire barrier. Provide light switch and 110 vac gfi outlet in the control room with switch located adjacent to the door. The elevator is not part of the moe except for accessibility. Hoistway enclosures built as shafts using fire barrier construction o 1 hr for 4 stories o 2 hr for 4 or more stories o additional requirements for impact resistance etc.

Size and configure the elevator machine room so that there is a minimum clearance of 18 between any building component and a traction elevator drive machine. Plumbing systems not related to elevator machinery shall not be located in elevator equipment rooms. Working out of 2009 ibc section 3006 4 requires the room to be a. Building the rooms to code means following the proper asme.

1 where the elevator machine and control equipment are located at the top of the hoistway they may be located in a room or space containing other machinery and equipment essential to the operation of the building provided that they are separated from the other machinery or equipment by a substantial metal grille enclosure not less than 6 ft 1 83m high with a door or gate conforming to. A single disconnecting means for the car light and accessories shall be located in the control room and arranged to be locked in the open position. Maximum of 4 cars per shaft when they all serve the same building area ibc 3002 2 elevators shall not be in a common enclosure with a stairway ibc 3002 7 no plumbing or mechanical systems ibc 3002 9. The room is adjacent to the shaft.

Only elevator related equipment is allowed inside the control room. It is a two story b occupancy type v i think. Only one action to operate the door is permitted and there are restrictions where the device to operate the door may be located.