How to choose a suitable home elevator

1、 How to choose a suitable home elevator

Elevators are also an important part of villas, and their design should not only be aesthetically pleasing, but also serve the functions of going up and down. Therefore, the selection of elevators is very cautious. So what should we pay attention to when choosing elevators?

Safety, stability, and maintenance costs

There are three main types of household elevators: traction elevators, spiral elevators, and hydraulic elevators.

Firstly, let's introduce several types of household elevators:

The first type is traction elevators: traction elevators have mature technology, a wide range of applications, low noise, and smooth operation. There are two types of traction shafts: sightseeing (aluminum alloy shaft) and non sightseeing (concrete shaft). If the space size is relatively small, sightseeing (aluminum alloy shaft) is chosen. On the one hand, it has good lighting and on the other hand, it does not feel oppressive. For larger shaft sizes, a gantry type is preferred.

Traction elevator

Advantages: Strong comprehensive strength in all aspects

Disadvantages: Large footprint, high pre installation requirements for civil engineering, etc

Maintenance cost: once a month

The second type is screw elevators: the bottom pit only needs 5mm, and the special structure prevents weight loss in screw elevators. The top floor requirements are relatively low. The screw elevator currently has an advantage in the market with imported products, but imported screw elevators are relatively expensive.

Screw elevator

Advantages: Minimal land occupation with almost no civil engineering requirements

Disadvantages: Slow speed and high maintenance costs

Maintenance cost: once in June

The third type, hydraulic elevators: Hydraulic elevators have low civil construction requirements, shallow pits, no need for machine rooms, are silent, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving.

Advantages: Strong driving force and fast response

Disadvantage: Slow speed

Maintenance costs: bi monthly to bi monthly, with significant differences

The traction elevator is the king of elevators, and its technology is already quite mature. Its comprehensive strength in safety, stability, operational efficiency, traditional operating performance, and other aspects is undoubtedly the first. The main problem is that the layout is large, occupying a large area, and the top needs to be protected from erosion, while the bottom needs to dig deep pits. The safety of screw elevators is average, with minimal footprint and almost no civil engineering requirements. They are the most suitable elevators for families, but they are very slow. Hydraulic elevators take up small space and have low maintenance costs. If it is a 2-4 story self built house or villa, hydraulic elevators are undoubtedly the choice