Is a Commercial Elevator Right for Your Building?

Our May 2020 blog clarified the specific differences between freight vs. service elevators. Today’s blog serves to explain the difference between residential passenger elevators and commercial passenger elevators.

While both a residential passenger elevator and a commercial elevator move people between floors in a building, the ‘devil is in the details’ — meaning that if you do not understand the details, you will encounter difficulties and problems.

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What is a Hydraulic Elevator?

In past blogs, we have written primarily of the ‘ups and downs’ of sustaining and maintaining the high-rise elevator systems found in condos, apartments, and office buildings in NYC and surrounding boroughs, providing passengers with approximately 35 million rides daily. Today, we’ll dive into hydraulic vs. traction elevator systems and compare each type.

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