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mopinko

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3. dunno if you can find it, but there was a dirty jobs about this.

Reply to wryter2000 (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 02:36 PM

Jan 2012

it was very interesting.
the big reason they break is dirt! mixed with the grease on the gears and cables, it can be like cement.
also, otis didn't invent elevators, they invented elevator brakes. might be a fruitful angle.

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Does anyone here know about taking care of old office buildings? [View all] wryter2000 Jan 2012 OP

try Otis elevators maybe Angry Dragon Jan 2012 #1

Thanks. wryter2000 Jan 2012 #2

dunno if you can find it, but there was a dirty jobs about this. mopinko Jan 2012 #3

Thanks wryter2000 Jan 2012 #6

Well, if your story were in Boston, the elevators would run on DC current Warpy Jan 2012 #10

The operator caught me watching him as he man-handled the control levers Kolesar Jan 2012 #4

LOL wryter2000 Jan 2012 #7

What exactly would you want to know? Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #5

I only want it to get stuck between floors for a while wryter2000 Jan 2012 #8

I'm somewhat familiar with elevators going back to the 50's and up Major Nikon Jan 2012 #9

Thank you wryter2000 Jan 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #14

can't it just be a power outage?? n/t NMDemDist2 Jan 2012 #11

Thanks. That could be an option wryter2000 Jan 2012 #13

There's some good elevator stuff in Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"... n/t TygrBright Sep 2013 #17

Than you! wryter2000 Sep 2013 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #15

Thank you! wryter2000 Jan 2012 #16

Send me a mail Tetrachloride Feb 2019 #19

Hi, I posted this a long time ago wryter2000 Feb 2019 #20

Post removed Post removed Nov 2019 #21

The opening post is asking about elevators left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #22

Sorry I missed it wryter2000 Nov 2019 #23

Anything to boost our post count, right? left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #24