The landing must be sized to allow the full swing of the door plus 24 inches if the door swings outward or 29 5 inches if the door swings inward.
Door swing for elevator machine room.
Prior to our work a study was provided to determine scope and construction costs.
The elevator machine room is served by several branches off of an existing preaction system which serves a large mechanical room on the same level as the elevator machine room.
762mm and a minimum height of 6 ft 1 83m for machine rooms and a minimum height of 30 in.
On our projects we rarely have elevator machine rooms with double doors.
Access doors shall be provided for all elevator machine rooms or enclosures and shall conform to the following.
Elevator safety is a critical consideration for builders who have state safety codes to follow permits to obtain and regular inspections to pass.
3 4 setback from hoistway car gate required square profile.
Building the rooms to code means following the proper asme.
Add new paragraph after b.
762mm for other spaces specified in sections 3011 e 2 and 3011 e 3.
A have a minimum width of 30 in.
In that study the author claims the elevator machine room must be on its own.
2 7 9 2 temperature and humidity.
Flush to the hoistway various interlocks square profile.
Although asme a17 1 allows doors to machine rooms to have a width of 29 5 inches the ibc requires a minimum clear width of 32 inches.
The american society of mechanical engineers publishes the construction standards for elevator equipment rooms.
Flush to the hoistway allows for hall station splayed profile.
We usually have a large 4 0 single door.
Door self locking and self closing key security code is designated for the machine room door only and no other door in the building ensure machine room door swing does not impede on controller and disconnect clearances.
We always put an exit device on the inside of the door and swing the door out of the room so that if someone is injured while working on the elevator equipment they can get out without trying to grasp the hardware and pull the door open.
3 4 setback from hoistway car gate required splayed profile.