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Lift Installation
Posted Sat, 2009-03-07 14:45 by PP Admin

Lift Installation
Sequence of Work
A standard installation sequence for a "conventional hydraulic lift with 2 - 3 storeys and doors etc.
Handover of lift shaft structure and associated lift machine room.
Deliver all materials to site, 2 weeks.
Hoisting of machine roof equipment, setting out and plumbing, pit channel, car brackets and guide rails, 10 days.
Hoist in hydraulic arm, piping, lift shaft trunking and conduits etc and wiring of lift shaft, 9 days.
Positioning of motor control room equipment, machine room trunking and conduits and machine room wiring etc, 13
days.
Install sill angles and architraves etc, landing grouting done by others and landing doors, 9 days.
Partially dismantle lift shaft scaffolding and install pit equipment, 5 days.
Install car frame and platform, car wall panels and ceiling, car door operators and wiring of lift car, 14 days.
Architectural finishing stop work period, to install external glazing (if any) complete landing finishes and lift shaft final
BS lighting, detectors etc, 12 days.
Lift machine room PowerOn required.
Initial tuning and adjustments, 7 days.
Final tuning and adjustments, 7 days.
Submission of Form 5 to EMSD.
Interface testing with other contractors, carried out at later state (coordinated with others), duration of 6 days.
Final test and commissioning with client and handover, 2 days.
Procurement
Lifts are long lead items - from 12 weeks for a standard lift and considerably longer (1 to 1.5 years) for specially
designed installations
Installation Periods
Therefore, the overall duration of the installation, including delivery, architectural finishes, by others, and Form 5
submission etc...
Rule Of Thumb
Upto 8 storeys = 12 - 16 weeks
Upto 15 storeys = 16 - 24 weeks
More Accurately
2 to 3 storey installation = 3 wks/level

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4 storeys and above = 2 wks/level

Test & Commissioning
Rule of thumb, allow 2 weeks plus 1 day per lift per storey.
Lift Installation
Task / Description

Slow

Ave

Fast

Units

Hydraulic Lift, Install 2 to 3 storeys

3.0

wks/floor

Hydraulic Lift, Install 4 storeys and above

2.0

wks/floor

Hydraulic Lift, Testing allow 2 wks plus

1.0

day/floor

Standard Lift, Manufacture, test and deliver

12.0

wks

Non-Standard Lift, Manufacture, test and deliver

75.0

65.0

52.0

wks

Lift Erection Schedule

Walls Box Sections (Lift Shafts etc)
Fire Protection

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Lift Erection Schedule

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