RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS

Delaware Elevator designs, engineers and manufacturers 3 series of state-of-the-art residential elevators to meet the needs of homeowners throughout the country with varying expectations.

Our residential elevators are either hydraulic or electric drive operation with mutable elevator cab configurations. Delaware Elevator also offers fully custom residential elevator cabs for new installation projects or for modernization needs.

Our team can provide complete, turn-key elevator solutions for new builds or your next home renovation. No hoistway? No problem. Our construction team can build your hoistway, remove closet floors and ceilings, and do whatever is needed to make sure a vertical transportation solution is feasible in your home.

A home that’s harmonious in its use of space and allows homeowners to age in place can only make a property more appealing!

Our Services include:

  • Project value engineering
  • Free estimates
  • Competitive pricing
  • Complete architectural-engineering design services
  • All project permits & inspections
  • Complete project construction scope from start to finish
  • Construction schedule with all projects
  • Coordination with you (the homeowner) throughout the project
  • Safety & debris protection during the entire project
  • Project management throughout duration
  • Disposal of all construction debris
  • Fully licensed, bonded & insured
  • One year warranty

Characteristics

  • 950 lb capacity
  • 40 FPM nominal car speed
  • Up to 6 stops with 50 feet of floor-to-floor travel
  • Minimum pit depth of 10 inches required (12″  recommended)
  • Minimum overhead clearance of 8’-0”required (9’-6” recommended)
  • Up to 15 square feet interior cab sizes available (12 ft standard)

Equipment

  • 1:2 Roped hydraulic drive
  • (2) 3/8” diameter hoist cables
  • 1-Stage hydraulic piston & cylinder w/self-adjusting seal
  • Heavy duty cantilevered designed car sling w/roller guide shoes
  • 8 lb/ft steel tee guide rail system
  • 220 volt single phase power supply
  • Vibration free submersible pump/motor assembly (3 or 5 HP motor)
  • 2-Speed control valve and constant down speed regulation

Safety Devices

  • Type “A” instantaneous broken rope car safety
  • Pipe rupture valve
  • Upper and lower terminal limit switches
  • Top final limit switch
  • Slack cable switch
  • Float Switch
  • Emergency car lighting in cab
  • Emergency stop switch in cab
  • Emergency push button alarm in cab
  • Automatic car re-leveling device
  • Battery lowering device
  • Emergency manual lowering valve
  • Emergency telephone in cab
  • Solid panel cab doors with approved safety switch
  • Approved electro-mechanical hoistway door interlocks
  • Rubber impact bumper below elevator car
  • UL and/or CSA certified electrical and hydraulic devices
  • Manufactured in accordance with ASME 1 safety code

Standard Cab Finishes & Accessories

  • Cabs available in a wide variety of laminate and wood options
  • Solid panel accordion cab door available in a wide variety of vinyl laminate choices
  • 36” x 48” x 80” high clear interior cab size with a variety of cab opening configurations
  • Brushed stainless steel handrail on one side wall
  • Brushed stainless steel cab control panel

Options

  • 1:2 Roped hydraulic drive
  • (2) 3/8” diameter hoist cables
  • 1-Stage hydraulic piston & cylinder w/self-adjusting seal
  • Heavy duty cantilevered designed car sling w/roller guide shoes
  • 8 lb/ft steel tee guide rail system
  • 220 volt single phase power supply
  • Vibration-free submersible pump/motor assembly (3 or 5 HP motor)
  • 2-Speed control valve and constant down speed regulation