Maintenance Manual

SAFETY AND
GENERAL NOTES

VEHICLE LIFT
VL 30 & VL 35

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Date: 09-02-08
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0 GENERAL PART
0.1 ADDRESSES
OWNER AND/OR LIFT RESPONSIBLE
First and Last Name or Society
Address:
City: Country:
Phone nr: Fax nr.:

LIFT INSTALLER
First and Last Name or Society
Address:
City: Country:
Phone nr: Fax nr.:

MAINTENANCE/EMERGENCY REPAIR COMPANY OR PEOPLE

First and Last Name or Society
Address:
City: Country:
Phone nr: Fax nr.:

PERIODICAL INSPECTOR COMPANY

First and Last Name or Society
Address:
City: Country:
Phone nr: Fax nr.:

MANUFACTURER/AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE
First and Last Name or Society GMV Sweden AB
Address: Forsdalavägen 1
City: Alvesta Country: Sweden
Phone nr: +46 472-456 00 Fax nr.: +46 472-456 99
CE-MARK INSIDE CABIN

0.1 DOCUMENTS RELATED WITH MAINTENANCE

All the documentation for a correct and safe maintenance of the lift, must be stored by the installation
responsible.
Please remember that this documentation is considered part of the plant and must be complete, well stored and
unabridged in every part. In order to maintain the readability, the documentation shouldn’t be damaged and
shouldn’t have missing parts. Moreover, do not tear or deteriorate sheets during consulting.
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0.2 SAFETY PRECAUTION DURING MAINTENANCE

For a correct and safe maintenance of the plant, it is advisable to follow this safety precautions:
• Always wear the necessary individual protection devices (IPD) (particularly see Fig. 0.1)
• Never wear draping clothes and/or objects (necklaces, watches, tie…)
• Not let long hair free.
• Do not keep cutting or sharp object in the shirt-pocket (screwdriver, scissors…).
• Do not tamper with, damage or hide the warning shields/labels: in case of wear replace immediately.
• To lift heavy weights, always use adequate devices.
WARNING
Before start all kind of maintenance operation.
ALWAYS verify that al the safety devices, mechanical or electrical, are active and working properly.

Fig. 0.1 - Individual Protection Devices (IPD)

Overall closed on wrists Helmet

Safety belt Gloves

Hearing protection Safety shoes

0.2.1 TOOLING
Use standard tooling for the maintenance of the plant.

0.3 GENERAL INFORMATIONS

0.3.1 INFORMATION TO THE OWNER OF THE INSTALLATION
It’s necessary for the owner :
A) to keep the installation in a safe operating condition.
B) for planned maintenance to carry out by a maintenance organization, when the installation is put into
service or if the installation is to remain unused for a long period of time.
C) to remove the lift from service:
- when the two-way means of communication is out of order.
- in case of dangerous situations.
D) to inform the maintenance organization:
- immediately about any abnormal operation of the installation
- immediately after putting the installation out of service in the case of a dangerous situation
- after any rescue
- before any modification related to the installation and/or its environment or use
- before any third party inspection or works other than maintenance works are carried out on the
installation.
E) to ensure that the name and the telephone number of the maintenance organisation are always available to
the user of the installation, permanently affixed and clearly visible.
F) to ensure that the keys of machine and pulley room doors (trap doors) and of inspection and emergency
doors (trap doors) are permanently available in the building and are used only by persons authorized to gain
access.
G) to carry out periodically, in his own interests, in addition to those examinations and tests entrust to the
maintenance organization,.

0.3.2 INFORMATION FOR THE MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION

It’s necessary for the maintenance organization :
A) carry out the work of maintenance in conformity with the maintenance instructions and based on systematic
maintenance checks.
B) to carry out the maintenance periodically.
C) to provide a 24 hour, all year round call-out service for rescue of persons
D) to keep records of the result of each intervention due to a failure of the installation.
These records shall include the type of failures in order to detect any repetition.
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Maintenance Manual

MAINTENANCE OPERATION

VEHICLE LIFT
VL 30 & VL 35
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1 MAINTEINING OPERATIONS
1.1 PROGRAMMED MAINTENANCE
For a correct and safe lift use, it is necessary to make a preventive programmed maintenance, following a fixed
plan.
To define the periodical maintenance frequency, you should consider more events, particularly :
- Number of travel per year
- Travelling and stopping periods
- Age and condition of the lift
- Site and type of the building in which the lift travel
- Passengers and goods demand
- Inside and outside working condition (climate, vandalism, etc.)
In the next table, parts are shared in groups and for each group is shown the type of check and its longest
frequency recommended. Checks operative instructions are detailed in the maintenance schedules on chapter.

1.2 PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE AND CHECKS TABLE

OPERATION CHECKS RECOMMENDED MAXIMAL FREQUENCY
I. Group : General checks INSTALLATION 6 MONTH 5 YEARS
I.a General cleaning ; ;
II. Group : Guide rails and pit elements INSTALLATION 6 MONTH 5 YEARS
II.a Grease guide rails ; ;
II.b Guide rails verticality ; ;
II.c Buffers ; ;
II.d Pit cleaning ; ;
III. Group : Car frame INSTALLATION 6 MONTH 5 YEARS
III.a Shoes ; ;
III.b Cleaning ; ;
IV. Group : Power unit and jack INSTALLATION 6 MONTH 5 YEARS
IV.a Valve gaskets seal ; ;
IV.b Oil level check up ; ;
IV.c Characteristics of the oil ; ;
IV.d Motor protection operation ; ;
IV.e Filters ; ;
IV.f Pressure check ; ;
IV.g Pressure gauge shut off (6) ; ;
IV.h Pressure test (static pressure x2) ; ;
IV.i Ball valve seal ;
IV.j Labels, signs and schemes ; ;
IV.k Overall check-up ;
IV.l Jack ; ;
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V. Group : Doors and operator INSTALLATION 6 MONTH 5 YEARS

V.a Landing locks and landing doors ;
V.b Landing doors and car door working ;
V.c Coupling landing doors and car doors ;
V.d Chains and belts ;
V.e Door shoes and hanger rollers ;
V.f Safety edge ;
V.g Photocells ;
VI. Group : Other components INSTALLATION 6 MONTH 5 YEARS
VI.a Ride quality ;
VI.b Relevelling ;
VI.c Pushbuttons and signals ;
VI.d Communication devices ;
VI.e Emergency floor return ;
VI.f Emergency operation ;
VI.g Labels and schemes ;
VI.h Travelling cables ;
VI.i Control panel grounding ;
VII. Group: Control Panel INSTALLATION 12 MONTH 5 YEARS
VII.a Batterie ;
VII.b Shaft sensors ;
1.3 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
I. Group : General checks
What to do:
I.a General cleaning
- Check, for their correct working, all components are sufficiently clean and kept free from corrosion and stay in
good conditions.
• Change or restore all components that don’t work properly.

II. Group : Guide rails and pit elements

What to do:
II.a Grease guide rails
- Lubricate the guide rails, eliminate excess from the end of the guides
- Check level and correct working of guide lubricator. (if installed)
- For the lower piece of guide, lubricate directly from the pit.
II.b Guide Rails Verticality
- Use a plummet to check guides verticality and their position.
- Check all the bolts are well tights to fishplates and guides.
II.c Buffers
- Make sure that the buffers are placed into the original position and that they are not damaged.
- Check, for safety, fixing of the supports and the basements of the buffers
II.d Pit cleaning
• At the operations end check the pit area is clean, dry and free from debris
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III. Group : Car frame

What to do:
III.a Shoes
- Check preservation, wear and free from dust of the car guide shoes, car frame and pulley-frame.
III.b Devices Cleaning
- Check all elements are well oiled and free in their movements
• Replace or restore all the components not correctly working.

IV. Group : Power unit and jack

What to do: (see Fig. 1.3.1)
IV.a Valve gaskets seals
- At the end of installation, and during check-ups, verify the gasket seals, in
the following way: with the oil at room temperature close the ball valve (B)
and open the pressure gauge shut off (6). Check that the pressure gauge
reading on pressure gauge should not drop more than 4 bar in 5 minutes.
IV.b Oil level check-up.
- With the elevator at the highest floor, check, using dipstick (F) or level
indicator (L), that the oil level is above the minimum level and (the motor
should be fully covered in oil).
IV.c Oil Characteristics
- Check visually that no change are occurred in the oil conditions. Perform
this check after leaving the system down for a few hours. Once every year
it should be better to discharge a little amount of oil from cap (J) and to
check if it’s clean. If oil is not clean keep on discharging oil until you see to
flow clean oil.
IV.d Motor protection functionality
- Disconnect one terminal of the thermistors, and check that the motor
protection working properly.
IV.e Filter
- Check the main filter (FIL) mounted inside the silencer and clean it if is
Fig. 1.3.1- Pump unit
necessary.
Scheme
IV.f Pressures check
- Check static and dynamic (working) pressure at the end of installation. Check regularly that all values of
these parameters remain unchanged.
IV.g Pressure gauge shut off (6)
- Close the ball valve (B), open the pressure gauge shut off (6) and fully discharge the pressure using
electro-valve (VMD). Close the pressure gauge shut off (6) open the ball valve (B) and check that the
level shown on pressure gauge is zero.
IV.h Pressure test (static pressure x2)
- This test assures you about the integrity of parts under pressure, including those which can not be
visually checked.
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To correctly carry out this test follow these instructions and make reference to Fig. 1.3.1 and Fig. 1.3.2:
- Close the pressure gauge valve (6)
- Close the ball valve (B).
- Remove the pressure gauge (MAN).
- Connect the hand pump (M) in place of the pressure gauge (G1/4) as
shown on Fig. 1.3.2.
- Open the pressure gauge valve (6)
- Open the ball valve (B).
- Open the hand pump valve (N) for about 1 minute.
- Close the ball valve (B)
- Operate the hand pump (M) until the required pressure is reached,
checking it on hand pump pressure gauge (O).
- At the end of the test, discharge the pressure to zero by pressing the
push-button on (VMD) (see Fig. 1.3.1) using a screwdriver.
- Close the pressure gauge shut off (6) Fig. 1.3.2 - Components for
- Disconnect the hand pump (M) testing static pressure x 2
- Mount the pressure gauge (MAN).
LEGENDA:
IV.I Ball valve seal M – Hand pump
- Close the ball valve (B) and open the pressure gauge shut off (6). Fully N – Manual pump valve
discharge the pressure-using valve (VMD). check that the level shown on O – Pressure gauge
pressure gauge (MAN) is zero. P - Pump connection
Q - Copper washer
IV.j Labels, signs and schemes
- Check that all the tags and diagrams are in place and legible (oil data label, emergency operation
manual, electrical diagram and hydraulic power unit schemes).
IV.k Overall check-up
- Perform an overall check up of the power unit. When the overall check-up ends, check all the settings
for the power unit start-up.
IV.l Jack
- Check level in drip tray / plastic can, empty if needed.
- If needed re-tighten stop screws on the flanges (only 2, 3 and 4 stroke jacks)
- Clean with rag.
• Replace or restore all the components not correctly working.
NOTE
In case of oil replacement, do not throw the oil away in the environment, but give it to oil recycling
company.
NOTE
When the power unit in no longer required, don’t throw it away, but give it to a recycling company or to
the manufacturer.

V. Group : Operator and doors

What to do:
V.a Landing locks and landing doors
- Check that all the operator close contacts and landing doors are clean and working.
- Check the correct working of all the landing locks, performing the manual operation on the lift roof to let
the car travel up and down.
V.b Landing Doors and car doors working
- Check that the safety unlocking triangle work properly.
- Check correct operation at every floor and check if they are damaged.
- Check the doors opening and closing, they should be:
A) frictionless
B) quiet
V.c Coupling floor doors and car doors
- Check that the lock rollers couple correctly with the operator
- Check the good working of landing door lock and make sure that they are perfectly set.
- Oil the door-stop.
V.d Chains and belts
- Check that belt and chain are tensioned and are not wear, check rope and cables integrity.
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V.e Doors shoes and hanger rollers

- Check that are not wear
V.f Safety edge (if fitted)
- Check that the device works properly.
V.g Photocells
- Check that the photocells works properly
• Replace or restore all the components not correctly working.

VI. Group : Other components

What to do:
VI.a Ride quality
- Observe the car while is travelling and for each floor check (on upward travel and downward travel):
A) Acceleration; B) Slow down; C) Stop; D) Quietness; E) Frictionless.
VI.b Relevelling
- Check the relevelling for each floor: perform the descent manual operation to check that the electrical
circuit and the releveling contacts work properly.
VI.c Pushbuttons and signals
- Check that the pushbuttons and signals in car and at all landing floor are working.
VI.d Alarm and intercommunication devices
- Check that the intercommunication and the alarm devices are working properly.
VI.e Emergency floor return
- Check that the emergency light, the floor return device and the open doors device (if installed) work
properly in case of power failure.
VI.f Emergency operation
- Perform an emergency operation every year to check that all the elements work properly, according to
the instructions included in the use manual.
VI.g Labels and schemes
- Check the entirety and easy finding of warning signs, schemes signs and system documents..
VI.h Flexible cable
- Check cables wear and replace them when necessary.
VI.i Control panel and electrical wiring
- Verify that control panel and all electrical wiring are dry, free from dust and correctly insulated and
grounded
• Replace or restore all the components not correctly working.
VII. Control Panel
What to do:
VII.a Batterie
- Check out its condition and if necessary replace the batterie.
VII.b Shaft sensors
- The distance between the sensors DS, SR & DR and its corresponding magnets is kept 15 mm apart.
- The distance between the sensors IS, ID, C & D and its corresponding magnets is kept 10 mm apart.
- Sensors is travel the same axis as the magnets
- Magnets have no metal bodies attached
- The brackets for both sensors and magnets ate steady fastened.
● Replace or restore all the components not correctly working.