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Key Home Elevator Questions

These questions need to be answered in order for the correct model selection....

  1. Width and length of equipment going onto home elevator?
  2. Exterior or interior use?
  3. Number of stops required?
  4. Does client self propel chair on to the elevator?
  5. Location of load bearing wall?
  6. Accessibility to get the residential elevator into house?
  7. Elevator travel height?

Key Home Elevator Points

  • If you need to enter and exit home elevator from a different direction then a Group Two home elevator is required.
  • If more than two stops are required then a Group Two home elevator is required
  • Space required is approximately 3 ft x 5 ft minimum.
Group One Vertical Home Elevator


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Key Elevator Points:
  • Two stop
  • two floor
  • On and off same side
  • Low cost home elevator
  • No need for a shaft reduces cost
  • Home elevator rides on track on wall
  • Home elevator picks up floor on top of lift - no pit required.
Group One Chart
Manufacturer / Model
Weight Capacity
Lift Height
Cab Size
Drive
Unique Feature
Stops
Made In
Access Minivator 450 lbs. 16 ft. 30"x46" 3/4 HP Telephone Jack 2 USA
Savaria Telecab 500 lbs. 16 ft. 30" x 46" 1:2 Hydraulic Battery back up 2 Canada
Group Two Chart

Manufacturer /Model

Weight Capacity
Travel Height
Platform Size
Drive
Maximum

# of Stops
Made In
Access RA 550 lbs. 48" 3"'x48"(60") Acme Screw 2 USA
Access Portable 750 lbs. 72" 36"x48" Acme Screw 2 USA
Access Enclosure 750 lbs. 14'3" 36"x60" Acme Screw 3 USA
National Wheel-O-Vator 750 lbs. Up to 12 ft. 36' x 51" Acme Screw or hydraulic drive 2-4 USA
Inclinator Wheelchair Lift Spectra 750 lbs. 54" 36"x51" Two 12 V. Batteries 2 USA
Concord PAL 750 lbs. Up to 14 ft. 35"x54" Hydraulic drive cable 3-4 Canada
Savaria V1504 750 lbs. Up to 23 ft. 34" x 54" 2:1 Chain hydraulic drive 2-4 Canada
Garaventa Genesi 750 lbs. Up to 14 ft. 36'x54" Lead Screw or hydraulic drive 3 Canada
Group Two Home Elevator Key Elevator Points
  • Porch lift that is enclosed in shaft.
  • Shaft can be dry wall with doors or plexiglass or metal enclosure.
  • Pit required or permanent ramp for access to lift at bottom.
  • Two, three or four stops available.
  • This type of lift will do two floor home with perhaps a third exit to a garage or outside door.
  • Doors will not open unless lift is at door level.
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Group Three Home Elevator

residential elevator
Similar to Group Two Type
  • Dry wall enclosure required.
  • This type of home elevator is needed in a three floor application.
Group Three Manufacturer
Model
Weight Capacity
Travel Height
Plat-
form Size
Drive
Max. # of Stops
Made In
Pit
Over-
head Clear-
ance
Gate
Emerg. Stop
Emerg. Battery Lowering
Auto Battery Recharge
Low Battery Indica-
tor
Access Lev 950 lbs. 50' 36" x48" / 36' x 60" / 40" x 54" Dual T-rail with two #60 roller chains 5 USA Yes 8'6" Accordion gate Yes Yes Yes Yes
Access Chaparral 750 lbs. 50' 36" x 48" / 36' x 60" / 40" x 54" Roped hydraulic or winding drum 6 USA Yes 8' Accordion gate Yes Yes Yes Yes
Access Windsor 500 lbs. 16' 32" x 48" Winding drum 2 USA No 7'8" Accordion gate Yes No Yes Yes
Cemco CMR 450 450 lbs. 22'8" varies 1:2 Roped Hydraulic 3 USA Yes x Accordion gate Yes Yes x x
Cemco CMR 750 750 lbs. 50' varies 1:2 Roped Hydraulic 6 USA Yes x Accordion gate Yes Yes x x
Matot Elite 750 lbs 10 ' 36" x 48" Winding Drum 2 USA Yes x Folding Car Door Yes Yes x x
Matot Regal 750 lbs 10' 36" x 48" Roped hydraulic 2 USA Yes x Folding Car Door Yes Yes x x
Incinator Elevette 500 or 750 lbs. x varies Winding Drum x USA Yes x Accordian gate Yes Yes x x
Waupaca Custom Lift 500 lbs. 50' varies Winding drum 6 USA Yes 7'6" Accordion gate Yes Manual crank x x
Waupaca Excelevator 700 lbs. 50' varies 1:2 hydraulic 6 USA Yes 8' Accordion gate Yes x x
Concord Infinity 1000 lbs. 50' 36" x 48" 1:2 hydraulic 5 Canada Yes 7"8" Accordion Folding Door Yes Yes Yes Yes
Group Four Vacuum Elevator Key Points
  • No special works are required with a unique self-supporting structure.
  • No pit excavation or engine room needed.
  • The hom elevator can rest on any existent floor.
    It is not a fixed installation, and can be disassembled and transported.
  • In electric power cut since the descending car automatically stops on the immediate floor.
  • Panoramic view allows a 360º visibility, without cables or pistons that block vision.
  • No lubrication is required and maintenance is minimum.
  • Polycarbonate sides require special cleaning.
  • Slight noise factor.
Group Four Manufacturer
Weight Capacity
Lift Height
Cab Size
Drive
Unique Feature
Stops
Made In
Vacuum Elevator 450 lbs. 30 ft. 32" Inside Diameter 1:2 Hydraulic Vacuum technology 2-3 USA