Machine Room and Equipment

Machine rooms and pulley rooms should be considered as plant space suitable for operation of electrical switchgear and rotating machinery. Below are some issues concerning machine room and equipment:

Dirty machine room with rubbish, carbon dust & lubricant Dimly lit machine room Excessive heat in machine room
Controller Burnt Resistor Exposed control wiring
Oily/ dirty traction machine Wearing drive sheave grooves of traction machine Traction machine undercut grooves had worn down to the bottom of the undercut
Overheated motor Unable to stop car Brake assembly parts are not in proper working condition
Uneven surface and burn marks on brake pad Failure to activate Over-speed governor Noisy, oily/ dirty over-speed governor
Uneven tension in governor rope Abrasion marks on the side of concrete slab Water exposure