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Interior Elevator in this Duck Key House For Sale, Florida
Our house on Duck Key has an interior residential elevator already installed. There are only a few elevators in Florida Keys' homes with installed elevators. We have seen and heard about the hoist-way (elevator shaft) being in place and dumb-waiters, but few homes have the luxury of the actual elevator. And what a job that was! The stairwell was ripped out and the hoist-way was framed. We used cedar to cover the framing, so when you look out the small clear panels of the elevator's accordian doors it makes for a nice ride.
The handicap ramp to the elevator is located inside the garage. Our design plan was to drive your car into the garage; unload your groceries onto a cart; wheel the cart into the elevator. Push the button and up you go to the second floor. Then you wheel the cart out and easily take the groceries to the kitchen counter top. Because the elevator is located inside the garage, you'll never get wet if it is a rainy day.
Below are some specifications and information about our elevator.
- The manufacture is American Crescent/Matot Residential and the model is Elite. It has a 2 year limited warranty and it was installed in December 2006.
- The machine type is a winding drum which is mounted above the elevator, in the attic and is 3 horsepower. (Photo of drum below).
- We added a car option - Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF) drive for AC motors - making the cab a smooth ride.
- The maximum weight is 950 pounds.
- There is a UPS backup system if the power should go out. That means, if you are inside the elevator and the power goes out, this system will slowly lower the elevator. You will not be able to use the elevator again until the power comes back on but we do have exterior stairs on the canal side.
- The dimensions of the interior cab are 27.5 inches by 33.25 inches. I have had 5 girlfriends in the elevator at one time!
- The cab's interior finish is mahogany melamine walls; the floor is oak veneer; white melamine ceiling with 2 light fixtures. There is a telephone; handrail; call button; stop button; 1st floor button and 2nd floor button.
- Solid wood exterior doors and accordion interior doors. For safety, all doors must be closed for the elevator to work. All of the doors are locked until you push the call button.
Below is a picture of the of the elevator's drum (haven't you always wanted to see an elevator drum?)
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This is a photo of the drum. The drum rotates and the cables lift and lower the elevator. The motor has a VVVF drive for AC motors which makes for a quiet smooth ride. |