gngren
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Not sure if this is the correct spot to ask so mods please move if necessary.
Can anybody tell me or point me in the right direction to find what the requirements are for when an elevator must be put onto a back-up generator? The issue I am having is in a 6 story condo building. The builder changed the size of the elevator and the 100KW generator will not start the 60HP motor, it was originally supposed to be a 40HP, but they "Got a deal".
So I need to know if I can just take the elevator off of the Generator and have the elevator contractor put in a recall unit only? I have also been throwing the idea of a capacitor bank on the elevator motor so that it will hit when it starts up, and the generator can then run it.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appriciated. This is in Washington DC by the way, 3phase 208V
Can anybody tell me or point me in the right direction to find what the requirements are for when an elevator must be put onto a back-up generator? The issue I am having is in a 6 story condo building. The builder changed the size of the elevator and the 100KW generator will not start the 60HP motor, it was originally supposed to be a 40HP, but they "Got a deal".
So I need to know if I can just take the elevator off of the Generator and have the elevator contractor put in a recall unit only? I have also been throwing the idea of a capacitor bank on the elevator motor so that it will hit when it starts up, and the generator can then run it.
Any help or ideas would be greatly appriciated. This is in Washington DC by the way, 3phase 208V