Does My Lift Need Service Every Year?

How often should a lift serviced & maintained?

This is a question we regularly get, often most lift owners dont realise lifts need regular servicing and they certainly need more than one service per year.

You need a minimum of 4 Services on your Lift / Elevator per year, However the more you service a lift the less breakdowns and costly repairs you will experience in the long run - it is often most cost effective to have 6-12 services per year.

Why does my lift need servicing / Maintenance?

A lift, Elevator and most access equipment is designed to deal with high load, high stress and regular useage with very high safe working loads, inherently to ensure the safe and un-compromised use of a lift they are designed to have serviceable parts, replacement consumables, greased components and crucial safety checks.

How much is a Lift Service?

It depends largely on the lift, especially the number of floors it services. Most of the industry charges an average cost of £400-£1000+ per lift service with materials, consumables and travel often charged separatley - ASCENDA can guarantee to beat those rates significantly, offering the some of the most competitive servicing rates available.

What is included in the General Maintenance of a lift?

Lift maintenance includes replacing moving & stressed components, replacing hydraulic oils & fluids, regreasing ropes & pulleys, checking & adjusting safety switches, component tension aswell as performing neccessary safety checks to ensure you and your lift operate at no risk to the user.