Elevator updates

Okay so we got a notice taped to our door from the state elevator inspector stating that since this elevator has not been inspected and/or serviced in over 5 years we had 60 days to get it tested and inspected or it would be CONDEMNED! Yikes. What this would mean is that we would have to pull out the entire elevator (this is an old Monarch lift from the 1930s mind you!)
We would then have to replace it with a modern code elevator. Can you even imagine the price we would pay for this? Well, the inspector was very pleasant and provided a list of names of elevator companies that were in the area and as far as Raleigh. I reached out to several and got Dave of Abell Elevators in Rocky Mount. Dave was Fantastic! He was out the very next day and took a look and thought it would be a pretty routine test and review. He then came with his technical person the following day and tested the elevator, lubed it up and fixed the "dohickey" mechanism that was preventing the exterior door from opening. There was a latch that was not firing properly to signal that the inner door was closed resulting in the exterior door not opening. This is kind of a huge problem for an elevator, you think?
Well, they got their minds together and within 2 or so hours they had all fixed and ready to go; and they ran the 1000 lb weight test which is required every 5 years. All systems go. Now, next week we have the state inspector put his seal of approval on it and we are certified for human cargo!
This elevator is one of the fastest elevators I have been on. The WTC in NYC was probably the fastest but for a 1930s era classic this takes it for sure. It stops with a bang but it gets you there!