Technical procedure · Lifts
Preventive maintenance of residential lifts
The preventive maintenance visit to a traction lift in a residential building, step by step: from arriving at the building to the signed logbook, with the pit and car-roof protocols and a checklist so you never leave the pit light on or the notice up.
What’s inside
The complete routine of a preventive maintenance visit, in the order it is done: first you watch the lift running, then you inspect it stopped and made safe, and finally you check it is back in normal service. No brands: valid for any traction installation.
- 10 steps with who does it, PPE and what to check.
- Pit and car roof: STOP first, then INSPECTION, never the other way round.
- Guide rails and guide shoes: lubricate only when needed and spot wear in time.
- Call button pilot lights: periodic check every 4–6 months.
- A/B/C faults, records and a table of bad practices.
- One-page final checklist to print.
Who it’s for
Lift service technicians, improvers starting out and small companies that want a clear, orderly procedure. Structured according to ISO 9001 quality management principles (document control, records, continual improvement). It does not replace the manufacturer’s maintenance instructions or local regulations.
Contents
- Purpose, scope, references and definitions
- Responsibilities and safety: PPE, lockout/tagout, lone working and rescue
- Tools and visit frequency
- Arrival, access and maintenance logbook
- Observing the controller and putting up the “under maintenance” notice
- Test ride in the car
- Pit inspection
- Inspection from the car roof: doors, guide rails and guide shoes
- Doors and multi-beam light curtain
- Closing the visit
- Periodic check of the call button pilot lights
- Faults, records, bad practices and final checklist
A few illustrations from the procedure
⚠️ Safety first
- Lift maintenance is carried out only by qualified, authorised personnel.
- Before entering the pit or the car roof: STOP first, then inspection mode, and check the lift no longer answers calls.
- Lock out before any electrical work; never bridge the safety circuit.
- If people are trapped, rescue comes first and is done by trained personnel.
The academy’s content is indicative and does not replace the manufacturer’s instructions, local regulations, the documentation of each installation or official training.