Is the PVE Elevator safe?
When considering a residential lift, one of the first questions asked is about safety. When imagining a home elevator, what typically comes to mind is the image of conventional lifts, with cables, pistons, grease, maintenance, etc…
The PVE Vacuum Elevator has special and unique car locks, which securely anchor the cabin on each level. They are composed of two steel levered hooks located on the top of the cabin.
During ascent, they remain closed, and once the cabin reaches the desired landing position, the car lock deploys and engages firmly into the guide columns of the lift structure. This design ensures a precise stopping position every time without creeping (in the case of Hydraulic systems) or misalignment with the floor (Rope stretch etc).
The cabin will remain in that position using zero energy until needed elsewhere. One of the unique aspects of the PVE vacuum lift is that before descending, the cabin goes up a few centimetres in order to release the locking mechanism before allowing the cabin to gently and freely descend.
In the event of a power failure, the PVE elevator always descends to the ground floor at a safe speed, literally floating to the ground on a cushion of air at which point the occupant is able to get out because the doors are released by mechanical means meaning they can only open when the lift is in the correct location.
Finally, the PVE vacuum lifts are CE marked and meet the legal requirements and technical safety features required of the Member States of the European Union.