I am the owner of a 90yr old warehouse building in Des Moines, Iowa with a large Otis freight elevator (the car is 17'-6" x 8'-0"). The machine is in need of repair but I am having trouble getting any of the local elevator companies, Otis included, to put much effort into identifying or finding parts. The Otis dealer consulted a database and could not find the elevator listed for this building, and was very unwilling to come out and look at it and try to figure out what we have. They immediately push toward replacement, and we went down that road but the costs are so high I would strongly prefer to repair. I am clearly a novice with regard to elevators, but I have assembled a series of pictures and I am hoping someone could give me some ideas of what this elevator is, where I may need to go for parts, or a suitable technician who wants to really figure this out.
Thank you for any help.
greg
Otis elevator room
