ELEVATOR MECHANIC STUDY EXAMS GUIDE
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the safety conscious way to gain access to the elevator hoistway - ✔✔Using
the in car inspection switch and hoistway access key switch
✔✔What shall be the minimum illumination of Group IV elevator machine room and
machinery space at the floor level
ASME A17.1-2004
2.7.5.1 - ✔✔19 fc
✔✔Means shall be provided to automatically disconnect the main line power supply to
the affected Group III or Group IV elevator upon or prior to the application of water from
the sprinklers located in the hoistway more than how many inches above the pit floor?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.8.2.3.2 - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔When sprinklers are installed in the hoistway of Group IV elevators, all electrical
equipment, except earthquake protective devices, located less than how many inches
above the pit floor shall be weatherproof (NEMA 4)?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.8.2.3.4 - ✔✔48 inches
,✔✔In a Group III or Group IV elevator machine room, the clear headroom below
suspended air conditioning equipment shall not be less than how many inches?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.8.4.2 (Reference 2.7.4) - ✔✔84 inches
✔✔Passenger elevators installed after January 1, 1989 shall have the hoistway and or
car door arranged as follows when a car is outside the unlocking zone, the hoistway
doors can not be opened more than how many inches from inside the car?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.5.1 - ✔✔4 inches
✔✔At what maximum speed an elevator can not be operated from a hoistway access
switch?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.7.3.2 - ✔✔150 fpm
✔✔On elevators with static control, power opening of doors shall not start until the car is
within how many inches of the landing zone?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.13.3.1.1 - ✔✔12 inches
✔✔The force necessary to prevent closing of the hoistway door from rest shall not
exceed how many foot pounds? - ✔✔30 lbf
✔✔On elevators, where Phase 1 Emergency Recall operation by a fire alarm initiating
device is not provided, door reopening devices that can be affected by smoke or flame
shall be rendered inoperative after the doors have been held open for how many
seconds?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.13.5.4 - ✔✔20 seconds
✔✔How many inches on any side that the top emergency exit for an elevator shall
measure - ✔✔16 inches
✔✔On a Group IV elevator, a standard railing shall be provided on the outside
perimeter of car top on all sides where the perpendicular distance between the edges of
the car top and adjacent hoistway enclosure exceeds how many inches horizontal
distance? - ✔✔12 inches
✔✔Where a horizontal sliding hoistway door and a car door are used on a Group II or
Group III elevator, the face of the cat door to the face of the hoistway door shall not be
more than how many inches ? - ✔✔5.5 inches
, ✔✔The speed governors for cars safeties shall be set to trip at car speeds not less than
what percentage of the rated speed ? - ✔✔115 %
✔✔On a Group IV electric elevator, an ascending car overspeed device shall detect an
ascending car overspeed condition at a speed not greater than what percentage higher
than the speed at which the car governor is set to trip? - ✔✔10 %
✔✔When was ASME A17.1-2004 adopted by the state of California - ✔✔October 25,
2004
✔✔What is the minimum number of hoisting ropes used shall be for traction elevators?
(2 for drum type elevators)
ASME A17.1-2004
2.19.1.2 - ✔✔3
✔✔Oil buffers or their equivalent shall be used where the rated speed of an elevator is
more than what speed? - ✔✔200 fpm
✔✔The buffer plunger of gravity-return and spring-return type oil buffers when the buffer
is filled with oil shall, when released after full compression, return to its fully extended
position within how many seconds?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.22.4.5 - ✔✔90 seconds
✔✔On traction elevators sheaves and drums used with no suspension and
compensating ropes shall have a minimum pitch diameter of not less than how many
times the diameter of the rope where used with suspension ropes?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.24.2.2 - ✔✔40 times
✔✔On what elevators an emergency stop switch shall not be provided on Group III and
Group IV elevators?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.26.2.5 - ✔✔Passenger elevators
✔✔Final terminal stopping devices shall be provided for every what elevator?
Title 8 Sec 3039 - ✔✔Cable driven
✔✔Within how many seconds, on a Group IV elevator, when the two-way
communications location in the building is not staffed 24 hours a day by authorized
personnel who can take appropriate action, the means of two-way communication shall
be directed to an additional on or off site location staffed by authorized personnel where
an appropriate response can be taken?
ASME A17.1-2004
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the safety conscious way to gain access to the elevator hoistway - ✔✔Using
the in car inspection switch and hoistway access key switch
✔✔What shall be the minimum illumination of Group IV elevator machine room and
machinery space at the floor level
ASME A17.1-2004
2.7.5.1 - ✔✔19 fc
✔✔Means shall be provided to automatically disconnect the main line power supply to
the affected Group III or Group IV elevator upon or prior to the application of water from
the sprinklers located in the hoistway more than how many inches above the pit floor?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.8.2.3.2 - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔When sprinklers are installed in the hoistway of Group IV elevators, all electrical
equipment, except earthquake protective devices, located less than how many inches
above the pit floor shall be weatherproof (NEMA 4)?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.8.2.3.4 - ✔✔48 inches
,✔✔In a Group III or Group IV elevator machine room, the clear headroom below
suspended air conditioning equipment shall not be less than how many inches?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.8.4.2 (Reference 2.7.4) - ✔✔84 inches
✔✔Passenger elevators installed after January 1, 1989 shall have the hoistway and or
car door arranged as follows when a car is outside the unlocking zone, the hoistway
doors can not be opened more than how many inches from inside the car?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.5.1 - ✔✔4 inches
✔✔At what maximum speed an elevator can not be operated from a hoistway access
switch?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.7.3.2 - ✔✔150 fpm
✔✔On elevators with static control, power opening of doors shall not start until the car is
within how many inches of the landing zone?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.13.3.1.1 - ✔✔12 inches
✔✔The force necessary to prevent closing of the hoistway door from rest shall not
exceed how many foot pounds? - ✔✔30 lbf
✔✔On elevators, where Phase 1 Emergency Recall operation by a fire alarm initiating
device is not provided, door reopening devices that can be affected by smoke or flame
shall be rendered inoperative after the doors have been held open for how many
seconds?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.13.5.4 - ✔✔20 seconds
✔✔How many inches on any side that the top emergency exit for an elevator shall
measure - ✔✔16 inches
✔✔On a Group IV elevator, a standard railing shall be provided on the outside
perimeter of car top on all sides where the perpendicular distance between the edges of
the car top and adjacent hoistway enclosure exceeds how many inches horizontal
distance? - ✔✔12 inches
✔✔Where a horizontal sliding hoistway door and a car door are used on a Group II or
Group III elevator, the face of the cat door to the face of the hoistway door shall not be
more than how many inches ? - ✔✔5.5 inches
, ✔✔The speed governors for cars safeties shall be set to trip at car speeds not less than
what percentage of the rated speed ? - ✔✔115 %
✔✔On a Group IV electric elevator, an ascending car overspeed device shall detect an
ascending car overspeed condition at a speed not greater than what percentage higher
than the speed at which the car governor is set to trip? - ✔✔10 %
✔✔When was ASME A17.1-2004 adopted by the state of California - ✔✔October 25,
2004
✔✔What is the minimum number of hoisting ropes used shall be for traction elevators?
(2 for drum type elevators)
ASME A17.1-2004
2.19.1.2 - ✔✔3
✔✔Oil buffers or their equivalent shall be used where the rated speed of an elevator is
more than what speed? - ✔✔200 fpm
✔✔The buffer plunger of gravity-return and spring-return type oil buffers when the buffer
is filled with oil shall, when released after full compression, return to its fully extended
position within how many seconds?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.22.4.5 - ✔✔90 seconds
✔✔On traction elevators sheaves and drums used with no suspension and
compensating ropes shall have a minimum pitch diameter of not less than how many
times the diameter of the rope where used with suspension ropes?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.24.2.2 - ✔✔40 times
✔✔On what elevators an emergency stop switch shall not be provided on Group III and
Group IV elevators?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.26.2.5 - ✔✔Passenger elevators
✔✔Final terminal stopping devices shall be provided for every what elevator?
Title 8 Sec 3039 - ✔✔Cable driven
✔✔Within how many seconds, on a Group IV elevator, when the two-way
communications location in the building is not staffed 24 hours a day by authorized
personnel who can take appropriate action, the means of two-way communication shall
be directed to an additional on or off site location staffed by authorized personnel where
an appropriate response can be taken?
ASME A17.1-2004
