ELEVATOR MECHANIC EXAM LATEST UPDATED
VERSION ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) |
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ASME - ANSWER: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOSH - ANSWER: Division of Occupational Safety and Health
LADBS - ANSWER: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Alteration made to conveyance shall comply with ASME A17.1-204 Section -
ANSWER: 8.7
The seismic section of ASME A17.1-2004 and alterations made to conveyances must
also comply with this section - ANSWER: 8.4
What must be submitted to the applicable Division Elevator office prior to beginning
construction or alterations on a conveyance
Title 8 Sec 3000 - ANSWER: Letter of Intent
When shall Category One Tests on conveyances be completed
Title 8 Sec 3141.6 - ANSWER: Once every 12 months
What shall be provided on all conveyances regardless of the existence of an
emergency stop switch
ASME A17.1-2004
2.27.1.2 - ANSWER: Audible signaling device
When are Hoistway door unlocking devices on all conveyances required
Title 8 Sec 3141.7
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.6 - ANSWER: Prohibited
What section should Group IV platform lifts and stairway chairlifts shall comply with -
ANSWER: ASME A18.1-2003
When setbacks or projections exceed this number of inches, occur in the enclosure
wall, the top of the setback or projection shall be beveled at an angle not less than
75 degrees with the horizontal
ASME A17.1-2004
2.1.6 - ANSWER: 4 inches
At what height shall the hoistway enclosure of a Group IV elevator be Unperforated
ASME A17.1-2004
,2.1.1.2.2 - ANSWER: 79 inches
For elevators installed after June 5, 1947, there shall be installed in the pit of each
elevator where the pit extends below the sill of the pit access door a fixed vertical
ladder. How many inches below the sill?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 - ANSWER: 35 inches
On a Group IV elevator, what is the minimum pit lighting illumination that should be
provided at the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.5.1 - ANSWER: 10 fc (foot candles)
For Group IV elevators that are not fully enclosed, how high of protection should be
provided on the hoistway sides that are located 59 inches or less from elevator
equipment in areas accessible to other than elevator personnel
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.1.3 - ANSWER: 94.5 inches
Permanent means shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of what?, in the
elevator pit
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.3 - ANSWER: Water
In place of a sump pump, what else shall be provided on elevators equipped with
Firefighters' Emergency Operation
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.5 - ANSWER: Drain
On a Group IV elevator, how far shall a pit ladder extend no less than how many
inches above the sill of the access door
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 - ANSWER: 48 inches
Where pit mounted counterweight buffers are used, a counterweight guard is not
required when the bottom of the counterweight resting on its compressed buffer is
how many inches or more above the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.3.2.2
5.10.1.3.2 - ANSWER: 84 inches
When an elevator rests on its fully compressed buffers or bumpers, there shall be a
vertical clearance of not less than how many inches between the pit floor and the
lowest structural or mechanical part, equipment, or device installed beneath the car
platform
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.1 - ANSWER: 24 inches
, The minimum bottom runby of an un-counterweighted Group IV elevators shall not
be less than how many inches where the rated speed exceeds 30 fpm
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.3 - ANSWER: 6 inches
In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches for cars
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.4 - ANSWER: 24 inches
In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches for
counterweights - ANSWER: 35 inches
The illumination measured at the landing sills of a Group IV elevator shall not be less
than how many foot candles
ASME A17.1-2004
2.11.10.2 - ANSWER: 10 fc
What minimum size traveling cable conductor is used for elevator wiring other than
those supplying light and control equipment circuits.
14 gauge for lighting and control equipment - ANSWER: 20 gauge
Phase I fire recall and a minimum of one floor operation of phase II fire service shall
be tested how often to ensure the system is in proper working order - ANSWER:
Monthly
Which of the following elevators require 5 yr load test to be performed: Group II,
Group III, Group IV
Title 8 Sec 3071 - ANSWER: All of the above
The tripping speed of an overspeed valve on a hydraulic elevator shall not be greater
than what percentage of the elevator operating speed in the down direction.
Minimum is 110%
ASME A17.1-2004
2.19.4.7.5 - ANSWER: 140 % Max
What is the maximum speed allowed for a spring buffer
ASME A17.1-2004
2.22.1.1.1 - ANSWER: 200 fpm
When the quantity of hydraulic fluid loss can not be accounted for, which tests shall
then be performed ASME A17.1-2004
8.6.5.7
8.11.3.1.2(s)
Refer to: 8.11.3.2.1 - ANSWER: Relief Valve and System Pressure test
VERSION ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) |
GUARANTEED PASS. (BRAND NEW!!)
ASME - ANSWER: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DOSH - ANSWER: Division of Occupational Safety and Health
LADBS - ANSWER: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Alteration made to conveyance shall comply with ASME A17.1-204 Section -
ANSWER: 8.7
The seismic section of ASME A17.1-2004 and alterations made to conveyances must
also comply with this section - ANSWER: 8.4
What must be submitted to the applicable Division Elevator office prior to beginning
construction or alterations on a conveyance
Title 8 Sec 3000 - ANSWER: Letter of Intent
When shall Category One Tests on conveyances be completed
Title 8 Sec 3141.6 - ANSWER: Once every 12 months
What shall be provided on all conveyances regardless of the existence of an
emergency stop switch
ASME A17.1-2004
2.27.1.2 - ANSWER: Audible signaling device
When are Hoistway door unlocking devices on all conveyances required
Title 8 Sec 3141.7
ASME A17.1-2004
2.12.6 - ANSWER: Prohibited
What section should Group IV platform lifts and stairway chairlifts shall comply with -
ANSWER: ASME A18.1-2003
When setbacks or projections exceed this number of inches, occur in the enclosure
wall, the top of the setback or projection shall be beveled at an angle not less than
75 degrees with the horizontal
ASME A17.1-2004
2.1.6 - ANSWER: 4 inches
At what height shall the hoistway enclosure of a Group IV elevator be Unperforated
ASME A17.1-2004
,2.1.1.2.2 - ANSWER: 79 inches
For elevators installed after June 5, 1947, there shall be installed in the pit of each
elevator where the pit extends below the sill of the pit access door a fixed vertical
ladder. How many inches below the sill?
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 - ANSWER: 35 inches
On a Group IV elevator, what is the minimum pit lighting illumination that should be
provided at the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.5.1 - ANSWER: 10 fc (foot candles)
For Group IV elevators that are not fully enclosed, how high of protection should be
provided on the hoistway sides that are located 59 inches or less from elevator
equipment in areas accessible to other than elevator personnel
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.1.3 - ANSWER: 94.5 inches
Permanent means shall be provided to prevent the accumulation of what?, in the
elevator pit
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.3 - ANSWER: Water
In place of a sump pump, what else shall be provided on elevators equipped with
Firefighters' Emergency Operation
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.2.5 - ANSWER: Drain
On a Group IV elevator, how far shall a pit ladder extend no less than how many
inches above the sill of the access door
ASME A17.1-2004
2.2.4.2 - ANSWER: 48 inches
Where pit mounted counterweight buffers are used, a counterweight guard is not
required when the bottom of the counterweight resting on its compressed buffer is
how many inches or more above the pit floor
ASME A17.1-2004
2.3.2.2
5.10.1.3.2 - ANSWER: 84 inches
When an elevator rests on its fully compressed buffers or bumpers, there shall be a
vertical clearance of not less than how many inches between the pit floor and the
lowest structural or mechanical part, equipment, or device installed beneath the car
platform
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.1 - ANSWER: 24 inches
, The minimum bottom runby of an un-counterweighted Group IV elevators shall not
be less than how many inches where the rated speed exceeds 30 fpm
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.3 - ANSWER: 6 inches
In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches for cars
ASME A17.1-2004
2.4.4 - ANSWER: 24 inches
In no case shall the maximum bottom runby exceed how many inches for
counterweights - ANSWER: 35 inches
The illumination measured at the landing sills of a Group IV elevator shall not be less
than how many foot candles
ASME A17.1-2004
2.11.10.2 - ANSWER: 10 fc
What minimum size traveling cable conductor is used for elevator wiring other than
those supplying light and control equipment circuits.
14 gauge for lighting and control equipment - ANSWER: 20 gauge
Phase I fire recall and a minimum of one floor operation of phase II fire service shall
be tested how often to ensure the system is in proper working order - ANSWER:
Monthly
Which of the following elevators require 5 yr load test to be performed: Group II,
Group III, Group IV
Title 8 Sec 3071 - ANSWER: All of the above
The tripping speed of an overspeed valve on a hydraulic elevator shall not be greater
than what percentage of the elevator operating speed in the down direction.
Minimum is 110%
ASME A17.1-2004
2.19.4.7.5 - ANSWER: 140 % Max
What is the maximum speed allowed for a spring buffer
ASME A17.1-2004
2.22.1.1.1 - ANSWER: 200 fpm
When the quantity of hydraulic fluid loss can not be accounted for, which tests shall
then be performed ASME A17.1-2004
8.6.5.7
8.11.3.1.2(s)
Refer to: 8.11.3.2.1 - ANSWER: Relief Valve and System Pressure test
