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815, 845, 840, NEIEP 800 final EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (920)
See if it will run down by opening the If a hydraulic elevator will not run down, what is the first thing you should try?
manual lowering valve
When calculating hydraulic system pressure, the force is expressed in pounds
In pounds per square inch and the area of the plunger is measured in square inches. How is the pressure
expressed?
What is the name of the scientific principle that allows a hydraulic elevator to
Pascal's Law
operate?
Every year How often must a static load test be performed?
If a gauge is used to measure system pressure with the elevator at rest and the
Multiply pressure times area size of the plunger is known, how can the total weight of the elevator be
calculated?
231 How many cubic inches are there in one gallon?
28.27 square inches What is the area of a 6" plunger?
A weight (force) of 5,000 lbs. is placed on a hydraulic plunger having an area of
200 psi
25 square inches. What is the system pressure?
16.3 gallons How many gallons of oil will be needed to raise a 4" plunger 25 feet?
Speed and capacity How is the duty of a hydraulic elevator rated?
Up valve When a hydraulic elevator is at rest at floor level, what valves are open?
Up transition What is another term for up slowdown?
To prevent oil from flowing from the jack Why is a check valve required?
to the reservoir
Rate of flow in gpm What determines the full speed of a hydraulic elevator?
The down valve is closed, the check Which describes the operation of a typical hydraulic block valve with an elevator
valve is closed, and the up valve is landed at the floor?
open
Full load up pressure What is the definition of "working pressure"?
Up start bypass and relief valve What two functions are combined into a single valve?
In order to perform a plunger stop test, which circuits would have to be jumpered
The up limit switches
out?
Check for oil in the reservoir If the pump makes a hammering noise, what would be the first thing to check?
You pull the main line disconnect switch and close the line shutoff; the car slowly
An underground leak drifts downward. You don't observe any oil leaking anywhere. What does this
indicate?
carriage, seat, and track What are the three major components that make up a stairway chairlift?
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In order for a stairway to be less than the maximum allowable angle for a
The rise must be less than the tread
stairway chairlift installation, what must the relationship between the rise and the
tread be?
According to code, what is the highest degree angle stairway onto which a
45
chairlift can be installed?
5. Standing at the bottom and looking up 5. How is the right or left side of a stairway determined?
6. Which of the following is the minimum rated load for both a one- and a two-
6. 250lb, 400 lb
seat chairlift, respectively?
7. first tread at bottom, first tread below 7. Which of the following would be the correct placement of brackets supporting
the top, above and below rail splices and tracks on a stairway chairlift?
center of each rail section
8. Winding drum and rack & pinion 8. What are the most common types of drive units for stairway chairlifts?
9. What type of switches are used as call/send switches at the top and bottom of
9. Constant pressure switches
a stairway chairlift?
10. The edge of the footrest facing the upper landing should be no more than
10. 24
how many inches, measured vertically, above the step or landing?
11. How are safeties applied on a rack and pinion driven inclined stairway platform
11. A safety governor is used.
lift?
12. 750 lbs. 12. What is the maximum rated capacity of an inclined platform lift?
13. On a vertical platform lift the stop button must be located at what height
13. between 48 and 15 inches
above the platform floor?
What is the minimum height of the platform guard on a stairway chairlift that
14. 6 inches
prevents a wheelchair from rolling off of a platform until it is at a loading floor?
15. a pressure sensing device under the Platform lifts that are not required to have a full runway enclosure are required to
platform to stop the car have which of the following safety devices?
Which of the following is an exception to the rule that equipment for a LULA
Basement machine applications
elevator must be contained in machine rooms and machinery spaces?
At what distance must the required permanent mechanical holding device stop
35 to 79 inches
and hold a LULA elevator above the pit floor?
In a situation where a standard pit is provided for LULA elevator and when no
84 inches hoistway enclosure is provided at the lower level, how high of an enclosure must
be around the pit?
Overspeed valves will stop a downward traveling hydraulic LULA car if it exceeds
110 ft./min. to 140 ft./min.
rated speed by what amount?
What is the maximum speed at which a speed governor (if provided) on a LULA or
75ft./min.
residential installation is permitted to trip?
Car door switches in LULA elevators are required to operate no more than how
2"
many inches from full closed?
What type of LULA elevator is not required to be in an enclosed hoistway,
private residence elevator provided that there is a means to stop a down running car if an obstruction exists
below the car?
When using wire rope, the diameter of the sheaves must be how many times the
30
diameter of the suspension ropes?
In a private residence elevator, what is the term for the 2 x 10 plank that is
pillar
doubled up to serve as the anchor for the rail brackets?
The hoistway foors for a LULA elevator have which of the following distinct
a powered swing door is permitted
variations to passenger elevator code?
1,400 lbs. What is the maximum allowable rated load for a LULA elevator?
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815, 845, 840, NEIEP 800 final EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (920)
See if it will run down by opening the If a hydraulic elevator will not run down, what is the first thing you should try?
manual lowering valve
When calculating hydraulic system pressure, the force is expressed in pounds
In pounds per square inch and the area of the plunger is measured in square inches. How is the pressure
expressed?
What is the name of the scientific principle that allows a hydraulic elevator to
Pascal's Law
operate?
Every year How often must a static load test be performed?
If a gauge is used to measure system pressure with the elevator at rest and the
Multiply pressure times area size of the plunger is known, how can the total weight of the elevator be
calculated?
231 How many cubic inches are there in one gallon?
28.27 square inches What is the area of a 6" plunger?
A weight (force) of 5,000 lbs. is placed on a hydraulic plunger having an area of
200 psi
25 square inches. What is the system pressure?
16.3 gallons How many gallons of oil will be needed to raise a 4" plunger 25 feet?
Speed and capacity How is the duty of a hydraulic elevator rated?
Up valve When a hydraulic elevator is at rest at floor level, what valves are open?
Up transition What is another term for up slowdown?
To prevent oil from flowing from the jack Why is a check valve required?
to the reservoir
Rate of flow in gpm What determines the full speed of a hydraulic elevator?
The down valve is closed, the check Which describes the operation of a typical hydraulic block valve with an elevator
valve is closed, and the up valve is landed at the floor?
open
Full load up pressure What is the definition of "working pressure"?
Up start bypass and relief valve What two functions are combined into a single valve?
In order to perform a plunger stop test, which circuits would have to be jumpered
The up limit switches
out?
Check for oil in the reservoir If the pump makes a hammering noise, what would be the first thing to check?
You pull the main line disconnect switch and close the line shutoff; the car slowly
An underground leak drifts downward. You don't observe any oil leaking anywhere. What does this
indicate?
carriage, seat, and track What are the three major components that make up a stairway chairlift?
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In order for a stairway to be less than the maximum allowable angle for a
The rise must be less than the tread
stairway chairlift installation, what must the relationship between the rise and the
tread be?
According to code, what is the highest degree angle stairway onto which a
45
chairlift can be installed?
5. Standing at the bottom and looking up 5. How is the right or left side of a stairway determined?
6. Which of the following is the minimum rated load for both a one- and a two-
6. 250lb, 400 lb
seat chairlift, respectively?
7. first tread at bottom, first tread below 7. Which of the following would be the correct placement of brackets supporting
the top, above and below rail splices and tracks on a stairway chairlift?
center of each rail section
8. Winding drum and rack & pinion 8. What are the most common types of drive units for stairway chairlifts?
9. What type of switches are used as call/send switches at the top and bottom of
9. Constant pressure switches
a stairway chairlift?
10. The edge of the footrest facing the upper landing should be no more than
10. 24
how many inches, measured vertically, above the step or landing?
11. How are safeties applied on a rack and pinion driven inclined stairway platform
11. A safety governor is used.
lift?
12. 750 lbs. 12. What is the maximum rated capacity of an inclined platform lift?
13. On a vertical platform lift the stop button must be located at what height
13. between 48 and 15 inches
above the platform floor?
What is the minimum height of the platform guard on a stairway chairlift that
14. 6 inches
prevents a wheelchair from rolling off of a platform until it is at a loading floor?
15. a pressure sensing device under the Platform lifts that are not required to have a full runway enclosure are required to
platform to stop the car have which of the following safety devices?
Which of the following is an exception to the rule that equipment for a LULA
Basement machine applications
elevator must be contained in machine rooms and machinery spaces?
At what distance must the required permanent mechanical holding device stop
35 to 79 inches
and hold a LULA elevator above the pit floor?
In a situation where a standard pit is provided for LULA elevator and when no
84 inches hoistway enclosure is provided at the lower level, how high of an enclosure must
be around the pit?
Overspeed valves will stop a downward traveling hydraulic LULA car if it exceeds
110 ft./min. to 140 ft./min.
rated speed by what amount?
What is the maximum speed at which a speed governor (if provided) on a LULA or
75ft./min.
residential installation is permitted to trip?
Car door switches in LULA elevators are required to operate no more than how
2"
many inches from full closed?
What type of LULA elevator is not required to be in an enclosed hoistway,
private residence elevator provided that there is a means to stop a down running car if an obstruction exists
below the car?
When using wire rope, the diameter of the sheaves must be how many times the
30
diameter of the suspension ropes?
In a private residence elevator, what is the term for the 2 x 10 plank that is
pillar
doubled up to serve as the anchor for the rail brackets?
The hoistway foors for a LULA elevator have which of the following distinct
a powered swing door is permitted
variations to passenger elevator code?
1,400 lbs. What is the maximum allowable rated load for a LULA elevator?
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