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The two ID numbers every NYC elevator has to carry
New York City rewrites the equipment identification section of ASME A17.1 and requires two separate numbers at two different letter heights, in sixteen places. Quoted from Appendix K. Read more...
What NYC adds to an elevator capacity and data plate
New York City deletes and rewrites the capacity plate section of ASME A17.1 and adds a line to the data plate that the national code does not require. Quoted from Appendix K, with what a modernization changes. Read more...
Every sign NYC names around an elevator machine room
The exact legends New York City requires on machine room doors, hoistway openings, pit doors and hoistway windows, with the letter heights, quoted from Appendix K. Several are not what most suppliers sell. Read more...
Why NYC elevator jamb signs are sold in pairs
Three separate rules require elevator jamb markings on both jambs: the floor designation, the star of life and the fire service helmet. The pair is the code, not an upsell. With the sizes each one demands. Read more...
How a NYC DOB violation gets cured, and what it costs
The three violation classes and their penalty ranges, quoted from the Administrative Code, and the part that actually costs money: failing to certify the correction is its own violation with a $2,500 minimum. Read more...
What elevator code edition does NYC actually use
New York City enforces ASME A17.1-2013, but not the version you can buy. Appendix K rewrites it, and existing devices answer to a second standard as well. The adoption chain, quoted from the code. Read more...
Where CAT 1 and CAT 5 tags go in a NYC elevator
New York City names three maintenance tags and the exact equipment each one goes on. CAT 5 is the one people get wrong, because it is required in up to four places on a single device. Read more...
Every notice a NYC building owner has to post
A checklist of the postings HPD requires in New York City residential buildings, what each one covers, and where to get the official version free in multiple languages. Read more...