Monday from hell: 4 callbacks in 5 hours on a 60 year old Otis

Started the day with a door lock fault on the 3rd floor, turned out to be a worn roller that I just replaced last month. Then got a call that the cab was stopping 2 inches low on every floor, spent an hour chasing a bad encoder wire someone pinched in the rail bracket. Right when I thought I was done, the brake release switch failed on the machine room panel, had to rig a temporary bypass just to get it back in service. By 2pm I was covered in grease and the building super asked me if I even knew what I was doing. Has anyone else had a week where one elevator just decides to fight you on every single repair?

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nancy3512d ago

Wait hold on, a 60 year old Otis? I'm surprised that thing's still running at all, let alone giving you that many callbacks in one day. Sounds like that building needs a full modernization, not just a patch job.

noah_webb2d ago

Wait, hold up Nancy351. A 60 year old Otis still in service? That thing is ancient, man. I'm honestly shocked it hasn't been scrapped for parts yet.