by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
Elevators are rapidly shedding their status as the new new thing and becoming an add-on to existing homes. This is partly a story of industry disruption, the kind chronicled by Clayton Christensen in his groundbreaking book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. Installation in an...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Tips |
Most of us think of stairlift and incline elevators as a necessity that comes with age or injury. However, the technology is much more cost-effective than it used to be and what was once an unreliable luxury is now a reality, allowing people who have trouble...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance, Elevator Safety, Elevator Tips |
As an elevator company serving, PA, NJ, and DE, Pincus knows everything about residential and commercial elevators, but space elevators are another story! As you may know, the idea is simple: just string a cable 62,000 miles into the sky, anchor it with a...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
Like cars, carpets, and your golf game, residential and in-home elevators require maintenance—but not as much as you think. High-quality, correctly installed elevator equipment should be serviced once a year. Some elevator types require cable replacement or other...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
Yes, you read that right. You should take your elevator for granted. Why not? For most of us, they’re smooth, functional, almost pedestrian tools, something we encounter in childhood and quickly stop thinking about. We push a button, get to the sixth floor, and...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
We call it our Star Maintenance Program. It’s the simple promise we’ve given our Delaware Valley elevator customers since 1953: we’ll fix it. No matter the make and model of your elevator, we’ve dealt with it before. We specialize in old and obsolete equipment. We’ve...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
Incline elevators climb staircases, usually in residences. The key is they don’t go straight up but also cover a horizontal distance, just like stairs. But here’s the key: what was once an unusual and expensive technology has been vastly improved over the years at...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
Okay, wait. If you’re considering installing an in-home elevator in Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland or Pennsylvania, what’s technology got to do with it? Gravity hasn’t changed in the last 100 years, why would elevators—and why care? The answers are profound. One big...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Maintenance |
Admit it: when you were little your dream home included an elevator. You’d push the button on the ground floor, nod to the uniformed operator as the doors shut, and take it up to the tennis court. Or the candy room. Or the salon with 10 TVs. In your mind, the ride was...
by Pincus Elevator Company | Jul 12, 2016 | Elevator Tips |
Fixing an elevator is just like any other appliance repair, right? If you answered yes, and you have or are considering having an elevator installed, read on. Ad if you answered no, you may have learned some of this the hard way. Making sure an elevator is in working...
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