Inclinator Co. of California

There are only a few reasons people choose to justify the installation of an elevator in their home. The most obvious are physical disabilities or convenience. While these are the most popular, they shouldn’t be the only reasons.

Wanting one’s home accessible at every level by visitors, who might have issues with stairs is a good argument. Also, it is a great “peace of mind” to have if someone should suddenly become temporarily disabled due to an injury. Read More →

It seems that lately we have been seeing requests to check out residential elevators that have been installed and not serviced for 20+ years. This is not to say these requests were because the lifts were inoperable but quite the contrary. These customers have been using that lift consistently over the years and eventually they start making a particular new noise or running differently. All of these units needed little to moderate repair after the initial service inspection.

What kind of residential elevators are these? Back in the 1980’s a man by the name of John Corbett began developing the “Roped Hydraulic” elevator system and what developed was the Cemco Lift company brand of elevator. Our company started installing this type of elevator in 1988. Previously we were installing only the winding drum type of elevator system. The birth of the roped hydraulic system introduced to the industry the first smooth riding (2 speed operation) unit. This system also gave us the ability to easily locate the equipment remotely from the elevator shaft. Read More →