Hydraulic Home Elevators

Hydraulic elevators are heavy-duty elevators designed for frequent and long-term use. It also has super-smooth ride quality and is usually very quiet. It is one of the best elevators in terms of durability and greater weight capabilities and serves a larger number of floors.

The system operates with a hydraulic pump connected to a cylinder that raises and lowers a piston to move the elevator cab. The elevator will rise under the pressure of the hydraulic fluid pumped into the cylinder when the call button is pressed from a higher floor.

To move downward, the controller will open a valve in the hydraulic tank, slowly releasing this pressure after making a call to the basement. Since this type of elevator can move down simply by opening the control valve and pulling from gravity, this is also what makes it energy efficient. It can also be reduced by a backup battery in case of power failure with automatic operation.