FINAL ELEVATOR CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ The total weight of your elevator (force) is 8100 lbs. and its plunger area is
50 square inches. What is the system pressure?.
Answer: 162 psi
◍ Refer to the NEIEP Moving Walk Final Layout. What is the correct
wellway-to-wellway distance?.
Answer: 134' 11"
◍ Electrolysis is caused by which of the following?.
Answer: Stray current corrosion and Galvanic corrosion BOTH ARE
CORRECT
◍ When using wire rope, the diameter of the sheaves must be how many times
the diameter of the suspension ropes?.
Answer: 30
◍ Which of the following is a term used to describe a body harness used in
conjunction with a shock absorbing lanyard?.
Answer: Personal fall arrest system
◍ Wye-Delta starting is used for which of the following?.
Answer: Reduced current starting
◍ A mechanic is working on a construction job, and finds the carpenter using a
powder activated tool to anchor wall track. Of the following, which
precaution should the mechanic take?.
Answer: Wear hearing protection
◍ You need the area of the plunger to calculate the pressure of the hydraulic
, system. Your plunger is 8 inches in diameter. What is it's area?.
Answer: 50.27 square inches
◍ Which of the following provides mechanical interlocking of contactors?.
Answer: Interlock contacts
◍ Which is the best way to communicate with your coworkers while you are in
the machine room and they are working in the pit?.
Answer: Two-way radio
◍ A mechanic hurts their back while lifting a heavy box. A doctor diagnoses a
"strain". What type of Injury did they sustain?.
Answer: Muscle stretched beyond limits
◍ You are about to step to a car top. After activating the top of car stop switch
and the inspection switch, what is the next step to verify that they work?.
Answer: Close the hoist way doors and set up a hall call
◍ What safety device might you encounter in a hydraulic elevator pit?.
Answer: Plunger gripper
◍ As the certified welder on the job you must weld two cylinder pieces. How
must you join the two pieces?.
Answer: Tack welds then a fill bead
◍ What is the most serious consequence of incorrect lifting?.
Answer: Spinal injury
◍ What is called the "silent killer".
Answer: The counter weight
◍ Once a plunger joint has been completed, what steps should be followed to
prevent damage to the packing?.
Answer: Sand with emery cloth
◍ A mechanic needs to ride on the car top, but a top-of car operating device is
not available. What should the mechanic do?.
Answer: Establish communication with a qualified person in the car
, ◍ Under which of the following conditions will the buzzer (BZT) sound?.
Answer: When the handrail speed is 15% below step speed.
◍ Refer to the NEIEP Escalator Final Layout diagram. What is the total
distance from the first floor finished floor height and the second floor
finished floor height?.
Answer: 13' 6"
◍ You are about to perform routine maintenance on an elevator. After
applying a lock and a tag, what step should you take?.
Answer: Verify no power with appropriate test equipment
◍ When does ASME A17.1 require a pit ladder to be installed?.
Answer: When pit depth exceeds 35"
◍ Refer to the NEIEP Escalator Final Layout diagram. What is the correct
measurement to align the truss in the center of the wellway?.
Answer: 7' 6 1/2"
◍ A mechanic is taking a trouble call in a dumbwaiter, and realizes he must
stand on the car top, what should the dumbwaiter be equipped with?.
Answer: Car safeties
◍ What is the function of the lower newel wheel on a moving walk with solid
balustrades?.
Answer: It acts as an idler
◍ Which of the following will determine the leveling speed of an elevator?.
Answer: Rate of flow in gpm
◍ When working around electricity, which of the following safety precautions
should be followed?.
Answer: Remove jewelry and metal frames glasses
◍ Which of the following best describes the rack and pinion drive motor
brake?.
Answer: It is spring set and electrically released
◍ When are elevator constructors permitted to ride inside a 400lb. Capacity
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ The total weight of your elevator (force) is 8100 lbs. and its plunger area is
50 square inches. What is the system pressure?.
Answer: 162 psi
◍ Refer to the NEIEP Moving Walk Final Layout. What is the correct
wellway-to-wellway distance?.
Answer: 134' 11"
◍ Electrolysis is caused by which of the following?.
Answer: Stray current corrosion and Galvanic corrosion BOTH ARE
CORRECT
◍ When using wire rope, the diameter of the sheaves must be how many times
the diameter of the suspension ropes?.
Answer: 30
◍ Which of the following is a term used to describe a body harness used in
conjunction with a shock absorbing lanyard?.
Answer: Personal fall arrest system
◍ Wye-Delta starting is used for which of the following?.
Answer: Reduced current starting
◍ A mechanic is working on a construction job, and finds the carpenter using a
powder activated tool to anchor wall track. Of the following, which
precaution should the mechanic take?.
Answer: Wear hearing protection
◍ You need the area of the plunger to calculate the pressure of the hydraulic
, system. Your plunger is 8 inches in diameter. What is it's area?.
Answer: 50.27 square inches
◍ Which of the following provides mechanical interlocking of contactors?.
Answer: Interlock contacts
◍ Which is the best way to communicate with your coworkers while you are in
the machine room and they are working in the pit?.
Answer: Two-way radio
◍ A mechanic hurts their back while lifting a heavy box. A doctor diagnoses a
"strain". What type of Injury did they sustain?.
Answer: Muscle stretched beyond limits
◍ You are about to step to a car top. After activating the top of car stop switch
and the inspection switch, what is the next step to verify that they work?.
Answer: Close the hoist way doors and set up a hall call
◍ What safety device might you encounter in a hydraulic elevator pit?.
Answer: Plunger gripper
◍ As the certified welder on the job you must weld two cylinder pieces. How
must you join the two pieces?.
Answer: Tack welds then a fill bead
◍ What is the most serious consequence of incorrect lifting?.
Answer: Spinal injury
◍ What is called the "silent killer".
Answer: The counter weight
◍ Once a plunger joint has been completed, what steps should be followed to
prevent damage to the packing?.
Answer: Sand with emery cloth
◍ A mechanic needs to ride on the car top, but a top-of car operating device is
not available. What should the mechanic do?.
Answer: Establish communication with a qualified person in the car
, ◍ Under which of the following conditions will the buzzer (BZT) sound?.
Answer: When the handrail speed is 15% below step speed.
◍ Refer to the NEIEP Escalator Final Layout diagram. What is the total
distance from the first floor finished floor height and the second floor
finished floor height?.
Answer: 13' 6"
◍ You are about to perform routine maintenance on an elevator. After
applying a lock and a tag, what step should you take?.
Answer: Verify no power with appropriate test equipment
◍ When does ASME A17.1 require a pit ladder to be installed?.
Answer: When pit depth exceeds 35"
◍ Refer to the NEIEP Escalator Final Layout diagram. What is the correct
measurement to align the truss in the center of the wellway?.
Answer: 7' 6 1/2"
◍ A mechanic is taking a trouble call in a dumbwaiter, and realizes he must
stand on the car top, what should the dumbwaiter be equipped with?.
Answer: Car safeties
◍ What is the function of the lower newel wheel on a moving walk with solid
balustrades?.
Answer: It acts as an idler
◍ Which of the following will determine the leveling speed of an elevator?.
Answer: Rate of flow in gpm
◍ When working around electricity, which of the following safety precautions
should be followed?.
Answer: Remove jewelry and metal frames glasses
◍ Which of the following best describes the rack and pinion drive motor
brake?.
Answer: It is spring set and electrically released
◍ When are elevator constructors permitted to ride inside a 400lb. Capacity
