215 PIT STRUCTURES QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
___________ ppshould ppnot ppbe ppdisassembled ppin ppthe ppfield. pp- ppAnswer ppOil
ppbuffers
Two ppsafety ppprecautions ppto ppbe ppfollowed ppwhen ppfirst ppentering ppthe ppelevator
pppit ppare ppto pphave ppthe pp________ ppopen ppand ppthe pppit pplight ppon. pp- ppAnswer
ppPit ppstop ppswitch
Tension ppon ppthe ppgovernor pprope ppis ppmaintained ppby ppusing ppa... pp- ppAnswer
ppTension ppsheave
The ppASME ppSafety ppCode pprequires ppoil ppbuffers ppfor ppelevators ppwhen pptraveling
ppat ppa ppcar ppspeed ppof... pp- ppAnswer ppOver pp200 ppFPM
If ppthe pppit ppextends ppmore ppthan pp_____ ppfeet ppbelow ppthe ppsill ppof ppthe ppaccess
ppdoor, ppa ppfixed ppvertical ppladder ppshall ppbe pplocated ppwithin ppreach ppof ppthe
ppaccess ppdoor. pp- ppAnswer pp3
The pploss ppof pptraction ppcreated ppbetween ppthe pphoist ppropes ppand ppthe ppmachine
ppdriver ppwhen ppthe ppcounterweight pplands ppon ppits ppbuffer ppavoids... pp- ppAnswer
ppThe ppelevator ppcar ppfrom ppbeing pppulled ppinto ppthe ppoverhead.
The pppurpose ppof ppthe pp____________ ppis ppto ppreduce ppthe ppshearing ppaction ppof
ppthe ppedge ppof ppthe ppsill ppor ppthreshold. pp- ppAnswer ppToe ppguard
A ppreference ppmark ppfrom ppwhich ppvertical ppmeasurements ppare ppmade ppis ppknown
ppas ppa... pp- ppAnswer ppBench ppmark
The ppelevator pppit ppis pplocated ppbetween ppthe ppsill pplevel ppof ppthe pplowest pplanding
ppand ppthe... pp- ppAnswer ppFloor ppof ppthe ppelevator pphoistway.
When ppworking ppin ppa pppit ppthat pphas ppbeen ppwaterproofed... pp- ppAnswer ppYou
ppmust ppnotify ppthe ppgeneral ppcontractor ppbefore ppdrilling ppor ppcutting ppinto ppthe ppwall
ppor pppit ppfloor.
___________ pparrangement ppof ppthe pptape ppto ppdrive ppthe ppselector ppinvolves ppthe
ppuse ppof ppa ppselector ppdrive pptension ppsheave. pp- ppAnswer ppCar-to-car
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
___________ ppshould ppnot ppbe ppdisassembled ppin ppthe ppfield. pp- ppAnswer ppOil
ppbuffers
Two ppsafety ppprecautions ppto ppbe ppfollowed ppwhen ppfirst ppentering ppthe ppelevator
pppit ppare ppto pphave ppthe pp________ ppopen ppand ppthe pppit pplight ppon. pp- ppAnswer
ppPit ppstop ppswitch
Tension ppon ppthe ppgovernor pprope ppis ppmaintained ppby ppusing ppa... pp- ppAnswer
ppTension ppsheave
The ppASME ppSafety ppCode pprequires ppoil ppbuffers ppfor ppelevators ppwhen pptraveling
ppat ppa ppcar ppspeed ppof... pp- ppAnswer ppOver pp200 ppFPM
If ppthe pppit ppextends ppmore ppthan pp_____ ppfeet ppbelow ppthe ppsill ppof ppthe ppaccess
ppdoor, ppa ppfixed ppvertical ppladder ppshall ppbe pplocated ppwithin ppreach ppof ppthe
ppaccess ppdoor. pp- ppAnswer pp3
The pploss ppof pptraction ppcreated ppbetween ppthe pphoist ppropes ppand ppthe ppmachine
ppdriver ppwhen ppthe ppcounterweight pplands ppon ppits ppbuffer ppavoids... pp- ppAnswer
ppThe ppelevator ppcar ppfrom ppbeing pppulled ppinto ppthe ppoverhead.
The pppurpose ppof ppthe pp____________ ppis ppto ppreduce ppthe ppshearing ppaction ppof
ppthe ppedge ppof ppthe ppsill ppor ppthreshold. pp- ppAnswer ppToe ppguard
A ppreference ppmark ppfrom ppwhich ppvertical ppmeasurements ppare ppmade ppis ppknown
ppas ppa... pp- ppAnswer ppBench ppmark
The ppelevator pppit ppis pplocated ppbetween ppthe ppsill pplevel ppof ppthe pplowest pplanding
ppand ppthe... pp- ppAnswer ppFloor ppof ppthe ppelevator pphoistway.
When ppworking ppin ppa pppit ppthat pphas ppbeen ppwaterproofed... pp- ppAnswer ppYou
ppmust ppnotify ppthe ppgeneral ppcontractor ppbefore ppdrilling ppor ppcutting ppinto ppthe ppwall
ppor pppit ppfloor.
___________ pparrangement ppof ppthe pptape ppto ppdrive ppthe ppselector ppinvolves ppthe
ppuse ppof ppa ppselector ppdrive pptension ppsheave. pp- ppAnswer ppCar-to-car
