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Traction machines and brakes, the governor, car top entry, hoistway door interlocks, the pit and buffers, Phase I and II fire service, escalators and category tests. Each topic has its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 66 illustrated pages.
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Every page has one big drawing and a box with the numbers, steps and checks you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 62 topics.
You're at the top landing with the hoistway door cracked open, and the mechanic is waiting for you to call the car top entry, step by step.
You've ridden car tops for years. But the code and the guide spread that sequence across paragraphs and cross-references, so you read it at night and the order is gone by morning.
In this book, getting on the car top is one page: six steps drawn in order, from the access switch to stepping on, with what to check at each one.
The rest works the same way: hoistway door interlocks, the governor, spring vs. oil buffers, Phase I recall, Category 5 tests. Each one gets its own page.
You understand the sequence, and you call it out without going back to the code book.
From “Before You Inspect” to exam review: the machine room, hoistway and car top, inside the car, the pit, firefighters' emergency operation, escalators and periodic inspections. 66 pages, all illustrated.
Think of it this way:
You're at the bottom landing for a periodic and you need to get into the pit: ladder, lights, stop switch, in that order.
You open the pit access page and see the pit drawn from the sill down: the fixed ladder, the light switch and the stop switch, each one where your hand goes, and the depth that calls for a fixed ladder in a box.
The same goes for the governor, interlock testing, Phase I recall, step-to-skirt clearance and Category 5 tests: each one on its own page.
Elevator Inspector Illustrated is 9 parts and 62 topics, all drawn, and it ends with the whole route on one page, the numbers to know and a final checklist.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
How you go from mechanic to QEI inspector, how A17.1 is organized, what A17.1, A17.2 and A17.3 each cover, the inspection route, your own safety and who runs the test.
Access, lighting and housekeeping, the mainline disconnect, the controller, the traction machine and brake, sheaves and ropes, the governor, the hydraulic power unit, the relief valve and MRL units.
Getting on the car top safely, the top-of-car station, top clearance and refuge space, door interlocks and how to test them, rails and counterweight, terminal stopping and hoistway wiring.
The capacity and data plates, the 30 lbf door closing force, door kinetic energy, the reopening device, emergency communication, lighting and alarm, leveling, and the car enclosure and top exit.
Pit access, ladder and lighting, the pit stop switch and refuge, spring vs. oil buffers, the car safety and safety plank, the hydraulic cylinder and plunger, and water and debris in the pit.
Phase I in one drawing, designated vs. alternate level, the firefighter hat signal, Phase II in-car operation, shunt trip and sprinklers, and the monthly test and log.
The escalator route, comb plates and steps, step-to-skirt clearance, handrails, stop switches and safety devices, brake and stopping distance, and signage and landings.
Acceptance vs. periodic, traction Category 1 and Category 5, hydraulic category tests, the Maintenance Control Program, tags and records, and how to write a clear violation.
The whole route on one page, the numbers to know, tabbing your code book, frequent mix-ups and a final checklist for your first inspection.
At the end of the book: The whole inspection route on one page, the numbers to know, code-tabbing tips and a first-inspection checklist.
Test yourself topic by topic with exam-style questions, and every answer explains why, so you know exactly what to go back and review.
Each frequent mistake shown side by side, wrong vs. right, drawn so you can spot it on the job and in the exam question.
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You get the code organized the way you already work: machine room, hoistway, car, pit, escalator. Each topic is one drawing you can picture.
You review the numbers to know, the frequent mix-ups and the whole route on one page, then test yourself with the practice questions.
You print the pages you need and keep them in your truck, so before a category test you can go over the sequence in a couple of minutes.
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Yes. It doesn't explain what a hoist rope is. It puts what you already know into inspection order and shows what the code checks at each stop, and why.
From ASME A17.1/CSA B44, the ASME A17.2 inspection guide and ASME QEI-1. Every value and section reference is checked against the edition named on the first page of the book. Many states and cities adopt an older edition, and section numbers can change between editions, so always confirm the edition your AHJ enforces.
No. It's an independent illustrated study companion. It doesn't reproduce the code text, it doesn't give you a certificate or continuing education hours, and you still need your own copy of the code.
No. It helps you study and review. It doesn't replace the official code, your certifier's training requirements or field experience.
No. They are written for this book, in the style of the QEI, so you can check what you know topic by topic. They are not official exam questions.
The book and the 2 bonus books come as PDFs by email.
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Yes. It's a PDF made to print, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you want to take to the job.
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No more rereading the code and keeping nothing.
Car top entry, interlocks, buffers: you see them drawn, and that's it.
You walk into the exam knowing where everything is.
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