Electricity consumption by an elevator

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An elevator is a nice purchase for older or more infirm people or if loads often have to be transported. But in addition to the acquisition costs, you also have to calculate a number of other costs, including electricity consumption.

An elevator can be a tremendous relief.
An elevator can be a tremendous relief. © Erich_Westendarp / Pixelio

The purchase of an elevator

  • If you want to purchase an elevator, you do not only have to calculate the cost of the elevator and the Pay attention to installation costs, but also to the electricity consumption of the elevator over the years and the regular maintenance costs. Repair costs could also be incurred.
  • The acquisition costs for an inexpensive elevator are around € 15,000. Of course there are no upper limits. Prices can vary greatly depending on the cabin size, number of stops, speed, payload, type of drive and equipment.
  • So if you want a fancy elevator with a glass cabin and marble floor or something similar, it will be considerably more expensive. An outside elevator costs around 40,000 euros for a normal single-family house with a height of around twelve meters and two floors.

Calculate and reduce power consumption

  • In addition to the purchase and installation costs, you should also consider the electricity costs. These can vary depending on the payload, operating mode, floors and speed of the elevator. Calculate energy consumption of around 17 kilowatts if you drive around one meter per second.
  • There are now also models that recycle the elevator's braking energy. The acquisition costs are higher, but in this way you can save quite a bit of electricity in the long term and make your contribution to the important ecological action and sustainability.
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  • When the elevator is not moving, it still consumes electricity, but the electricity consumption in standby is not as high as when it is moving. You can save energy costs here by only putting it into operation when you need to.
  • Lights and the like can easily be switched off. If you go on vacation, you should turn off the elevator completely.

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