Uniformat D1010

Hydraulic elevator

A hydraulic elevator lasts about 20 years, the median of 8 published sources, which state 20–35 years.

Also listed as Elevator, hydraulic, hydro elevator

• Confidence C
• Version 0.6.0 (permanent link)
• Reviewed 2026-10-22

Service life

Years in service. The band runs from the shortest to the longest life the sources state, so it shows how much they disagree, not how long 80% of units last. The line is the median of the stated lives.

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Basis

• 35 years · Brockton: Policy F06-2009-03 Capital Asset Amortization, p2 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page. None of the policies says hydraulic or traction; the same rows are cited for both types.
• 20 years · Grey Highlands: By-law No. 2026-052, Tangible Capital Asset Policy A09-F-03, p11 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Kenora: AF-6-1 Tangible Capital Asset Policy (By-law 34-2026), p15 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Prince Edward: FIN-12 Tangible Capital Assets Policy, p34 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Sarnia: Finance-04 Tangible Capital Asset Policy, Attachment No. 1: TCA Policy Appendix A, p1 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Severn: By-law 2019-04, Corporate Policy Manual: Tangible Capital Asset Policy, Useful Life Guide, p400 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 20 years · Welland: FIN-001-0012 Tangible Capital Assets Policy, p8 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.
• 25 years · Parksville: Policy No. 6.16 Tangible Capital Assets, p9 (accounting life)
  Capital asset policy (amortization period). Approved on text check: the label and value were found on the cited page.

How sources are chosen and recorded: sourcing policy.

Preventive maintenance

3 tasks in 2 work orders.

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9
10. 10
11. 11
12. 12Annual

Months from the schedule start. Daily and weekly rounds run in between. Download the tasks as CSV for a CMMS, or ask the MCP tool get_pm_schedule for dated visits.

Frequencies are ISO 8601 durations in the data (P3M = every 3 months).

Open questions

• These are Ontario accounting lives from municipal capital asset policies, not planning or observed replacement data.
• Elevator tasks come from NAVFAC MO-118 (1988), which restates the elevator code tests of its time; check them against the current ASME A17.1 and local requirements.

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Citation

unfinished.one (2026). Elevator, hydraulic, v0.6.0. https://unfinished.one/c/elevator-hydraulic/v/0.6.0

BibTeX

@misc{unfinished_elevator_hydraulic_0_6_0,
  title = {Elevator, hydraulic},
  author = {{unfinished.one}},
  year = {2026},
  version = {0.6.0},
  url = {https://unfinished.one/c/elevator-hydraulic/v/0.6.0},
  note = {CC BY 4.0}
}

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