Before-During-After Modernization: 1983 Dover Hydraulic Elevator at Sugar Land Medical Building

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2018
  • This is my VERY FIRST time I had ever done this! A before-during-after modernization video. Anyways, here is this classic Dover Traditional elevator in a local medical building in my area that I had so many memories riding ever since I was a very little kid when I used to come here for doctor's appointment. I grew up riding this beauty! I want to say a HUGE THANKS to Oracle Elevator for saving me the parts!!!! :D With that said, I hope you enjoy this video! :D
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    Separate video: • THEY'RE GETTING MODDED...
    Song: We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Instrumental) by Jingle Punks
    (C) JimLiElevators 2018

КОМЕНТАРІ • 189

  • @patrickrichmond9896
    @patrickrichmond9896 5 років тому +20

    I feel you Jim. The ones that we have as architects are really kids rather than real ones that grew up in the era when we had truly reliable elevators. When I was a kid, the vintage gated Rotary Dover in Kirkwood was what I rode, and the building at 777 South New Ballas Road had Long elevators with white buttons. I wish I was a lead elevator tech that would travel the country. Then if I had that job, I would be traveling the country showing these people how to modernize these elevators right.

  • @nikolai1317
    @nikolai1317 4 роки тому +15

    This makes me want to cry :-(

  • @Photoelectric_Elevators
    @Photoelectric_Elevators 4 роки тому +3

    Looks like MAD had a little fun with these.

  • @zackcacciapalle6405
    @zackcacciapalle6405 4 роки тому +3

    Those hall lanterns are very rare! Glad you saved them!

  • @GhostlyPlayz94
    @GhostlyPlayz94 4 роки тому +7

    That is so sad to see them modernize these cool Dover elevators. Makes me want to cry.

  • @ElevatorFanMeiyingLongoria
    @ElevatorFanMeiyingLongoria 5 років тому +3

    That's the sound when the elevators in my school! I love Dovers, Schindler, and mostly KONE, not forgetting hydraulic elevators.

    • @Windows-zb9il
      @Windows-zb9il 4 роки тому +2

      ElevatorFan1939 Meiying Longoria Jo Go Go Media Markt they have Beatiful hydraulics

  • @CYBEREMERALD2023
    @CYBEREMERALD2023 5 років тому +10

    Almost 100 views! I love your knowledge on elevators! Thanks for being my inspiration!

    • @moneahamed365
      @moneahamed365 Рік тому

      They done elevator 1981 Washington look clean and fan wow elevator they are fix 1983

  • @bostonelevatorsaviation
    @bostonelevatorsaviation 5 років тому +7

    well at least you got the dover parts that will help you remember this elevator

    • @TakoElevators
      @TakoElevators 3 роки тому +3

      Its a good place for DieselDucy's elevator museum.

  • @charliep2240
    @charliep2240 4 роки тому +4

    RIP 1981 Westinghouse and 1983 Dover

  • @jeanneepps8034
    @jeanneepps8034 5 років тому +9

    :( Your childhood elevator is now ruined. R.I.P Dover hydraulic elevator at Sugar Land Medical Building 1983 - 2018

  • @rickygonzalez3152
    @rickygonzalez3152 3 роки тому +7

    Watching this nearly 2 years later so bring a tear to my eye. On the brightside, I kinda like the new mod, especially how the arrow on the hallway lantern changes color.
    UP = Green
    DN = Red

  • @elevcan2312
    @elevcan2312 5 років тому +3

    This was uploaded on my birthday.

  • @itssharkeyboi
    @itssharkeyboi 3 роки тому +5

    My childhood elevator was the great Montgomery kone glass elevator in galleria mall in Ft Lauderdale
    Sadly they modernized it to an MEI in January 2019. also that makes me want to cry why did they have to modernize that beautiful old dover elevator

  • @Windows-zb9il
    @Windows-zb9il 4 роки тому +8

    before it was an beatiful elevator..

  • @TheElevatorandAirplaneFinder
    @TheElevatorandAirplaneFinder 5 років тому +5

    So sad. I love the Dover buttons. It will never be missed. RIP.

  • @bigmanstv8185
    @bigmanstv8185 4 роки тому +10

    Farewell Dover 1980s, you will be remembered by people who lived with you.

  • @GOWUZO
    @GOWUZO 2 роки тому +2

    I love the old dover

  • @TakoElevators
    @TakoElevators 3 роки тому +4

    21:45
    Memco Panachrome on the other one. They should put it on the other one. Epic motor as well.

  • @thegamerguy2591
    @thegamerguy2591 4 роки тому +4

    So Sad Because The Elevator Is Now Gone

  • @bostonelevatorsaviation
    @bostonelevatorsaviation 4 роки тому +2

    FYI at 5:09 the elevator did a big jolt like that when it was a westinghouse

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, but the modernized one jolted a lot harder than the original.

  • @kyleholbrook1288
    @kyleholbrook1288 2 роки тому +1

    I Had A Childhood Elevator I’d Ride All The Time. It Was The Westinghouse Elevators At Hawthorn Mall In Vernon Hills IL. Sadly They Got Modernized By Schindler HXPRESS In 2020

  • @mikkawicaksonosuryaputra3998
    @mikkawicaksonosuryaputra3998 4 роки тому +1

    Wow this elevator is legend

  • @thomashe2496
    @thomashe2496 2 роки тому +2

    Nice.

  • @rieon-plumbingfan
    @rieon-plumbingfan 5 років тому +3

    I like the SmartRise buttons :D

    • @NyxKemo
      @NyxKemo 2 роки тому +1

      The buttons are DMG BS third party buttons

  • @JelenaR169
    @JelenaR169 4 роки тому +2

    COOL 😎

  • @xE92vD
    @xE92vD 3 роки тому +2

    Its 1 year ago still not 1k likes what a shame

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +3

      These were modded almost 2 years ago now.

  • @Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219
    @Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219 4 роки тому +7

    Sad Because That Elevator Is Been Gone

  • @brandonplayswastaken
    @brandonplayswastaken 3 роки тому +4

    10:47 this further proves my point that old stuff is better and more reliable

  • @1000BT
    @1000BT 3 роки тому +2

    i found one with orginal fixtures

  • @bostonelevatorsaviation
    @bostonelevatorsaviation 5 років тому +2

    lord and Taylor had an EPIC Westinghouse but got modernized with kone kss 500 0r kss 570

  • @Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219
    @Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219 4 роки тому +2

    R.I.P 1983 Dover

  • @skylertanyt
    @skylertanyt 3 роки тому +2

    Cool

  • @leodorego2629
    @leodorego2629 5 років тому +2

    Nice

  • @Paladin271
    @Paladin271 11 місяців тому +1

    An elevator in our hotel is being modernized! I hope it dosen't turn out as bad as this! That classic 1983 Dover elevator was better with the original COP (circuit operating board) and the original fixtures.

  • @pablosoriano4250
    @pablosoriano4250 5 років тому +5

    A Final Farewell Ride On The 1983 Dover Elevator

  • @ablindguy
    @ablindguy 2 роки тому +1

    Wow. The smart rice made even more noise then the dover when it was installed.

  • @vancouverelevators_transit
    @vancouverelevators_transit 5 років тому +2

    RIP 1983 Dover elevator

  • @EASProductionsGaming
    @EASProductionsGaming 4 роки тому +5

    One time I was riding in a 1989 elevator at my job. That waiter was very very fast and every time it stopped a floor it would do a jerk which I call it a bit of annoying

  • @nikroblox3515
    @nikroblox3515 2 роки тому +1

    My old elevator replaced from June 19 to September 24

  • @ishmael1057
    @ishmael1057 3 роки тому +2

    Those new buttons look like ThyssenKrupp elevator buttons

  • @achelysaint-aude1812
    @achelysaint-aude1812 3 роки тому +2

    Say goodbye to the Dover elevator

  • @alexleo172
    @alexleo172 5 років тому +1

    In Singapore,some Fujitech lifts broke down,some of it crashed,some of it's indicator broke.

  • @williamguzman2663
    @williamguzman2663 5 років тому +13

    The Dover’s nice leveling and fast going down speed will be missed, as well as the traditional fixtures.

  • @ee4u
    @ee4u 5 років тому +10

    There's an elevator under modernization right now in my town and I hope it doesn't turn out as bad as this!

  • @jonathanryersonhotel3593
    @jonathanryersonhotel3593 3 роки тому +2

    That hole in the wall that you see with black duct tape the wires right behind in the junction box behind I don't think those wires are live though I doubt they're even live if they were alive they would actually caught a fire by now.

  • @danandlaundry
    @danandlaundry 2 роки тому +2

    They should have kept the old ones until they died

  • @ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL
    @ZZ9ProductionsOFFICIAL 5 років тому +4

    for new modernisations those have good motors

    • @Shaner0515
      @Shaner0515 5 років тому +2

      ZZ9 Productions yea they do I like the the good motors

  • @friend6221
    @friend6221 3 роки тому +2

    5:12 what happened to the door?

  • @Assassin42767
    @Assassin42767 Рік тому +2

    I like the old fixtures, indicator and lanterns better! This modded elevator is already running terribly, the jolting is hard, and it broke down twice?! This is why I also hate modernization. Same to you!

    • @Paladin271
      @Paladin271 11 місяців тому +2

      I like them better when they were original. I hope the elevator mod isn't as bad as this!

  • @salt9408
    @salt9408 3 роки тому +1

    I'm so sad the 1983 Dover is gone in heaven #goodbye1983Dover

  • @barbaraibous3665
    @barbaraibous3665 3 роки тому +2

    I wish it would say

  • @chhannachhradachhannachhra3801
    @chhannachhradachhannachhra3801 3 роки тому +2

    I like new mod very much than the old one

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +1

      The old one worked perfectly fine as well also.

  • @hunterduncan362
    @hunterduncan362 4 роки тому +6

    5:02 Why you shouldn't mod elevators
    And 5:59,
    AND 7:28

  • @matthewzaslavsky6341
    @matthewzaslavsky6341 5 років тому +2

    Big doors!!

  • @trollfaceleader8200
    @trollfaceleader8200 3 роки тому +2

    Why was i hearing beeping in the background

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +1

      I think the alarm panel in the lobby is not reset and probably in trouble mode I believe.

  • @blackenderman9269
    @blackenderman9269 4 роки тому +2

    #R.I.P Dover

  • @chrisgabrilska8336
    @chrisgabrilska8336 Рік тому

    R.I.P 1983 Dover and 1981 Westinghouse elevators

  • @elevatorsincity
    @elevatorsincity 2 роки тому

    I did some updates video of the former 1987 Dover Impulses at the City of Wilmington 305 Chestnut Street in Wilmington NC just like you.

  • @tirkour4419
    @tirkour4419 2 роки тому +1

    are theese ptl buttons

  • @EvergreenElevators
    @EvergreenElevators 3 роки тому +5

    To be very honest, mods like these can be very disappointing. But here’s something cool to think about - Imagine this newly modded elevator a couple decades (or even over 60 years) into the future (if the elevator is still in service)! I’d always wonder how that would be. Modern day elevators, 50-60 years into the future.

    • @figboot
      @figboot 2 роки тому +2

      Sadly, I imagine most of them aren't built to last quite like the older elevators are. Most will not likely last 50-60 years.

    • @exoticcar5482
      @exoticcar5482 5 місяців тому

      Sadly either this elevator will be modernized again by then given typical low reliability trends of modern parts and company trends and interests. Perhaps by then though they'll plan to demolish the building itself

  • @LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC
    @LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC 5 років тому +8

    It makes me sad how such awesome elevators have to be modded. I was very upset when an epic Schindler M Series got modded by a Otis Gen2.

    • @moneahamed365
      @moneahamed365 Рік тому

      Wow brand new elevator 1983 is clean they've done it

  • @williamguzman2663
    @williamguzman2663 5 років тому +1

    What would be nice is if the original COP was kept original and they only put new stainless over the brass. Same with the doors and lanterns. THEY COULD HAVE DONE WHAT I MENTIONED OR EVEN HAVE JUST DONE A PARTIAL MODERNIZATION.

  • @Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219
    @Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219 4 роки тому +6

    Sad And I Hate To See These Elevators Go

  • @LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC
    @LiftEnthusiast2020OFFTOPIC 5 років тому +12

    same a youtube user called BENO told me that modernisation does not make an elevator better. They should just keep things original.

    • @beedslolkuntus2070
      @beedslolkuntus2070 4 роки тому +2

      Yes... only but if you use companies like Mitsubishi’s

    • @Jamestube8439
      @Jamestube8439 4 роки тому +1

      In some cases a modernization is needed to make the elevator more ADA compliant or if the elevator is a piece of junk.

    • @deos9
      @deos9 2 роки тому

      The one where a Schindler M Series got modernized by leister controls?

  • @ablindguy
    @ablindguy 3 роки тому +2

    May I ask, what is Sugarland? I don’t live in America.

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +2

      Sugar Land is a suburb of Houston located southwest.

  • @PNWElevatorAviation
    @PNWElevatorAviation 5 років тому +3

    SmartRise is by OTIS

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  5 років тому +1

      Really? I didn’t know that. I thought SmartRise and Otis both are separate elevator company brands.

    • @PNWElevatorAviation
      @PNWElevatorAviation 5 років тому +1

      JimLiElevators According to Dan & Mark from OTIS, They said SmartRises are on OTIS Hydros. Not HydroFits & MRL's tho

  • @catboypjmasksakaevangarcia1671
    @catboypjmasksakaevangarcia1671 5 років тому +3

    5:02/5:59/7:28 BOUNCY ELEVATOR

  • @lalovillafranco7600
    @lalovillafranco7600 Рік тому

    Maybe you can do a 2022 take

  • @BarneyBarnett
    @BarneyBarnett 4 роки тому +2

    only america has a vending machine in a medical centre

  • @jaydenlai_alt
    @jaydenlai_alt 3 роки тому +2

    Why did they modernize that?

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +2

      No idea.

    • @jaydenlai_alt
      @jaydenlai_alt 3 роки тому +1

      These were truly beautiful lifts and not only they look good, their motors also sounded great.

  • @NotBrainy
    @NotBrainy 2 роки тому +2

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @barbaraibous3665
    @barbaraibous3665 3 роки тому +3

    I don’t like smartrise

  • @FlippyLuigi
    @FlippyLuigi 5 років тому +2

    Why would they scrap a working elevator?

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  5 років тому +2

      No clue, but at least the mod on the Dover was working fine when it was put into service unlike the mod on the Westinghouse where it already starts with a big jolt going up and when it comes to a complete stop going down.

  • @janathinibalaganesh4702
    @janathinibalaganesh4702 4 роки тому +2

    I Like modded elevator

  • @OPG2711
    @OPG2711 5 років тому +7

    Typical Oracle being slow at the process!

  • @kristin3191
    @kristin3191 2 роки тому

    That Dover elevator will be missed😭

  • @colinmacdonald5169
    @colinmacdonald5169 3 роки тому +2

    wait did you ask him to take the new part out of the machine room?

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +1

      No, because they needed to have those to put them in the existing spot for installations.

    • @colinmacdonald5169
      @colinmacdonald5169 3 роки тому +1

      @@JimLiElevators I am referring to the new lantern you were showing

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  3 роки тому +1

      Yes, that is exactly what I was referring to. They let me look at it for photographing purposes as long as I don’t take them out and return it back after I’m done.

  • @user-kv5bj3fp2u
    @user-kv5bj3fp2u Місяць тому +1

    Modernized Westinghouse elevator that door it does not open all the way

  • @theAdamAronggear
    @theAdamAronggear 5 років тому +3

    Traditional Dover with a *BUZZ* ???

    • @ElevatorFanMeiyingLongoria
      @ElevatorFanMeiyingLongoria 5 років тому +1

      It made the buzz (or hiss sound) because both the SmartRise and Dover were run by hydraulic. It makes 2 noises when the elevator goes up, and 1 noise when it goes down. Cable elevators happen to make a silent noice.

  • @user-iu6ud3uc7o
    @user-iu6ud3uc7o 4 роки тому +2

    i Like modded elevator

  • @Elevatorelectricgate
    @Elevatorelectricgate 6 місяців тому

    The mod may be upsetting, but the motor should be a win.

  • @chelskydotnet5371
    @chelskydotnet5371 5 років тому +2

    0:32 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @cooperdeignan6570
    @cooperdeignan6570 2 роки тому

    After the mod on the Dover, why did the Westinghouse go back out of service?

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  2 роки тому

      It’s because they were replacing the cab walls so they had to deactivate the former Westinghouse elevator for a bit.

  • @anthonymurphy8733
    @anthonymurphy8733 Рік тому

    It’s not good that it’s going to be a rest in peace

  • @TechNerdNolan
    @TechNerdNolan 4 роки тому +3

    This is just sad. These DID NOT need to be modernized!

  • @darfieldzone5309
    @darfieldzone5309 3 роки тому +2

    Well that just sucks!

  • @LtotheWtotheTD
    @LtotheWtotheTD 5 років тому +2

    I thought it was Montgomery SmartRise but it’s Otis SmartRise

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  5 років тому +3

      No, the actual brand is definitely SmartRise; I promise. Otis did NOT make SmartRise products.

    • @LtotheWtotheTD
      @LtotheWtotheTD 5 років тому +2

      Ok I just got confused for a min

    • @LtotheWtotheTD
      @LtotheWtotheTD 5 років тому +2

      If it is tell me if they make mid rise elevators

  • @gamingtube6916
    @gamingtube6916 Рік тому

    I feel bad to Jim elevators because he really liked this old 1983 Dover RIP Dover 1983-2018😢

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  Рік тому

      Well don’t feel bad now because parts have already been saved!

    • @gamingtube6916
      @gamingtube6916 Рік тому

      You are so great Jim elevators 😊

    • @gamingtube6916
      @gamingtube6916 Рік тому

      I also like the indicator and the door opening but I did not like the bump

  • @mktx.
    @mktx. 4 роки тому +6

    Sad that it got modernized

  • @TheWorldOfJames_OLD
    @TheWorldOfJames_OLD 5 років тому +2

    Noooooooo! 😢

  • @blue.light.fazbear
    @blue.light.fazbear 5 років тому +12

    I’m so sick of generic indicators and generic garbage in general

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  5 років тому +9

      Me too!

    • @PFElevators
      @PFElevators 2 роки тому

      Generic elevators could have some great motors though. joevator 3219 did a hydro motor complication and it included some generics with great motors

    • @Assassin42767
      @Assassin42767 Рік тому

      Same here! I'm so sick of this elevator having this generic garbage, being have to be modded, and the jolting is so hard!!

    • @Paladin271
      @Paladin271 11 місяців тому

      @@JimLiElevators Same to me! I hate these basic, plain and generic garbage mods!!

  • @inactivechannel7029
    @inactivechannel7029 5 років тому +1

    IMO, the mod on the Dover is better.

  • @evangouldtransit
    @evangouldtransit 3 роки тому +1

    Ive seen those newer fixtures on a Marcato elevator in NYC, i really wanna know what they are.! I know the LED ring is too big and button is too round to be MAD BS

  • @andyobrien1692
    @andyobrien1692 5 років тому +1

    Nice video I work at Nashville International Airport they modified a Dover elevator replaced the call buttons and indicator and the buttons inside it Kone modified it and it stays broken all the time. Then they installed a brand new Kone elevator beside it. And that elevator has stayed broken too. I’m afraid to ride them. Cause of this

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  5 років тому +2

      OMG Kone is terrible. I have heard numerous rumors that Kone elevators are known for breaking down, and THEY RIGHTFULLY DO!

    • @andyobrien1692
      @andyobrien1692 5 років тому +1

      And that’s who services all our elevators at the airport is Kone

    • @renny2012
      @renny2012 4 роки тому +1

      @@JimLiElevators That's funny to hear, because I have a hypermarket (not a mall, it is only 2 stories) that is having one Kone elevator, which has poor maintenance. But it is really efficient!

  • @nathanielcoleman5694
    @nathanielcoleman5694 2 роки тому

    As disappointed as you may be, you have to remember that everything ages through gradual wear-and-tear. When a machine begins to show its age (e.g. constant breakdowns or creaking) it’s more justifiable in the long run to replace it because maintenance costs will rise significantly. They did this for a reason

    • @JimLiElevators
      @JimLiElevators  2 роки тому

      You do have a point though. I have also heard that parts are also harder to find which is another reason why elevators get modernized on a regular basis.

  • @theAdamAronggear
    @theAdamAronggear 5 років тому +8

    SmartRise? Such an UNPOPULAR generic brand. I've never been hearing that brand ever…
    Here in Indonesia, the same goes for us in Jakarta. Many old elevators especially the ones in The Sultan Hotel in Jakarta got a semi-generic Korean modernization. From American Otis turned into Samil. Many of our old elevators got modernized into crap, terrible, and unsafe generic elevators.

    • @alexleo172
      @alexleo172 4 роки тому +2

      No mentioning about Pillar Elevator?

  • @patrykplayz7
    @patrykplayz7 Рік тому

    I also hear time of my life

  • @user-juoig7799
    @user-juoig7799 2 роки тому

    Fun fact: Dover is also a city in the United Kingdom.

  • @blue.light.fazbear
    @blue.light.fazbear 5 років тому +3

    Ha! Even the camera hates the mod