morgan.joseph•24d agoProlific Poster

Talked to a building super about door dwell times and it shifted how I adjust sensors

I was swapping out a door motor on a 1997 Otis at a 12-story building downtown last Tuesday. The building super came by, older guy named Frank, and he asked why I was setting the door dwell at the factory spec of 3 seconds. He said the tenants in that building are mostly elderly and they need at least 5 seconds to feel safe getting on and off. I told him the spec is the spec, but he pointed out that we get fewer service calls if people don't rush and trip. So I adjusted the sensors to a wider pattern and bumped the dwell up to 4.5 seconds. He was right - the door felt more generous and less aggressive. Anyone else find that sticking too close to the manual causes more headaches than listening to what the building actually needs?

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the_mary24d ago

Sounds like you overthought a door adjustment.

logan_white5924d ago

Yeah man, sometimes the simple stuff is the hardest to just get done.