LOL!! I remember starting a thread once about why the hell did they call their company PORN and dunwoody, were the owners Mr Porn and Mr Dunwoody!? LOL. VERY strange decision!!
Marcel Porn was born in Romania in 1884, in 1905 was appointed chief engineer at Petrolifier (19 yrs old) after the 1914-18 war he came to England and started his own business manufacturing lifts and diesel engines. In 1927 the company became Porn & Dunwoody, he died in 1949.
"PORN" company? Oke in old times is not a problem because there is very low or no internet. Today it's bad idea to use "PORN" as company name. :) Nice tour btw. Little sad it's modernized.
The old GAL buttons are quite interesting. Those vintage indicators reminds me of some vintage Marryat & Scott lifts. At least the original motors are still in use.
Knuckle the Echidna, do you know what I liked the most about the video? Blue and Pink paints, also, it is real nice that the owner kept his/her building clean!! This is the best I liked the most: Cleanliness!
I found an old beauty today at the odeon Leeds! An express lift! It had rattles and bangs and it took ages to level! I thaught I was stuck, it takes so long to level. Non modernised ether!
I thought I'd find the lift you mean on youtube, but it appears it's yet to be discovered! It's on the mrmattandmrchay list, but problem is I hardly ever travel up to Leeds anymore :(
Those type of winding wheels can be dangerous,There was instances of Fire Brigade Not removing them,When the Lift was eventually switched on by the Lift engineer,The wheel smashed around the motoroom, Of course he should have checked,but unfortunately he didn’t.Now winding wheels are mechanically fixed,in most motorooms.
I think there are more old lifts around than people think. Yesterday I was walking around the Holborn area of London and happened to peer into a few doorways - I found 2 unmodernised Expresses from the 1980's and a gated lift, as well as an unusual little lift with yellow doors - sadly this one had been modernised.
I know I know!! :) ME TOO, OMG I filmed a truely EPIC lift this week from the 1920s - motor room derelict but original. FACINATING!!! I'm really excited to think about uploading it, and I haven't even started editing it yet!
You can't judge a controller off the smoothness alone. I have seen late-model relay logic controlling modern smooth ac drives. In one odd case, a truly modern flux vector unit, and in several others, two-speed ac with solid state torque control.
I had bit of luck jesterday. I was inspecting a building with my boss for some structural modifications to a building form 1993. I knew the building had a lift by looking at the floor plans and to my luck it was on Otis europa 2000 in original condition. I had short ride in it and the video will be up in a few weeks (I have quite a backlog). The interiour is covered with plywood to protect is from damaging as it is beeing used by the builders for transport purposes.
Motors never lie, it was PORN !!!!!. Nice vid and hats off on the effort for doing the visit ... the PROPER way. Teha, the dude wasnt too interested and a bit in a hurry, but just probably he is getting a bit in trouble if something happens to you in the building. We kind of the landlords to let you visit and film. Shame it upgraded the controller. But at least the machinery and fixtures still original.
At least the guy let you in the motor room, film the motor from different angles and also record the motor in action, so it is not all bad :-) What happened to the Express Lift at the beginning of the video? Do you return to that lift in a later video?
I want to have a look at that Express, perhaps I'll try and find out who to contact to do that. I'm always a little embarrassed walking into places and say "you know the lift in your back stairwell..." , but sometimes it has to be done!! The guys actually went out somewhere to turn off the alarm on the roof door. If he'd done it before we came up then I'd have no time at all and the video would have really sucked!!
I've never known one be replaced so I'd guess so. I've not come across one in a while, last one I did it wasn't in use but had been left behind for prosperity!
They have , but all lift shafts will have had a full asbestos survey carried out. Any exposed asbestos will have been removed under controlled conditions or if the asbestos is still stable i.e not flaky it will be sealed with an approved sealant by a registered contractor and this is then entered into the asbestos register of the building owners, it is then checked at regular intervals for signs of deterioration.
I would not be able to say for certain , if you think you may have some in a building you can get it surveyed by a registered contractor. A lot of stuff looks just like asbestos sheeting but is usually a quite innocent material. If in doubt get it checked.
Used to be loads of these buttons around in the 80s. I like them! High Wycombe town centre when the shopping centre was Newlands Car Park, the car park had these buttons (some useless information for you lol)
AT 4:30; It said "PORN and DUNWOODY" I am sure of it, it is no questions. I am sure that who ever loved elevators documentary must have of ton of porn elevators. I cracked it up when saw the metal plate!😂😆🤣😁😎
Good question, but here in the UK, Dover hardware was installed by a company called "H+C / Hammond and Champness". A new video is coming up with classic H+C buttons - see if they match what you have there?
mrmattandmrchay Just been to a T J Hughs in Eastbourne, if you ever happen to be around there they've got a KONE lift with solenoid buttons. The lift was being serviced so I couldn't see the inside but it seemed very hopeful! Your channel is great :)
Perhaps! I'm going to do it all over again though, as I've filmed an original 1920s lift motor room (lift was boarded up in the 90s). REALLY looking forward to uploading this one (editing not started yet though)
Motor made by P0RN company. And it requires LUBRICATION ... :D.
LOL!! I remember starting a thread once about why the hell did they call their company PORN and dunwoody, were the owners Mr Porn and Mr Dunwoody!? LOL. VERY strange decision!!
Mr Porn & Mr Dunwoody did indeed start the company, i am informed that Mr Porn was eastern european in origin.
Eastern Europe, this is where all the p*rn comes from... :)
Great username man. What's your turn on voltage?
Marcel Porn was born in Romania in 1884, in 1905 was appointed chief engineer at Petrolifier (19 yrs old) after the 1914-18 war he came to England and started his own business manufacturing lifts and diesel engines. In 1927 the company became Porn & Dunwoody, he died in 1949.
"PORN" company? Oke in old times is not a problem because there is very low or no internet. Today it's bad idea to use "PORN" as company name. :)
Nice tour btw. Little sad it's modernized.
mrdummy Porn and Dunwoody still exists but are now called PDERS and owned by Otis. They dropped the Porn from their name
Good job they didn't do it the other way round and drop Dunwoody from the name instead (PORN LIFTS would attract a different type of passenger!!)
+mrmattandmrchay
loool
PDERS is Porn and Dunwoody elevator repair specialists.
mrdummy LOL
Thank you so much. You absolutely do an amazing job in your wonderful videos. For me you're one of the best elevator filmers on TH-cam
Wow thanks Kevin. I like your videos for your enthusiasm and variety of lifts you find also :)
mrmattandmrchay Thank you. I love this hobby!
Your videos are so epic Kevin.
As well as Mrmattandmrchay
The old GAL buttons are quite interesting. Those vintage indicators reminds me of some vintage Marryat & Scott lifts. At least the original motors are still in use.
awesome video as always and nice motor!!! Shane about the VF drive ! looks like there are some interesting videos coming up!
Knuckle the Echidna, do you know what I liked the most about the video? Blue and Pink paints, also, it is real nice that the owner kept his/her building clean!! This is the best I liked the most: Cleanliness!
I found an old beauty today at the odeon Leeds! An express lift! It had rattles and bangs and it took ages to level! I thaught I was stuck, it takes so long to level. Non modernised ether!
I thought I'd find the lift you mean on youtube, but it appears it's yet to be discovered! It's on the mrmattandmrchay list, but problem is I hardly ever travel up to Leeds anymore :(
Do a trip to Leeds specially to film it before its too late and gets modernised.
Those type of winding wheels can be dangerous,There was instances of Fire Brigade Not removing them,When the Lift was eventually switched on by the Lift engineer,The wheel smashed around the motoroom, Of course he should have checked,but unfortunately he didn’t.Now winding wheels are mechanically fixed,in most motorooms.
A little beats none by a BUNCH! Looking forward to the rest and liking the music too!
I think there are more old lifts around than people think. Yesterday I was walking around the Holborn area of London and happened to peer into a few doorways - I found 2 unmodernised Expresses from the 1980's and a gated lift, as well as an unusual little lift with yellow doors - sadly this one had been modernised.
In residential or office buildings? I wouldn't be surprised if a fair number of old lifts survive in London (among the many more modernized lifts).
Just imagine being me, having never really been in a motor room for a good video (just a bit of footage here and there)
Mr Chay,Mr Matt,Do you work for a lift Co.If so are you maintenance,or call out engineer,repairs,installation, Thanks.
Hehehe, looking at the teasers I can't wait to see what you have coming up. Can't wait to see, and awesome video! :)
I know I know!! :) ME TOO, OMG I filmed a truely EPIC lift this week from the 1920s - motor room derelict but original. FACINATING!!! I'm really excited to think about uploading it, and I haven't even started editing it yet!
You can't judge a controller off the smoothness alone. I have seen late-model relay logic controlling modern smooth ac drives. In one odd case, a truly modern flux vector unit, and in several others, two-speed ac with solid state torque control.
"solid state torque control" "smooth ac drive" LMAO
I had bit of luck jesterday. I was inspecting a building with my boss for some structural modifications to a building form 1993. I knew the building had a lift by looking at the floor plans and to my luck it was on Otis europa 2000 in original condition. I had short ride in it and the video will be up in a few weeks (I have quite a backlog). The interiour is covered with plywood to protect is from damaging as it is beeing used by the builders for transport purposes.
I don't know why I watch these kinds of videos since I'm terrified of elevators
thats a nice our grand paint job on the gear.
I am so looking forward to the future videos. "Hi" to Chay and your kitty !
I'm really excited to get on with them also, problem is always the same though - TIME :/
Motors never lie, it was PORN !!!!!. Nice vid and hats off on the effort for doing the visit ... the PROPER way. Teha, the dude wasnt too interested and a bit in a hurry, but just probably he is getting a bit in trouble if something happens to you in the building. We kind of the landlords to let you visit and film. Shame it upgraded the controller. But at least the machinery and fixtures still original.
Always with the cliff-hangers!! Lol!
First of all, great video as always! Secondly, is that a (gasp) water tank at 7:35 ?? :D Keep it coming, Matt!
HAHA!! Ah, that thing at 7:35 is even more facinating than a water tank, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. This building was EPIC!!!
David Irwin It's an old light
wouldnt that be classifyed as a ball motor ? bc it looks like its shaped aas a ball
At least the guy let you in the motor room, film the motor from different angles and also record the motor in action, so it is not all bad :-)
What happened to the Express Lift at the beginning of the video? Do you return to that lift in a later video?
I want to have a look at that Express, perhaps I'll try and find out who to contact to do that. I'm always a little embarrassed walking into places and say "you know the lift in your back stairwell..." , but sometimes it has to be done!!
The guys actually went out somewhere to turn off the alarm on the roof door. If he'd done it before we came up then I'd have no time at all and the video would have really sucked!!
Is that a Bull Motor that the lift is running ?
Looks like it
Still a cool elevator and nice video, even if it's been modernized
Thanks. Was definitely worth a look!
U didn't get a bad photo of the express lift alliance elevator at all
The buttons really look like US made Dover Elevators buttons so it was probably a H+C lift originally
Dewhurst brake and a Holroyd gear unit would point to H&C.
On the front lift i also hear that magnetic tickey tape ☹️
Doing some lift projects at home with the parts you have collected?
Ahha!!! It's a surprise! I have to set it up and film it yet, so it's a video in the making!
YAAAAY!!!
Can't wait!
I spotted the Ellison at 6:09, you rarely come across those any more so it can't be a modern referb.
The motor is original, but is the Ellison? I googled it and an American guy came up lol
I've never known one be replaced so I'd guess so. I've not come across one in a while, last one I did it wasn't in use but had been left behind for prosperity!
Is asbestos used in lift brake shoes and clutches?
No , and any that had would have been taken out of service and the brake or clutch components replaced with a composite material.
Peter Lomas I see, I am sure some lift shafts have asbestos insulating board in them?
They have , but all lift shafts will have had a full asbestos survey carried out. Any exposed asbestos will have been removed under controlled conditions or if the asbestos is still stable i.e not flaky it will be sealed with an approved sealant by a registered contractor and this is then entered into the asbestos register of the building owners, it is then checked at regular intervals for signs of deterioration.
Peter Lomas thanks Do you know if 1990s buildings will have asbestos in them?
I would not be able to say for certain , if you think you may have some in a building you can get it surveyed by a registered contractor. A lot of stuff looks just like asbestos sheeting but is usually a quite innocent material. If in doubt get it checked.
Nice intro
I love it!
GAL buttons in England! That's rare!
Used to be loads of these buttons around in the 80s. I like them! High Wycombe town centre when the shopping centre was Newlands Car Park, the car park had these buttons (some useless information for you lol)
mrmattandmrchay it's not useless, it's interesting info! 😂
AT 4:30; It said "PORN and DUNWOODY" I am sure of it, it is no questions. I am sure that who ever loved elevators documentary must have of ton of porn elevators. I cracked it up when saw the metal plate!😂😆🤣😁😎
You do love your White Chocolate and Raspberry Muffin don't you!
looks like a classic u.s.a. dover
ITS A DOVER or is it?????
Good question, but here in the UK, Dover hardware was installed by a company called "H+C / Hammond and Champness". A new video is coming up with classic H+C buttons - see if they match what you have there?
cool lift mrmatt
thanks :)
Like!
And Subbed!
thanks.
mrmattandmrchay absolutely no problem! Love the vids!
The doors didn’t look original either
its a shame they were modernized, but it looks like they kept the fixtures and can original. I wish all modernization were like this.
I would LOVE to get my hands on those old fixtures! I wouldn't have bothered with the place if it wasn't for them though
mrmattandmrchay Just been to a T J Hughs in Eastbourne, if you ever happen to be around there they've got a KONE lift with solenoid buttons. The lift was being serviced so I couldn't see the inside but it seemed very hopeful! Your channel is great :)
You get way to excited by motors and buttons
Perhaps! I'm going to do it all over again though, as I've filmed an original 1920s lift motor room (lift was boarded up in the 90s). REALLY looking forward to uploading this one (editing not started yet though)
LIKE!
cool thanks!
heheh love this so much..
thanks :)
3:38 Porn and Dunwoody 🤣😂🤣😂
I wish it was not modernished
If u wnat old lifts go to Romania
We waited until 2:00 for intro
It's in New York
London :)
@@mrmattandmrchay I agreed with what you said, Faze Rubbeat, see the"London" stamped on metal at 4:30 .
It's in Canary wharf
Otis
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3:37 Porn😂🤣😂🤣
Yup, if I were called that then I think I would want to change it, like sharpish!
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