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Midilift XL Plus
Installation Guide
TRACTION LIFT
- Midilift XL Plus -
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
January 2023
Issue 11
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  • Page 1 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide TRACTION LIFT - Midilift XL Plus - INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS January 2023 Issue 11...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide CONTENTS: SITE REQUIREMENTS AND TOOLS Site arrival Installation tools 1.2.1 Plumbing jig 1.2.2 Temporary work platform 1.2.3 Lower platform support chains 1.2.4 Support chain anchor brackets 1.2.5 Electric hoist 1.2.6 Manual hoist 1.2.7 Upper hitch brackets 1.2.8...
  • Page 3 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Securing the bottom of the work platform SAFETY GEAR SET UP Setting safety gear onto the guide rails Using the safety gear activation lever Adjusting the safety gear activation arms STRUCTURE INSTALLATION (CONTINUED) Lower door frame installation...
  • Page 4 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 13.2 Installing the cabin frame 13.3 Installing cabin support beams 13.4 Cabin frame adjustment 14 ROPING 14.1 Removing the hoist 14.2 Overspeed governor rope 14.3 Attaching traction ropes to the sling 14.4 Sheave roping order 14.5...

  • Page 5: Site Requirements And Tools

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide SITE REQUIREMENTS AND TOOLS Site arrival On arrival at the site, the installer should make his presence known to the customer. The installer must comply with any site safety procedures and regulations that are in force.

  • Page 6: Installation Tools

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Installation tools Description Fig. 1.2.1 Plumb lines 1.2.2 Temporary work platform 1.2.3 Lower platform support chains 1.2.4 Support chain anchor brackets 1.2.5 Electric hoist (500Kg) 1.2.6 Manual hoist (500Kg) January 2023 Issue 11...

  • Page 7: Upper Hitch Brackets

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 1.2.7 Upper hitch brackets (Attached to the temporary work platform) 1.2.8 Temporary work platform hanging brackets: • Upper pair • Lower pair 1.2.9 2 x Dee Shackles 1.2.10 Removable lifting channel 1.2.11 Sling locking brackets 1.2.12 Safety gear activation lever...

  • Page 8: Installers Ddu & Speaker Box

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 1.2.14 Installers DDU & speaker box 1.2.15 Safety gear setup gauge 1.2.16 Window Extrusion 1749mm 1.2.17 Window Extrusion 1149mm 1.2.18 Horizontal member support. 1.2.19 Lifting eyebolt (M16) 1.2.20 Motor support bracket Before using any of the installation tools, it is important to check for damage / corrosion to ensure that each tool is safe to use.

  • Page 9: Safety Equipment And Precautions

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND PRECAUTIONS Personal protective equipment The following safety equipment is provided for you personal safety. USE AS REQUIRED AND WHEN INDICATED IN THIS MANUAL. Safety gloves Safety goggles Safety helmet Ear protection Safety shoes...

  • Page 10: Setting Plumb Lines

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide SETTING PLUMB LINES Plumbing and marking structure position Before commencing installation of the lift, plumb lines need to be dropped to ensure the lift is positioned correctly. Starting from one side of the top landing entrance, drop a plumb line and mark its position at the lower floor.

  • Page 11: Lower Structure Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide LOWER STRUCTURE INSTALLATION Preparation for lower installation Once the landing entrance datum line has been drawn, it is possible to position the first components correctly. Extend the landing entrance datum line back to the guide wall.

  • Page 12: Fitting Lower Corner Uprights, Base Plate And Horizontal Members

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fitting lower corner uprights, base plate and horizontal members NOTE: The stop switch must be fitted to the end of the base plate nearest the bottom entrance. Once parts are near their final position, fix together using the two fixing brackets and M8 bolts and contact washers.
  • Page 13 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide M8 x 20 bolts and Panels: contact washers Rest the vertical panel extrusions onto the lower horizontal members and fix through the corner uprights in three positions (using M8 x 20mm bolts and contact washers).
  • Page 14 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Glass panels: Firstly, place three 30mm tabs of insulating foam into the lower HM channel or ‘H’ section channel for the glass panel to sit on. Using suction cups Slide one side of the glass panel as far into the vertical panel extrusion as possible (1).
  • Page 15 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Braces: Digonal Brace Fit the next level of horizontal members at a pitch of 1850mm. NOTE: A spare window M8 Nut & Contact extrusion can be used as Washer an aid to obtain the correct...

  • Page 16: Counterweight And Counterweight Guide Rails

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Counterweight and counterweight guide rails M8 x 30 bolt (fixes through guide and into the horizontal member Fit one counterweight guide in place using the M8 fixings provided M8 x 20 bolts, nuts and washers (fixes...

  • Page 17: Tension Weight

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Slot the second counterweight guide channel into position and fix back using the M8 fixings provided. Tension weight Place the tension weight assembly and packers onto the base plate fixing bracket and fix down through the base...

  • Page 18: Sling Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide SLING INSTALLATION Car guide rails Fix one ‘T’ section guide in place using M12 guide clips, contact washers & nuts M12 fixings and guide clips. The lower end of the guide fixes to the base plate with M12 screws, contact washers &...

  • Page 19: Fitting Lower Door Ramp & Bottom Reset Ramp

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Remove guide bracket for access Remove the horizontal member guide bracket to give access to slot the second ‘T’ section guide into the sliders of the sling. Once in place refit the guide bracket and fix the guide in place.

  • Page 20: Fitting Sling Braces And Cross Angle

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fitting sling braces and cross angle Before fixing the sling cross angle and braces, raise the sling up (about 100mm) and rest on packers under each upright, this is necessary to allow access to fixing bolts on the underside of the floor (needed in the next section).

  • Page 21: Temporary Workplatform

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide TEMPORARY WORK PLATFORM General overview This section describes the assembly of the Midilift XL+ working platform. The working platform arrangement has been designed for lifting people during the installation phase and complies with the requirements of LOLER. It comprises an aluminium “clip together” platform hung at the top of the sling carriage.

  • Page 22: Attaching Bolted Floor Assembly To Temporary Work Platform

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Attaching bolted floor assembly to temporary work platform Fix floor frame (lower) hitch brackets onto the far side of the floor frame using M12 fixings (fix from below). Fix the upper hitch brackets to the...
  • Page 23 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Once the sling is in its final position, adjustments need to be made to ensure the sling sits square within the shaft. Firstly, add or remove slider packers, on either side of the sling, until there is a gap of roughly 0.5mm between the ‘T’...

  • Page 24: Safety Gear Set Up

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide SAFETY GEAR SET UP Setting safety gear onto the guide rails   Before raising the sling and work platforms it is essential to correctly set the safety gears onto the guide rails. Firstly check that they have been assembled the right way up.

  • Page 25: Using The Safety Gear Activation Lever

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Using the safety gear activation lever The safety gear activation lever is used to engage the safety gear during installation. Before raising the lift (section 8), ensure the extension spring is connected between the lever and the sling (pulls the lever upwards).

  • Page 26: Structure Installation (Continued)

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide STRUCTURE INSTALLATION (CONTINUED) Lower door frame installation Preparation – cable access hole Before fitting the door frame, take an approx measurement from the landing threshold to the centre of the slot in the door frame, apply this measurement to the call station side corner upright and pick the nearest hole.
  • Page 27 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Upper fixings (M8 x 20 bolts, contact washers and nuts) Intermediate fixings (M8 x 20 Installing door frame into the structure. bolts, contact washers and nuts) CAUTION: Door Frames weigh 60Kg. Consider using lifting aids before attempting a team lift.

  • Page 28: Door Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Door installation Place the door spacer over the pivot hole at the bottom of the door frame. CAUTION: Door assemblies weigh over 70Kg. Consider using lifting aids before attempting a team lift. Manoeuvre the door so the lower pivot pin slots through the door spacer and into the frame pivot hole.

  • Page 29: Landing Call Station

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Clip the curved ‘U’ section to the rear of the door. NOTE: Once the ‘U’ section has been fitted, it is very difficult to remove without damaging.  Finally, mark a line 25mm in on the...

  • Page 30: Fire Door Installation (30Min & 60Min Variants)

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fire door installation Before fitting the fire door, the > 25Kg intumescent strips, handle, contacts and the door lock plate need to be fitted. A slam plate will also need to be > 25 screwed to the slam side edge of the door, but it is best to fit this once the door has been fitted to the frame.

  • Page 31: Landing Call Station (Fire Clad)

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide CAUTION: Door assemblies weigh over 70Kg. Consider using lifting aids before attempting a team lift. To fit the door, use packers to raise the door to the correct height, then line up the hinges with the holes in the door frame upright.

  • Page 32: Installing Next Structure Level From The Work Platform

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Installing next structure level from the work platform Joint bracket Working from the installation work platform, join the next set of corner uprights using the joint bracket and 68 CSK bolts + fixings. Join using M6 x 25...

  • Page 33: Attaching Electric/Manual Hoist To Sling Lifting Channel

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Attaching electric/manual hoist to sling lifting channel NOTE: The lifting channel has a WLL (Working Load Limit) of 500kg. To ensure that the WLL of the channel is not exceeded, the WLL of the platform must be observed at all times (i.e.

  • Page 34: Testing Safety Gear Activation Lever

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Testing safety gear activation lever CAUTION: Always ensure that the safety gear activation lever is engaged whenever the lift is off the ground. The only exception is while travelling downwards (by physically holding the lever down).

  • Page 35: Using Hoist To Build Next Structure Level

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Using hoist to build next structure level Feed cables up corner upright Once the safety gear activation lever has been proven to work, the upper level structure can be installed. Before raising the platform, it is...

  • Page 36: Squaring And Fixing Lift Structure During Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 8.10 Squaring and fixing lift structure during installation Measure diagonal As the running clearances of the lift are distances between corner small, it is vital that the lift is a square as uprights possible to avoid problems later on.
  • Page 37 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Mark hole position onto Once in position, temporarily fix in place corner upright using M8 fixings into the pre punched holes in the corner upright (the bolts Make note of screws into the vertical panel extrusion, orientation through the corner upright).

  • Page 38: Fixing The Structure To The Building Floor

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fix the guide side wall into the shaft (load bearing) wall using either chemical Laminated fixing of coach bolts. panel M12 nuts Mesh sleeve By placing a nut either side of the shaft + washers...

  • Page 39: Attaching Trailing Cables

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 8.12 Attaching trailing cables 8.12.1 Lifts with Glass & Composite Infill Panels Screw back the trailing cable support bracket into the guide side horizontal members / ‘H’ sections using self drilling screws. (1) It needs to be positioned in line with the...
  • Page 40 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 8.12.2 Lifts with Braces Fit the trailing cable mounting bracket to Mounting Bracket the horizontal members using self drill Extension screws, to mount the end of the cable chain at a position of half the travel plus 4.2 x 13 Self...

  • Page 41: Locking Sling To The Guide Rails And Moving Lifting Channel

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 8.13 Locking sling to the guide rails and moving lifting channel Counterweight guide To raise the lift further up the shaft the temporary lifting channel will need to be moved to the next horizontal member.

  • Page 42: Intermediate Door / Frame Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide INTERMEDIATE DOOR / FRAME INSTALLATION Cut panels and panel extrusions below door frame Threshold plate Before fitting the intermediate door frame the panel & panel extrusions that lie beneath the frame need to be cut to length, use the formula below...

  • Page 43: Fitting Door Frame Threshold Plate

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fitting door frame threshold plate Door frame Door infill Door frame Before fitting upper doors check to see angle cross member if a door infill angle/plate is required. The angle on its own will span a gap of up to 20mm, whilst the extended plate can do up to 100mm.

  • Page 44: Fitting Intermediate Door Frame

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fitting intermediate door frame M8 x 20 bolts, washers and nuts Position the door frame so that it sits onto the cut panel below the entrance. Using M8 fixings, fix the door frame in place using the slots provided (see M8 x 20 bolts &...

  • Page 45: Fitting Door Frame To Threshold

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fitting door frame to threshold To fix the structure back to the threshold, firstly check that the lift is square, then drill through either the lower cross member of the door frame (shown) or through each door frame side corner upright and into the landing threshold.

  • Page 46: Top Level Structure Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 10 TOP LEVEL STRUCTURE INSTALLATION 10.1 Building structure to top level Top Floor Continue to build the structure following the method described previously until the top of the structure is reached. Refer to the builders work drawings to...

  • Page 47: Bedplate Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 10.2 Bedplate installation Fix to corner uprights at each side (M8 x 20 bolts, washers and nuts Place the bedplate horizontal member on top of the panel and fix either side using the M8 fixings provided.

  • Page 48: Attaching Hoist To Bedplate

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 10.3 Attaching hoist to bedplate Once the bedplate has been installed, the hoist can be attached to the bedplate lifting bar. Follow the instructions detailed in section 8.7 to lock the sling into position. Now that the sling is fixed, the hoist hook can be detached and the lifting channel can be removed.

  • Page 49: Fixing Bedplate To Supporting Wall

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 10.5 Fixing bedplate to supporting wall Once the guide side has been fully installed, the top of the structure needs to be fixed to the shaft wall. To do this, firstly, ensure the shaft is square and level.

  • Page 50: Fitting Corner Upright Stiffeners

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 10.6 Fitting corner upright stiffeners Fit to corner upright using M8 x 20 bolts and Corner upright stiffeners are required contact washers to stiffen the top ring of horizontal members and the door frame, they are...

  • Page 51: Drive Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 11 DRIVE INSTALLATION 11.1 Fixing the overspeed governor (OSG) The overspeed governor (OSG) assembly sits to one side of the bedplate (opposite side to the motor). To fit, firstly remove the nut and washer holding the spacer tube in place on the far side of the assembly.

  • Page 52: Installing The Traction Drive System

    (in particular, gouges out of the shaft and cracks around the rim of the traction sheave), if damaged contact Stannah for replacement parts. Ensure the base of each bearing unit and the surface of the bedplate where it will be fitted is clean, flat and smooth.
  • Page 53 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Place the motor onto the support bracket and line up the shaft with bore of the motor. Attempt to slide the motor onto the shaft. If this is not possible, feed a piece of M8 studding through the bore of the motor and screw into the tapped hole in the end of the shaft.
  • Page 54 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fit the large retaining washer, complete with M8 x 20 screw and contact washer to secure the motor on the shaft. Motor retaining washer M8 x 20 bolt and contact washer M12 x 60 Screw...

  • Page 55: Upper Door / Frame Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 12 UPPER DOOR / FRAME INSTALLATION 12.1 Cut panels and panel extrusions below door frame Threshold plate Before fitting the upper door frame the panel & panel extrusions that lie beneeth the frame need to be cut to...

  • Page 56: Upper Door Frame Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 12.2 Upper door frame installation M8 x 20 bolts, washers and nuts To fit upper landing control box see the next section Position the door frame so that it sits (Section 11.3) onto the cut panel below the entrance.

  • Page 57: Upper Landing Controller Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 12.3 Upper landing controller installation Slot lower infill panel into the base of the door frame aperture. Firstly, slot the lower infill channel into the base of the door frame aperture, ensure that the hook is in the correct orientation to hang the emergency release disk.

  • Page 58: Infill Panel Above Door Frame

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Finally, feed the access panel into the top of the aperture. The access panel has two studs protruding out the top, feed these into locating holes at the top of the door frame, the panel can...

  • Page 59: Fitting Cable Run Trays

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 12.5 Fitting cable run trays Ensure that all cables are fed up the corner uprights and protrude out of the top before fitting the corner upright infill angles. Once the infill angles are in place, the...

  • Page 60: Cabin Frame Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 13 CABIN FRAME INSTALLATION 13.1 Removal of the temporary work platform and attachments Remove lower hitch brackets from floor frame Packers used to allow access to the floor frame fixings Before lowering the platform place...

  • Page 61: Installing The Cabin Frame

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 13.2 Installing the cabin frame Ensure extrusion To install the cabin frame, the floor channels line up panel will need to be removed to allow access for fixings. IMPORTANT: Ensure the uprights are installed the correct way up.

  • Page 62: Installing Cabin Support Beams

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 13.3 Installing cabin support beams Firstly, before fitting any of the support beams, place a second M12 nut and M12 nuts and washers M8 x 20 & M5 x 16 CSK contact washer on each piece of...
  • Page 63 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide M12 nuts and washers above Fit the cabin support angle onto the support frame to end of the support channels using the fix in place M12 fixings provided. Fix the cabin to the support angle via...

  • Page 64: Cabin Frame Adjustment

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 13.4 Cabin frame adjustment Adjustment nuts (between the cabin frame and the end The design of the cabin allows for support angle) – turn to small adjustment to enable it to be raise or lower the far edge levelled and positioned squarely within of the cabin.

  • Page 65: Roping

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 14 ROPING 14.1 Removing the hoist Upper floor Drive the lift up so that the cabin floor is level with the upper landing. Using the hoist, drive the lift back down to engage the safety gear.

  • Page 66: Overspeed Governor Rope

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 14.2 Overspeed governor rope Attach the eyebolt end of the overspeed governor rope to the underside of the activation bar, (detach Wedge clamp the activation bar as this allows it to be termination on threaded onto the rope fitting, once upper side of sling attached re-fix the activation bar).

  • Page 67: Attaching Traction Ropes To The Sling

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 14.3 Attaching traction ropes to the sling Spreader plate Attach the traction rope eyebolt terminations to the sling pickup beam through the holes provided. Ensure that the spreader plate is in position before fixing the eyebolts.

  • Page 68: Attaching Ropes To The Counterweight

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 14.5 Attaching ropes to the counterweight Firstly, measure the distance from the upper floor level to the cabin floor (ref: DIM ‘A’ section 14.1), add 70mm to this dimension, then pack up the counterweight frame so that the...

  • Page 69: Installing The Load Weighing Device

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 14.6 Installing the load weighing device Before placing the filler weights in the counterweight, the load weighing sensor needs to be mounted onto the traction ropes. Place the main body of the sensor behind the ropes and clamp the ropes from the front using the clamp provided.

  • Page 70: Counterweight Ballast

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 15 COUNTERWEIGHT BALLAST 15.1 Filling counterweight for stage 1 (installation level) Installation level indicator The counterweight ballast needs to be added to continue with the installation. Fill the counterweight up to the level indicated on the uprights (39 weights)

  • Page 71: Installing The Lift Positioning Encoder

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 16 INSTALLING THE LIFT POSITIONING ENCODER 16.1 Mounting the encoder Mount the encoder assembly to the back of the cabin frame, the assembly needs to be placed on the opposite side to the motor and near the bottom of the upright (roughly 400-500mm from the base of the cabin).
  • Page 72 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Timing belt Before feeding the timing belt over the timing pulley (part of the encoder assembly), check that when the timing pulley turns the encoder also turns, if not then tighten either, the grub screw...

  • Page 73: Driving The Motor For The First Time

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 17 DRIVING THE MOTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME 17.1 Lift Wiring Follow the wiring manual to complete all the wiring for the lift. 17.2 Preliminary safety checks Before turning the lift on and driving the motor ensure that: •...

  • Page 74: Using The Test Controls To Drive The Lift To The Ground Floor

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 17.3 Using the test controls to drive the lift to ground floor The test controls box allows the lift to be driven from outside the lift shaft at a reduced speed. Drive the lift to the ground floor using the test controls.

  • Page 75: Cabin Interior Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 18 CABIN INTERIOR INSTALLATION Base cabin – wall panel installation 18.1 Firstly, check that a panel support angle is fitted to each side where a cabin wall will be present (except for the sling side wall). These will only be required on cabins with sheet metal walls.
  • Page 76 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Repeat the previous steps with the opposite side panel. Feed the centre panel into the ceiling frame extrusion and swing the bottom back until flush with its adjacent panels. Drop the panel down into the floor frame extrusion.
  • Page 77 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Ball Stud Clip Place ball stud clips into each midrail hole on the panels. All sheet metal walls should have a horizontal stiffener, regardless of whether they have a handrail or not. Fit the stiffener channel across the wall panels using M5 flange head screws in to the nutserts in the wall panels.

  • Page 78: Base Cabin - Control Panel Installation (Cop)

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Base cabin – Control panel installation (COP) 18.2 Self drilling screws Firstly, the two side panels need to be M5 x 12 flanged bolts fitted using the same method described previously – except, do not...
  • Page 79 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide M5 x 12 flanged bolts Before fitting the midrails in place, fix the handrail fixing brackets to the panels either side of the COP. Place ball stud clips into the midrail holes of each panel and then clip the midrails over the handrail fixing bracket.

  • Page 80: Custom Cabin - Wall Panel Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Fix the handrail spigots through the midrails and into the handrail fixing brackets using the M5 CSK bolts provided with the handrail assembly. Slot the handrail onto these spigots and fix in place using the grub screws provided.
  • Page 81 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Firstly, identify which panel goes where, the shorter panels form the lower part of the wall and the taller panels form the upper part. Pick up the lower wallboard / glass panel using suction cups.
  • Page 82 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Lower panel support channel assembly Slot the panel support channel assembly over the top of the wallboard / glass panel (4). Upper panel support channel assembly Then place a second panel support channel, the opposite way around, on top of the first.
  • Page 83 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Rear cover panel Upper support channel Lower support channel Before installing the upper wall panel, it is necessary to fit a rear cover panel. This cover produces a neater finish to the outside of the cabin, so that it doesn’t look unsightly when installed in...
  • Page 84 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Using suction cups, pick up the upper panel and slot into position in the same way as the lower panel, by firstly slotting one side into the upright extrusion (5), then feeding the other side into the channel in the opposite extrusion (6).
  • Page 85 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Use packers to space the support channels 65mm apart. The next stage is to fix the two support channels in the correct positions. Two people will be required to complete the next steps. Firstly, using suction cups, the upper...
  • Page 86 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Self drilling screws Fit two ‘top hat’ brackets to the studs located on the cover panel, these brackets can then be fixed to the support channels using self drilling screws. M5 washers and nuts Fit the horizontal stiffener channel...

  • Page 87: Custom Cabin - Control Panel Installation (Cop)

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Custom cabin – Control panel installation (COP) 18.4 Fit the LH and RH sheet metal panels as per first paragraph of section 18.2. DO NOT FIT THE COP TRIMS YET! To fit the wallboards on the lower half...

  • Page 88: Mirror Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 18.5 Mirror installation To install the mirrors the handrail fixing brackets and the midrails need to be fitted, refer to section 18.2 for instructions on how to do this. Mirror packers Horizontal Foam Strips (2 per mirror)

  • Page 89: Light Curtain Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Using suction cups, slot the top of the mirror into the upper trim (1), swing the bottom back and slide down into the lower trim (2). Finally, check there is enough engagement between the mirrors and...
  • Page 90 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Feed the cable from the light curtain, up through the top of the upright extrusion until it passes through a hole in the corner bracket, pull the loose cable through. The lens now needs to be removed from the light curtain to allow it to be fixed in place.

  • Page 91: Sling Roof Assembly

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 18.7 Sling roof assembly M5 x 12mm flanged bolts Gain access to the sling roof and fix M8 halfen bolts, the roof side plates, use halfen bolts to washers and fix into the cabin roof frame and M5...

  • Page 92: Cabin Ceiling Installation

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Insert one side of the roof centre panel into one of the cabin support beams, then pivot the panel up (1) and slide across into the opposite support beam (2). The panel can then be lowered so that it hooks onto the support beams.
  • Page 93 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Raise the ceiling assembly up so that the pivot bolts are in line with channels in the roof extrusions. Feed one side (pivot bolt) into the extrusion, then swing the other side back until both sides are supported in the roof extrusions.
  • Page 94 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Hold the bottom edge of the ceiling Ball stud and clip and pivot upwards until horizontal. located in each corner The ceiling should lock on closing (there is no need to turn the key). Always check that the lock has...

  • Page 95: Adding Final Filler Weights To The Counterweight

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 19 DRIVING THE MOTOR FOR THE FIRST TIME 19.1 Driving the lift to top floor using test controls Test controls Ensure that the test box is switched to ‘test’ and then turn the power to the lift...

  • Page 96: Lift Configurations / Filler Weight Quantities Table

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 19.3 Lift configurations / filler weight quantities table Entrance Configuration Single Single Through Adjacent 3 Entrances (A or B) (A + B) (C + A or B) (A + B + C) 576Kg 566.5Kg 557Kg 547.5Kg...

  • Page 97: Final Steps

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 20 FINAL STEPS 20.1 Fixing the Cabin floor panel Using the test controls, raise the platform up enough to gain access below the cabin floor. Turn the power to the lift off, enter the pit and activate the stop switch and pit...

  • Page 98: Fault Diagnostics

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 21 FAULT DIAGNOSTICS Problem Possible fault Possible solution • Loss of power to the • Contact electricity supplier building • • • No Power RCD tripped Reset RCD • • Power to the lift turned off Turn power on •...
  • Page 99 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide • Floor levels incorrectly set • Re-teach floor levels • Ensure bit switch 2 (in control • Journey timer tripped box) is switched off • Tighten the grub screw locking the timing belt to the •...
  • Page 100 Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide Shaftwork switches January 2023 Issue 11...

  • Page 101: Commissioning

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 22 COMMISIONING On completion of the installation the lift is ready to be tested. The test must be carried out according to the 'Midilift XL Test and handover document. The lift can only be commissioned once this has been correctly completed.

  • Page 102: Document History

    Midilift XL Plus Installation Guide 23 DOCUMENT HISTORY Issue Date Changes Name 1 - 6 No document history available for Issues 1 to 6 • Section 8.4 Fire door installation – updated to show 30mm intumescent seals on 60 minute fire doors •...

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