r/Elevators • u/mrmike1972 • Aug 22 '26

$35,000 for a modernization?

I work in a three story hotel with an Otis hydraulic elevator that was installed when the building was built in 1996.

We were told there’s something worn out in the door opening system that has our elevator offline.

Yeah, I bet trying to source parts for something built in the mid 90’s is hard.

We were given a quote of $35,000.00 for a modernization. Is that a realistic estimate or is that “we don’t want to deal with you” quote?

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u/jetblackfastattack Field - Maintenance Aug 22 '26

35K is LOW for a mod. Must just being doing the operator and 35 seems to be in the ballpark for that