Anyone, Related or not , is Heading for Breakdown and Maintenance Work!

by Cem Kapukaya

Hello to everyone,

Lately, I have been observing something on social media in the Facebook group “Digital Lift Breakdown & Maintenance and Material Provision.”

Some ignorant social media users are appearing to repair a breakdown in the lift they purchased at a discount, without knowing its features, just to receive cheap maintenance service. Unfortunately, there are also numerous people who give advice with false facts, asking for these cases and supporting such people. I should give some people credit for standing up against such cases. They are no less than the formers . Luckily, we see that there are people who say: “If you had no idea about it, then, why did you receive maintenance service?” Operating board malfunctions take the lead among the breakdowns that those ignorant people are not able to manage. The breakdown code image is instantly shared on social media, and the questions start. The rest is already a comedy … Everyone starts posting comments, whether they have any idea or not. But a comment I read recently has made me laugh a lot. It is a complete Turkish mentality: “Cut off the power, wait for five seconds, resume it, and it will work.” That’s the only action to be taken! What is the reason for the breakdown? Or what measures need to be taken to prevent it from reoccurring? These are not important at all.

Another subject is material sales. The new trend is the sale of products that have been disassembled from the earthquake region. Stop it, folks! Do not spoil the lift industry, which has already turned into a dump … Please do not purchase products that are not traceable, which means they have no invoice or dispatch note. Do not cause loss in the country! When we look at the main profiles of those who make sales on social media, we see that some of them are not even remotely connected to the lift industry. I am not willing to say, but are they honest or not? Do not buy lift parts  from  shadowy figures. Please remember that these types of products you purchase and assemble are used in lifts that carry living creatures.

I will not be surprised if a website is opened for the sale of second-hand materials related to lifts. No invoice! No record! What a bless  without taxes … Another new lie is sale due to the change of project! They have already received an order and manufactured a complete lift with seven stops. Then they try to sell it part by part … They are incapable of saying: “I have accepted this job, but the man I sold to could not pay for it. So, I have to sell it at a loss.” The same applies for assembly companies. They accept the job without a proper agreement with the building manager; then, the lift remains unsold. What matters is not making a sale but making the right sale. A sale without a receipt is not exactly a sale! One day one of the elderly people I know said: “You have not sold the material; you have distributed it. This is not a sale. If I were to distribute it without taking any money, then I would not need you! I would distribute it myself.” This is a life experience. 

Taking the easy way out and criticizing instead of doing a good job regarding our work has become a popular stance. 

We are unable to find a rail for a 2.5m/sec lift, while the people in the lift industry are thinking over how to run the double-deck lifts at 11m/sec in the same well. In short, we try for a car on a tire budget. 

Sincere regards,