I just realised that up until now I have yet to upload a video of a classic next lift! The closest I have come is a Kleemann lift installed by Oakland Excelsior but that's not really a "typical" next lift.
After 150 videos, it's finally time for me to upload one of the standard Oakland lifts that you see in next stores all over the country! Visit any next store and you are likely to see a lift very similar to this (unless the lift is from approx 2013 or newer where it is likely to be a Tecno!).
Whilst many next stores have Oakland lifts, this is a pretty good one! It is glass so you can see how the lift runs and watch it levelling. It's a bit slow but levelling is not bad. This lift is also smooth for an Oakland and does not have the jerk on start up that many of these lifts have. As expected buttons are square Dewhurst which I do like as they are less common than the round buttons. Voice is Stentorgate.
This lift can be called from floor 1, which is the entrance to the store from the lower part of the centre, but you cannot select that floor without a key from the inside. The other floors of this lift are store levels 2 and 3. I begin at 1, ride to 3 and then finish on 2!
I like these Oakland lifts that next have. They do have character including the square Dewhurst buttons, nice chimes and rare Stentorgate messages. I think they are much better than the Tecno lifts that next install now which often have really cheap fixtures and voice. Tecno lifts though, do have much more variety whereas the Oaklands are all very similar.
3 июн 2022
