Tour of EIFFEL TOWER ELEVATOR MACHINE ("no filming allowed") 

I'm so glad that you shared this. Without this video, I don't know what is the machine room of Eiffel Tower looks like

One heck of a machine room tour!

Absolutely fascinating, even for those like myself who aren't lift enthusiasts 👌. Thanks for this great video Matt 👍

It's a very complicated and advanced version of roped hydraulic lifts ! This was also installed by the two sons of Elisha Graves Otis, and judging by the panel we can see in your older videos of these lifts, it's still maintained by Otis after more than a century !

For some people, going up is a tourist trap, but going "down" to the motor room is the treat ! I'm glad you did it ! I'm French of course, but I've never been up the tower because of those tourists forming a 3-hour waiting line... wait, you are also a tourist XD nope just kidding ! I really wanted to see this motor room in such a detailed video ! Can't wait to see the next parts !

Appears as some is roped hydro.

This was extremely interesting! The sounds the room made were very very satisfying :')

Great video, and gotta admire your commitment to the cause!

Very cool Mr Matt...really enjoyed your shots. I always look for your new videos.

A very very nice explaining Video. These technics are so interesting and it is a great idea to show it to people who are interested in electronics and of course elevators ! Thankyou ✌

awesome video, very well made! Those elveators look fantastic

That hydraulic powered lift is like the most specialised and fastest with speed of like 1.6 m/s

In an abandoned hospital the old Otis Lift was still running... And we took a ride... Visit us... 😉👍🏻

Very haphazardly design work! If I had anything to do with that engineering project I would be embarrassed lol

That's ingenious!

I'd love to see how this all works

The pumps are very noisy, but I like the new lift, the ride is very smooth since the renovation.

What a marwell for its era. Nice video.

So the 1980's lifts are powered by a 1900's hydraulic lift motor?

That bag and shirt might still be useful in the future. Hold on to them!

Those cables are monstrous!

This is machinery room of Elevator It really noisy the pump is hidden There ae 2 chariot/trolley are super fantastic!!!!! I love you Mr Matt =]

If I was up there in person that Machinery will be crazy loud

I was there March 2019 (I got to see Norte Dame just 2 weeks before the fire) and I noticed the two tanks (counterweights) moving at different speeds?

That guy knew you were a lift enthusiast

St.Louis Gateway Arch elevators would be something unique for you. Rotating pods on a chain that tilt as it goes up.

May I ask why they don't want the machine room filmed? I enjoy all your elevator machine room videos. Thank you so very much for uploading them.

Well worth the risk

‘No filming’ ‘you can film lol all that time for nothing’

Since this lift goes up in an angle instead of straight up and down, is it an elevator or a funicular?

Amazing tech

Huh, crazy. So if I understand correctly, the lift is connected to multiple pulleys and the pulleys are pushed apart to pull the lift cables, as he said 1m movement in the pulleys (trolley) is 8m lift movement. The drums act like a reservoir I guess?

Love all the details!

Nice! Loved the video dude.

How did you get this tour?

Now that is a big roped hydro. Does this count as an epic motor too? :P

What engineering!

The second person to comment. That does look like a VERY angry Mr Chay.

Another great video.

Very nice video. Seemed to be a very complicated system...

Cool

Are there conventional passenger cable elevators with counterweights in the Eiffel Tower? Thanks.

So does it just use a giant cylinder to separate two big snatch blocks and hence raise the lift car on the end of the cable? I have seen a similar working lift in a model of a Victorian house. A big force over a short distance turns into a longer distance raising the lift carriage

Some impressive machines! i'm still salty that the Galleries Lafayettes lifts were modernized... twice... There an old lift in my apartment building though and i've always wanted to have a look at that motor room, i live just 2 floors below the motor. Just the noise that resonates through the shaft, stair case and corridors make me very curious about it. It's a Kone lift, i'd say it's from the 90's or 80's so it's not *that* old but it's very loud, lots of "clangs" and chain noises when you ride inside too. Any ideas what i might find in the motor room ?

3:28 LOUD MOTOR!!!!!!

Ah the French with mixed behaviors. You can't film! Yes you can!

Now we get to say that those Elevators are roped hydraulic Elevators...

cool lift video mrmattandmrchay

So it used to be hydraulic, when was it converted to electricity? The tour guide mentioned something about safety issues with the original lift. What was that about?

Where is the motor?

How does a pinhole camera zoom in

No lawsuit?

T'es en france !! Je suis parisien

Omg could you get in legal trouble? It is prohibited!

WTF?! I was there and filming with my phone video with no problems the whole tour. I can send you same videos. Even the speach is the same but it was a women lead.

EXPO not Export 🤣🤣🤣