For a wheelchair user to use a lift unaided, the car must be at least 1.1×1.4 m and the door opening at least 0.9 m. This is set out in clause 6.3.3.2 of DBN V.2.2-40:2018 "Inclusivity of Buildings and Structures" (Ukrainian building code). The same clause recommends a more spacious option: a 2.1×1.1 m car with an opening of at least 1.2 m.
Which Izamet lifts have such cars
| Model | Rated load, kg | Car, mm | Doors, mm | Shaft, mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnEf | 600 | 1100×1400 | 900 | 1540×1770 |
| Genesis 12 | 600 | 1100×1400 | 900 | 1750×1770 |
| German R | 600 | 1100×1400 | 900 | 1700×1770 |
| Genesis 22 | 1000 | 1100×2100 | 1000 | 1850×2500 |
| Genesis 21 | 1000 | 2100×1100 | 1200 | 2550×1750 |
The first three rows give the smallest car permitted by the code, the fourth a deep car for a stretcher. The 1000 kg Genesis 21 matches the recommended option: a wide 2100×1100 mm car with a 1200 mm door. The dimensions are taken from the technical catalogue; other models and pits are summarised on the "Series and parameters" page.
The code requires two more things. Visual and audible signalling is needed at every lift door (clause 6.3.3.3), and the buttons must be duplicated with tactile signs and Braille (clause 6.3.3.5). So the operating panel for such a lift is ordered with the appropriate buttons.
For access from ground level to ground-floor level, clause 6.3.3.1 of the same code allows a lift with a through car in new residential buildings. The cantilever suspension in the series up to 1000 kg makes it possible to have entrances on two opposite sides or at a 90° angle.
The LP14 lift for low travel
The technical catalogue contains a separate lift for wheelchair users, the LP14. It travels at a speed of 0.15-0.63 m/s and is rated for 250-385 kg. Its main feature is in the shaft: with the additional safety system a 200 mm pit and 2600 mm headroom are enough, whereas the standard values are 1000 and 3300 mm.
| Rated load, kg | Shaft, mm | Car, mm | Doors, mm | Power, kW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 1450×1670 | 900×1260 | 800 | 2,7 |
| 315 | 1450×1810 | 900×1400 | 800 | 3,2 |
| 385 | 1650×1810 | 1100×1400 | 900 | 3,2 |
The IZASTICK stairlift
When there is nowhere to put a shaft and the barrier is a single flight of stairs, the manufacturer offers the IZASTICK chair stairlift. It runs along straight stairs without a turn. The rail is fixed on one side of the flight, and the stair structure is not altered. The stairlift works both indoors and outdoors.
Documents for these products
The current H1 and DEC certificates cover lifts of types IBL, IRL and IH, that is, the models in the first table. The LP14, IZASTICK and platform lifts are not named in them. We show the document that applies to a specific product before the contract.
Our projects
In Chortkiv in 2014 we installed an Izamet lift in a home for older people and people with disabilities: 600 kg, machine-room-less. For the Donbas-Prykarpattia Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre in 2024 we produced the design, passed the expert review, built a steel-frame shaft with sandwich panels and installed a machine-room-less lift. In Lviv the same year we handed over an Izamet platform lift, enclosed, with a car. In Chernivtsi an external panoramic lift gave access to all four floors of the Regional State Administration.
Sometimes a non-standard solution provides the required car in an existing shaft. During the replacement of a hospital lift in Rozhniativ the landing doors were moved out onto the landing and openings were cut for them in the wall; the car became deeper and now takes a hospital trolley.
Describe the building: how many floors, whether there is a shaft, what the height between levels is. From these data we will tell you which is more suitable here, a lift or a stairlift. Leave a request.
