What is the difference between an elevator and an escalator?
Well, there are many difference between elevator and escalator.
- Escalators are necessary “moving stairs” that carrying public up or down between levels of a building. But elevator is a room type lift which hold few number of people at one time and transport people up and down between levels of building.
- Elevators are used in multi storied buildings such as offices, apartments, banks, hospitals, etc. But escalator are used in malls, metro and railway station, etc.
- Elevators are closed cabins abut Escalators are moving stairs.
- Escalator consists of a motor driven chain on a individual track which cycle on a pair of tracks. An elevator is a type of vertical transportation that moves people or goods between levels of a building. It powered by electric motor that are attach traction cable and counterweight system just like a cylindrical piston.
- Escalator are power boozer as they have to operate continuously, whereas elevators save electricity.
- Elevator can carry only 10 to 15 people at one time. But escalator can carry more than 20 people at one time.
- Escalators are energy guzzlers as they have to operate continuously, whereas elevators consume electricity only when in operation.
- Patients, luggage, etc can’t travel in escalator but can travel in Elevator.
- Escalator does not require a specific machine room to control the system of escalator. But elevator require a specific machine room to control the elevator.
