PSA: My old Otis 311 controller threw a code 32 right at 5 PM on a Friday

I mean, it was at the Grandview Medical building downtown, and I was about to head home. The car kept trying to relevel at the top floor and wouldn't run. I had to trace it back to a worn microswitch on the door lock that was just barely making contact. Has anyone else had a code 32 that wasn't the obvious stuff like the photocell?

4 comments

4 Comments

viola_ward1mo ago

Code 32 on a Friday is just part of the job. That's not even a real emergency call. A worn microswitch is a simple fix, hardly worth a public service announcement. People act like every little fault is a major crisis. It's just a door lock, not a brake failure.

jordan_webb1mo ago

@viola_ward a worn microswitch can still lock someone in a burning building, so maybe it's a bigger deal than you think.

the_lucas1mo ago

My old boss at St. Luke's thought like that until a code 32 held a doctor in labor for twenty minutes.

patriciah511mo ago

Exactly, @viola_ward, a simple worn switch can cause a full shutdown. That's a legit emergency if it traps people. Code 32 is never just a normal Friday.