Work on the Guide is currently suspended, and is expected to resume end of 2025. Much of the information herein is out-of-date and awaiting updates.
The HydroFit is Otis's standard hydraulic elevator. The machine room less version was the world's first machine room less hydraulic elevator, introduced by Otis in 2013. It is currently the only hydraulic model made by Otis for North America.
IN PRODUCTION
2013-present
Rarity Rating:
All Otis hydraulic elevators with Series 7/Newer Series 2 are HydroFit, regardless of whether or not there is a machine room.
(see Section K of last page of brochure below)HydroFits usually have very loud motors. Machine room less models have a whooshing sound when they start moving.
HydroFits are prone to glitches.
Introduced: 2013
Predecessor: Otis hydraulic models with no name
Type: Machine room or MRL Hydraulic
Controller: Located in machine room (machine room models) or in shaft accessible by door (MRL models) (does not have an official name)
Max rise: 26 ft / 4 floors
Max landings: 8 (4 front, 4 rear)
Capacity: 2100, 2500, 3500, 4000, 4500, or 5000 lb
Speed: 100 or 125 ft/minute
Doors: Single speed side opening, two-speed side opening or single-speed center opening
Max cars per bank: 2
Fixtures: Series 7/Newer Series 2
Parkside Storage, Roanoke, VA
Towers Mall, Roanoke, VA
Indiana Toll Road Administration Building, Elkhart, IN
MX Movies, St. Louis, MO
Menards, Kansas City, KS
Emagine Theatres, Royal Oak, MI
Ghirardelli Store, Chicago, IL
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Whole Foods Market, Richardson, TX
Cedarburg Public Library, Cedarburg, WI
Land Pavilion, Epcot Center, Disney World, Orlando, FL
DoubleTree by Hilton, Novi, MI
DoubleTree by Hilton Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC
Crayola Store, Florida Mall, Orlando, FL
Four Seasons Offices East, Chesterfield, MO
Kroger, Indianapolis, IN
Under Armour Store, Detroit, MI
REI, Rookwood Commons, Cincinnati, OH
Allen Family Student Center, LeTourneau University, Longview, TX
671 Mitchell Way, Erie, CO
Shipwrecked Brew Pub, Egg Harbor, WI
Samsung Experience Store, Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, ON
Otis HydroFit brochure (2013)