DRAKO elevator ropes are lubricated during the manufacture process with the aim of reducing corrosion and abrasion. But the quantity of lubricant so applied may only be enough to prevent elevators with sharply calculated traction capability from slipping. Since, however, dust and abrasion tend to thicken the lubricant, it is only in rare cases that this first lubrication remains effective over the entire service life. Relubrication is not necessary as long as your fingers pick up a smear of oil if you touch the rope. As such, relubrication is carried out a number of ways – with a spray can or oil can or paint brush or similar. For traction drives, only small quantities need to be applied, following which the elevator should be run up and down the whole distance several times. In doing so, observe any slipping characteristics and, if necessary, apply more lubricant. Thelubricant used should initially have low viscosity and good creep properties so that the inner parts of the rope are also lubricated.