{"id":"bb547998-408b-45c1-9a52-340bf0177890","task":"Determine dumbwaiter code treatment under ASME A17.1 Part 7","domain":"asme.org — A17.1 Part 7","steps":["Confirm dumbwaiters and material lifts are governed by A17.1 Part 7, not Part 2 (electric elevators) or Part 3 (hydraulic elevators).","Identify the correct subsection based on drive type and automatic transfer device (ATD) presence: Sections 7.1–7.3 cover power/electric/hydraulic dumbwaiters without ATD; 7.4–7.6 cover material lifts without ATD; 7.7–7.10 cover ATD-equipped dumbwaiters and material lifts.","Check the locally adopted building code for car-size/capacity thresholds that distinguish a code-compliant 'dumbwaiter' from a full elevator, since exceeding those thresholds can reclassify the unit.","Confirm whether the unit is unmanned/materials-only, since dumbwaiter classification assumes no passengers are ever carried.","Verify inspection/testing requirements under the equipment-appropriate Part 7 section rather than applying Part 2/3 elevator testing requirements by default."],"gotchas":["A unit that exceeds the adopted code's size/capacity threshold for a dumbwaiter can be reclassified as a material lift or elevator, triggering entirely different Part 2/3 compliance obligations.","Automatic transfer device (ATD) presence changes which Part 7 subsection applies — confirm ATD status before citing a section number."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.118Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/bb547998-408b-45c1-9a52-340bf0177890"}