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Ceiling and concrete requirements, certification, installation and electrical supply.
ALI certification from the Automotive Lift Institute's own pages: the standard, the Gold Label, the directory, the marks that do not count, and the home lifts that claim it.
The slab, anchor and ceiling rules from BendPak, MaxJax and Atlas manuals, the overall height of each lift we cover, and the measurements to take before buying.
The installation sequence from the BendPak and MaxJax manuals: site, delivery, assembly, anchors, electrician, fluid, first test lift and the inspections that follow.
The voltage, phase and current each lift and compressor maker states, the electrician every manual requires, and how to plan the garage circuit before the equipment arrives.
The order of decisions for a home garage: ceiling and slab, power, capacity, lift type, then jacks, hoists and the rest, each tied to a maker's figure or a standard.
The jack-and-stand procedure from OSHA's jack rule, the ASME standard and makers' manuals, plus the 2020 recall that explains why the pawl matters.
