Core Viewpoint - The State Administration for Market Regulation has drafted a notice soliciting public opinions on the update of old residential elevators, emphasizing safety performance standards and encouraging the integration of smart systems during upgrades [1][2]. Group 1: Elevator Update Regulations - The draft specifies that the safety performance indicators for components selected for updating elevators must not be lower than those of the original elevators [1][2]. - The warranty period for updated elevator steel ropes must be no less than 10 years or correspond to at least 2 million starts of the elevator drive motor, while the warranty for the covering belt must be no less than 20 years or correspond to at least 4 million starts [2]. - The draft encourages the provision of a complete warranty and free maintenance service for no less than 5 years [2]. Group 2: Cost and Resource Management - To save costs and shorten construction time, existing high-quality components such as guide rails and counterweights should be retained and reused whenever possible [2]. - The draft proposes a pilot program to establish a new management model for elevator usage in residential areas, promoting long-term responsibility for maintenance and management [2]. Group 3: Safety Supervision Measures - The draft outlines that serious safety hazards found during inspections of residential elevators, especially in old communities lacking management and maintenance, should be reported to relevant authorities [3]. - Local market regulation departments are required to share information regarding elevator update projects, including project names and contact details, to enhance safety supervision [3].

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the article is the implementation of a notification by the National Market Supervision Administration to enhance the safety and convenience of residential old elevator updates through special government bond funding [1][2]. - The notification emphasizes the responsibility of elevator manufacturers to provide high-quality, reasonably priced, and well-supported elevator products for the updating of old residential elevators [1][2]. - Local market supervision departments are required to collaborate with relevant authorities to guide property owners in determining management and maintenance units before the implementation of elevator update projects [2]. Group 2 - The notification outlines the need for clear management responsibilities, where property owners must designate responsible personnel for elevator safety management when entrusting management to property service units [2]. - It stresses the importance of establishing maintenance service requirements, including the signing of maintenance contracts that specify the frequency of maintenance, emergency response times, and the rights and obligations of both parties [2]. - The notification encourages the use of technological safety measures, such as equipping updated elevators with reliable electric bicycle intelligent blocking systems to mitigate residential safety hazards [2].