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Hydraulic vs MRL lift: which is right for your building?

Both are common choices for homes and low- to mid-rise buildings. Here's how to tell them apart.

Hydraulic lifts

Use a piston-driven system, don't need a rooftop machine room, and give a smooth, quiet ride — best suited to low-rise buildings, typically up to 3–4 floors. See our Hydraulic Lifts page.

MRL lifts

Machine-Room-Less lifts fit the drive system into the shaft itself, which also removes the need for a separate machine room, and can serve more floors than a typical hydraulic setup. See our MRL Lifts page.

How to decide

The main factors are floors served and available space. For a 2–4 floor independent home, hydraulic is often simpler; for taller buildings or apartments, MRL is usually the better fit. A site visit will confirm which suits your specific building.

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