Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Things Needs To Be Considered When Buying Stair Chair Lift

By Ruthie Livingston


Do you have a grandmother who is now too tired to come upstairs but she needs to because her room is there. Or do you have a younger brother who has a disability which is preventing him from walking properly who also needs to sit upstairs. To ease up their struggles, some people invented a device to help them climb the stairs.

You know to yourself that this device is very much helpful to your loved ones. People call this the stair chair lift which is a device which lifts people from the ground floor to the second of your house. Your loved one just has to sit on it and press the necessary button to turn the thing on and transport them to the second level. With this, here are certain things you must consider in buying one.

The very first thing that you need to put into consideration is the weight. You should know the weight of the person who will use the lift. If it cannot entirely support the person, then there are great possibilities of accidents and no one would like this to happen.

Your staircase is also a factor. It will be easy for the lift to transport the user if the staircase is straight and this will not cost you so much. If it is curvaceous, then the lift will have a bit of difficulty in transporting your loved one and more expensive because it has to follow the specification of your curve staircase.

Another thing is the safety of the user. There must no obstructions on the stairwell when this is used. The chair is electric so you need to inspect its battery life. As much as possible, it the batter full or nearly full so that there will be no accidents when it suddenly shuts off in the middle of stairs.

Some electric lift chairs are connected into your power source. Because of this, you do not have to check if the chair is fully charged. Maybe the only drawback to this is when you have power shortage and or block outs. The user may also experience super mild electrocution whenever there are destroyed cable wires.

Buying one of these chairs will definitely cost you a big sum of money. If you want to push through yet you cannot afford the brand new, your pattern will go to buying the used ones. Well, you can definitely save from buying those but just assure that the one you bought is still working and suits the person who will use.

There are second hand dealers out there who give warranties. If you have a free time, look for them in the market or in your neighborhood and get the beneficial things in dealing with them. You may return the device to them and they are very willing to accept it whenever you see something wrong.

Also pay attention into the control system. Most of the control systems are placed on the walls near your stairs or uses a wireless remote. Also, expect to pay an amount for the installation that is much more expensive than the device.




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