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.

Weight should be the first things you need to consider. The weight of the user should necessarily complement the capacity of the lift. If it cant absolutely support the weight of its user, then do not continue using it because there might some accidents that might happen in the future like sudden breakage of the stairs.

The kind of your staircase is a factor you should consider. If your staircase is just straight, then it will be easy for the device to transport your brother. If you have a curve staircase, then it will be hard for the device to transport your brother upstairs as it needs to follow certain specific specifications due to the curve.

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.

There are some electric chairs which are directly connected in your power source. With this, there is no need for you to check whether the chair is charged or not. The downfalls perhaps will be on the part where it is not working if there is power shortage or block outs. The person who'll use this might get a very mild electrocution too, that is why it is best if youll check if there are destroyed parts especially on its 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.

Look into the control system. You can either see the control on the edges of your staircase or the devices uses a wireless remote. Also, you should prepare your money for its installation because itll definitely cost you twice the price of the lift.




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