When you are decided that you just must get a lift chair right away, I know your situation is nothing to be envious about. Regardless whether your pain or just sheer difficulty in accomplishing such a mundane task as sitting in and getting out of a chair is driving you towards the purchase, just stop for a second and read this article through. It will give you a couple of considerations to do before you select your model, brand, color, and finish of your chair recliner. These all-important considerations are The weight capacity of the chair and The reclining capacity. Let’s look at both right now.
The weight capacity of your lift chair
The weight capacity of your lift chair will be given in lbs. Bear in mind a couple of things about this. First, the lift chair has a sensitive electric motor in its base, and a sensitive mechanism of lifting or tilting the base. So it is not as sturdy as your metal frame, or wood frame chair. It has a capacity, or force that it can withstand. Second, the capacity quoted in the brochure or online, is the capacity it will hold in a static situation, meaning just sitting, or just laying down. Dynamic situations, such as getting on the chair, or, someone else getting on the chair in a hurried fashion, add additional stress, or dynamical stress over and beyond the weight to the forces that your lift chair must withstand. So in order to withstand such forces, especially unpredictable dynamical forces, I suggest to always over-design on a side of caution. Do not just get a weight capacity that matches your weight. Account for the dynamical extra force, and go much higher in the chair capacity. That way you will fend off any unpleasant and expensive surprises and repairs in the future.
What kind of a recliner is best?
All lift chairs offer an easy and painless way to get in and out of the chair, from the sitting position to the standing up position. But, chances are, if you are experiencing pain and difficulty getting out of a chair, that, regardless, you will end up spending a lot of time in that chair. So, in anticipation, most of today’s lift chairs include a reclining capacity to a certain degree. Some chairs will offer one straight up and one reclined position. Some will offer two reclining positions, and some will offer more. Just go by your imagination. Would you just like to comfortably watch TV or read a book. Then maybe one reclined position is enough. Is the circulation in your legs impaired? Then, give yourself a treat, and find a chair recliner that offers the “zero gravity” position to aid your blood circulation. Would you sometimes just want to sleep in the chair? Then the stretched-out recline is for you.
So now that you know what to look for before you make the purchasing decision for your new lift chair, it is time to go ahead and look for the models, brands, and fabrics and colors that you like and that match the furniture in your house. Be sure not to overlook the weight capacity information, as well as the reclining capacity before you make your final decision.