What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
Saved replacing £200 chair for less than £20 including delivery. Much cheaper than buying a new chair. If it takes my weight happily i imagine it will take most people's.
You need a pipe wrench and a rubber mallet to twist the piston that enters the chair. Check youtube for fitting instructions.
Cons
The noise it's making every time i move is horrendous. Lasted for 2 years of light use before failing. The lift no longer keeps the chair in the desired position.
The idea that it's rated for 250kg as per the product page is nonsense. As a cheap temporary emergency replacement for your standard gas lift, then it's ok, but as a permanent replacement then i can't recommend it.
It produces a very annoying creaking sound each time i sit down, and on a laminate wood floor that becomes pretty loud. But i am disappointed at the amount of vertical play there is in the unit when sitting and getting out of the chair. From first use... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Works perfectly great fit looks good quality
Certainly is heavy duty doing everything it suggested it could so far very satisfied
I attached the pipe wrench 13 the way from the top then tapped the handle with the mallet and was able to remove the chair from... Read More
I only had to unbolt the seat cushion from the lever plate to expose the end of the top of the cylinder with the button which w... Read More
Price
Worth the price to end the annoyance
Competitiveness
Miles better than the ones that they send with even expensive chairs highly reccomended
Iniitially i bought a replacement from a sightly cheaper competitor with a brand name
It goes slightly higher than the original leap gas cylinder
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- This product had a total of 872 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 29 2022.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im 22 stone and thus thing is going nowhere
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had an 8 inch in my chair which at its lowest was far to low
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lift is a lot higher than i needed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Should have stuck with 8 inch
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Be careful to measure as best you can the correct size
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You need a heavy hammer and a block of wood so as not to damage the part you are hitting
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There are excellent instruction videos on youtube which are a good guide
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Wish i would have found it before i tried all the other temp fixes
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