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All About Stair Lifts

A stair lift is a motorized chair that travels along a rail mounted to the treads of stairs. A stair lift is one of easiest and least expensive ways to make your home more accessible and safer. Simple stair lifts, sometimes called stair chairs, service 2 floors. It is possible to install stair lifts that travel over more complex staircases and even travel to more than 2 floors, using a curved stairlift.

Once you install a stair lift, you eliminate the barrier of stairs and you greatly reduce your risk of falling. The rider should be able to get on and off the chair independently, or with assistance in the form of a walker or cane only. Typically, a stair lift is not a good solution for someone in a wheelchair.

A stair lift has a motor, with a battery powered system that is charged automatically either through the rail itself or in charging stations mounted on the rail at the top and bottom landings. The benefit to the battery system is that the lift can be operated a few times even during a power outage.

A stair lift is also called a stairlift, a stair chair, a chair lift, a stairway lift, or by trade names such as “Stair Glide.” Stair lift designs are very similar by all manufacturers in their basic construction – there’s a seat on a motorized carriage and travel rail on the stairs.

How a Stair Lift Works

A typical stair lift uses a rack and pinion system. The motor turns a gear (pinion) that interlocks with the toothed rack, moving the carriage up or down the rail. Safety mechanisms such as the overspeed governor ensure that the carriage does not move down the rail too fast. The motor is powered by a battery that is charged on standard household power.

Types of Stair Lifts

There are really only two types of stair lifts: straight and curved.