I have an air lift saddle stool that will not stay down! The minute I stand up, the seat rises all the way! It's exactly the opposite of everyone else's problem! I can't find that issue anywhere for advice! Can someone help?
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It appears that some of the issues with these chairs deal with the screws that are holding the chair in place. One suggestion was to take all the screws off the seat, arms, and back of the chair. They said to use a screwdriver or even a socket wrench to do this with. Once off they said to use a strong adhesive on the threads of all the screws and allow this to dry. Now once dried put them back in place. I have seen the repair suggestion for the sunken seat you are talking about and what they suggest that you do. However, this is not your problem. Your problem seems to be the opposite to this one. In your case, I am wondering if the screws are not holding the seat in the lower position and allow it to go up.
You are stating an 'air lift saddle stool' and the Pneumatic system may work the same as in the chair, but, just in case; be sure whoever you talk to knows what type of stool/chair you're talking about.
I'm not familiar with this system but it does not sound like you need a new gas cylinder which means you will probably have to take it apart to do any repairs.
I believe that when you loaned your chair out it was probably either twisted or possibly raised high and picked up by the seat while in that position which could have pulled something loose or thrown it out of adjustment.
I did find a YouTube video that might help - check it out because it seems to be very clear.
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I did find that most people just want to toss a chair when they start having problems.
One solution seems to be to set the chair in the position you like and then fix it so it just stays and will not adjust to another height. I do not think your chair is to that point.
This is a 'do it yourself fix' for an office chair pneumatic gas lift cylinder repair idea from one of the fix-it forums.
www.veshapidze.com/
If you cannot find a way to do the repairs yourself, you might consider taking your stool to the Sears Service Center to see if they can help you (if they are open in your area).
Sometimes they will just look at it in their shop to see what parts you might need and just fix it on the spot. You can ask what the charge will be and decide at that time. Sears shops usually can make repairs to any brand and I'm sure they are familiar with pneumatic chairs/stools.
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That is what they're supposed to do. Then when you sit down again, the chair should go to whatever height setting you have it on.... at least that's how mine works, and always has since I bought it. If this answer doesn't help, maybe I'm not understanding the question.
Good luck and stay healthy.
thank you for responding! The seat shoots up instantly to the highest it can go..it never did that before....but i foolishly let someone borrow it and this is how it came back....before when you pressed the lever...you could raise it up or down....but it never shot up on its own! also when we unscrewed the seat....it works just like it should...but once the seat is in place..pressing on the "air button"that is enough to make it shoot straight up!
I've never had that happen, so I'm not sure what to think. Did you ask the one you loaned it to if they did something to the adjuster on your chair? After your reply, I did some more searching and found no help with this problem.....so sorry.
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