A stairlift is a combination of electrical and mechanical components that give it the ability to carry users up and down a flight of staircases. The most crucial component of a stairlift is the inner control system where the main operations of the stairlift are housed. There are a few types of stairlifts which people can buy depending on their needs. They are the standard straight stairlifts which is used if the staircase is a simple straight one between the floors. However, staircases in most homes are not straight, there will be a 90 degree turn usually halfway up the stairs. In these situations, the curved stairlifts can be employed instead. Curved stairlifts are formed by the tracks which can come in sections that can be assembled together just like a railway track.
There is also the standing stairlift which is used by people who are unable to bend their knees or sit upright when using the chair on the normal stairlift. The standing stairlift has a small platform for users to board and a safety handle which users must hold on to when the lift is in motion. Since the users are in standing posture, the lift is usually much slower and steadier to prevent users from falling backwards. The standing stairlift costs almost the same as the normal stairlift and some models even allow you to switch the standing platform to a stairchair. Therefore, instead of selling used standing stairlifts which you have no use, you can convert it to a chair.
Next is the platform stairlift which is used to ferry wheelchairs instead of only the user. As this lift needs to carry the heavy wheelchair up the staircase, its motors and batteries are more powerful than the conventional models. Combined weights of up to 300 pounds will not be as issue. However, these types of lifts are not cheap and can cost more than $5000, they are usually reserved for use in shopping centers and public buildings. It is not easy to find dealers who want to sell electric wheelchairs lifts for the home consumers so we suggest you can try the Internet.
