Installation Instructions
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PARTS SUPPLIED
* Items 3&4 will be fitted to the rail assembly, if you have supplied staircasr dimensions.
JOINTED RAIL WIRING
The stairlift rail is shipped in two pieces that are spliced together during installation. The lower charge point and lower stopping limit ramp are installed on the lower rail section at the factory. If the rail was built to specific measurements supplied by you, the upper charge point and the adjustable stopping limit ramp will be fitted to the upper rail section. If you are using a 'stock length' rail, the upper rail section may need to be shortened with a broad bladed hacksaw and the ancillary parts will have to be fitted, a part of the installation process, described later in these instructions.
Remove the section of gear rack, that is screwed to the underside of the rail and retain the gear rack and screws.
Connected to the lower charge point and running through the inside of the lower rail section is a two wire cable that terminates with the two female wire connectors.
The upper rail section has a two wire cable running through its length. The cable has two male wire connectors at its lower end and a plastic connector block at its upper end. Also attached to the connector block, is a spur cable, attached to the upper charge point.
The two rail sections now need to be fixed together. Ease out the 1 inch square joint-bar fitted inside the box section of one of the two rail sections. This is done by loosening the 3 pinch bolts and sliding the bar out until it protrudes approximately 4 1/2 inches. Re-tighten the pinch bolts to hold the joint-bar securely in place, using 2 x 10mm spanners.
Connect the male and female wire connectors of the rail cable together (brown to brown, blue to blue).
Bring the two rail sections together, ensuring that there is no 'openness' in the joint. Tighten all six pinch-bolts, so that the rail sections are firmly fixed together.
CAUTION! Take care not to trap the 2 core cable that runs through the entire length of the rail in the joint.
There is a channel that runs the length of the upper side of the rail, that houses the gear rack. With the two rail sections joined together, you will notice that part of the rack, in themid-section, is missing. The loose section of gear rack now needs to be installed, bridging the joint in the rail. Simply screw the section tightly into place.
Position the rail as one complete assembly on the staircase, with the lower (angled) end resting on the floor, at the bottom of the stairs and the steel toothed rack uppermost. Position the stair brackets underneath the rail - one on the first step, one either side of the joint, on the closest available stair tread and one on the very top step. (Not on the landing) The stair brackets clamp to the underside of the rail and are secured by tightening the long 13mm nut/bolt, which runs right through each bracket. Position the bracket so that it's foot plate sits squarely on the stair tread and tighten the two short 13mm nut/bolts on either side of the bracket. Do no fix the bracket to the stair tread, at this time.
The Carriage Assembly is the main body of the stairlift, that contains the motor and gearbox, the battery pack and the electronic components that control its operation. (Note: The carriage is a heavy component, weighing 35 kg.). Attached to the carriage is a folding footrest assembly, featuring 3 spring-loaded 'safety surfaces', and a seat-post assembly, to which the seat is attached. Carry the carriage assembly to the top of the staircase.
WARNING! Take care when handling the carriage assembly, as this is a heavy component.
The first job is to install the 'up-side' safety surface to the carriage unit, if not already fitted. It is attached to the front of the chassis. Screw the stand-off screws into the threads on the front edge of each chassis plate, one above and one below each microswitch. Place one spring over each standoff. Mount the safety surface molding on the standoffs and secure with the plastic washers and screws. The safety surface molding is mounted with the open edge facing down.
WARNING! It is essential that the carriage safety surface moulding is fitted, as failure to do so could put the user at risk of personal injury.
Next, remove the adjustable upper stopping limit ramp moulding from the rail (if fitted), by unscrewing the cross-head screw that holds it in position. Place the carriage on the top of the rail.
WARNING!Take great care not to damage any of the three micro-switches that protrude from the underneath of the carriage body.
Carefully slide the carriage onto the top of the rail until it stops. At this point the motor drive pinion (the large metal cog that drives the stairlift) must be accurately locatd on the gear rack. Ensure that the carriage is 'square' to the rail, with the 'up-side' raised so that all of the carriage rollers are in line with the rail.
WARNING! Ensure that the motor drice pinion is not allowed to 'ride-up' over the teech on the gear rack, as this could result in severe damage to the stairlift system.
The Seat Assembly includes the seat chassis and plastic mouldings, upholstered pads (where fitted), folding seat base and armrests, one of which incorporates the manual controls (toggle switch) and diagnostic status lights (Light Emitting Diodes) and the seat swivel lever.
The seat assembly now needs to be fixed to the seat post on the carriage. If not already in place, fit the seat swivel index plate cover by simply sliding it over the seat post, so that the seat swivel micro-switch is visible through the small circular hole in the cover. Position the seat so that it faces across the staircase and the seat post locates in the off-set 'ring' in the underside of the seat chassis.
The properly locate the seat assembly onto the seat post, fold the armrests and seat base into the upright position and work the seat back and forth whilst applying gentle downward pressure. At the same time depress the seat swivel lever.
Connect the seat/carriage control lead, by pushing the two pieces of the connector together and securing with the screw collar, fitted tothe connector attached tothe seat assembly.
Next, locate the red plug on the top of the carriage marked 'Battery Isolation" and insert in it's socket. Locate the key, fitted to the underside of the seat arm and turn to the 'Go" position and the stair lift will become operational (through by battery power only).
Note: The stair lift will only be operational if the seat is locked in the riding position (i.e. facing across the stairweay) and the green LED is illuminated. If the yellow LED is illuminated the seat swivel lever should be depressed and the seat turned, so that it is locked in the riding position.
Using the toggle switch in the direction of travel, move the lift 3 or 4 steps down the staircases. There will be a safety delay of approx 3 seconds, before the stairlift begins to move. Remove the red battery isolation plug to silence the audible "battery not charging" warning.
If dealing with a "stock length" rail, the upper charge point now needs to be installed. Otherwise, skip to section entitled, 'Connecting the Transformer',
If not already installed, determine where the upper charge point will be attached. This is accomplished by running the stair lift carriage to the top of the staircase and stopping it at the point where the carriage footrest is level with the top step. The charge point should be positioned on the side of the rail so that it is iin contact with the spring-loaded charging pins, fitted to the inside of the carriage chassis.
Mark the position with a pencil or scribe. Also at this time, position and mark where the upper stoppin limit ramp will be fixed to the top of the rail, so that the 'finger' of the ramp contacts and activates the top limit micro-switch that is fitted to the underside of the stair lift carriage assembly (the right-hand switch, when viewed down the rail).
With optimum adjustment, the stair lift should park at the top of the stairs with the footrest adjacent to the top step, however, the footrest edge should not come into contact with the top stair nose.
Drive the stair lift to the bottom of the staircase. Fix the upper stopping limit ramp to the top of the rail, using one of the selftapping screws, provided in the kit.
If not already drilled and using the upper charge point as a template, drill two 2mm pilot holes to mount the charge point on the side of the rail, in it's correct position.
Pass the spur cable back down the inside of the rail and out through the 1/2 inch hole drilled in the side of the upper rail section. Connect the brown wire to the uppermost charge strip and the blue wire to the uppermost charge strip and the blue wire to the lowermost charge strip. Fix the charge point to the rail with two of the self-tapping screws provided in the kit.
The plug-in transformer that is supplied may have a male connector plug attached. If so, cut the male connector plug off with wire cutters and discard. Separate the two wires and strip back the plastic sheath on each wire, exposing 1/4 inch of copper wire.
Connect the transformer wires to the connector block, so that the blue rail wires oppose the black transformer wire and the brown rail wires oppose the black/gray transformer wire.
Finally, tuck the connector block and loose wiring into the inside of the upper rail section, so that only the transformer wires protrude from the upper end of the rail and snap the rail-end cover into position.
With the plug-in transformer connected to the mains supply, the rail charge points are now energised with a safe 15 volts AC.
The entire assembly now needs to be fixed to the staircase. Move the rail as close to the edge of the staircase as possible - but ensuring that the seat back does not come into contact with the wall.
Note: Care must be taken to allow for any protrusions, such as windowsills, water pipes, central heating radiators etc.
Make sure that the rail is equidistant from the staircase stringer at the top and bottom steps. When you are completely satisfied tht the lift carriage and seat assemblies are able to travel the entire length of the rail, unhindered by any obstruction, screw the stair brackets to the stair treads, through the carpet (if fitted), using the 16 wood screws provided.
Note: A minimum distance of 1/2'" should be maintained between the back of the seat assembly and the stairway wall.
Fix the safety edge moulding to the 'down'side of the carriage body. Locate the stand-off screw threads in the holes in the carriage chassis.
WARNING! It is essential that the carriage safety edge moulding is fitted, as failure to do so could put the user at risk of personal injury.
Attach the safety edge moulding to the stand-off screws, using the two cross head type screws provided.
Finally, where local codes dictate, affix the remote control handsets to the wall at the head and foot of the stairway. To do this, remove the battery cover and the PP9 battery from the handset and using the two screws and wall-plugs provided, fix the handset to the wall so that the three infra-red bulbs are pointing upwards, towards the ceiling.
Note: The Infra-red signal works by 'line of sigt'. Therefore the remote control must have a clear 'view' of the stair lift carriage that it commands. The signal does have the ability to bounce off walls and ceilings so the remote control does not have to be ppointed directly at the stair lift - however, for optimum performance, the remote controls should be mounted, where they are visible from the stair lift.
This completes the installation.
1. Footrest 'up' safety circuit operative - with the lift ascending, push up-side spring-loaded edge of footrest - lift should stop immediately.
2. Footrest 'down' safety circuit operative - with the lift descending, push downside spring-loaded edge of footrest - lift should stop immediately.
3. Footrest base safety circuit operative - with the lift descending, push the base of the footrest upwards - lift should stop immediately.
4. Carriage 'up' safety circuit operative - with the lift
ascending, push the up-side spring-loaded moulding attached to the carriage,
immediately surrounding
the rail - lift should stop immediately.
5. Carriage 'down' safety circuit operative - with the lift
descending, push the down-side spring-loaded moulding attached to the carriage
immediately above
the rail - lift should stop immediately.
6. Bottom stopping limit operative - run the lift right to the bottom of the rail - lift should automatically come to a 'soft' stop at the foot of the staircase.
7. Top stopping limit operative - run the lift right to the top of the rail - lift should automatically come to a 'soft' stop at the top of the staircase.
8. Remote controls operative - pressing the red button causes
the lift to ascend after a 3 second delay - pressing the green button causes
the lift to descend
after a 3 second delay.
9. Key 'off' LED warning - with the key in the 'stop' position, the red LED is illuminated and the lift will not operate.
10. Seat swivel LED warning - with the seat swivel mechanism not locked
in the riding position (i.e. facing up the staircase) the yellow LED is
illuminated and
the lift will not operate.
11. Lift 'off-charge' audible warning - with the lift stopped in
mid-travel, (i.e. off the upper or lower charge points) a 40 second pause
is followed by the red,
yellow and green LEDs flashing for 40 seconds
accompanied by an audible warning (continuous 'bleeping') for a further 40
seconds, followed by
restoration of a steady green LED - the lift
will operate as normal if activated by the toggle switch or remote controls.
Still having problems?
Check the self diagnostic lights, to find the problem and evaluate the corrective action.
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| Motor Power | 0.25kw |
| Travelling Speed | 22 FPM |
| Method of Drive | Rack & Pinion |
| Motor Output Torque | 108 Nm |
| Power Supply | 24v DC (battery) |
| Maximum Capacity (std) | 294 lbs |
| Track | Extruded Aluminum |
| Mains Supply | 110v, 50Hz Charger |
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Easy to Install
Factory prepared for installation - each stair lift is built to a customers specifications. We can even deliver the stair lift direct to your address
No mains wiring necessary - no need for expensive and disruptive alteration to the domestic mains power supply
Maintenance free batteries - power for the lift derived from 2x 12 volt batteries that are charged via an independent battery charger unit
Infra red remote controls - no complicated wiring for the lift call stations
Full on-line Instructions - our technical support site is second to none!
Free installation video provided - further advice is just a phone call away!
Easy to Use
Whisper quiet operation - due to the stair lifts DC power supply.
Joystick and Infra remote control operation. The lift can be 'sent' or 'called' to wherever it is needed
'Soft start' and 'soft stop' technology - there is no jolting or lurching as the lift starts or finishes its journey.
Swivel seat with locking catch - ensure easy mounting and dismounting from the stair lift. The lift will not operate unless the seat is in the correct riding position.
Diagnostic status lights - mounted on one arm of the seat, these show clearly when the lift is in the normal operating position, and also provide invaluable diagnostic information in the unlikely event of a fault with your stair lift.
Folding Seat & Footrest - the stairs remain available for use by others, as the stair lifts seat, arms and footrest fold away when not in use.
Safe to Use
Designed to meet BS5776-1996. Additional certification granted by TRL EMC.
Pressure sensitive safety surfaces that prevent the lift from colliding with any obstruction on the stairway. These are located around the footrest, and on the top and bottom of the carriage
Limit sensors to ensure that the stair lift always stops in the correct position
Electronic and mechanical braking systems eliminates the possibility of an uncontrolled descent.
Lockable isolation switch
24 Volt DC operation - eliminating any risk of electric shock
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