Stair Glide – 6 reasons why a stair glide would not work.

1. The stair glide user can not bear weight on their feet and thereby make transferring to the seat of stair glides not a safe process.

2. The stairway is too narrow to allow for the stair glide user to sit on the seat of the stair lift and not hit their knees on the adjacent wall. If the stair case is less than 36″ wide then careful measurement of the stair glide user and the model selected is required.

3. The truck control of the stair glide user is not strong enough to allow them to sit on the chair lift seat without following forward,. A seat belt is available on most stair glide models but not sufficient in restraint to allow someone with poor trunk control to be able to use a stair glide.

4. An extremely tall, short or heavy person must take extra care in selecting the right stair glide model. Sometimes, a stair glide will simply not work.

5. A stair case that has many curves that is also narrow may not permit a stair glide to be installed due to space restrictions.

6. If a stairway has a door at the top or bottom of the stairs that does not permit the stair glide rail to reach it’s proper position to allow for proper dismount of the stair glide user then a stair lift may not work.