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What make of stairlift is this? Battery needed

  • 30-04-2021 04:44PM
    #1
    Peig Sayers
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    My elderly mother had a bad fall at home today in her bedroom. She has a stairlift but won't use it. I told her to use it to get downstairs. Battery was dead. It's been a good few years since it was replaced so no surprise.

    Company I bought it from are no longer in Dublin. Rang someone who quoted €200 for a battery and service. Thought I could do it myself if I could open the cover but can't get it off. Maybe if I look on YouTube I can see how to do it but need to know what model it is. There are no markings on the stairlift to indicate the brand.

    Failing that, anyone know anyone who can fit a new battery? Dublin 8 area.


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  • #2
    antoinolachtnai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,726 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    Peig Sayers wrote: »
    My elderly mother had a bad fall at home today in her bedroom. She has a stairlift but won't use it. I told her to use it to get downstairs. Battery was dead. It's been a good few years since it was replaced so no surprise.

    Company I bought it from are no longer in Dublin. Rang someone who quoted €200 for a battery and service. Thought I could do it myself if I could open the cover but can't get it off. Maybe if I look on YouTube I can see how to do it but need to know what model it is. There are no markings on the stairlift to indicate the brand.

    Failing that, anyone know anyone who can fit a new battery? Dublin 8 area.

    It’s a Stannah I think.

    If you are handy you might be able to get at the battery. As far as I know these are some sort of golf cart battery.

    I don’t think you will get anyone to come out, service and replace the battery for less than what you have been quoted.


  • #3
    Peig Sayers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Peig Sayers


    antoinolachtnai wrote: »
    It’s a Stannah I think.

    If you are handy you might be able to get at the battery. As far as I know these are some sort of golf cart battery.

    I don’t think you will get anyone to come out, service and replace the battery for less than what you have been quoted.

    Thanks. There seems to be some kind of hidden screw and I don't want to just yank it off and break it!


  • #4
    spurious
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    Changing the batteries on a Stannah stairlift

    The interweb wins again.


  • #5
    Peig Sayers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Peig Sayers


    spurious wrote: »
    Changing the batteries on a Stannah stairlift

    The interweb wins again.

    Saw that but not the same model. Batteries are not in the same place.


  • #6
    antoinolachtnai
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,726 ✭✭✭antoinolachtnai


    Peig Sayers wrote: »
    Saw that but not the same model. Batteries are not in the same place.

    I was looking at it again. Maybe it is the Brooks?

    EDIT: Is this any help?

    https://youtu.be/dEDq3qpPbZ0

    Looks a bit complicated.


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  • #7
    Peig Sayers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭Peig Sayers


    antoinolachtnai wrote: »
    I was looking at it again. Maybe it is the Brooks?

    EDIT: Is this any help?

    https://youtu.be/dEDq3qpPbZ0

    Looks a bit complicated.

    Thanks. Still not exactly right but a bit closer!


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