This company https://www.stairliftsremoval.co.uk/ has been mentioned
once or twice in earlier threads on stair lift removal. Do any of you
have any actual experience of them?

A friend of mine has a Stannah Model 260 Sadler which she needs to get
rid of. It was installed for use by her husband, who is now in a care
home. She has decided to downsize, and needs the stairlift gone in order
to sell the house.

Stannah not only won't give her anything for it, but they want £350 to
remove it.

The company linked to above also won't give her anything for it - but
they'll remove it for free. Presumably they'll get some revenue by
recycling parts of it.

I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but bits
of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk injury
either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be to get
this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck the joint
in the process.

Hence my original question.
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Roger Mills explained on 24/09/2019 :
I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but bits of
it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk injury either to
myself or to the property. So my preference would be to get this firm to
remove it as long as they're not going to wreck the joint in the process.

Hence my original question.

If its in working order, and a straight run, why not sell it?

The straight runs are easiest to remove, the most common and the most
saleable. Removal is just a matter of dropping the seat off the rail,
releasing/ dismantling the rail. Not difficult.

On Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 10:57:03 AM UTC+1, Roger Mills wrote:
This company https://www.stairliftsremoval.co.uk/ has been mentioned
once or twice in earlier threads on stair lift removal. Do any of you
have any actual experience of them?

A friend of mine has a Stannah Model 260 Sadler which she needs to get
rid of. It was installed for use by her husband, who is now in a care
home. She has decided to downsize, and needs the stairlift gone in order
to sell the house.

Stannah not only won't give her anything for it, but they want �350 to
remove it.

The company linked to above also won't give her anything for it - but
they'll remove it for free. Presumably they'll get some revenue by
recycling parts of it.

I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but bits
of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk injury
either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be to get
this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck the joint
in the process.

Hence my original question.
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Roger
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Many years ago we took over commercial premises that had been used by a medical specialist company. They left a stair lift behind them. We sold it and got £500 and the buyer dismantled it and removed it himself. A two man job. Not difficult

On 24/09/2019 10:57, Roger Mills wrote:
This company https://www.stairliftsremoval.co.uk/ has been mentioned
once or twice in earlier threads on stair lift removal. Do any of you
have any actual experience of them?

A friend of mine has a Stannah Model 260 Sadler which she needs to get
rid of. It was installed for use by her husband, who is now in a care
home. She has decided to downsize, and needs the stairlift gone in order
to sell the house.

Stannah not only won't give her anything for it, but they want £350 to
remove it.

Talk to other local disabled suppliers locally. You should be able to
find one that will take it away for nothing - that is what I did. I'm
afraid you have to count your fingers before and after every encounter.

The odd one might even give you a tenner for it.

The company linked to above also won't give her anything for it - but
they'll remove it for free. Presumably they'll get some revenue by
recycling parts of it.

If there are a decent number of houses exactly the same shape they may
be able to reuse the track otherwise the track is just so much scrap
metal but the motorised chair can get reused. When you buy one you get
the option of a second hand unit or new.

I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but bits
of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk injury
either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be to get
this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck the joint
in the process.

Hence my original question.

It is annoying that they become essentially worthless once installed.
Typically you are in a hurry to sort it out afterwards and working
remotely so they know that they have you over a barrel.

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On 24/09/2019 12:10, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Roger Mills explained on 24/09/2019 :
I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but
bits of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk
injury either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be
to get this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck
the joint in the process.

Hence my original question.

If its in working order, and a straight run, why not sell it?

The straight runs are easiest to remove, the most common and the most
saleable. Removal is just a matter of dropping the seat off the rail,
releasing/ dismantling the rail. Not difficult.

Sometimes they use some sort of hammer-in fixings that are
a nightmare to remove.

On 24/09/2019 12:10, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Roger Mills explained on 24/09/2019 :
I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but
bits of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk
injury either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be
to get this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck
the joint in the process.

Hence my original question.

If its in working order, and a straight run, why not sell it?

The straight runs are easiest to remove, the most common and the most
saleable. Removal is just a matter of dropping the seat off the rail,
releasing/ dismantling the rail. Not difficult.

The seat is pretty heavy though. No problem for a reasonably fit man who
is used to mechanical handling.

I don't know this firm but it's not a difficult job and presumably they
know what they are doing. I'd be inclined to trust them.

On 24/09/2019 14:01, Andrew wrote:
On 24/09/2019 12:10, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Roger Mills explained on 24/09/2019 :
I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but
bits of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk
injury either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be
to get this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck
the joint in the process.

Hence my original question.

If its in working order, and a straight run, why not sell it?

The straight runs are easiest to remove, the most common and the most
saleable. Removal is just a matter of dropping the seat off the rail,
releasing/ dismantling the rail. Not difficult.

Sometimes they use some sort of hammer-in fixings that are
a nightmare to remove.


Roll pins. Used on curved ones, mine were not easy to get out, you need
to have good punches, and confidence.

newshound used his keyboard to write :
The seat is pretty heavy though. No problem for a reasonably fit man who is
used to mechanical handling.

The seat is very heavy. It is a little lighter with the two batteries
removed. The advice I have read before, is to remove the end caps and
the plastic stop trigger, from the top and wind it straight off the
track at the top. Looking at my lift, I would think it would be easier
to just wind it off at the bottom end, assuming that is the ground
floor, maybe even releasing the lowest track fixing if necessary so it
has room to come off. The are supplied with an emergency manual winding
handle, for use when the electrics fail.

Harry Bloomfield wrote:

The are supplied with an emergency manual winding
handle, for use when the electrics fail.

But it would take hours and wear you fingers to the bone to do it that
way ... use a cordless drill with suitable bit.

On 24/09/2019 12:10, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Roger Mills explained on 24/09/2019 :
I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but
bits of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk
injury either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be
to get this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck
the joint in the process.

Hence my original question.

If its in working order, and a straight run, why not sell it?

The straight runs are easiest to remove, the most common and the most
saleable. Removal is just a matter of dropping the seat off the rail,
releasing/ dismantling the rail. Not difficult.

No, it's not straight. It turns through a right-angle at the bottom -
and another one at the top, round onto the landing. I guess that it's
been custom made to fit this particular staircase.
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On 24/09/2019 14:01, Andrew wrote:
On 24/09/2019 12:10, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Roger Mills explained on 24/09/2019 :
I could potentially dismantle it myself, and take it to the tip but
bits of it are likely to be pretty heavy and I don't wish to risk
injury either to myself or to the property. So my preference would be
to get this firm to remove it as long as they're not going to wreck
the joint in the process.

Hence my original question.

If its in working order, and a straight run, why not sell it?

The straight runs are easiest to remove, the most common and the most
saleable. Removal is just a matter of dropping the seat off the rail,
releasing/ dismantling the rail. Not difficult.

Sometimes they use some sort of hammer-in fixings that are
a nightmare to remove.



Yes, the rail is in sections which plug together, with what looks like a
scroll pin through each section.

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On 24/09/2019 14:29, newshound wrote:


The seat is pretty heavy though. No problem for a reasonably fit man who
is used to mechanical handling.

I'm reasonably fit for my age but, at 77, not as strong as I used to be!
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On 24/09/2019 19:25, Andy Burns wrote:
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

The are supplied with an emergency manual winding handle, for use when
the electrics fail.

But it would take hours and wear you fingers to the bone to do it that
way ... use a cordless drill with suitable bit.


These guys can help, I think they do something with the volts ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK30R1gsgGk

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