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Thanks to the internet, and standardization of goods, there’s now a more elegant solution: Simply get a larger gas cylinder (also known as a gas lift) for your chair. The mechanics of these are pretty simple: Your chair either has a bar or hydraulic switch. When you push down on the switch, while sitting, the weight on the cylinder – combined with pressing the release valve (via the switch) lowers the chair. When you are not sitting in the chair, and press the same release lever, the gas cylinder rises instead. The good news is, nearly all chairs – with the exception of a few like Herman Miller chairs – use a standardized gas lift cylinder. So, all you have to do, is buy a larger one. This used to be a rare piece of unobtainum that was bundled with “big and tall” chairs. Finally, if your chair is sinking – guess what? These gas cylinders work just like shock absorbers. And just like shock absorbers, they are on borrowed time from the first use. Here is the one that I recommend currently.
I’ve deployed it on all my chairs, and with some installation difficulties all was well. First, this is best done with a pipe wrench. You need to twist the existing gas cylinder off. The tighter the grip, the less force you need. If you have a good pipe wrench, most people would just be able to give it a tug. Now, odds are, you don’t have a pipe wrench. A regular wrench with a 2-inch wide opening should be able to grip it… but you will need more force. Also, it helps if the chair has a soft side that you can rest against a wall. This will give you more leverage, with less risk fo the chair hauling off and hitting you – or a wall next to you… or the door next to you (no, I didn’t kick it – ahem). So it’s safe to say, this is not without some difficulty. But, the rewards are worth it. Oh, and many replacement gas cylinders come with a plastic cover cap. This cap is meant to protect the release valve button. Unfortunately, it looks exactly like the release valve button.
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