AmeriGlide Rave 2 Stair Lift | Self Installable | 350 lb Capacity

Great value, quality product, easy install, works well

Installation is surprisingly easy if you watch the video, the printed instructions weren't very good. It took two of us less than three hours (if you don't count the glitch described below). We had one little glitch - the seat would tip forward when you swiveled it to get out at the top of the stairs and would pull the chair out of level. We tried a torque wrench to tighten the bolts and that didn't solve it. Did take me a few days to get a tech on the phone, but when I did he was helpful. I had to take the 4 levelling bolts completely out and put them back in. At the time of manufacture, they "missed" the correct internal holes with the bolts. This was a bit of a complicated process and necessitated taking the two covers off of the chassis so I could shift the internal plate to where I needed it to be. But it worked! Put this in for my 90 year old father - he loves it and it has been operating seamlessly for him.

I dropped it down a star because they to fight to get the rails to slide together. Beyond that it’s replacing an obsolete unit that quit on us. Big difference in weight between them . The light weight aluminum rail was easy to move around as a full piece of track . The drive unit seemed easy to mount as well. The power can be connected on top or bottom of the rail . Unfortunately the power cord on the new unit was shorter power cord than our old dinosaur that beast had 15 ft cord so I suspected a new outlet would have been needed to be put in anyway. Seems like a good value for the price, hopefully it last the 20 years like the one it replaced Time will tell. Oh thought we had missing a small bag of parts . I had called they were going to send them but in the meantime I had found it at the edge underneath our freezer . So seems like it’s a good company that wants to take care of their customers satisfaction. The rail box end was slightly open when it was delivered but the rail had a protective cover and wrapped really good . Not sure if that why the track was hard going together or if it’s a common for them to be that way . Compared to the older unit this is a lot quicker to go up and down on . And best of all remote control boxes. No extra wires running around for the top or bottom controls.

If you are looking for a cost effective solution for a chair lift, this one is an excellent choice. There is a very comprehensive installation video on YouTube and the manual is detailed and well written. One tip, though. When you install the seat and the footrest, the cable for the seat is easy to find on the unit, however the cable for the footrest is tucked into the footrest mounting bracket and you have to fish it out to find it. The lift won't function until both cables are plugged into the drive box. Took me an hour or two to figure this out but once both cables were plugged in, the unit functioned flawlessly. This one costs half of the next more expensive unit I'm seeing for sale, and is well worth the price. Since this one is made in China, if you're on the fence about buying one, I'd do it sooner rather than later because I have a feeling the price is about to go up...

Easy to install. Great design.

Installed easy. worked great at first. Quit working after a little use.Works good if you unplug seat and foot rest.Use manual over ride.See ifyou can brake your arm. Wasted $2000.

This was a great purchase.... after researching the many stair lifts that are available,,, considering the cost I thought that the product would be less than stella, but I was very pleasantly surprised to see while unpacking the separate components that the quality was very high... extremely well built... this is tremendously well fabricated... solid materials and well thought out in terms of assembly.I did have some challenges when connecting the separate pieces of rail together but aside from that it went together very easily.A great value and quality product for the money.

This is a great value. It’s easy to install. Watch the installation video and follow instructions. The lift is comfortable. If I recall the weight bearing is 350 pounds.

Pretty easy to install. I used only one of the tracks as my stairs from the garage were very short. I will get a second stairlift for the stairs going to the upstairs bedroom at some time in the future. It is very quiet and my wife likes it.

Très bien expliquer pour l’installation avec les vidéos, prix très compétitif, très très satisfaite de cet élévateur. Il fonctionne très bien.

Received the shipment in good condition, promptly with all parts required.Did the assembly in 5 hours (could be faster but I’m in 80’s)The unit is well-designed and of good quality. Cannot say this about the shop's quality control. The biggest issue I had was with the junction of rails. The rails junction cut wasn’t precise and de-burred. This caused a chair-jerking ride through this junction. I was able to sand down the unevenness that has improved the ride. Another issue I have had was in following the assembly instructions. I didn't find the written instructions user-friendly, but the video assembly demo was quite good except for the last piece of nylon rack to be inserted and cut in length. After riding the chair up and down fully loaded (me sitting on it) the cut nylon rack piece became too sort requiring a whole length plus some.Overall the chair rides well and is easy to use. A great addition to carry passengers and heavy shopping provisions to the destination.I’m working to integrate the lift up/down remote command to the Wi-Fi, Alexa and Google Home. This feature should have been available with the purchase (modern days).Update:The project linking the chair-lift to the Alexa and Google Home is done. It works well and is useful as one from a remote location can call the chair up or down to wait for you. Total cost $30.00 Canadian USD 22.00, pulse some wires and soldering. Not necessary but it's fun to do it.

Stair lift very functional

Can't write a review aa there are boxes missing so we couldn't assembly it