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From Steps to Style: The Case for Home Lifts
Compact Home Lifts actually been around for years and are rapidly becoming the favoured alternative—here are five reasons why.
Everyone is familiar with the concept of having a stairlift in the home (for those that struggle with mobility, whether through a disability, old age or illness) but not so many people are familiar with the concept of home lifts.
But, in actual fact, home lifts have been around for quite some time and are fast becoming the favoured alternative to the more commonplace stairlift and here are five reasons why.
Top 5 benefits of a personal compact home lift:
Reliability: No More Getting Stuck
A standard home lift is far more reliable than a stairlift which can often breakdown, leaving users potentially ‘trapped’ upstairs or confined to the downstairs until the problem is fixed.
Cost Savings: Smart Long-Term Value
Stairlifts may seem like the cheapest option, initially, but the ongoing cost of repairs and maintenance servicing means that, in the long run, it is far more cost effective to purchase a home lift.
Space & Style: Blends Into Your Home
The lifts do not take up an abundance of space or spoil the aesthetic of the home like a stairlift can.
Speed: Faster Floor-to-Floor
Home lifts are far faster when compared to stairlifts which sometimes seem to take a lifetime to get up or down the stairs. A through-floor lift is capable of taking one passenger up to one floor in under 30 seconds.
Capacity: Share the Lift
Home lifts also allow for more than one person to travel at one time, meaning that unlike a stairlift, no one person needs to be left at the bottom or top of the stairs while the other one uses the lift.
Compact Home Lifts: A Better Alternative.
Elegance
Perfect for up to 2 passengers
The Elegance home lift offers a refined alternative to stairlifts and traditional lifts, carrying two passengers between floors in under 30 seconds with unmatched freedom and flexibility.
Elegance Plus
Perfect for wheelchairs & walkers
The Elegance Plus home lift is a compact yet spacious solution for wheelchair users and those with limited mobility, offering more room than the standard model while fitting a standard-sized wheelchair or walking frame.
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With 2,500+ installed lifts, Compact Home Lifts is a leading Australian provider of electric home lifts.
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Where can you purchase our lifts?
We provide our industry leading home lifts throughout Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
Get in touch with our friendly team of professionals for a free quote or for assistance with any questions you may have.
Frequently asked questions
What 24/7 Emergency Service is available?
In the event of an emergency while operating your lift, a standard emergency phone is concealed in the lift and allows you to dial our 24-hour Emergency Service. The phone is connected to mains power to ensure its battery is always charged.
With thousands of lifts in service nationally for many years, be assured that 99.9% of callers have had their queries sorted out over the phone, and at no cost. Often it is something as simple as a handbag or pet moving into the path of a safety sensor. If a technician is required to visit the home, standard charges apply.
Importantly, the phone can also be used to dial 000 or any number.
How long does it take to install a Compact Lift?
Our home lifts are fitted by a professional network of authorised dealers and contractors. Once the basic building works are completed, we can often have your Compact Home Lift installed and operational in under 2 working days.
How much power does Compact Lifts require?
Compact Home Lifts can plug straight into a standard power point, just like a TV. When in use, our lifts typically draw six amps (6A) when going up, which is approximately half of what it can take to boil a kettle. Going down uses gravity and braking, so very little power is used. Standard domestic power sockets have 10A capacity.
Where can I place my lift?
Our compact home lifts allow for unrivaled flexibility in terms of placement. Due to the size of our lifts and unique dual rail support system, our lifts can be placed throughout the home. We can even install our lifts in some closet spaces.
Do you require Compact Lifts load bearing walls?
No, our unique dual rail system creates a completely self-supporting structure. The weight of the entire structure and lift are in compression through the rails into the floor of the home. The Compact Home Lift does not add any extra burden on a home thanks to this clever system.
Will I need buidling works?
Unlike conventional lifts, our range only requires the appropriate ceiling aperture to be cut out and trimmed by a professional builder. This is minimal work and will most likely only take a builder a single day to to complete. We also have our own in house building service and can recommend registered builders for your specific project.
How safe are your Compact Lifts?
Our lifts are some of that safest of their kind on the market and boast the following safety features:
Top and bottom safety pans
When the lift is moving, two safety pans are in place to ensure nothing is obstructing the lift. This means that if an object (e.g. a child or pet) was to potentially obstruct the lift as it travels, the lift would simply stop before making contact and only be able to move in the opposite direction.
Full height light curtain (half door option lift)
The full height light curtain is located at the entrance to the lift. This acts as a sensor and ensures nothing crosses into or out of the lift as it travels. This prevents any dangers to passengers and also people outside the lift. In the event the light curtain is crossed, the lift will stop and will not move until the obstruction ceases.
Hold-to-run press button controls
Our lifts are fitted with hold to run press button controls, ensuring that the occupants are in total control of the lift at all times. This also creates a point of contact between the passenger and the lift whilst it is in motion.
Swing Door
Our lifts are fitted with a hinged door (this comes in both half-height and full-height varieties) that provides a physical barrier whilst the lift is in use. The door locks will only release when the lift arrives safely at the floor of choice.
Weight limit sensors
If the weight limits of our lifts are ever exceeded, the weight limit sensors will not allow the lift to travel.
Out of balance sensors
If the lift for whatever reason is ever out of balance, a number of sensors will detect this and prevent the lift from travelling.
Fall arrest mechanism
Due to our unique drive system, all the weight in the lift is carried on two steel cables. In the unlikely event that these cables were to break or go slack, the patented fall arrest mechanism inside the lift will activate and not allow the lift to move. This ensures the absolute safety of all occupants.
Over Speed Governor (OSG)
Over speed governor triggers if lift travels quicker than 0.15m/s, ensuring a safe speed is maintained.
Battery Backup
Our lifts have a emergency battery backup in the event of a power failure.
Travel Sensors
Travel sensors on the highest and lowest levels are in place to guarantee the lift stops where it should.
Phone Access
A cleverly concealed mobile phone comes standard with each lift, as required per the Australian Lift Code.
What happens if the power goes out?
In the event of a power outage, our lifts are equipped with a battery backup facility. This comes standard and will allow the lift to safely descend to the lowest level of the home and allow the passenger(s) to exit.
How much noise does a Compact Lift make?
Unlike most other residential lifts on the market, our product don’t use noisy hydraulics, vacuum systems or loud mechanical equipment. Our lifts use a unique electric motor drive system which is very quiet. You can see how quiet our lifts are at one of our showrooms in Melbourne or Sydney.