Replace the gas pressure spring on the office chair

What you need:

• Possibly. Customer service
• Possibly. Gas spring
• Possibly. new office chair

If the gas pressure spring on your office chair no longer works properly, this can be noticeable in a number of ways, e.g. B. by slow or jerky lowering, or - in the final stage, so to speak - by complete failure of the setting function.

Replacing the gas spring should be worthwhile

• How you proceed then also depends on your office chair. In the case of an expensive branded product, it is often worth repairing the spring itself, or at least replacing the gas pressure spring.
• In the case of a rather inferior model, a spare part may not be available at all, or no service point available, or the costs would be unprofitable when measured against the purchase price of the furniture. In such a case, you should consider getting a new office chair right away.
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• Even if you can buy the gas spring as a spare part, you should only install it yourself if this is expressly mentioned by the manufacturer as a possibility and also explained with a precise description will. An incorrectly installed spring can turn the entire chair into a "safety risk" and, in the worst case, lead to serious injuries.

An office chair is often also a "play device" for children

• If someone advises you not to try it, especially not if the office chair is e.g. B. used by children. Not only you could be injured during installation, but also the user later, especially if the mechanism is used a lot! Most children do this even if you forbid it. A professionally exchanged gas pressure spring has a “guarantee”, as it were, the specialist vouches for safety!


Replacing the gas pressure spring on an office chair - this is how you proceed

If you often sit at your desk and use your office chair again and again, you should ...

• Even if an accident does not - hopefully - occur, one will not work properly built-in spring will most likely not work properly, and so will your office chair not. If you do have to hand the chair over to customer service, you have increased costs.
• It is best to inquire with the manufacturer, for example via their service hotline, which solution is the best for your problem. There you can also give you helpful advice on the exchange, if this is allowed by the customer.