Chair goes too far back

Just imagine how much more help we could be if we had even the slightest inkling as to what type of chair you are talking about.

"a chair for my outdoor table on the deck" doesn't give us a lot to work with.

It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases.

My guess is that it is a reclining chair, which is now reclining too far, to the point that it is wanting to tip backwards. In such a scenario, one would first have to ascertain the specific reclining mechanism (like a spring lever), then find out why it's behavior is different now than it was before (ie, what broke).

Jon

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It is just a generic chair for an outside table. When you lean back it keeps going over. I can't find either. This is what it looks like. The ones with the round bases.

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Do you have an identical but non-tipping chair?? Compare the mounting differences.

In news:xPmdnbZzuMPqwDPMnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com, Kurt Ullman belched:

I assume it's a swivel base? If so, the only thing I can think of is the base(post) on the chair is improperly mounted. Try removing it and turning it around, it should change the center of the chair and eliminate the tipping. If not, get new chairs

Nothing obvious... even comparing it with the one that is still good. That was one of the reasons I asked for suggestions as to what to look for.

Move it to the deck rail. Tie it to it if needed.

Come on Oren, it's just like 1000 other chairs. You can't tell him how to fix it .

I agree, a picture or make/model number always helps for starters.

Some of the new chairs use two rectangular blocks of metal instead of more traditional springs. They are like a single layer leaf spring. If one of the two is broken or has become disconnected, it might not be obvious when looking at it without someone sitting in it try to lean back.

I have some pics, should have them up on flickr by tomorrow. I'll post the URLs then.

Kurt, I didn't mean to sound like I was getting on your case. I meant it in a generic sense and I know sometimes we all forget.

I just took it as a suggestion of how I could get better advice. Nothing more. After 15 years as a Psych RN, I am hard to upset anyway. As I mention to people quite often it is hard to get my riled up since I am used to having been insulted by pros (grin).

Kurt-

I stayed out of the thread until some of the details were sorted out.

I've sat in these (similar) chairs at someone's house.. they fun & comfortable but I found them to be border line for me wrt to balance. I've had them "spook" me a couple times by giving me the feeling they were going over backwards.

I always felt that the circular bases were just a bit too small.

But if you've got some chairs that "work" & one that doesn't, I'm a bit stumped ... maybe just variation in spring force?

Connect the chair to a 240 volt outlet, with a nearby switch. Then invite someone you hate to come over for cocktails. Sit them in that chair, and you can figure out the rest......

I had an office chair I landed on my ass a few times.

Duct tape it.

Greg

Are you going to post pix of the bad chair as well as pix of a good chair (the actual mechanism, that is, not the catalog/poster pictures you originally posted?

I don't know what all the fuss is about.

It's a generic chair, so any generic fix should work.