Allows seat height to be controlled without touching the adjustment lever by hand. Often used in sterile clinical and surgical environments. Compatible with Salli, Bambach and Kanewell saddle stools.

Description 

Allows the height of a chair or stool to be controlled without touching an adjustment lever by hand. Recommended for sterile and surgical environments. Compatible with Salli, Bambach and Kanewell saddle stools. 

Features
  • Includes chrome pneumatic cylinder with an an activation footplate. (5-star base is available separately.)
Compatibility
  • 28mm top taper and 50mm bottom taper fits most, but not all, office chairs and stools. Please check your chair dimensions carefully.
  • Cannot be used on stools or chairs equipped with a foot ring.
  • Requires a chair base with sufficient clear height between the floor chair base to accommodate the foot activation disk. 
  • 5-star chair base must have sufficient clearance to accommodate the movement of the foot plate. A compatible chair base is available separately.
  • Recommended for applications where the user keeps the chair in one spot. Not recommended for applications where the user must navigate around the work area while in the seat. It is VERY easy to activate the footplate. The seat could lower unexpectedly if you inadvertently activate the footplate while moving in the work area while in the seat.

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Use | Fit 

Height

Important! Height recommendations are approximate and will vary depending on the depth of the seat pan + mechanism. The following size recommendations are for a seat pan + mechanism height dimension of 8".

Size Seat height Adjustment range Application
Low 18.5" - 23" 4.5" Suitable for conventional seat heights and "short" saddle seats
Medium 22.5" - 30" 7.5" Suitable for "mid-height" or "medium height" saddle seats. This height range is generally used on drafting stools with footrings, however a foot control cannot be used on a chair with a foot rings
Tall 25" - 35" 10" Suitable for "tall" saddle seats

Installation

On some chairs the cylinder can be safely pounded away from the seat and base with a mallet. However, we recommend using special tools to disassemble the chair in order to avoid damage to the chair components.

 

How to use Foot-Operated Pneumatic Seat Height Control

Warranty 

Warranty

The manufacturer warrants this product for five (5) years against defects in materials or workmanship which arise during the course of regular indoor use.

This warranty does not cover damage or defects caused by:

  • Damaging liquids
  • Falling or abrasion
  • Wear and tear
  • Corrosion in humid environments

The purchaser's sole claim shall be for repair or replacement, at the sole option of the manufacturer, of any defective product covered by the warranty.

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Foot-Operated Pneumatic Seat Height Control
Item #: 6EA/FOOT-OP
Brand: Salli Systems
Mfr #: FOOT-OP
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This item is SOLD OUT!

For many years, we were the only USA supplier of foot-operated chair mechanisms in heights suitable for saddle stools. If you are looking for one now, we suggest you contact your local medical stool or saddle stool distributor or retailer. Good luck.