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I bought my Aeron used 8 years ago for $150... it's about 12 years old now. Last night the gas cylinder gave out. It's been slowly sinking for the last 2 years (I could only raise up to about 3/5s the original height). I was forced to low ride for most of the evening (w/a pillow under my ass to prop me up just a touch).
Money is tight so there is nothing in the budget for a new chair. I hopped on Amazon and found a replacement cylinder for under $30 that would be here by noon today (it was late). Once purchasing I jumped over to youtube to find a tutorial on changing out aeron gas cylinders... holy shit a lot of folks out there have time on their hands cuz I found a plethora. I watched a few and must say I had my eyes open on what a bitch it would be to remove the old cylinder given how long it's been in place.
It was HELL but I got it done... had to borrow a mallet from the apartment maintenance crew... a little bit of tweaking to the mechanism that releases the cylinder but now it's like I have a brand new chair (it's never gone this high since I've owned it — so high I can swing my legs like a toddler!!!)... year 13 will be glorious.
- yep, always worth looking at spares.
i did the same for my supporto chairshans_glib - repairing stuff is really satisfying when it works, isn't it? :)mekk
- Solution is a simple wood chair with a cushion. Never any problems.shapesalad
- I've got a cheap very unconfortable tall chair bought in Ikea as seat, with a thin cushion, zero problems, when I'm tired I stand up and voilá!OBBTKN
- I’ve had my Aeron for 19 years. No problems. Amazing office chair.BH26
- yep, always worth looking at spares.