Fewer Buttons, and Less to Think About
The Kimberly runs on a single motor, which means the backrest and the leg rest move together on one path rather than separately. That is a real trade-off and we will not pretend otherwise — but for a lot of people it is the right one. One motor means a simpler handset, fewer decisions, and a chair that does the same thing every time you press the button. In grey or blue.
Key Features
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Single motor — backrest and leg rest move together through a set sequence, from upright to full recline.
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Powered lift — the seat tips forward to bring you towards standing, and lowers you back into the chair under control.
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A handset you do not have to learn — a couple of buttons rather than six, doing the same thing every time.
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54 cm seat width, 50 cm seat depth — regular sizing, for adults of average height and build.
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Suede-look fabric in grey or blue.
One Motor or Two, and Why the Simpler Answer Is Sometimes the Right One
Here is what a single motor actually does. One actuator drives both the backrest and the leg rest along a linked path, so easing the back down raises the legs with it, in a fixed order. The positions are set rather than chosen: upright, part reclined, fully reclined. What you cannot do is put your feet up while sitting upright. That is the honest limitation, and it is not a small one — if you want to eat, read or watch television with your legs raised and your back straight, a dual-motor chair does that and this one does not.
What you get back is simplicity, and it is worth more than a spec sheet makes it look. A single-motor handset carries two or three buttons instead of six, and every press does the same predictable thing. We have watched people find a dual-motor remote genuinely difficult, and a chair whose controls you avoid is a chair you stop using — which makes it the wrong chair no matter how many positions it offers. If the person this is for finds small controls awkward, or simply has no wish to learn a new device, the simpler chair is the better chair. There is a mechanical argument too: one motor is one thing to go wrong rather than two, though it does carry the whole workload on its own.
Product Details
| Type |
Lift chair — powered lift and recline |
| Motor |
Single — backrest and leg rest move together |
| Seat width |
54 cm |
| Seat depth |
50 cm |
| Upholstery |
Suede-look fabric |
| Colours |
Grey, Blue |
| Model |
9113 |
Before You Buy
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Try the movement before you decide. On a single-motor chair the legs come up as the back goes down, together. Sit in one and work out whether that matches how you would actually use it, because it is the one thing you cannot change later.
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Run the three fit checks. Feet flat on the floor, two fingers of clearance behind the knee, elbows landing naturally on the arms. Tell us if one feels wrong and we will point you at a size that fixes it.
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Ask us the maximum user weight. We will not print a figure we have not confirmed — ask in store and we will get it for you in writing.
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Ask whether it has battery backup. If the power goes out while the chair is reclined, a backup battery is what brings it upright again.
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Ask for the overall footprint and the clearance behind it when fully reclined, and measure the spot you have in mind before you buy.
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Ask how the fabric cleans. A chair used every day gets marked, and knowing what you can and cannot put on it is worth two minutes now rather than after the first spill.
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Ask about warranty and who services it in WA, and whether it can be supplied under a Home Care Package, NDIS plan or DVA entitlement.
Try It at Beds4U
Single motor or dual motor is the one decision you cannot undo, and it is also the easiest one to settle by sitting down. Come in, run the Kimberly through its positions, then sit in a dual-motor chair beside it and see whether the extra control is something you would use or something you would ignore. Plenty of people try both and choose this one. Call your nearest store first and we will tell you which of our WA showrooms has the Kimberly on the floor.
