This Is How You Fix A Sinking Office Chair

Fix Sinking Office Chair Hose Clamp

This is one of the easiest methods to fix a sinking chair at the office. Of course, you’ll need some tools, like a screwdriver and a hose clamp, to do it on your own. Here’s a simple guide.

Slide The Plastic Skirt Off The Cylinder

Before you even think about tightening the cylinder, slide the plastic skirt off it (the skirt is located on the bottom of the chair).

Set The Chair To The Preferred Height

Once the skirt is slid off, set your office chair to your preferred height at its highest point. You might have to push down on the seat or reach under it to get it to your desired size if you can’t move it by hand.

Wrap A Hose Clamp Around The Cylinder

After setting the chair to your preferred height, wrap a hose clamp around the cylinder and give it a few good tugs, but don’t tighten it just yet.

Tighten The Clamp As Far As Possible

Once you put the plastic skirt back on, you should be able to move your office chair around with ease and avoid any discomfort. If it still sinks in even more after that, then tighten the hose clamp until there is no further wobble in the chair and it feels stable enough to sit on.

Fix Sinking Office Chair With PVC

Using a PVC pipe is also a working method when we’re talking about fixing a sinking office chair. You may need a saw, a screwdriver, and a piece of pipe to do it properly.

Measure Your Chair’s Cylinder

First of all, you need to measure the diameter of your chair’s cylinder. Still, if it isn’t mentioned in the dimensions on the manufacturer’s website, then you most likely have a standard 20mm diameter cylinder.

Saw Through The PVC Pipe Lengthwise

For this method, you will need a PVC pipe or siphon tubing that has the same diameter as your cylinder (20mm). Once you get your materials together, cut through it lengthwise and fit it over your cylindrical parts of your office chair (the part where the seat sits on). Once you have finished cutting through the PVC pipe, glue it to your cylindrical parts of the chair with some silicone or other strong adhesive.

Snap The Pipe Onto The Chair Cylinder

Once you have glued your PVC pipe to the chair cylinder, snap it on there so that it wraps around your cylinder and seals any gaps.

Add More Pipe To Adjust The Height Of The Chair

Now that you have made your PVC pipe fit around your chair’s cylinder, then you will need to find a way to get the right height for your office chair so that it will sit comfortably for you.

If your seat is constantly wobbling and can’t seem to find that perfect balance, there are some things you can do:

• Adjust the height of the chair. You might want to double-check how high you have it set if your office chair has multiple height options. If it’s been on too high for too long, and that’s what caused the wobble in the first place, lower it back down to where you’re most comfortable.
• Make a quick adjustment on all four casters before attempting any other solutions. They could just need some tightened screws or bolts depending on your office chair model; it’s as easy as grabbing a screwdriver and tightening them up one by one.