*Urgent* Acorn Stairlift Repair Service Call Outcome - Repair Diary

One evening, an elderly stairlift user's son sent an urgent message.

His dad's stairlift could no longer get past midway going down, and was "come off alignment".

He sent several photos with problems that have never been seen in stairlift repair forums.  These included a bent connector bolt;  a gap between rails;  and scuff marks on particular spots on the joints.

When I got there, the son said that he was mechanically adept, and had installed the stairlift himself.

He acquired the used stairlift for next-to-nothing.

Cosmetically, the stairlift looked almost brand new.

It was a straight Acorn 130 T700, flat-sided rail variant.

It had an "E" error on the display.

Kintai thermal-imaging revealed stressed parts.

Several screws were 5 Celsius degrees warmer than the others.

The motor cover was loose at the back, causing snagging.

The end bump sensor was damaged and was only partially repaired.

(I brought a plastic welder to fix that.)