Motorised Recliners made in Nepal
A motorised recliner is the one piece of furniture in this catalogue where the most important question is not about the sofa at all. It is: who repairs it in year four, and where do the parts come from?
Nepal is full of imported electric recliners whose motors have failed and cannot be replaced, because the importer no longer stocks that chassis and nobody local can source it. The seat becomes an expensive fixed chair. We have re-built several of them for customers, and it is a depressing job.
How we handle it. We use one standardised motor chassis across every motorised piece we build, and we hold spare motors, transformers and hand controls in Kathmandu. If a motor fails, we swap it — usually in your home, usually the same week. The motor and chassis carry a two-year warranty; the frame and foam carry our normal five. Your chassis and motor batch are recorded in the Karigar Ledger against your serial number, so we know exactly which part to bring before we leave the workshop.
Manual or motorised — an honest comparison. A manual recliner costs roughly half, has almost nothing to go wrong, and needs a firm pull on a side lever. A motorised one stops anywhere in the range rather than at fixed positions, needs no strength at all, and is genuinely the right choice for older parents or anyone with a back or knee problem. If the budget is tight, our advice is consistent: buy a manual recliner in good leather rather than a motorised one in PU. Leather at the headrest is where these seats show their age.
Practical details people forget. Every motorised piece needs a power point within about two metres, and it needs clearance behind: 40 centimetres for a standard recline, or 12 centimetres for a wall-hugger frame, which we build on request. USB charging in the arm is included as standard. There is a manual battery-backup release so the seat can be lowered during load-shedding.
Prices. Motorised single seats start at NPR 85,000 in premium PU and run to about 1,45,000 in genuine hide. The three-seater with two motorised ends and a centre console starts at 1,55,000. Both include installation, a demonstration for whoever will actually use it, and the first service free at twelve months.
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