Power bed lift

[Vintage465]

Has anyone built a power lift for their bed? I need to come up with a method of lifting the bed that is not manual

Thanks

[drsteve]

Gjac wrote:
A cheaper option is to move the attach points off your existing gas struts. When my wife added 3 in memory foam the bed became very difficult to lift, in fact it was so heavy it would not stay up by itself. I kept the same attachment on the bed and moved the attach point on the bed frame about 2 ins. fwd. I also reinforced the bed frame due to the added weight.

Free, easy, and requires no new parts. Gotta love it!

I'll be giving this a try. since I replaced our short queen mattress with a full length, thicker mattress, and extended the platform, the bed is very hard to lift and will not stay up.

[Gjac]

A cheaper option is to move the attach points off your existing gas struts. When my wife added 3 in memory foam the bed became very difficult to lift, in fact it was so heavy it would not stay up by itself. I kept the same attachment on the bed and moved the attach point on the bed frame about 2 ins. fwd. I also reinforced the bed frame due to the added weight.

[DC8Captain]

Son of Norway wrote:
I bought a set of Eco-worthy 16" linear actuators off Amazon. They come with a controller. Pretty easy to install on either side of the bed. My back couldn't do it anymore especially with all the stuff that is usually piled on the bed. They are a great solution.

Do you happen to have a picture?

[Dutch_12078]

I'd put them where the existing gas springs are.

[RollandB]

Son of Norway wrote:
I bought a set of Eco-worthy 16" linear actuators off Amazon. They come with a controller. Pretty easy to install on either side of the bed. My back couldn't do it anymore especially with all the stuff that is usually piled on the bed. They are a great solution.

I’m guessing the 16” part is the amount of rise it provides?

Did you locate them at the foot of the bed corners or futprther up the side.

[Son_of_Norway]

I bought a set of Eco-worthy 16" linear actuators off Amazon. They come with a controller. Pretty easy to install on either side of the bed. My back couldn't do it anymore especially with all the stuff that is usually piled on the bed. They are a great solution.

[drsteve]

Chris Bryant wrote:
Two words, linear actuator.

X2

[Chris_Bryant]

Two words, linear actuator.

[doxiemom11]

Could you buy new struts that are meant to lift a little more weight and then they would raise it for you.