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Use two 13mm spanners to undo the two bolts
controlling seat angle.
5. Seat Angle Adjustment
The angle of the seat unit of the HydroCare has three
settings; 10°, 15° and 20°.
Seat angle can be used to encourage greater pelvic
stability. Increasing the seat angle encourages the pelvis
back into the seat to encourage an upright position and
reduce sacral sitting and the effect of shear.
However, increasing seat angle can also make it
dif
fi
cult for the client to get out of the chair, reducing
independence and functionality.
It is therefore important to select a seat angle which
is appropriate to the client’s needs, balancing sitting
stability with functionality and independence.
The Hydrocare will have been built according to the seat
angle selected at assessment. However, the seat angle can
be adjusted in the
fi
eld if necessary.
Adjusting seat angle is a two person operation and
requires two 13mm spanners.
Locate the bolts at the end of the seat side rails at the
back of the chair. The bolts pass through the rails and
into the seat angle adjustment brackets on the back
of the chair. Whilst someone supports the back of the
chair by holding on to the push handle, undo the bolts,
keeping hold of the nuts and washers.
Raise or lower the seat to the required angle and re-
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t
the bolts through the rails and the appropriate holes in
the seat angle brackets. The same hole must be selected
on both sides of the chair.
There must be washers between the rails and the brackets
and between the bolt heads and nuts and the metalwork.
Ensure the bolts are fully tightened with spanners before
the chair is used.
