What Is The Weight Capacity Of A Home Theater Recliner?

Weight capacity of home theater recliners on the market varies between 100 and 300 KGS. Premier quality chairs tend to be more robust and and can support greater weight. For example, home theater seats from Linsen Seating have a minimum capacity of at least 120 kgs, with some models accommodating limits of 180 – 240 kgs. While some inferior chairs even may not support 90 kgs.

With more and more obesity problems, weight capacity is very important when buying seats, especially for the big and tall guys. It is not only about comfort but also about durability.

What is affecting the weight capacity of theater recliners?

There are many factors that affect theater recliners’ weight capacity, mainly including steel frame, wooden frame and he way of building the chairs.

Steel frame

Steel frame is the core structure which support the reclining functions. It should be thick and strong enough to resist bending and maintain proper performance. Substandard steel frame may stop reclining and adjusting the seats under the exceeded weight limits.

Electric Cinema Chairs Metal Frame
Steel frame

Wooden Frame

A durable wooden frame of home theater seats should be built with strong solid wood bar matching thick plywood. Especially the seat base frame and backrest frame should be made with more premium solid wood. Because the seat base bear much weight when sitting up straight. And backrest bear much weight when lying down.

Solid Wood Frame
Solid Wood Frame

And the other chair parts should also be with thick plywood. For example, some home theater seating manufacturer think the wood under the arm top cove don’t need to be thick. So they make it just with 3 mm or even 2 mm plywood to make it. This may result in arm base collapese easily. Even it doens’t affect too much in using. But in a long term, it reduces the life span of the whole chair.

Way of building home theater recliners

The way of building the recliner chairs is also very important. Building a home theater recliner chair needs many processes and skills especially for those needs many functions. If not building properly, the use of some functions may not be working or perform well and long. For example, if you want vibration function inside of the chair, if the vibration pad is not installed well, they may stop working and it is very difficult to fix it.

So when you are buying cinema recliners, it is better to choose a professional manufacturer, because they have experienced staff and can build the chairs better and stronger for long durability. For example, Linsen Seating is an experienced home cinema recliners manufacuter for more than 17 years. We have very experienced staff and pay close attention to each detail to make the chair strong and durable.