Residential Dumbwaiters

AmeriGlide is a company that produces many types of lift aids. From stair lifts to wheelchair lifts, there are many products that are available from AmeriGlide that help increase safety around the home. Most of AmeriGlide’s products are designed to be easy to install and easy to use, this is especially true of the AmeriGlide Express Dumbwaiter.

The AmeriGlide Express dumbwaiter has consistently been one of the best selling residential dumbwaiters. It is able to support a hundred pounds and can be upgraded to support two hundred. The car is twenty inches by twenty inches, but this can also be upgraded if you need a little more space or if you want to install it commercially. It can be configured to open on different sides across different floors and comes with a five year warranty.

The AmeriGlide Express also comes standard with several safety features. It is designed to detect objects that might be lodged in the track and it will stop moving if it detects something. Another important safety feature is the way the doors work. The dumbwaiter will not move unless the doors are securely shut and the exterior doors on each floor remain shut, unless the car is present. This is great for small children, because it ensures they will not be able to open the doors that access the shaft.

While the features and options that are available for the AmeriGlide Express Dumbwaiter are very impressive, it is in large part the ease of installation that has made this lift so popular. This dumbwaiter uses a cable drive system, which in most other dumbwaiters is very hard to install. Usually the cable system must be mounted to the top of the track and getting the cable drive lined up right can be very difficult, after this, it is necessary to attach it to the dumbwaiter car and wire it properly. This makes installing a regular electric dumbwaiter very complicated and out of reach of most home owners.

AmeriGlide saw where other dumbwaiter kits were lacking and designed an efficient and easy to install dumbwaiter system. The AmeriGlide Express Dumbwaiter comes in large part pre-assembled. The dumbwaiter car, cable system, and electric drive is attached to a short piece of track. This means that there is no messy wiring or alignment problems. The short piece of track containing the car and drive system is attached at the top of the dumbwaiter shaft. Then easy to install track is secured to the length of the dumbwaiter shaft and finally the individual call buttons are wired at each place the car will stop.

Since most of the dumbwaiter is fully assembled, installation time is greatly reduced. Many homeowners find that they can do the installation on their own, but even if a professional is hired, it will cost less to install than other dumbwaiters, because it will take them less time. The ease of installation and quality of the AmeriGlide Express Dumbwaiter are two factors that have helped to contribute to its popularity.