How to Repair a Power Electric Recliners
Apart from being very comfortable and easy to use, Lazyboy power electric recliners are fairly simple to maintain as well. This is due to the fact that most of them are manufactured using the same components, which makes it easy to replace the damaged parts. Here are some of the most common issues, as well as a list of replacement parts you might need.
Loose in-line plugs
In up to 80% of cases, the problem with the power electric recliner is caused by loose in-line plugs. Fortunately for you, this has a very simple solution. Take a flashlight and use it to check the underside of your recliner. You will see wiring going around its base, and your job will be to check whether there are any loose connections. If you see one, even in the area around the motor, simply reconnect it and that should do the trick.
How to prevent loose in-line plugs
Once you have reconnected them, use electrical tape to secure the connections. This will prevent them from getting loose in the future, especially during the moving of the reclining mechanism.
Power surge
The second most common issue is caused by either by a power surge or an electrical storm. You can check whether this is the problem by looking for the green light most power electric recliners have. If it is not on, the motor of your chair is not getting any power. To resolve this, you will have to replace the transformer.
Preventing power surge
Plug your power electric recliner into a surge protector. These devices are made to prevent issues caused by power surges, which makes them a great investment for those who own this type of chair.
Cuts on the wires
If your chair stops working while it is closing, the issue is probably caused by cuts on the wires, especially if you see any sparks. The first thing you will need to do is locate the cut on the wiring on the underside of the recliner. Once you have found the cut, take the loose ends and intertwine them to reconnect the two pieces of wiring.
How to prevent cuts on wires
Apart from wrapping the wires with electrical tape, you can also use zip ties to fasten them to the frame of the recliner. This way you will prevent the cuts from happening again, and save yourself the time you would otherwise spend resolving these issues.
Lazyboy Power Electric Recliner Replacement Parts
Okin Replacement Transformer Kit
As you can see, a malfunctioning Lazyboy power electric recliner is not the worst thing that could happen to you. All the issues we have just described can be resolved in a matter of minutes, or in the worst case scenario, it could take you a couple of days to get the replacement part. And after that, you can just lay back, just like you did before it happened. That is just another benefit of owning this type of chair.
Thanks for your help, Gene Pafford
I have a electric lazy boy and my dog chewed the cord for the controller and it has 10 buttons and I can’t find one. Please help.
headrest will not adjust. Can hear the motor run but won’t move. everything else works lumbar recline etc.
Does the light turn off of my hand controller?
How do I know for sure if the problem is in the motor or the transformer? The chair can’t seem to lift it’s own weight. We got it to work a time or two, but it won’t stay working. Is the motor bad? Or, the transformer just not getting enough power to it?
The power recliner works but you can manually lift the leg rest up. Howdo you fix that so its stable
My controller won’t operate the chair. It light’s up but when I press the buttons. The lights go out, like there is no power. Is this just a bad connection or is the controller bad?
Once the recliner’s feet were up, they wouldn’t come down again. Pressing down on the remote will recline the back but pressing up on the remote will not lower the feet. What part do I need to replace?
The footrest on electric powered recliner doesn’ Come all the way up and seems to be declining when putting backrest down?
My Lazy Boy power recliner headrest quit working. I can hear the motor working but the headrest won’t adjust.
When I cleaned under the chair I found a clip/pin which, I suspect, pinned some parts together. How do I access the headrest mechanism to fix it ?
I have a Lazyboy recliner and the piston which raises the foot pad has stopped working. The rest of the actions work ok. Is there anything I can do. The connections seem ok.
Regards
Melanie Anne – 04/29/2018 at 7:14 pm
“Once the recliner’s feet were up, they wouldn’t come down again. Pressing down on the remote will recline the back but pressing up on the remote will not lower the feet. What part do I need to replace?”
Take apart the controller and see if you have a broken (I think orange) wire…or whatever wire has broken loose. If you have a friend or family member handy with a soldering iron, repair the the wire. I have had to repair mine twice. I’ve also had to replace two linear actuators and two clevis mounts. Today, the actuator for the headrest broke. I just had worked on other mechanisms last week. These are less than four years old.
I would never buy these again…ever.
The button on the remote control will not lower the foot rest. The other buttons work.
What does E68 mean? when trying to operate chair e68 appears on hand control.
Model no: powerconverter-light-ZH-BAT
Date code: 09, 17, 2015
Chair worked fine up until now. Power light on power code/box.
Now no power to the remote unresponsive movement.
Do i have to replace the remote or is there some sort of reset i can perform?
The headrest will not move but we can hear the motor running. I checked most of the connections unless there is one up inside where I can’t see it.
Same problem as #16 . The headrest will not move but we can hear the motor running. I checked most of the connections unless there is one up inside where I can’t see it.
My power cord pulled out from the motor. How can I rewire it to the motor