Capisco Chair Usage

Take Time to Acclimatise

Revolutionary Seating

The chair you are about to use has a number of features which can help you to minimise discomfort and maximise movement through the working day.

A Capisco can take some getting used to when you first start sitting on it. Firm seats are incredibly important for helping to maintain movement and a good pelvis position... but that does mean your bottom-tissues might need toughening up a bit - allow a few weeks for this to happen. 
As in any good furniture, be sure to vary your position and take regular breaks throughout the working day - in an ideal world pair a great chair with an even better desk - we recommend electric adjustable desks as they allow the greatest and easiest variety of both seating and standing heights. 

To read more about why a firm seat under the hips is so important for spinal health, head over to our blog by Clicking Here.
And to read up on the value of Movement for your whole body, including your spine: we have an article on that too - Click Here.

A guide to getting the settings right

Dont be afraid to play with the levers

1. Use the height adjustment lever (at the rear under the seat on the left hand side) to adjust the height of the chair. The Capisco encourages a wide range of sitting heights. Pull the lever up and either take your weight off the seat to raise it, or sit on the chair to lower it.
   NB: It is very important for you to adjust the chair to the right height for YOU, not for your desk. Play with it, lern to feel what is right rather than judging it with your eyes.
2. Sit on the seat so that you can allow your thighs to angle downwards comfortably (the shape of the seat itself make this easy) then adjust the depth of the seat using the front lever under the left hand side of the seat. Raise the lever and slide the seat forwards or backwards until your back is in contact with the backrest.
3. Next, adjust the height of the backrest to support the small of your back comfortably when you lean back against it - pull out the knob at the base of the backrest to release the catch, and slide the backrest up or down.
4. Adjust the backward tilt resistance by tightening or loosening the large circular knob under the seat in the centre of the chair.
5. The seat can be locked if required, by pulling the lever under the right hand side of the seat backwards. This is recommended if you wish to sit on the chair back to front.
6. To adjust the height of the headrest (if fitted), simply slide it up or down. Use the knob at the base of the headrest stem to adjust the headrest forwards or backwards. Tighten the knob to move it forwards, or loosen to move it backwards.

If you are in need of any further advice please do drop us a message or give us a call during working hours.

Trouble Shoot:

Gas Lift Not Engaging:

This is not a fault - The gas lift not engaging is a common issue when a Capsico is first assembled as most people aren’t squeezing the lever up hard enough.
There are two stages on the gas lift lever one (movement of about 2cm) engages the spring and the next (another 1cm of movement or so, which you have to squeeze harder for), engages the button on the top of the lift. This part can be quite stiff when the chair is new and many worry that they will break the lever if they pull harder.

To give you reassurance, you are very unlikely to break anything unless you are 'The Rock', these are Norwegian manufactured chairs with steel mechanisms rather that other chairs that use plastic - so they are incredibly resilient. The lever movement will rapidly get easier after the first one or two uses.

If a gas lift was faulty we would of course replace it but it's not happened on a Capisco in years.