Had an issue tonight with a Bruno lift that looks a lot like this one; here is the fix in case someone has the same. In our case somehow the gate came open just as the lift started to descend. When the gate opened, the lift shut off, but because the platform was not at the very top, the locking mechanism that is supposed to keep the gate shut was now preventing the gate from closing, leaving it inoperable. To fix, all you need to do is depress the leaf spring in the hole where the gate locks and while holding it down, return the platform to the top. Now you'll be able to shut the gate normally.

Thank you so much for this! We were so worried our lift was malfunctioning and it was only a stuck safety plate. Never would have noticed without your tip.

If none of these work, open up the tower. On mine two electrical electrical connections came apart. Clicked them back together and all fixed.

down button works but up button not working

Ok, i replaced brushes and springs.workd perfectly!   For a day...  Now what?!!??!!

Glad I watch this instructional video. My gf's daughters lift was taking a while to elevate. It was slow and had to be done in stages. I suspected it was a power issue (as the led's in the visual troubleshooting window weren't lit up like they usually are) but there are a lot of kids around and I wasn't sure if one of them had done something mischievous or inadvertently to mess with the lift. Anyhow it turned out that something or someone had dislodged the plug in the outlet. Thanks for this tip. I'm sure I would've found it eventually but this video helped get the lift up and running faster than if if I had pulled out my multimeter.

What makes it go down by itself?

I am trying to help a disabled person fix their lift after an electrician bailed out on them. I was wondering if you might be able to tell how to identify the manufacturer of the lift so I can get schematics or an electrical diagram.

Wish you were near me.  I need a Bruno service man to help complete installation of VPL-3100.  Can you tell me a way to manually crank up the lift a little without the hand wheel?

Do you know were to buy the bushings to repair a Bruno lift

We have a Bruno vertical lift model VPL 3200 B series. After hurricane Florence our lift was not working. We had service out and they determined it was electrical. We did see that the breaker had been underwater and it was replaced with a 20 or 40 W breaker instead of what was in there which was 60 or 80W. The lift would work intermittently after that but then it just quit. We called for service but they could not determine what was wrong. It didn’t appear to be the batteries, control panel, or contacts. Does anyone have any other ideas?The nearest serviceThat can look at it is over two hours away.

I called my tech but they won't be out until next week. My question is, is their a way to manually raise and lower the lift so that I'm not stuck in or out of the house while waiting on the service tech?

Here is where you can find a vertical lift, and they can customize for your home if you ask.
855-654-7585
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Our lift was raised too high and is now not working :( any ideas?

Hi, where can i buy the 15 amp circuit breaker? Thank you

video above the lift can buy from where ? i in malaysia..kuala lumpur

Why is my savaria platform lift slowing down to the point of seeming like the betls are so loose that its just freewheeling..inhave to grab my deck vertical rail and pull..to try and help the lift..and it works but its near the point of just not working anymore.   Any tips ypu can send along?

does anyone have any suggestions?  We have a Bruno VPL-3100 Series Porch Lift, Mfg Date Feb 2015.  It is unreliable, and the Local Lift Service Company is no help in solving the root of the problem.  They just get it working, leave, and it soon fails again.

This is the problem- Sometimes it will work perfectly, traveling up and down in one smooth continuous motion, and stopping at the appropriate bottom and top limits.  Other times it will move/operate the motor in 3 second bursts, with pauses in between.  Each burst of motor operation will raise or lower the platform about 6 inches.  Each pause will last about 3 seconds.   Once it begins to operate in these bursts, it will continue to do so, until the unit is unplugged/replugged, which triggers normal operation for awhile, but it eventually reverts back to "burst mode".

When its traveling in "burst mode", the motor pauses with a minor click sound, then restarts with a minor click sound, and the brake does NOT lock/unlock with its loud clunk sound.

When its traveling in "burst mode", you can keep the up/down button depressed to keep it moving in short bursts, but-- that turns out to be a terrible idea, because for some reason, it tends to lose track of its upper/lower limit switch motion control, and it will slam into and through the top or bottom limits, causing it to get "stuck" at either the top or bottom.

I've learned how to manually release the brake to raise or lower the platform, getting it back in between the limit switches.  Its fairly easy to lower it using the hand wheel on the top of the screw pulley.  Its a little more difficult to manually raise it, using a big pipe wrench on the top of the screw shaft.  

Once its manually moved back into the normal zone of travel, and powered off/on, it will work normally for awhile, but eventually start operating in "burst mode", eventually overtravels, and eventually get stuck.  

I have ensured that the safety pan is clean of leaves and debris, and the safety pan switches work properly to stop it when obstructed.  

I have slightly raised the lower limit switch, so that if it overtravels just a little, it doesn't slam into the ground so hard.

I have provided a dedicated 30 amp 125v electrical circuit, so its got plenty of clean power.  I have measured that it draws about 13-14 amps of power when the platform is in motion, and that it momentarily draws about 40 amps when the motor starts.  The circuit voltage does not drop significantly during platform motion, dropping from about 122v to 118v.

I'm stumped.  To me, it seems like an electrical, motion control malfunction, feeding/chopping power to the motor, and failing to monitor limit switches, and allowing the platform to slam into the ground.   It especially seems like an electrical problem in that, when it starts "burst mode", if you immediately unplug/replug the unit, it reverts back to normal.

The Lift Service Company is no help, claiming they've "never seen one do this", and recommending a very expensive replacement of motor, brake, and bearings.  I contend that this is not the problem, and their recommendation won't fix it.

Has anyone ever seen this before?
Does anyone recognize what might cause this?
Thanks.

Someone took my key out of my lift. Do you know if I can get a new key?

What's up Rob Toone?