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  Sandro Barbosa

  5 months ago

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  Extended seat sofas are really common in Europe. In spain in particular, this type of sofa is THE standard sofa everyone buys.

  https://www.ikea.com/es/en/p/eskilstuna-3-seat-sofa-with-chaise-longue-hillared-anthracite-s59520193/

  Motorized versions are also fairly widespread, mostly in countries like Italy or Germany. From a user point-of-view, having an electric motor is just added trouble. You need to have the sofa connected to a power source; motors are usually slow, taking several seconds until fully opened\closed; are more expensive, and obviously more prone to fail.
  

  
  

  This chinese version is a little different though, because the extension folds downwards. This allows the back of the sofa to be less deep, which can be nice in terms of proportions.

  
  

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  Ben Blackhall

  5 months ago

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  Appeals to me, but I am biased towards electronics and motors....
  
  Like you say claiming warranty could be hard. Though one of the easiest and cheapest ways to do this sort of thing is to use linear actuators, they're often of a relatively standard design and are easy to wire and low voltage - so would be user repairable (or by an electrician).
  12v power supply, a couple of wires to the motors and a switch to engage and set the direction to move.

  
  

  They can be slow though, slower than pictured. Wouldn't be the first time a company slightly speeds up their marketing video ;) There are faster similar alternatives though.
  

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