Comments on: Review: NOMINELL Swivel Chair

By: CLARE

CLARE — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:06:33 +0000

Night mare in store – how would you ever get out quickly in an emergengy – the signage was misleading store difficult to navigate and all in all totally unpleaseant eperience
just gone to asseble Ransby wardrobe -
Why would you sell flat packed furniture without any intructions – think that just about seals my customer view if IKEA

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:17:03 +0000

Ditto on the squeaking problem for the Nominell. Drives me crazy. I’ve had mine a year now and have had to WD-40 all the joints/areas where metal is rubbing against metal about once a month. It’s otherwise a nice chair and very comfortable. But I can’t take the squeaking anymore and am putting this on Craigslist soon.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:58:40 +0000

Just got the Rutger/Jules, had to figure out on my own how to attach the Jules base onto the Rutger… the chair seat pitches forward a bit, anyone else with that experience? Guess it’s worth the cheap price, tho…

By: Charles

Charles — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:01:01 +0000

Just wanted to second the squeaking problem on the Nominell. I really do like this chair (and the Markus, as others have mentioned) but the squeaking is ridiculous. Bummed to hear that others have tried fixing but it doesn’t work…

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Pain-free Sitting at Work « Pain Relief Through Movement — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:16:22 +0000

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By: Mih

Mih — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:56:32 +0000

I also own a Nominell and was troubled by all the squeaking. I used some WD-40 on all the mechanisms hidden under the chair’s seat and it’s all fine now.

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:04:13 +0000

I’ve had a Nominell for about 2005, and it’s served me very well in every day use. The upholstery is a bit crushed now, so there’s not too much cushioning, but it’s still perfectly serviceable.
Unfortunately I have to move house soon, and if I want to take the chair with me I’ll need to disassemble it… and after 5 years of being pushed together by my weight, I can’t figure out any way of removing the gas-strut-and-seat bit from the legs-and-castors bit… I fear that I may have to abandon this chair and buy a new one in my new location

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:12:24 +0000

Got one of these a few months a go and rather happy with it.

However, it doesn’t seem to be possible to recline (the back of the chair) without the angle of the seat also leaning back and pressing up into the underside of my legs, cutting off circulation.

Anyone know if there’s a way to move the back backwards without the seat leaning back?

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:40:14 +0000

I bought a Nominell chair from the As-Is section, and it seemed just fine despite some stains and fading on the fabric. The As-Is label, however, said “missing part.” I came to realize that although the lever to move the chair up and down will move around, it doesn’t do anything to the chair. The chair seems to be stuck in its lowest position and I can’t figure out how to raise it. Does anybody have any insight into how to fix (or hack) this problem? Please let me know!

By: dean

dean — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:37:28 +0000

I have had a Nominell for about three years, maybe even four years now, and everything about the chair is AOK except for the SQUEAKING! Every little move I make all day long is squeak, squirk, chirp, groan, squeak…well, you get the picture. I have tried oiling the chair numerous times over the years to no avail. This is what I would call a structural squeak. It comes from nowhere and everywhere at once. I don’t know why I am still using it, really… I guess it is one of those little annoyances you just tune out after a while. Anyway, would I buy another Ikea chair? Probably, will it be a Nominell, NO WAY!