Love the split king frame, I bought the basic because it was an upgrade from a normal bed. The remote is very easy to use, and it is awesome to have your own space in a shared bed to elevate at your own pace. The only issue I have seen is when you elevate the head if there is anything even lightweight overlapping the split mattress the elevation is stalled or slow to start. It also may depend on which direction you are using the remove from example: maybe you need to be sitting or laying on the bed versus I got out of bed and then tried to raise the head up.