Do you have to secure this ladder to the pool? How do you keep it from floating?
142189
The ladder has enough weight so there is no movement or floating. I never had a issue with it. Plus, you would want to remove it from pool after use so the little ones don't climb back in when no one isn't around. Enjoy
142190
It is heavy enough that it doesn't float. We take it out of the pool when we are done for the day but you don't have to. The ladder is very sturdy.
142191
It is heavy enough not to float. It just sits over the side. It suited our purpose very well.
142192
Its heavy enough to stay in pool no floating. Must be on flat level surface. People have come close to falling off because iits very easy to loose it on unlevel ground
142193
No, you do not have to secure this ladder to the pool. Ladder is heavy enough to stay put. I wish it had a flat piece across the top to step onto. My 5 yr old grandsons used it, an 8 & 10 year old also used it without any problems. Nice ladder.
142194
It's a heavy ladder, it does not need to be secured to the pool. It literally just straddles the side of the pool.
142195
You do not have to secure it to the pool. Just put it in and it does not float.
1741691
Maybe it "could" be if one had very strong and wide decking surrounding the pool and sufficient water depth, but I don't think it should be. Personally I wouldn't feel safe climbing it unless it was bolted into concrete or stone.
230932
Yes, to hold it up you can place something underneath the floater, such as a brick, to keep it running. But when water level is low, make sure you stop it manually to avoid damage.
1834762
The poles lock in, the back. Of the ladder, u must let them. Fill up with water, the ladder goes over the pool, my boyfriend attached it to the pool. With bungee cords at the top, and. The bottom of the ladder, he put metal horseshoe clamps on the outside at the bottom of the ladder to attach. It to the ground, the ladder is still not real study, it. Wobbles, we hate it, it's not safe. I hope this helps u
176115
Of course. It does not matter what side you use, it is free standing, not attached to the pool at all. If you are worried about it tipping over, put some cement blocks on the bottom frame of the ladder.
992638
I am using this ladder on my above ground pool. It is attached to a wood side deck with 2 aluminum ladder flanges which in turn are attached to wood posts that elevate the ladder to proper height. The ladder is designed to be mounted to a deck which should be at the same height as the pool rim. It is an excellent and sturdy ladder and if you can adapt it as I did you should be quite happy with it.
2097327
In a vinyl liner pool it is bonded at the ladder. In others the rebar is already touching the water and acts as the bond so this is not needed.
1834763
I don't know if it attaches to the pool. The front legs that are in the pool, fill up with water and weigh the ladder down to keep it in place.
1351171
I have 2 ladders and got 2 sets. The polaris still gets stuck! I don't know if I need to put another set on each ladder or not. I will decide when we get our pool up and going this summer.
1909926
it is free standing - i used a shower mat under the pool side steps to protect the pool. you will need to put sand into the pool side steps to keep it weighted down.i could not see how to attach to my pool & do not need to. we like the steps and would buy them again if i had to.
2118438
My deck is flush with the top flat metal rim of the pool. So, these steps go in the pool, but attach to the top flat rim of the pool (not the deck). If the deck was higher and slightly over the rim of the pool, then I imagine they would need to be attached to the deck. So when climbing up the stairs from the pool, you would step off onto the deck. They give you a template for drilling the holes. In my case, I had to drill into the metal rim of the pool, and had to be careful not to get the metal shavings in the water.
2160434
I had to. Have a family member who is a big guy. The ladder did not bend with him on it but the wood screws did pull out of the pier. I then anchored through pier and put a brace on the bottom. Works fine.
1363696
Yes. You may have to attach the railings to the deck, but that shouldn't be too big of a problem. I actually reversed my steps. The ladder is inside the pool and the steps are outside. We found it safer.
1625765
First off water is lighter than sand the plastic steps will have a tendency to move with the water of the pool. 2. You will need to take3 2x4 boards and anchor the first one to the deck and the the other 2 to each other and then attach the brace to the board. Then you will have to do the same for the other brace.
2155177
We don't secure it more than keeping the cover closed. It sits out on the patio, but we have a block wall around the yard. We've had steel and canvas patio chairs blow into our pool but the grill has never moved.
536523
No it does not float, it is heavy enough to hold it down, nothing needed to keep it down. great ladder and the removal steps are great. I love it!
954687
My ladder does not touch the bottom of the pool. It's "anchored" to my deck and supports our weight just fine.