I purchased these steps and added water instead of sand. Did not work! My pool is about 6 inches above my deck- how can I anchor it?
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You have to use sand. Our pool is also about 6 inches below our deck. We used sand and have never had a problem.
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Can you add a 6 inch step-up near the pool and fasten the steps to it? Also, I would suggest using sand fill...I used 50 pounds and it is very stable.
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My deck is the same way so my husband built a wooden step right on the deck. I am including a picture so that you can see what he did. Hope this helps you.
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We added sand after putting the steps in the pool. We used a funnel and carefully poured the sand into the compartments that are supposed to have sand in them.
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You will have to drain the water and add the sand, then leaving the top holes open allow the cavities with sand to fully fill with water by rocking the steps back and forth to get all of the air out. If you do not add sand, I do not believe the steps will be stable even when anchored. My pool coping is 3-1/2" above my deck and I cut 10" lengths of 4x4 to fill the space between deck and deck connectors. I rounded the corners of the 4x4 then screwed to the deck. I then attached the deck connectors to the 4x4's. It sounds like you will need to use a 4x6 or something similar. I wish Confer would provide a better solution, but until then this worked for me. You will have to drain the water and add the sand, then leaving the top holes open allow the cavities with sand to fully fill with water by rocking the steps back and forth to get all of the air out. If you do not add sand, I do not believe the steps will be stable even when anchored. My pool coping is 3-1/2" above my deck and I cut 10" lengths of 4x4 to fill the space between deck and deck connectors. I rounded the corners of the 4x4 then screwed to the deck. I then attached the deck connectors to the 4x4's. It sounds like you will need to use a 4x6 or something similar. I wish... » Read More You will have to drain the water and add the sand, then leaving the top holes open allow the cavities with sand to fully fill with water by rocking the steps back and forth to get all of the air out. If you do not add sand, I do not believe the steps will be stable even when anchored. My pool coping is 3-1/2" above my deck and I cut 10" lengths of 4x4 to fill the space between deck and deck connectors. I rounded the corners of the 4x4 then screwed to the deck. I then attached the deck connectors to the 4x4's. It sounds like you will need to use a 4x6 or something similar. I wish Confer would provide a better solution, but until then this worked for me. « Show Less
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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.
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First you need to drain the water and add sand so the steps don't float. As far as anchoring them you'll have to build up the sections of the deck only where the braces contact the deck. I laid 2X6's 12 inches long across my deck where the braces would make contact so you could walk between them and onto the steps. I needed to stack up two on each side to be level with the top of my pool. You will need to use more because of the distance you need to fill. I used deck screws to anchor each layer using care to place the screws so they did not contact the head of the screws on the first row.
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Hi Susan, sand and water in the same gallon weighs more. Be sure you use a heavy plastic bottle, I found the apple juice from Costco very thick plastic and since they come in twos, the plastic around the necks are good to tie to holes in the side panels. To anchor to your deck, you may have to put another deck board or two, since you said six inches, across the deck and anchor to it. It would be a small step, so don't trip, maybe paint it a yellow to be seen. Tell me how you made out, Cathy
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You will have to drain the water and add the sand, then leaving the top holes open allow the cavities with sand to fully fill with water by rocking the steps back and forth to get all of the air out. If you do not add sand, I do not believe the steps will be stable even when anchored. My pool coping is 3-1/2" above my deck and I cut 10" lengths of 4x4 to fill the space between deck and deck connectors. I rounded the corners of the 4x4 then screwed to the deck. I then attached the deck connectors to the 4x4's. It sounds like you will need to use a 4x6 or something similar. I wish Confer would provide a better solution, but until then this worked for me.
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Not sure if you are asking about the steps or the pad or both. The steps would probably work but top step would be out of the water. We have a above 4 foot pool and the work great..
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I am having the same problem. I plan to anchor it by placing a roped Brick O block to each corner post and lay one block on each side and back to prevent wind from getting under it. I have not tried it , but plan to.Please let me know of any ideas you get from others
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Just to make sure, these steps will only work for above ground pools if you have some form of deck around, or next to the pool. The height to the top step is 47" and my pool is 52" tall. The steps are a perfect fit and I feel that they would work very well in a 54" pool. We love these steps! I hope this has been helpful.
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Pool is large enough, problem is the steps float and if you put too heavy weights on them, then you would not be Able to remove them. Need to figure a way to put temporary weight that would hold but would be easy to remove.
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you don't. I used a pool type flex hose and clamp. The hose is bad; their hose is too short and drains on your feet. Easy to fix with a 5 foot length of pool hose.
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You have to add either your own sand or water - no both. Use a funnel to fill it.
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Scott, I have an above ground 16 x 32 oval pool with one side open to our large deck. I used 2 base kits. However, to determine how many kits you need, you must count your panels (spaces between) between your wall uprights. That will give you the amount of sections you need. I ordered two "base" kits to do 14 sections and had some left over. Just know that they sell another kit...I think that is to finish off the ends, so check it out online. The fence supports mount on your pool wall uprights. That means that you will have to leave an entire section open in order to use your ladder. I had to customize some of the vinyl fence supports to mount to the railing around my deck (because of insurance reasons, I could have no open fence areas around the pool since I have steps into the pool from the deck, not a removable ladder). I used a drill and a Dremel tool to modify some of the vinyl uprights which was not too difficult to do and then mounted them to the large deck rail uprights on my deck to finish off my installation. Maybe you can create a removable panel where your ladder goes in? That way you can completely close off your pool when it is not in use in case a child were to try to climb over the wall. You should know that you need to cut EACH section to size and that will take some careful measurement and cutting. The whole installation took me a day and a half, working alone without any other help. Just remember to measure twice and cut once since I don't recall any extra pieces being in the kit! I am pleased with the product and it saved me from having my insurance cancelled and having to fence in a very large yard...so it was worth every penny. Good luck! Sincerely, Tom V.
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I used an air pump but that pool wasn't worth the money it popped within 15 minutes. Send it back and invest more for the plastic pools either the paw or for larger dogs the bone.
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That is the same way for my pool. I cut and stacked two treated 2" x 6" boards (one set for each arm) to macth the two mounting arms on the steps and attached the boards to the wood deck and then attched the arms to the boards. I have had no problems, works great, very stable.
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I'm not sure if there is a place to put sand, but I would not be putting sand in my pool. I put two five pound weights in the bottom step.
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I'm sorry for my last answer. My response was for another item I just purchased. I would contact the seller because I have a cement pool.
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I would like to find an attachment as well. With my previous inground pool I had no problem but above ground is different.
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I use 2 empty large "Tidycat Lightweight" plastic containers. Fill them as much as possible with sand, then add water until they have very little air in them. Tuck them underneath these steps, or any steps, and secure with zip ties, or long white shoestrings to the ladder. This will hold the ladder down but you can undo them and take them out in the winter. You can use a little less sand/water mix to make it lighter to lift if you use 3 or more containers. This works great for me.
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I did look at several websites to find how to. Here is one..http://www.doityourself.com/forum/pools-spas-hot-tubs/369496-stair-railing-install-concrete-deck.html#b.
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First I suggest buying a foot bigger it runs a little small. I don't have the support poles either so I went and bought some PVC pipe and made my own. Once I did that water didnt pool up.
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I had to look up the M.P.S.Spa. I think, I said think they would work fine on the exterior. Evidently you don't have a built in spa, no deck? If it sits on ground/earth, I'd suggest a wooden/cement platform to sit the plastic on. I'm not sure of top weight allowed, as there is no buffer of water. You certainly don't have to anchor it from floating. My best suggestion is to put a gate on it to prevent young children from going into it to tragedy. I'm very happy with these steps, in fact, just removed them from pool today, put away for winter. This is my first summer, they still look like new, no cracks or discoloration from sun. Good luck, Cathy I had to look up the M.P.S.Spa. I think, I said think they would work fine on the exterior. Evidently you don't have a built in spa, no deck? If it sits on ground/earth, I'd suggest a wooden/cement platform to sit the plastic on. I'm not sure of top weight allowed, as there is no buffer of water. You certainly don't have to anchor it from floating. My best suggestion is to put a gate on it to prevent young children from going into it to tragedy. I'm very happy with these steps, in fact, just removed them from pool today, put away for winter. This is my first summer, they still look like... » Read More I had to look up the M.P.S.Spa. I think, I said think they would work fine on the exterior. Evidently you don't have a built in spa, no deck? If it sits on ground/earth, I'd suggest a wooden/cement platform to sit the plastic on. I'm not sure of top weight allowed, as there is no buffer of water. You certainly don't have to anchor it from floating. My best suggestion is to put a gate on it to prevent young children from going into it to tragedy. I'm very happy with these steps, in fact, just removed them from pool today, put away for winter. This is my first summer, they still look like new, no cracks or discoloration from sun. Good luck, Cathy « Show Less