Saftron Split Ladder Question

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cskuse

cskuse

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Mar 23, 2022
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North of Pittsburgh, PA
Pool Size
3500
Surface
Vinyl
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I have looked all over and didn't see any information on how the ladder part is installed and not sure if this will work for my situation. I will be putting in a 20x40 vinyl SWG pool with a 8' deep end, so we wanted to put in a ladder, but we will have a auto cover. I do know about the ladder hinges, but came across the Saftron split ladder that I really like. But is this even an option for vinyl pools? Would love to know if it will work.

Thank you!
 
YippeeSkippy said:
No, you don't want that lower ladder piece sitting on your liner. Every little shake or shift would increase chance of liner damage.
I have the hinged ladder and autocover myself.

Maddie 🇺🇦
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I figured as much.
The reason I was looking was because Royal does not have the marine grade ladder for my SWG pool that is recommended. I’ll have to either go with the usual ladder from them or get the marine grade from someone else.
 
cskuse said:
The reason I was looking was because Royal does not have the marine grade ladder for my SWG pool that is recommended.
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You want marine grade anything for either pool. Any material that isn't quality will fail in either pool.

Boats don't have 2 kinds of products available depending on location. They are either ok for wet use, or not. And the ocean has 10X the salinity of a salt pool.
 
Does anyone know if it is possible to use the regular Saftron ladder (P-324-L3) with ladder hinges? Or do I have to stick with the SR Smith marine grade ladder (VLLS-103E-MG). I can't find a whole lot of info on the ladder hinges.
 
Usually, while the OD of Saftron ladders and rails is the same 1.9" as standard metal ones, the ID is much smaller to accommodate the internal metal rail and outer vinyl coating. Standard ladder hinges won't work.
 
1poolman1 said:
Usually, while the OD of Saftron ladders and rails is the same 1.9" as standard metal ones, the ID is much smaller to accommodate the internal metal rail and outer vinyl coating. Standard ladder hinges won't work.
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So I guess that means I have to stick with the SR Smith marine grade ladder. Thanks for all the feedback!
 

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While looking at the Perma-Cast catalog, I see that they sell ladder anodes. Does anyone have any experience with these? Do they work? It would be a way cheaper way to go than the marine-grade ladder.
 
cskuse said:
Does anyone know if it is possible to use the regular Saftron ladder (P-324-L3) with ladder hinges? Or do I have to stick with the SR Smith marine grade ladder (VLLS-103E-MG). I can't find a whole lot of info on the ladder hinges.
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My pool builder just told me hinges won't work with the saftron Ladder. Did you ever find a fix for this?
 
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