How to Install Pool Ladders

Choose the right pool ladder for your pool by measuring the distance from the bottom to the top of the pool to get the correct width and height. Average ladders are 18 inches in width. Purchase ladders that have the right dimensions to match your pool height so they will be comfortable to use. Choose stainless, aluminum or any other strong material coated with white powder for constructing the pool ladder. This helps to avoid excess heat during summer. Use rubber grips for the rails in your ladder to help swimmers climb up easily.

Grab all the tools necessary for installing the pool ladder. Install your below-ground pool ladder at the same time your pool gets constructed in order to embed the ladder firmly in concrete. Take a half-inch socket and also an adjustable spanner or wrench for fixing the pool ladder. You need ladder bumpers in case your pool has a vinyl liner, which are rubber tucks that slide into the two open ends present at the bottom portion of the ladder. Use these bumpers to protect the vinyl liner from getting ripped due to the sharp ends of the ladder frame.

Using a garden hose, clean the ladder cups before installation to remove the debris collected in them. Insert the ladder into the ladder cups and then adjust the ladder wedge for fitting them inside the cups. Slide the pool ladder slowly and cautiously into the pool water, ensuring that the bumpers do not fall off.

Install the cover rings that slip on the rails of the pool ladder. Adjust the ladder wedge, then slide the ladder rails into the ladder cups. Tighten the ladder wedge using a wrench or spanner, turning it counterclockwise. Tightening the ladder wedge firmly will help in holding the ladder without any jerking movements.

Test the ladder by climbing up and down on it to ensure that it is safely installed and can be used without fear. If the ladder wedges are not firmly tightened, or they aren't fitted properly, the ladder will move easily and be unsafe. You may need to replace the wedges and ladder cups if the ladder remains unsteady.