Temporary Hand Rail

skipro3 wrote:
I use suction cup grab bars like that in our shower for my father who lives with us. They work great for about an hour if the wall is wetted. After that, they loose suction. If I forget to take them down after his shower, they fall off around 2 in the morning and wake me up!

When you attach your cup grab bars, clean the surface, then use SPIT/SALIVA all over the suction cup and they will stay up for months. Using water does not have the adhesive strength.

Bumpyroad wrote:
I would only trust them for an assist in keeping balance, certainly not to support me.
bumpy

Exactly. But if you put it up as an assist, then if you do slip, you're going to automatically reach out to grab hold. From what I remember when we installed assist bars for my mom, thst was the biggest danger - if the assist bar isn't strong enough to help you when you lose your balance, then it becomes dangerous because your instinct is to grab it to stop the fall and it can't handle that - so you do more damage than without it.

I would only trust them for an assist in keeping balance, certainly not to support me.
bumpy

I use suction cup grab bars like that in our shower for my father who lives with us. They work great for about an hour if the wall is wetted. After that, they loose suction. If I forget to take them down after his shower, they fall off around 2 in the morning and wake me up!

Not sure I would trust it to support me. It has a lifting capacity of only 132lbs. That's with the weight evenly distributed (i.e., lifting a windshield). If you needed it to regain your balance on steps, etc., I would think the weight distribution would be way off and the weight limit far exceeded.