Do you have to use water or (messy) sand in the bottom tube? Could you stake it instead? Thanks.
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I ran a length of chain inside the tube the very first summer, attaching the ends on either side of the zipper opening. Go carefully and take your time. Carefully folding it, without removing the chain, when I pack it away for the winter. Works great and is flexible but weighs it down.
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It says put water in the tube which is what I did. You should be able to stake it on a ground surface. Mine is on a patio so I could not use anything other than water. Would not consider trying sand the hole is an inner tube.
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Water works just fine no need to use messy sand. In my opinion it is too small it's like playing musical chairs moving around when entering and exiting with multiple people .
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You could stake it but is easier to use bricks which works beautifully. Do not use water or sand. Re water it always leaks. Re sand once in cannot remove and makes it very heavy and hard to store. Bricks are the way to go and they are dirt cheap. In humid climate screen fabric only lasts about 2 seasons.
79874
Went with water and antifreeze. Easier and cheaper to fill with water and on the off chance you needed to take it out of the base, would be easier to drain the water than the sand.
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We put some cement blocks on the bottom to hold it. Its not super strong but with the cement we have not had a problem.
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I put mine on the bottom because I figured the soil would go thru where the water goes. I keep mine on my deck and the self watering thing is not enough, have to water everyday on top of soil!
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The inner tubing can be cut to any length and the ground stake would be fine. So the answer depends on how easy it would be to cut down the stainless steel metal outer tube, and as much as I love mom, I'm not going to experiment.
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I would only set it up on grass, or like a floor would be fine, I wouldn't recommend setting it up on tar or gravel. Unless you could find some type of mat/protection for the bottom..
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We put two pic pipe attached to bottom legs filled sand. Filled the rest with sand. Does very well that way.
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The bottom section is weighted with either water (which we use) or sand. It works very well and our family has enjoyed it for two years.
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Happy to help. There is no wooden bottom; there is a clear, plastic liner which has drainage holes to let water drain down from the sand and through the liner. You assemble the box, place the plastic liner in and secure it to the corners, then fill with sand. There is also a handy cloth mesh cover you can place over the sand to keep the sand in if it's really windy, etc.
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The sides are hollow and we put sand in them to weigh the ladder down. It does sit on the bottom of our pool. But I don't guess that it has to sit on the bottom.
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Yes, you can, but there is only a drain plug on the 'water side'. What I do is drain the side with the plug and then just tip it to empty the rest. With water in both sides, you could just tip the whole thing sideways to empty, but the weight would put a strain on the legs that may cause them to give way if you aren't careful. When the side with the drain is emptied first, it is light enough to tip easily without straining the legs. I don't know what poster is talking about with respect to drilling your own holes, we didn't encounter any such issue with ours. For the price, it is in my opinion the best deal on a water/sand table out there. The quality is great, the umbrella is much larger than I expected so it provides great shade, and my grandkids love it!
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Put in a layer of coarse gravel on the bottom so soil won't plug drain holes and water can move from soil through the gravel to drain holes. Tom
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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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We have not had any problems. We store our beach gear inside as well though which includes our cooler so.....it depends also lately where you set up loose sand doesn't hold stakes well wet sand works better but you might get wet. Better to give up a little space to your cooler keep your sodas colder longer too.
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The bottom of the unit is foam insulation, so the unit appears to need uniform support whether on the ground, wood grid platform, deck or concrete pad. We built a frame on the ground about 6" high and filled it with gravel for uniform support. You could put it directly on the ground but rain splash or tub overflows might take their toll by allowing water to seep in underneath and eventually cause rot or corrosion. I recommend lifting it up a bit to allow drainage and prevent water damage underneath. Please note while making your raised area or platform - the tub dimensions are not correct. They are actually: 60" by 68" at the base. Our 'platform' was the wrong size because we built it ahead of time based on the spec dimensions advertised. Otherwise -we love the tub.
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I just leveled out a spot in the backyard put some sand down to level and placed the tub on it, it worked fine. Although the tub is heavy, the weight Is spread out over several square feet so no problem.
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The only issue I see is that your water reservoir needs to be below the stake itself. As long as you can satisfy that requirement it would work fine.