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Stick-on bath shelf
I have one of those bath shelves which sticks on to the tiles with
suckers. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/3679446.jpg The PROBLEM is that even when the shelf is lightly loaded, the suckers lose their grip after a few hours. I know wall-screws is a far better way to fix a bath shelf but I want a temporary shelf. The big supermarkets sell these sucker shelves and I tend not to think that a large percentage of sucker shelves get returned otherwise it would cost too much for the store just in handling all the returns. ---------------- QUESTIONS Why do these sucker grips shelves fail to hold. (1) Am I doing something wrong? I clean the surface of the tile, I let all the air out when the sucker is squashed. The sucker seems to hold very well ... until I turn my back for a few hours. (2) Maybe using suckers is a design so inherently bad such that no-one here has ever much success. Or is your sucker shelf staying up? |
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"Zakko" wrote in message ... I have one of those bath shelves which sticks on to the tiles with suckers. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/3679446.jpg (2) Maybe using suckers is a design so inherently bad such that no-one here has ever much success. Or is your sucker shelf staying up? I bought one like that then got tired of it very quickly. I graduated to this and it sticks and stays stuck, and I out shampoo and shower bottles in it. It has locking suction cups. Excellent. http://www.johnlewis.com/230217529/Product.aspx |
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On Thu 08 May 2008 18:06:44, Angela wrote:
"Zakko" wrote in message I have one of those bath shelves which sticks on to the tiles with suckers. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/3679446.jpg (2) Maybe using suckers is a design so inherently bad such that no-one here has ever much success. Or is your sucker shelf staying up? I bought one like that then got tired of it very quickly. I graduated to this and it sticks and stays stuck, and I out shampoo and shower bottles in it. It has locking suction cups. Excellent. http://www.johnlewis.com/230217529/Product.aspx Thanks for the link! Oddly enough, only the one product you mentioned on that web page has "locking" suckers. By co-incidence another product shown on that page is *identical* to the one which is giving me trouble! I mean this one: http://www.johnlewis.com/230133665/Product.aspx Seems unlikely that John Lewis would stock this if it they got a lot of complaints. And yet I can't get the shelf's suckers to work beyond a few hours. |
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For suction cups to stick to the tiles in a bathroom,the tile must be
thoroughly devoid of dirt and oils ie wipe with turps or meths. The cups also must be cleaned. I should know...the darn penquin radio is stuck fast and if I remove it I swear the tile will break off before the radio. ;-) |
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Zakko wrote: I have one of those bath shelves which sticks on to the tiles with suckers. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/3679446.jpg The PROBLEM is that even when the shelf is lightly loaded, the suckers lose their grip after a few hours. Oh what a surprise :-) QUESTIONS Why do these sucker grips shelves fail to hold. Because its a bloody daft idea in the first place. Doomed. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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"George" wrote in message
For suction cups to stick to the tiles in a bathroom,the tile must be thoroughly devoid of dirt and oils ie wipe with turps or meths. The cups also must be cleaned. The tiles should also have a smooth, glossy surface. Some tiles have some texture that will allow air to gradually get under the suction cup. One thing you might try is a very thin coating of petroleum jelly around the rim of the suction cup to act as a gasket. |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... Zakko wrote: I have one of those bath shelves which sticks on to the tiles with suckers. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/3679446.jpg The PROBLEM is that even when the shelf is lightly loaded, the suckers lose their grip after a few hours. Oh what a surprise :-) QUESTIONS Why do these sucker grips shelves fail to hold. Because its a bloody daft idea in the first place. Doomed. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk Glass shelves yes,but the type he's got are not a daft idea to stick on tiles. |
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On Thu 08 May 2008 19:10:43, Greg Neill wrote:
"George" wrote in message For suction cups to stick to the tiles in a bathroom,the tile must be thoroughly devoid of dirt and oils ie wipe with turps or meths. The cups also must be cleaned. The tiles should also have a smooth, glossy surface. Some tiles have some texture that will allow air to gradually get under the suction cup. One thing you might try is a very thin coating of petroleum jelly around the rim of the suction cup to act as a gasket. The tiles are old (30 years maybe) so perhaps they are invisibly pitted. I'll try the petroleum jelly approach. |
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