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No way would I trust this with my daughters lives.
We just attempted a trial run for our daughters. We have a standard window and trim. The required 6” in a 2004 built 3 story home. I am returning it immediately. The hooks do not hold tight to the window sill at all. Where the hooks come over the window sill is too narrow to allow it to hold. Imagine an A shape over a flat board. If you fold it out completely it is about 14” wide which is too wide to allow for a stable hold since there is extra length. The hooks bend in the middle. So we bent them so they would hold under the window trim. I went to the bottom to test stability. I am a 200lb woman. With weight from the bottom the ladder held and seemed stable. So I went to the top and my 55lb 7 year old daughter was ready to attempt the climb out. With my husband at the bottom for safety my child climbed out onto the ladder. The moment her 55 lbs hit the first rung the hooks slipped off the bottom of the trim. They held against the trim but we didn’t feel that was safe at a 3 story height with them slipping already and I pulled her back in. The ladder itself seems safe and sturdy but the hooks supporting it and possibly ending your life instead of saving it need scrapped and redone entirely.
August 2018 · Tools and Home Improvement · verified purchase
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First Alert Three-Story Portable Fire Escape Ladder, 24 Feet, EL53W-2 , Black
4.6★ · 319 ratings, as of 2023
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