Safe-er-Grip 16" Bath & Shower Safety Handle

Longer version/same manufacturer of 10 year old replaced product - previous item just started losing it capability to seal itself after a week or two on cheap 'luxury apartment' [smh] bath enclosure from the early 2000s [melamine?] - Seal fail only seems to occur at 2 or 3am - ha Old 'uppity' neighbors will likely be grateful but will never express their gratitude, ZFG

We tried cheaper ones that just wouldn't stay secure to our bathroom wall. As long as it is attached to a clean smooth service it will stay attached for a long time. As I age I need the extra security when getting in and out of the shower that this grip reliably provides.

Was easy to attach to wall but make sure you push firmly before you lock it. It has come off for cleaning and then reattached easily. The instructions do state that the tiles must be at least 4"x4" so make sure that each suction piece is fully on the tile or it may not hold.

This is a perfect assist Bar so as you do not fall nor slip. It is not intended to support your full body weight. I have a tub/shower combination & the assist bar would not really hold up on my type of hard plastic wall material so I went & bought a tube of: "Gorilla Super Glue" for a few bucks & put a few drops on each suction cup of the assist bar & then attached it to the tub wall where I wanted it & it has been there ever since, I even put my full body weight on it many times & it would not fall nor come off the wall & I weigh around 210 lbs; I did however also buy a bathtub full body weight clamp on bar to attach to the side of the tub for extra support. No problems from neither. See pictures attached.

I chose this grab bar because it had a large hand-hold area to grab onto and pretty good reviews. I applied the suction to our 4X4-inch bathroom tiles that I cleaned with rubbing alcohol, and so far it seems very secure. One note is that instructions say to use with a minimum tile size of 4X4 inches (so that the suction cup fits completely onto the tile), but on our 4X4 tiles, the inner edges of both suction cups overlap the edge of the grout. This does not currently seem to be a problem, as the bar seems to be very securely positioned, but it would be nice if the manufacturer actually designed the dimensions to fit the 4X4 tiles better.

Doesn't take much to install. Other than checking to make sure it is stable once in a while, there isn't anything else to do. Mine is installed on a solid shower wall. It gives you something to help stabilize you when climbing in and out of the bathtub.

Bought 2 and installed at same time, 1 failed (1 suction cup lost suction) after a while. Cleaned both the suction cup as well as fiberglass surface with alcohol, still failed after 1 day.

I bought the safety grip because I have trouble getting in and out of my shower. I wish there were more apartments with walk-in showers but they seem to be a thing of the past. The suction of the grip seemed to be very strong - no doubt about that. But I found myself barely gripping it because regardless of how strong it was I still didn't trust it. The instructions say that it is not for supporting your whole weight on, but I need a lot of support! I also wondered if, even though the grip was strong now, how long would that last? Will it still be gripping months from now when I start to trust it and lean a little bit too much on it and then down I go? I saw no reviews that said how long theirs lasted. I just didn't trust the suction to last, so for that reason, and not actually how it performed while I had it, I returned the rail back to the store. I want my safety grip t be screwed into the wall otherwise it will just end up being decoration for lack of trust of the suction.

Followed directions to the letter, thoroughly cleaned 4” tiles, avoided seams between tiles, and product dropped from the wall within hours, after zero use…twice!!! To make matters worse Walmart will only replace the item rather than allow a return and refund because it was taken out of the box and installation was attempted…but how else can purchaser discover that it's unsafe and worthless? I'll just trash it rather than accept an equally worthless replacement. Positive reviews for this product mystify me. Maybe folks with equally negative experiences are too frustrated to bother posting reviews.

I was having surgery, so I needed support taking a shower and I thought this would be great, however I could not get it to stick firmly onto the tile. It would stay on the wall but once I pulled on it, it would come right off.