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Bath Shortener

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Product Details

This simple Bath Shortener stops those with shorter legs from slipping down the bath.

Enabling the user to push against it with the soles of their feet, this clever aid makes bathing safer and more comfortable.

Strong suckers keep the Bath Shortener firmly in place and it does not interfere with water filling or draining from the bath.

The Bath Shortener effectively reduces the length of the bath by around 305mm (12 inches).

A hole is cut into the base allowing water to enter, and a breather hole under the handle allows air to escape, meaning that it doesn’t interfere with filling or draining the bath.

The Bath Shortener is only suitable for baths with a smooth, non-textured base.

Key User Benefits

  • This enables people who are shorter in height to feel secure in the bath, because they can rest their feet against something solid.
  • Four large suckers attach the Shortener to the end of the bath, to help prevent someone from slipping down.

Product Specifications

  • Depth including suckers: 305mm (12 inches)
  • Max Width: 368mm (14.5 inches)
  • Max Height: 355mm (14 inches)
  • Materials: MDPE, PVC
  • Weight of shortener: 1.8kg (1/4 stone)
  • Maximum user weight: 190kg (30 stone)

Customer Reviews

  1. Rating 100%

    Perfect item

    Review by B. Lubbock Posted on 17/03/2025 06:19:00
    This has helped my mum to feel confident in the bath, because she is quite short she can now lie down and relax.

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