Splash! and PAL pool lifts recalled over fall hazard

Recall date

December 17, 2015

Source

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Official notice title

S.R. Smith Recalls Pool Lifts Due to Fall Hazard

Recall number

16063

Sold / distributed

Pool product distributors, including Baystate Pool Supplies, Recreonics, and SCP Distributors nationwide and online at intheswim.com from January 2013 through September 2015 for between $6,000 and $9,750.

Why it was recalled

Welds securing the lift base plate and/or mast can break, posing a fall hazard.

What was recalled

This recall involves Splash! and PAL Hi/Lo and Spa pool access lifts most commonly found in municipal and community swimming facilities and hotels. Splash! lifts are permanently fixed to the pool deck. PAL models are portable, free-standing pool lifts that can be fixed to the deck. The recall includes all models of Splash! lifts with manufacturing dates between January 2013 and September 2015, PAL Hi/Lo lifts with model numbers 250-0000, 250-0005 and 250-0005K and Spa model 275-0000 with manufacturing dates between December 2014 and September 2015. The model number and date of manufacture can be found on the label at the base of the mast. "Splash!" or "PAL" is printed on the base of the lifts.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pool lifts and contact S.R. Smith for a free replacement base and/or mast assembly.. Follow the official notice for full instructions.