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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the angle really change what it does?
Completely, and it is the whole decision.
Horizontal is something to pull up on.
Vertical is something to steady against.
Diagonal supports a movement through a level.
The same bar, three different functions.
When is horizontal the right orientation?
When somebody is rising.
From a WC, or from sitting in a bath.
The hand grips over the top.
And the arm pulls the body upward.
The force needed is vertical.
When is vertical better?
When the body's height is changing.
Stepping into a shower or over a rim.
The hand slides along without regripping.
A horizontal bar forces a let-go.
Which is when people fall.
What is a diagonal bar for?
Moving down and across at once.
Which is the motion of sitting into a bath.
The hand travels along it.
It is a compromise for that movement.
And less good at the other two.
What decides where it goes?
The movement, not the wall.
Ask what the person is doing there.
Rising, steadying, or transferring.
Not where a fixing happens to be easy.
That is how bars end up useless.
How long should it be?
As long as the movement it supports.
Pulling up needs a hand's width.
Steadying through a transfer needs more.
The hand must not run out of bar.
Halfway through the movement.
Can one bar cover several needs?
Rarely, and it is worth resisting.
Each orientation serves one movement.
A compromise angle serves none well.
Two bars usually beat one long one.
Placed for what actually happens there.