S.R. Smith is recalling about 800 Helix pool slides. The action was prompted after the company received 16 reports that users had fallen off the slide. The injured included a 4-year-old girl who suffered a concussion, but most of the injuries ranged from cuts and scrapes to damaged/loosened teeth.
The recall involves Helix residential pool slides with serial numbers SR-HX13-01001 to SR-HX13-01488; and SR-HX14-01001 to SR-HX14-01602.
Consumers have been instructed to stop using the slide and reach out to S.R. Smith for a free slide rail extension kit. The slides sold for about $3,000 at In The Swim, Leslies Swimming Pool Supply, SCP Distributors and other pool product distributors nationwide. They also sold online at Amazon.com and Intheswim.com between May 2013 and March 2015.
