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8. Bolt to Floor Guide
Introduction
Life Fitness designs its products to be stable when used as designed. Because strength training is dynamic, we cannot
predict how users will ultimately use the products in all circumstances. Therefore, Life Fitness requires that strength
training equipment be secured to a solid, level surface to stabilize and eliminate rocking or tipping over.
Each new unit shipped comes with a multi-language hangtag stating the importance of bolting the unit down as a
safety precaution.
It is the facility’s responsibility to adhere to local and regional building codes.
Bolt to Floor Qualifications
Unit
Recommended Bolt to
Floor
Required Bolt to Floor
HDU-ATWR Accessory Tower X
HDU-CCM Cable Column X
HDU-CCOR Cable Core X
HDU-DPR Dual Pulldown Row X
HDU-PCOR Perimeter Core X
IMPORTANT: If the rack is required to be bolted to the floor, the four outside points get the anchors. If there are
stability feet, the feet get the anchors.
Delivery and Installation Tips
All Anchors
• Fasteners must have minimum embedment in concrete floor, not including screed, regardless of wood/tile/rubber
over sub-floor. (See Anchor Types for maximum sub-floor thickness between unit and concrete to equipment foot
must be made of flooring or other material (i.e. no air gaps)).
• DO NOT reuse fasteners. Static and Dynamic anchors are designed for one-time use only.
• Factor in equipment’s feet height when selecting fastener length.
• Factor in flooring thickness when selecting fastener length.
• It is also recommended to drill an additional 1/2” (12.7 mm) of depth beyond the length of the fastener being used
to ensure that debris does not block the entry of the anchor.
• Minimum concrete compressive strength: 3000 psi (20 N/mm2).
Anchoring
• All anchors must have a minimum embedment into concrete, regardless of wood/tile/rubber/screed over sub-floor.
• Dynamic anchors must have a minimum embedment depth in concrete to ensure maximum security and pull out
force. See Anchor Types for embedment depth minimums.
Building Codes
It is the facility’s responsibility to adhere to local and regional building codes. Please verify with the customer to ensure
that they are aware of this.
Carpeting
If bolted down to carpet flooring, be sure to use a box cutter knife to cut the carpet threads around each foot. This will
help avoid the carpet threads from being wrapped around and pulled by the drill bit.
Competitor Product
The bolt down guidelines and procedures for Life Fitness products were determined by the company’s Engineering
and Installation Development groups. These guidelines include which anchors to use and positioning of the anchors
are required for
Life Fitness product.
• Life Fitness does not have that level of specification or engineering input for competitive product.
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