12Feb/105
Polder Duo Shower Curtain Rod,Brushed Stainless Steel
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Price: $32.97
- Drying rod helps resist mold and mildew on towels
- No hardware needed to install
- Fits standard 5-foot tub enclosures
- Cast aluminum end caps in elegant brushed nickel finish
Product Description
The Duo Shower Curtain Rod and Towel Rack offers a stylish storage solution. A separate drying rod allows space for hanging towels, away from the wet shower curtain. It can also be used as a liner curtain holder. Most impressive, no hardware is needed to install. The rods use a one-way locking system for a tight fit that holds up to 18 lbs. of weight securely.... More >>
Polder Duo Shower Curtain Rod,Brushed Stainless Steel
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February 12th, 2010 - 22:18
If this is made of stainless steel, then it is the first stainless steel thing I have owned that rusted in only a few months. And I don’t mean a barely noticable rust spot, almost the entire length of the rod on the shower side is rusted on the bottom.
When it arrived, I read the entire box and all of the paperwork that came with it, everything called it “brushed finish” not stainless steel. So, the Amazon listing may just be wrong, but the item itself never seems to claim to be stainless.
The ends have to be held in place on the walls while the rods are extended out, making installation a 2 person job. The whole thing is quite heavy – not necessarily a bad thing, but dropping it on your tub would cause you to have a bad day.
Unlike most tension rods, it doesnot seem to ‘un-tension.’ The instructions actually say that if you over-extend the rod, you have to pull it out completely and put it back in, because you can’t move it backwards. I think I will be using a pipe cutter to remove it when I find one that is actually stainless steel.
I also does not come with those little pieces of round plastic that go towards the middle of the rod, where the 2 halves of the rod meet. That leaves the sharp end of the larger rod for you to cut your hand on as you open/close the curtain.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 13th, 2010 - 00:42
I am so disappointed with the quality of this curtain rod. I have loved the design and functionality of the rod itself. I purchased this product in May of 2007. Now the ends of the rod are “peeling”. They are made of thick silver paper. The rods themselves are rusting. I would not recommend this product based on the poor quality of materials.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 13th, 2010 - 01:57
Now, here’s a nifty product if you don’t want to drill holes in your walls. The DUO rod and rack is easy to put together; you just put the poles in the two holders. The holders have rubber on the end to keep it from slipping; it works fairly well if you and balance the weight. The directions say it’s a two-man job to set it up, but I had little problems doing it myslef. If you’re working with a large shower it would be easier with two people. It’s also great to stick up between two close-spaced walls.
Rating: 4 / 5
February 13th, 2010 - 03:47
As other users indicated, this rod has a funky(read cheap) method to tighten the rods into position. Do your best to tighten the bars symetrically and DONT OVER TIGHTEN, you’ll strip it.
Basically you can only install this once and you better be careful. Why they recommend two people.
They would have been better off with a spring in the rods and a screwed in end plate, or at least the option. Or better, for the money, true threaded rods, then this item would be top notch
It works and looks great once and if you get it installed, luv it. No rust with two years of service.
But if you need to remove it, which is hard to do. Basically have to try to knock it out and then force it back in to re-install (because the metal gets stripped, well, you’ll see). It is basically not a reusable item.
That said, if I did need to remove and it would not re-install, I’d think about getting another because no one out there seems to have anything close. I’d pay $100 for a thread version of this. It would last a life time. (My parents still use similar items from the 60’s that are threaded)
Rating: 3 / 5
February 13th, 2010 - 06:46
Overall this is a decent shower curtain rod as long as you have somebody to help you set it up. The installation is tool-less (there is an option to use screws to mount it but there is no real reason to do so).
As other reviews on here state, this rod is designed such that when you “lock” it in place, you can not make any further changes to the extension of the rod. I don’t know why the designers created the product in this way, as every other curtain rod I’ve ever used allows for removal and re-installation. With this rod, once you lock it, it stays in place, and good luck ever taking it down.
The first unit I received came shipped in the “locked” position, making it impossible to install (it was locked in the fully collapsed position, so I couldn’t extend the rod at all, even with me and a friend tugging on it). I had to request a replacement from Amazon. Fortunately they provided their usual good support in replacing products and sent me an advance replacement. The second unit worked perfectly, and is now in use in my shower. No complaints beyond the strange design flaw. I don’t know if this rod will rust if used with metal curtain rings; I am using a ring-less shower curtain so I shouldn’t get scratches on the finish, and hopefully I won’t ever have to find out whether or not it rusts.
Rating: 4 / 5