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When IKEA says "This furniture must be secured to the wall with the enclosed anti-topple device." do they really mean MUST? -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Oct 28 '08, 15:07

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link (www.ikea.com)

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Depends on what it is holding. Put heay stuff on the bottom and light stuff on top. -- nm - lileve Oct 28, 15:33
Hmm...don't they also show tis as a room divider? -- nm - the liioulu with stuff Oct 28, 15:10
I can't imagine that would be very sturdy/secure without fastening it to the wall. - kelly Oct 28, 15:08 7
- Why would it topple, unless it was unevenly footed? -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 15:09 6
  - Is it top heavy and/or have a narrow base? That could lead to instabilty, and regardless of quality of footing. - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 15:12 1
    - Hmm, or I could actuall click the link and look at it. - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 15:14
  - I think they include that device for sale in CA and other shaky ground areas, but it doesn't hurt. Also people can load the thing so its top heavy -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 15:11 2
    - sfek, and if you walk by and just bump it and its top heavy, then you could possibly have problems -- nm - crash davis Oct 28, 15:13 1
      - It doesn't even have to be top heavy. The base is so narrow in comparison to it's height, it would have to be *extremely* bottom-weighted to prevent - Sexy Mofo Oct 28, 15:15
  - built poorly. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 15:09
I think just about every pre made bookshelf has that warning now. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 28, 15:07

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