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Frequently Asked Questions
What separates a springer from a rocker?
The number of children and the base.
A springer sits on one coil spring.
It carries a single child in most designs.
Rockers use a spring base with several seats.
Three or four children can move together.
Neither uses a pivot.
Why are springers recommended for toddlers?
The motion is self-limiting.
The spring rate caps the arc.
A child's own movement produces the motion.
There is little a child can do to overdrive it.
Free height of fall is low.
It is usually the first moving item a site installs.
Is a seesaw still a sensible choice?
Yes, with a modern pivot.
Older designs let one child drop the other end.
Damped or sprung pivots limit that fall.
A stop prevents the end reaching the ground hard.
Weight mismatch stops mattering once damped.
The social play is the reason to keep it.
What happens with children of different weights?
A damped pivot absorbs the difference.
The heavier child no longer dominates.
Descent speed is controlled by the mechanism.
Undamped seesaws make the mismatch obvious.
Some designs add a central spring for this.
Ask how the pivot is damped.
What actually wears out?
The spring and its ground connection.
It works continuously under load.
It sits at ground level in the surfacing.
Corrosion at that junction is the usual failure.
Coating specification is worth comparing.
Ask whether the spring alone can be replaced.
What surfacing is needed under them?
Less than for climbing equipment.
Free height of fall is low on most models.
The moving zone still has to be surfaced.
That zone is larger than the item itself.
Loose fill migrates from under a busy springer.
Check the manufacturer's zone drawing.
How much space do they take?
More than the footprint suggests.
The moving arc defines the required clearance.
Seesaws need clearance at both ends.
Multi-seat rockers need it all round.
Adjacent equipment must sit outside the zone.
Plan from the zone drawing, not the product size.