Education on renting or buying a bouncy house

If you intend to host a party in your home or at your business, you may want to consider adding a bouncing house, especially if children will attend. Jump houses are a great form of entertainment when it comes to promoting fun and entertainment for kids. However, before buying or renting one, it is important to understand a couple of things about these home use inflatables.

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Commercial Grade Materials
High-quality vinyl material is used in designing these indoor house inflatables, as they are exposed to abuse from everyday use. There are also X-Wave materials used in making the non-impact areas; hence giving the structures an extremely high tensile strength, irrespective of the direction the castle moves.

Large sheets of commercial grade material make up the bounce floors and slide surfaces. It promotes minimum seam separation hence stronger impact surfaces, to preventing cases of wear and tear from everyday use. More fundamentally is that the materials used in designing these houses must pass the Standard F-2729 of ASTM compliance rules. Here, inspection of inflatables takes place, checking for any contamination coming from heavy metals such as led and phosphates.

Balanced Weight Distribution
Kids love spending time on these inflatable castles. Manufacturers of these inflatables, design the bouncing castles with a stable weight in mind. For example, if the castle has a splash area, it is no more than 6 inches, to create a right balance between the water and air used inside the inflatable thick safety material.

Safety Measures
• Safety Netting – These netting come in two different types. There is a plastic mesh, which is may or not is abrasive to the skin, depending on the softness used in designing the net. The plastic netting prevents scraping of the player’s skin when inside the bounce house. The second mesh is fitted on the slide platforms, adding up to your child’s safety while playing inside the house.
• Anchoring System- Undoubtedly, the anchoring system is one of the most important features of an inflatable bounce house. Most jump houses are anchored at 25 MPH. Moreover, there is a safety manual in the visual scale, to assist in identifying anchoring system when in use.
• Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter- Commonly abbreviated as GFCI, it promotes the overall safety of the jump house users, through turning off the plug and extension cord when a fault on the flow of current is detected, when inflating the jump house uses a motor or blower.

How to Get the Best Out Of the Jumping Castle

Common Sense Parenting- As a renter of the bouncy house, it is important that you keep an eye on all the children’s behavior. If their behavior is unsafe, make a point of stopping them although it may be challenging to stop them once in the bounce house, so make an effort of keeping an eye on them.

Roughhousing- It happens when older kids jump and land on younger children. It is the leading cause of accidents when using the jumping houses, hence the need to ensure that kids with unmatched abilities play separately from others. Again, this boils down to monitoring the children.

Ensure the Bounce Area is Free of Obstructions- Preserve at least 6 feet of clearance on all sides of the bounce house. Things like trees and power poles should not be close to your inflatable, to avoid any accidents.

Keep the House Cool- Just like other surfaces; bouncing castles become hot when exposed to the sun. It may keep away jumpers when it becomes too hot. In the event it happens, discourage using the house, grab the sprayer system and spray water on it to keep it fresh. Afterwards, wipe off excess water to prevent creating slippery surfaces.

In conclusion, bouncing castles are competitively priced to offer great value if you intend to buy one. However, renting is the most affordable option. An inflatable comes with a series of setups and plays modes, making it vital for both parents and jumpers to follow the rules pertaining to the use of the bouncing houses. Following the rules promotes safety and an awesome bounce experience.

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