Care for a trampoline follows the calendar: a job when it comes back into use, a routine while it is busy, a drill when a storm is forecast, and a wind-down in autumn. This guide takes them in that order.
Most of it is BERG's own advice, and each section names its source. A few points are ours and are marked as ours. BERG's warranty expects the trampoline to be maintained as the manual describes.
Before summerThrough summerBefore a stormAutumn and winterOnce a year, if it is in the lawn
If parts spent the winter indoors, this is when they go back on. BERG asks you to follow the manual when reassembling, and to wait for a calm day: the manual says not to set a trampoline up in windy weather.
From BERG's manual and BERG's maintenance tips.
BERG's instruction is to inspect the trampoline before each use: bolts, springs, mat, edge, net. Then shut the net entrance completely.
BERG's rules of use: one user at a time, an adult supervising, no somersaults, no shoes, not on a wet mat and not in strong wind. Its manual says the trampoline is not suitable for children under 36 months and does not recommend its garden trampolines for children under 6.
BERG's manual says fertiliser must not be used within 2 m of the trampoline. BERG lists fertiliser alongside UV and salty humid air as the things that shorten a trampoline's life.
From BERG's maintenance tips, BERG's warranty and parts page and the manual.
The manual's warning is short: strong winds and gusts can displace the trampoline. BERG gives no wind speed at which to act, so we give none. Act while it is still calm.
BERG's advice is from BERG's storm article and the manual. The points marked ours come from our own shop articles.
Both kits fit any make of trampoline standing on grass. Ground anchors do not hold in a patio, concrete or gravel. Check them after every named storm and tighten or re-seat any that have lifted. Ordered with a trampoline they travel free; on their own, delivery is €11.99.
Four galvanised steel corkscrew anchors with four webbing straps and buckle tensioners. The straps go over the frame and can be tightened again when the ground softens.
Adjustable, and easier to take out again.
€55was €59.99
Eight galvanised ground stakes, 30cm long, one over the frame at each leg. Eight covers most round trampolines up to 14ft.
More fixing points. Not adjustable.
€55was €59.99
BERG's position is that a trampoline should be stored indoors as much as possible over winter. Where the frame has to stay out:
From BERG's winter maintenance page and the manual.
Our 40 InGround and 23 FlatGround trampolines carry one extra instruction. BERG's manual says to inspect the hole beneath the trampoline regularly, and no less than once a year.
If something looks wrong, go back to the installer, landscaper or builder who prepared the ground. We do not publish groundwork detail. Who installs an in-ground trampoline explains how that side works.
To move a trampoline within the garden, BERG's manual says to take the anchors off first and to lift it by the top rail with at least four adults. Anchor it again where it lands.
BERG wants defective, worn or missing parts replaced, and repairs done by a professional. Our own advice: a missing or broken spring, a torn mat or net, a loose protective edge or a bent frame each mean nobody jumps until the part is in. We keep genuine BERG spare parts. Ring 01 960 1641, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email trampolines@esi-ltd.ie with the model, size and a photo.
BERG's manual says before each use. Look at the bolts, the springs, the jumping mat, the protective edge and the top of each net pole, and replace anything defective, worn or missing before anyone jumps.
No. BERG's advice is a cloth with cold or lukewarm water and nothing else. Its maintenance page rules out dish soap by name, along with solvents, soap powder and hot water.
BERG's manual recommends dismantling the safety net before severe windy or gusty weather, and its storm advice suggests taking the padding off too. Do it early, while the air is still.
BERG treats a cover as a short-term measure. It keeps leaves and debris off, it does not keep rain and snow out, and BERG says leaving it on all winter is not recommended. Storing the mat, net and protective edge indoors is what BERG advises.
We sell two, from €55: four corkscrew anchors with adjustable straps, or eight ground stakes. Both are for a trampoline standing on grass. Our own advice is that neither will hold in a patio, concrete or gravel.
No. BERG's manual says not to use the jumping mat when it is wet. BERG publishes nothing specific about frost, so that same rule is the one to apply on a frosty or dewy morning.
From us. We keep genuine BERG spare parts. Send the model, the size and a photo, and keep everyone off the trampoline until the part is fitted.
Send us the model, the size and a photo. We will find the genuine BERG part, or look at where your trampoline stands and say what we would do about anchoring and shelter.
Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm