1. How long has the company been in business and will they be in business in five years from now should you need parts for your table? Teeter Hang Ups has been producing excellent inversion equipment since 1981. We get calls frequently from people looking for parts for tables that are no longer being manufactured and the companies are no longer in business.
2. If your feet are uncomfortable using the instep lock on their table, can the table be modified to use Gravity Boots? Teeter Hang Ups has the only table in the industry designed to be able to be modified to use Gravity Boots. About 30-40% of purchasers decide they want to use boots for greater comfort. With Teeter Hang Ups you have the choice.
3. Has the table undergone an extensive testing and certification for safety? Teeter Hang Ups Tables are the only tables in the inversion field that have undergone extensive testing and certification by an internationally respected testing agency. Over the years we have had reports of other tables having STRUCTURAL FAILURES causing people to fall out, sometimes directly on their heads. Teeter Hang Ups tables have been rated at a 300 pound weight limit being tested to 400% of that rating. Teeter Hang Ups table have been tested at all angles and stress points holding 1,200 pounds of weight.

Commitment to Quality
Teeter Hang Ups has always considered product quality our Number One Priority. Teeter Hang Ups is in continuous contact with a quality assurance engineering firm that inspects Teeter Hang Ups products for top quality. Teeter Hang Ups has continuously invested resources to maintain and improve product quality and integrity, making countless upgrades over the years to increase user friendliness, structural integrity and product safety.

Isn't quality the most important thing to consider when purchasing a piece of equipment from which you will hang upside down?! If a treadmill breaks, it's annoying. But if your inversion table breaks, it could hurt you.

Testing at Underwriter's Laboratories
In fact, Teeter Hang Ups voluntarily submitted the F5000 Inversion Table to Underwriter's Laboratories for evaluation. We are proud to say that the Teeter Hang Ups F5000 Inversion Table is Classified as UL 2601-1, Medical Electrical Equipment, part I; General Requirements for Safety in accordance with Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Representative samples of the F5000 have been evaluated by UL and have successfully met these safety requirements.
UL 2601-1 is a very rigorous specification that tests a unit in its extreme use positions. At the maximum height settings, the 300 pound rated load is tested at the fully inverted position with a 400% safety factor.

Additionally, the Power II Inversion Table is UL Listed under standard 1647, the standard for motor-operated exercise machines.

UL Definitions:
Listing Mark
This is one of the most common UL Marks. If a product carries this mark, it means UL found that samples of this product met UL's safety requirements. These requirements are primarily based on UL's own published Standards for Safety. This type of mark is seen commonly on appliances and computer equipment, furnaces and heaters, fuses, electrical panelboards, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers and sprinkler systems, personal flotation devices like life jackets and life preservers, bullet resistant glass, and thousands of other products. The Power II and VI are UL Listed 1647.
UL Classification Mark
This mark appears on products that UL has also evaluated. Products carrying this mark have been evaluated for specific properties, a limited range of hazards, or suitability for use under limited or special conditions. Typically, products Classified by UL fall into the general categories of building materials and industrial equipment. Examples of types of equipment Classified by UL include immersion suits, fire doors, protective gear for fire fighters and industrial trucks. Inversion tables model F5000, F-7000 and F-9000 UL Classification 2601 Medical Equipment.

Versatility
Teeter Hang Ups F5000 & F7000 tables are the only inversion tables produced designed to be used with the standard instep lock or with Teeter Hang Ups Gravity Boots. Although about 60% - 65% of people who purchase the F5000 are quite satisfied with the standard instep lock, about 35-40% at some point will choose to use Teeter Hang Ups Gravity Boots with their inversion table. If you would like to learn more please read To Boot Or Not to Boot?.

Longevity in the Industry Teeter Hang Ups has been manufacturing Inversion products continuously since 1981. The inversion market has seen its ups and downs, but Teeter Hang Ups has maintained a commitment to communicating the benefits of inversion therapy, and to supplying the world with safe, effective inversion equipment. Dozens of inversion table manufactures have come and gone. It is quite common for people who have purchased inferior equipment to be looking for parts only to find out the company that produced their equipment is no longer in business. If you purchase the Teeter Hang Ups F5000, F7000, DEX or Power II and need product support in the future, it is nice to know Teeter Hang Ups has been giving excellent customer care for more than 25 years. Why buy Hang Ups - Click here to open .pdf file: