Walk In Tub Doors: Which Is Better Swing In Or Swing Out?

The walk in tub will ultimately function the same regardless whether you choose the swing in or swing out style door. Your biggest concern should be that the door shut secure and tight and no water leaks out. 

What difference swing in or swing out door makes is the accessibility, convenience, and your safety with walk in tubs. Swing in or swing out doors both have trade-offs to be considered.

Swing In Doors

These are more common in walk in tubs simply because most manufacturers believe they hold the water pressure better, thus less chance of leakage. 

The walk in tub that swings in will rest inside the door frame's beveled lip and shell will bear the water weight. In this manner, no additional mechanism is needed to hold the 35-60 gallons of water inside the walk in tub.

Swing Out Doors

These types of door swing toward you and can take up more room in the bathroom. This can be a major concern for most people. 

They have bolts that lock the door to the frame to keep it from opening under the pressure of 35-60 gallons of water and rest on the outer shell of the walk in tub instead of on the inside. The plus to this door style is they be open quickly in case of an emergency.

From these brief descriptions, you can tell that it is totally up to the person that will be using the walk in tub as to which door style is best as well as what space is available in the bathroom.