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Hot Tub / Spa Cover Replacement Options?

Apr 29, 2008 by Chuck | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I Have an outdoor Hot Tub / Spa. The spa cover has deteriorated because the inner foam inserts are now cracked and water-logged. (I have found out this is a fairly common problem). My question is: I would prefer not to shell out several hundred dollars for a raplacement and then be in the same boat a few years later. It appears the cost of new foam inserts are nearly the same as a total new cover. Has anyone found any material that is cost effective and useful to use as a replacement for the foam inserts, that will resist water better than the usual material? Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

The eventual demise of an insulating spa cover is inevitable, but how you care for the cover, and your spa as a whole will have a direct effect on the covers life span. Even more important to the life span is the QUALITY of the cover. Most spa covers look the same, but in fact, differences in construction and materials can make a huge difference in the life span. If all you're looking for is price, then the cover you get will almost certainly be of a lower quality and have a short life span. Frequently spending 10% to 20% more on a cover will mean 100% more life span.

Foam density. Cheap covers use a 1 pound density foam (density refers to how much one cubic foot of foam weighs). The lower the density of foam, the WEAKER it will be, and the more prone to breakage. Also, lower densities of foam will absorb more moisture over time, adding to the covers weight, and reducing it's insulating ability. Higher density foams, 1.5 and 2 pound, are available, and will last longer, but remember, they will cost more.

The outer vinyl also plays an important roll. Vinyls are treated with UV inhibitors, while block the suns rays from degrading and breaking down the vinyl. A vinyls ability to resist sunlight is rated in "UV hours, with a higher rating meaning more resistance. The lowest rating is about 500 hours...common on lower quality covers. The highest rating is 1500 hours...3 times the sunlight resistance. But again, remember, you will pay more for the higher rating.

One of the most damaging thing to spa covers is chemicals evaporating from the spa water. The chemicals break down the polyethylene sheeting that protects the foam cores from water absorption. Completely removing the cover from the spa for 20 minutes after shocking the water will help in reducing this from happening. Additionally,different covers have different thicknesses of polyethylene sheeting. The lowest is about 2mil, while the thickest is about 6mil. 6mil will last significantly longer than 2mil. But again, this is something you'll pay for. Some companies even offer the option of 2 layers of polyethylene sheeting... a very worth wile option, but again, at a cost.

For more extensive information on spa covers you might want to check out this web site;
http://www.hot-tub-spa-covers.com

does medicare cover spa or hot tubs?

May 20, 2017 by natdbrat@sbcglobal.net | Posted in Women's Health

i need to find a spa or hot tub covered by medicare because i have chronic pain and fibromyalgia

Medicare won't pay for spas or hot tubs. Even if your doctor gave you a certificate of medical necessity, Medicare won't cover it. You can call 1-800 MEDICARE or your local medical equipment supply company to see if Medicare might cover it for you. Medicare does pay for some types of physical and occupational therapy.

I also have fibromyalgia and chronic pain, so good luck and good health to you.

I would like to know where I can get a hard cover for my spa in a box (hot tub) in the UK?

Sep 12, 2006 by Welshblade1 | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I need a replacement hard cover for my spa in a box (hot tub) I have been quoted £250 but am sure I can get it cheaper

make 1 should be pretty easy or ask a joiner could save a bit

how can one make a spa cover for hectagon hut tub?

Apr 03, 2006 by minney47 | Posted in Hunting

looking for a simple way to make an effiencent hot tub cover that wont cost me a fortune!!!! i have a soft top one but it is ripped in the middle

I would say that if you got some 2x4's ... measured it a bit bigger then the tub .. double them up ..... tack down a leather piece over it and that might work lol .. good luck :)

where i can find quality safe spa cover?

Feb 04, 2009 by Aubre A | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

i'm a hot tub ,spa dealer in U.K ,looking for some covers,quality and safe ones to sell with the products ,pls suggest any useful resources.

how to disenfect a spa cover?

Sep 04, 2008 by hardwarp | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

My hot tub cover seems to be making my spa smell. The cover is old but not water logged. What can I do to disinfect the cover? I do not see the need to buy a new one since it is in ok shape.

the cover is affected by whatever the water chemistry is. if you do not treat your water correctly then the cover absorbs the smell. if you use natural chemistry the smell will eventually go away ! the 1st chemical you should use is called sodium dichlor 2 oz for 5 to 6 hundred gallons of water to sanitize your water. use this instead of the tablets in a lil blue and white floater. the smell you have is incorrectly treated water !
the sodium dichlor is not as acidic as the calcium hypo chloride that you might be using or the bromine tabs.

China has good spa cover manufacturer?

Feb 03, 2009 by Ann S | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

we successed in opening a new product line of spa / hot tub in South China , and would like to know if China has some good OEM factories to manufacture our own custom cover for it . this is going to do us a great help ,please suggest .

i am not sure what kind of custom covers you need , but the Han leather in Guangzhou,China is absolutely ok to make custom spa covers.you could go checking in the internet ,what is more , they has regular orders from two famous spa brands in U.S which they said.

I have a question about my skirt that goes around my hot tub bunching up on the bdeck I built around my spa?

Sep 08, 2008 by luckyc1423 | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)

I have a hot tub and cover....I had a small deck built around my hot tub....the deck comes flush with the hot tub and sits just under the shell of the hot tub...On the four corners of the deck, I have the deck coming up alittle higher to the top of the hot tub in the four corners....
The issue is, my skirt on my hot tub is acting wierd....It either bunches up on the deck because there is no room for the skirt on the hot tub to go because the deck is there, or the skirt just sticks straight out cover part of the deck....then there is issues about the snaps on the hot tub and were i would snap them in...
I guess I could push the deck out all around 3/4" from the hot tub so I can push the skirt in between the deck and hot tub and it should fit ok like that, but having that 3/4" gap I dont think will look good and I was wanting that flush with my spa.....Can you cut/trim these skirts to make it fit better? any help would be greatly appreciated....

Just a thought but could you get some extra snaps and put them on the deck itself and maybe trim the cover so that it snaps on the the deck where the two come together? Not sure if this would work since I don't know how your cover is made but if that would work, I don't think a couple of snaps on the deck would be too noticeable.

Spa, Hot Tub not insulated well?

Oct 29, 2007 by Alan D | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

I have a "lower end" spa that sits out on my outside deck. It seems to have very little insulation because during our "harsh" Fall and Winter season down here in Louisiana (lol) the spa just can't seem to hold the temperature long. It always kicks on and cycles to bring the temp back up to wherever I have it set. I use to have a Colman spa and I do not remember the temperature fluctuating like this! I know you get what you pay for, I have a DreamMaker portable 6 person spa. When I empty the water out and tip it up I do not notice a whole lot of insulating materials. I am tempted to go to Home Depot and by that expanding foam and spray that stuff all underneath up along the underside of the tub to give it some insulating properties. I can get way up in there so I could cover a lot of area doing this, I really don't care what the underside looks like as long as my water temp holds better. Also, I do have a standard cover but was thinking about getting a floating blanket also.HELP?

Dream maker is a very poorly insulated spa. You can use a soray foam and we do but make sure your prepared for the diggin out of the foam when the day comes that their glue fails and the plumbing starts to leak in places. I think it is well worth doing and we do it often to a lot of hot tubs. It also makes it harder for snakes to live under your spa. Do leave room around yout pump and spa pack for it to be worked on in the future. Also make sure you hard wire that tub. I have seen a lot of melted GFI cords from that company with the plug in cords. As far as the blanket, that will pretty much be a waste of money.

Where can I get a schematic for the controller on my used Cal Spas hot tub? Controller model is: SP-3-A?

Nov 03, 2007 by Bill O | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

i don't know any other specifics other than there is another trademark on the controller cover that is 2 capital letters, the first is a backward "R" and the second is either a "J" or a "U". this is NOT a vacuum actuated controller

I can do that for you. It will take me until 11/9/2007. I am a Cal spa repair center. Unfortunately going out the door on vacation for three days. I'll dig it up for you. So your tub is digital? You might want to try www.balboadirect.com and call their technical service.

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