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The Ways In Which A Hot Tub cover Can Protect Your Spa

Posted by Admin Friday, November 18, 2011

By Karen Reader


If you have a hot tub you know it is an investment that you want to protect because it is a great way to rest and relax in your own backyard. At the time you purchase your hot tub you may want to consider buying a hot tub cover as well to protect your investment. Don't think of a hot tub cover as a mere accessory; consider it another part of the hot tub investment.

Mother Nature and the elements can wreak havoc on your hot tub and spa, whether it's the wind blowing dirt and debris into the water to rain and snow negatively impacting the water chemistry. You will have to spend more time and money to keep your water chemistry in balance if rain and snow fall in. Dirt and debris can clog up your filters and cause them to work harder and can even damage them if you don't check the filters often enough. Keep in mind too that wildlife will be attracted to the warmth of the water and a hot tub cover can keep these curious critters from falling in. Keeping the sun from beating down on the hot tub will also keep it looking like new and not fade and crack under the rays of the sun.

In addition to offering your spa protection, your spa cover will trap the heat in the tub and work as an energy saving measure. The cover can also help prevent evaporation. When you're in the process of keeping your hot tub water hot, the heater will have to work harder if it's trying to heat water that is losing heat as it's in the process of being warmed - it's a vicious cycle. The cover will trap the heat in and let your hot tub heater work less hard or often.

Security is another reason to use a hot tub cover. You can buy a cover that has locks which you can secure when you're at work or on vacation as a way to keep neighbors out of the water! The use of a locking cover can also act as an additional layer of protection to keep children from falling into the water.

Don't think you have to purchase a spa cover that is the same as all of your friends or neighbors. You can purchase covers in a myriad of designs and colors and you can even purchase one that you can have monogrammed. Your fashion sense can shine through in the style of spa cover you purchase. Another decision you will need to make when you purchase a spa cover is whether you will buy one that will be manually installed and removed or whether you will want one that is automated. Keep in mind that the investment you make in a hot tub cover will be realized in the savings on operating expenses.




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