Why Replacing your Great Lakes Spas Hot Tub Covers is better
Posted in Spa Cover on Jan 3rd, 2012
The spa cover on your Great Lakes spa has served you well. However, you are still a bit iffy about investing on new Great Lakes Spas hot tub covers as this will incur additional expenses on your part. Hence, you contemplate on repairing and reinforcing your current spa cover with a few stitches here and there and a strong packaging tape on the tears underneath. However, that may be a bad move on your part. Those reinforcements can only keep your spa cover together for only a few months more before it falls apart again. That is why getting a replacement spa cover is a much viable option and it can benefit you in the long run.
For starters, waterlogged spa covers lose its ability to insulate the hot water in the hot tub or spa. It can also be very hazardous when you’re trying to remove the hot tub cover from the spa. There has been a lot of cases when a heavy hot tub cover has injured or killed a spa or hot tub cover by drowning or pinning the spa owner inside the hot tub or spa. While this can be remedied by taking out the foam core and allowing it to dry in sunlight, there may be other factors that may causing the spa cover to be water logged. There could be tears or damages underneath the spa cover, hence the accumulation of water in the foam core. While you can fix these tears by sewing or using adhesive strips, it could only protect the foam core from water logging for only a few weeks or so. New Great Lakes spa covers can keep you covered for about 4 years more compared to sticking with your old spa cover.
Old spa covers can also leave your hot tub or spa smelling like mildew. It is not uncommon with older spa covers to develop mildew growth in the foam core, even with frequent drying as the moist foam core provides a good environment for mold and mildew growth. Not only will it leave the spa or hot tub water smelling like moldy cheese, it might even cause skin infections and diseases. If you want to avoid all these, you can invest on new Great Lakes Spa hot tub covers. While you may think it’s a bit costly, it can save you heaps in the long run.
Remember that your hot tub is a great investment. You have spent a hefty part of your paycheck for a slice of heaven in a high-quality hot tub or spa. You wouldn’t want this investment to go to waste and become a white elephant eventually. Purchasing replacement Great Lakes Spa covers can maintain the longevity of your hot tub as well as keep your heating bills to a minimum. Apart from that, hot tub covers are eco-friendly as it helps you save on energy. Less energy consumption means less carbon footprint, thus, you are actually contributing to our environment when use a hot tub cover to keep the water insulated.