Unfortunately, a lot of hot tub owners wait until they get that first heating bill before saying, “You know what, I think a spa cover would be a good idea.”

Not only does a hot tub cover protect friends and family, keep plants and animals out of your hot tub, and protect the interior of the tub, it also saves you money on heating costs.

A cover that insulates heat more efficiently will save you hundreds of dollars every year. More importantly, your tub will be ready to use any time you feel like jumping in. You don’t want to hop in and feel luke warm water surround you. You want your hot tub to be piping hot.

Hot tub covers are made in all shapes and sizes, so it should not be difficult to find a cover that will suffice for your situation. But if you are one of the lucky people who have an incredibly expensive, custom-built hot tub in your backyard that looks like it’s made out of rock or in the side of a cliff, you may have a more difficult time.

It may be expensive to have custom hot tub covers built, but it is well worth the expense to protect the larger investment in the hot tub itself.

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This is very common because often during winter if you live in a locale where it snows, you will notice that the water inside your hot tub cools off.

You may notice that snow that collects on the top of your hot tub cover does not melt.  This does not mean that your spa is so well insulated that none of the heat is leaving through the spa cover.

You may also notice that the water in you tub is cooling.  This may lead to confusion, because if no heat is leaving your hot tub (which you assume because the snow does not melt), then why is the hot tub water cooling down.

This all goes back to the topic of insulation.  Your cover may not be up to snuff in this category.  Hot tub covers have a foam core generally covered in some type of nylon.  The foam core of your cover is what insulates heat.

The way it works is there are air particles trapped between tiny foam balls that are bound together.  The air that is trapped inside the foam stays the same temperature because it is trapped and does not move.

If you have a weak hot tub cover, the insulation may not be up to par.  The reason your hot tub is cooling off is because water inside the tub evaporates and condenses on the bottom side of the jacuzzi cover.  This water cools and falls back into the hot tub, cooling it off considerably.

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When looking for a new hot tub cover, it is important to look for a cover that has plenty of insulation. The hotter the climate you live in, the lower the insulation ratio you need. This is obvious.

You also want to make sure that the new hot tub cover you purchase you choose to buy is strong enough to keep out animals and any other creatures that may want to try to get into the warm water of the hot tub.

It is very important that the hot tub cover you choose is strong enough to support the weight of a child or children who may try to climb onto the top. Often, kids will horse around near or on a hot tub because they are unaware of the true danger they can be in if they are not supervised.

Hot tub covers should be strong enough to not break under the weight of a curious misguided child.

You also may want to consider purchasing hot tub covers with a locking mechanism that will also serve to keep kids out of the hot tub. You just want to be as safe as possible when dealing with hot tubs or pools, because activities that involve water can be very dangerous.

Hot tubs are meant to be fun. The last thing you want is for someone to get hurt.

One way to ensure that a hot tub cover stays protected and working is buying one that has a polyethylene vapor barrier for sealing their spa covers foam cores.

The better the foam core is protected, the more effective hot tub covers will be.

A 6mil layer of polyethylene vapor barrier is enough to protect a standard spa cover, but thicker layers will be even better.

The foam core of hot tub covers are made out of expanded Polystyrene, which is made out of small plastic beads that are expanded with steam, then dried and “attached together.”

Even though the individual beads are waterproof, water can saturate between the beads and saturate the foam. This water saturation reduces the insulating ability of spa covers and adds greatly to the weight.  Heavy hot tub covers sag and look ugly.  Furthermore, they don’t insulate as well when they get heavy.

Foam cores of hot tub covers are usually sealed with polyethylene, a protective chemical that naturally breaks down over time when mixed with the other compounds found in hot tubs.  When it starts to break down, the cover will start to take on water and the effectiveness of the spa cover will be greatly decreased.

This is one thing you definitely want to avoid.  The more protective a hot tub covers coating is, the longer it will protect your hot tub.  When you are shopping for a spa cover, you want to make sure the model you consider has the proper coating.

Hot tub covers protect your spa from rodents, insects, and bacteria that might get into your hot tub and cause problems with circulation and cleanliness that will be expensive and time-consuming to fix.

We hope this website will be helpful to you in deciding what kind of cover to buy for your hot tub.

There are many things you want to consider when researching and purchasing a hot tub cover. Of course, there’s the price that you want to consider. But more importantly, you want to consider the quality of the manufacturing.

You also want to have the right measurements of your Jacuzzi in order to get the right size cover and you want to consider how thick and sturdy you want it to be.

One aspect that often goes overlooked is thinking about how much energy it will take to maintain the right temperature of your hot tub. Thicker, stronger, higher quality hot tub covers will end up saving you more money in energy costs than covers of low quality that leak and don’t form the proper seal.

Another thing you want to look into before you make a purchase is the warranty offered by the manufacturer. Often, the warranty on hot tub covers can be up to ten years. This is the optimal situation for you.

This might sound like kind of a long process, but it’s really not. We’re here to help the process go more smoothly. The point is that you want to find the right hot tub cover that works for you.

When you’re relaxing in your spa, the last thing you want to find is insects or leaves. We’re here to help you learn all about hot tub covers.