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What is regrind foam and why should I be aware of it?
From the pic on the top of their pages, it looks like the cover does fold in half.Maybe a full insulator along the hinge, like ours?
As far as I know, Artesian OEM covers are also made in Mexico. Their manufacturer also sells on the Internet. However, I do not recall which site.
I need a new cover and will to field test it for you!!!
This biggest question in all of this is why is Chad Livingston from PDC Spas posting as a female? :-? Was he once Chadele?
Why wouldn't companies like Sunstar, Ideal Hot Tub Covers, Robert's Hot Tubs, and any/all of the Hot Tub companies who make their own covers (such as Watkins Manufacturing) -some of which have millions of dollars to spend on research and development - already know about this method of building a cover? 8-)
As far as I knew, Seattle Spa Covers were made IN Seattle. They too were "tested" for years..I never know of one that lasted more than about 1-1/2 years.As far as AccuLok, their site says nothing more than, Our revolutionary technology keeps your hot tub cover lightweigh...nothing about HOW they did this. Seattle Spa Covers made the same claim (and also had a patent) . Four years of testing only says it will last 4 years . Ours will do that, and more."Patent pending" simply means they have what they believe is a new and unique way of doing something, and that they've submitted it for a patent. If it is in fact unique, sometime within the next 6 to 18 months they'll be issued a patent, granting them the exclusive rights to manufacturing it. It doesn't mean in ANY way that it actually works only that it's unique.
A lot of very good points and very good information all around. I have a simple question, and I come up with this question whenever somebody begins to advertise a product which claims to be better than what is currently available - Why wouldn't companies like Sunstar, Ideal Hot Tub Covers, Robert's Hot Tubs, and any/all of the Hot Tub companies who make their own covers (such as Watkins Manufacturing) -some of which have millions of dollars to spend on research and development - already know about this method of building a cover? It's like the amazing carburetor or water injection systems which claim to be able to double your mileage - If Ford or Toyota could make a simple change to double the mileage of their cars it would make them the leading carmaker on the planet in two days! Why wouldn't they do it, if these items worked?In the same way, why wouldn't Watkins, or Ideal or whoever, simply make this one minor change to their product and get a cover which lasts longer? Answer - they have tried and it didn't work. Or at least they have looked at many other plastic materials and rejected them because they would not work under these conditions. Believe me, Watkins has 31 years living with a vinyl cover on top of it's product, and if anyone would know what works they would - along with Sunstar, et al.So best of luck to this new endeavor, but you might want to give some of the existing companies some credit for trying to make a cover which lasts. 8-)