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ejf The Spa Guy:
footie,
 well put.... :D :D :D

Spatech_tuo:

--- Quote from: footie on May 19, 2011, 01:25:04 pm ---
No doubt the cover will cost more, possibly as much as twice the price because of it's a unique shape. I just don't know whether the cover/shape of the tub is costing me that much more than normal but it doesn't look to be dramatically more than the brother-in-law's HS Envoy and I feel this is outweighed by it's unique features.

A tub is a lifestyle thing, so what price does one put on happiness?

--- End quote ---

I'm not saying "don't buy a hot tub because it cost money to operate it".

Its just a red flag to me if the cover does not seal well to the bartop because I know you want it to seal well and normally they do.

footie:
Maybe I chose the wrong words saying it doesn't seal well, I don't think for the majority of the cover it is any worse at sealing than on a normal tub, only that it the very front at the negative edge end of the tub I don't think it's a 100% seal as you would get with a traditional tub.

Maybe the reason my bills don't appear to be that much worse than his Envoy is that the rest of the tub is possibly a little bit more efficient. Either way my bills are par for the course for a hot tub.

Spatech_tuo:
It doesn't really surprise me the issue with the cover sealing on a non-continuous surface has come up. I’m not a fan of the way they drop the front bartop (only relative to sealing the cover) anymore than Jacuzzi’s couple models where they have that humped back. Any time you go with a non-continuous non-flat surface you run the risk of not sealing the cover as well as you do on a conventional flat surface not to mention it becomes a special cover that costs extra when it comes time to purchase a replacement (every 4 to 5 years or so) because it’s a more intricate cover and you may only be able to get it from the OEM.

footie:
It is a OEM cover I have and I must add that the quality of the tub is also reflected in the quality of the cover, as I said it's up to 5" thick in places. If I had one complaint to make regarding the cover it's the catches, piss poor but this is probably true on every other, why are they so cheap and brittle.

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