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Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« on: June 10, 2006, 09:49:46 pm »
I was wondering if everybody open the whole cover when they are alone in the spa.  Which one of these affirmation is the best description of your habits:

1. Cover always full open:

1.a) I never soak alone.

1.b) I never have a soak in just one seat, I use them all.

1.c) My favorite seat is under the second part of the cover.

1.d) My favorite(s) seat(s) is(are) under the first part of the cover, often I use only this one (Them), but I still prefer the openess feeling of a fully open spa.

2. sometimes I just open the first half of the cover:

2.a) opening the second half require significant effort for me, so I don't open it if I don't need so.

2.b) It save my time.

3.c) Maybe I save a little bit of electricity.


 
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anne

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2006, 11:45:09 pm »
I always open it all the way, for reasons b, c and d. I often soak alone.
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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2006, 11:53:50 pm »
Always open. Never thought of going in with the cover half way closed.  ???

I like that picture Anne. Is that your spa or something from a brochure?
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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2006, 01:55:27 am »
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Always open. Never thought of going in with the cover half way closed.  ???
 
I like that picture Anne. Is that your spa or something from a brochure?


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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2006, 02:09:44 am »
I often go in alone, and I always leave the cover half closed for reasons 2a (saves effort) and 2b (saves time).  Just got done doing so actually!

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2006, 07:16:44 am »
I fall in the cover always open, but my reasoning is not in your "Top Ten List". I made the mistake only once of opening only half the cover. As I'm laying in the high lounger with my eyes closed, listening to the radio, I hear a sudden howl of wind that came out of nowhere. I got my head lifted maybe a foot out of the water when half the cover came slamming down. I know it didn't break my nose because there was no blood, but I tell you it felt like it did! Then I had the fun of being in total darkness, with my head half under water, nose racked with pain, trying to lift the cover off me. Never again!

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2006, 08:43:42 am »
I almost always soak with the cover totally open.

Most of the time I soak by myself and I do use a few seats. My cover also offers privacy too.

I've only soaked with the cover half open once or twice.

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #7 on: June 11, 2006, 10:02:41 am »
When it was really, really cold this winter we kept it half open. The measly 3 kw heater cannot not keep the water hot long enough if the lid is completely off.  :-/

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2006, 12:06:37 pm »
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I often go in alone, and I always leave the cover half closed for reasons 2a (saves effort) and 2b (saves time).  Just got done doing so actually!



Just avoid it one very windy days. I saw a video on AFHV where the cover flew back and smacked the lady on the head hard.
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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2006, 08:10:07 pm »
I have opened it halfway a few times.  I mostly open the whole thing (seems one of my favorite seats would be covered if I didn't open the whole thing).

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2006, 08:25:57 pm »
If I soak alone and I'm just looking to SOAK without jets, I'll leave the cover half open. If I'm going to play musical seats, I'll open it all the way. If it's really windy, I don't soak at all...
If it's more than just me in the tub, the cover is 100% open, as I don't need someone wrecking the cover or their ankle because they're unfamiliar with how to get in safely with half the step inside inaccessible.
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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2006, 09:05:58 am »
On my first tub, a round Nordic with no cover lifter, I often only opened the cover half way.

Not having a lifter with that tub made taking the cover completey off (esp in the winter) a pain.

All the jets in the Nordic were the same (Round tub, open seating with just a few jets). I had no need to move around from place to place. All the seats were the same.

The nordic did not have any cup holders or handy places to put my cigars and Beer. The half opened cover provided a nice shelf.

The old 3rd hand nordic was so poor on insulation (I've still have the shell behind my shed. I should take pics of the utter crap insualtion on it)  I did anything I could to save money on heating. By only opening half the cover in the winter,  I  figured I was saving a bit on heat (less loss via the top and less wind wicking heat off the surface.

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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2006, 09:58:36 am »
I like the open feeling, so the cover is off all the way.
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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2006, 12:21:49 pm »
Cover always full open:
a) I usually never soak alone.
b) I never have a soak in just one seat, I use them all.
c) One of my favorite seat is under the second part of the cover.
d) I prefer the openess feeling of a fully open spa.
e) The control for which jets are on is under the second half.



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Re: Poll: alone in the spa, cover half open?
« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2006, 12:43:14 pm »

I considered only opening the cover half
way but then felt it seemed kind of weird
so I always open it all the way.

To me it takes away some of the
ambience to sit there staring at half
the tub with the cover on it.

Plus I am little clausterphobic
and even though it would never
happen....the thought of someone
running up and closing the other half
on me and closing me down in the tub
sends chiils up my spine.


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