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I'm surprised no one's even mentioned, if have not formally ordered the new spa yet, why not get the dealer to knock $70 off the cover lifter AND install it? (GAWD, I can't believe I'm talking you out of buying from me :-) )Seriously, the dealers making $ off you for the spa, and even at $70 off the cover lifter he's still making $ there. Wheel and deal!
That stinks! Yeah, I'd rather have someone admit ignorance than plow ahead and damage a new toy.
hehehe- check with your dealer and make sure that if you get it from him he actually installs it. I got a covermateI thrown in with my tub, and I assumed that when the tub was delivered they'd install it, but they just said "here you go!" and handed me the box. When I asked a few qestions about installing, he said he had no idea, he just knew how to move tubs.Now, I think that my situation with this dealer and his idiotic cronies was unusual, but since you are basing the decision on extra savings vs DIY, I'd get clarification.And, for what it is worth, I'm a LITTLE handier than your average girl, and I had absolutely no problem with the installation. Yours is a different model than mine, but the process should be the same, and my covermate came with very clear instructions about where to install the brackets for how high you want the cover.Congrats!