Cover lifters

[SpaMorph]

Are you guys bothered by the cover always being attached to the spa with the cover lifter?  It seems like it would be annoying to have the cover always hanging over one side of the spa when I was using it.  I think I would rather be able to move it out of the way and not have to look at it while I'm in the spa.

[jeremy]

  I'm with you.

  I think on one hand it might make for a privacy wall, but it just seems too claustrophobic to me.  Im not sure what the solution would be, the only things i can think up would require a lot more components or double the space.

[tileman]

It doensn't really bother me. I like it attached because it provides a little wind blockage and helps extend the life of it too, by keeping it off the ground.

[Zep]

It's a personal decision.

Some people need the extra help,
some people like the extra help.

I personally am with you and your
opinion on cover lifters. I don't
like them or the way they look.

But it seems most people like them.

I tried one and liked it even less
so I sold it on CraigsList less
than a week after taking it off
my spa.

Hey 2EachHisOwn, but to answer
your question, yes there are those
that do not want a cover lifter.

[tileman]

Where do you put your cover when you are in your spa? It's also personal preference to put up a handrail. Some people need the extra help and some people like the extra help.  

[SpaMorph]

Where do you put your cover when you are in your spa?

This looks like a good option:

http://www.hotspring.com/Spa_Showroom_Hot_Tub/accessories_spa_enhancements.html#

Scroll down to "spa cover stand"

[anne]

I didn't think I'd want to bother with a lifter initially, and thought it would be ugly, but I dont even think about it now, and the convenience is great. I suppose that if you have a magnificent 360 deg. view, you might want to preserve it, but if a side of the tub is along the house, or shrubs, or facing neighbor's yard, there might as well be a cover there. Some lifters allow the cover to sit lower than others, too, depending on how you mount it to the spa. I think moving a cover away and having to lift it back up each time is way more annoying than having it stick up part way on one side of the tub. IMO. And I have no need to stare at my neighbor's fence through the privot.

perhaps check out these, since the cover can almost sit on the ground, more out of the way:

covermate II (can be mounted really low)
Cover caddy
"Rock it"

I saw all of these at rhtubs.com, but the [ftp] link refuses to work for me even with  10 minutes of struggling, so I give up.

[Zep]

re: It's also personal preference to put up a handrail. Some people need the extra help and some people like the extra help.  

Apples to oranges......but for your information tileman...I designed.my handrail
where it pops out of the concrete socket I had made for it.....so it is not there most of the time.

Again.....2EachHisOwn!

[bwbski22]

wow that is one ugly tub.  what is that fake stone on it?  and if you ever slipped by the tub i could see it cutting your leg.  

[SpaMorph]

wow that is one ugly tub.  what is that fake stone on it?  

I think it's gorgeous.  I wish all manufacturers offered it as an option.

[Vanguard]

wow that is one ugly tub.  what is that fake stone on it?  and if you ever slipped by the tub i could see it cutting your leg.  

Well, you're really nice aren't you?  Obviously, Zep liked it or he wouldn't have purchased it.  My mom once told me if I can't say anything nice....  I think you all know the rest.

[Zep]

re: "Well, you're really nice aren't you?  Obviously,
Zep liked it or he wouldn't have purchased it.  
My mom once told me if I can't say anything nice....  
I think you all know the rest"

LOL....Thanks....."negative first" people are to be pitied.

Probably comes from childhood dysfuctions.....
Like your Mom....my parents were wonderful positive
people and enstilled that "positive first" attitude as well.
Others aren't so lucky.

Yes I love my tub and think the stone cabinetry is awesome!
Everybody that sees it is like "what kind of tub is that?...I love the look".

The comment about the CalStone cabinetry cutting a leg
is ridiculous because the edges are not sharp, do not stick
out, are actually a high tech plastic material and have
never ever been any issue with my tub experience.

Of course it could be this dude is in the CalSpa Haters Club
or as I like to think "CalSpa Jealousy Club" that know
if a CalStone Tub was sitting at a big outdoor show next to
all the wood/plastic panel tubs....which one would get alot
of the attention.

This thread is just another example of any chance
they have to take a shot at CalSpa...even if the thread
if is about cover lifters....they will do it.....it's actually quite
funny to me...deperation is funny.

But again.....2EachHisOwn in tubs or attitude!

[hottbpete]

I just bought a tub...not delivered yet.  I was looking for a lifter and heted how they "stuck" out over the tub.  If you are against the house ....no big deal.  But we are not, I found that:

 http://www.hottubworks.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=CHCDY&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=Chemicals&utm_campaign=Froogle

"stuck" out the least.  There is also another lfter that just is a place for you to slide your cover off to the side.  This one needs a lot of side clearance, but has the best viewable range.  You only see the side of the cover versus the bottom of it.

One lsat thing...if you plan to use the tub in the winter, I cannot think of anything worse then after a good soak...fishing the cover off the ground and out of the snow...!!!

[yt]

Hi, I have a cover slider on my hot tub.  It is basically a couple of arms that swing out and you fold over the cover and slide the cover on to it.  I like it because it allows full view around the tub and there are no moving parts to break.  They also swing toward the tub when not in use.  Here is a photo.

[Spatech_tuo]

wow that is one ugly tub.  what is that fake stone on it?    

Heck, I think it's the best part of that spa!

OK, while I may not be a big Cal Spas fan, I do like the fake stone look. Things like shell colors, siding etc. are such a personal thing that you really can't expect everyone to have the same reaction to it. One person will love it and another will think it's gaudy (though you could have stated in a soewhat gentler manner).