| Hot tub covers are a vital piece of equipment | | | | preventing evaporation, acts to insulate the |
| that all new owners must purchase and replace | | | | already heated water in the hot tub. It can be |
| when the need arises. There are four main types | | | | thought of as a thermal blanket for your hot tub. |
| available: soft rolling, double hinge, solar and | | | | Hence the water will take less energy to heat and |
| seasonal. Each has its specific purpose and | | | | stay heated. The reliance on electricity to do this |
| therefore suits different scenarios. Despite the | | | | and hence cost is minimised. |
| contrast in their design, manufacture and the | | | | The objective of a cover for any body of water |
| product they are made from, they can all cut | | | | is to prevent unwanted objects from entering and |
| costs: making hot tubs even more enjoyable to | | | | others, like the water itself and heat, from exiting. |
| use. | | | | What do you need to keep out and how does |
| How exactly do they save you money? The first | | | | doing this cut costs? When exposed to the |
| aspect that needs to be considered here is the | | | | elements, dirt, rain and leaves can be blown into |
| fact that all tubs regardless of their shape and | | | | the tub. Over time, this can affect the chemical |
| size need to be filled with water at some stage. | | | | balances within the system, requiring extensive |
| They will then need to be maintained at a desired | | | | treatments which all add up, sometimes by |
| level. Uncovered tubs lose water a lot quicker | | | | expensive specialists. |
| through evaporation. While at a slower rate this | | | | Unwanted objects within the hot tub must also be |
| also occurs during the winter months and cooler | | | | removed and if unwilling to do it yourself, requires |
| and overcast days. Thus offering a barrier to this | | | | someone paid to do it. If you do choose to |
| loss means that you can reduce the cost of | | | | undertake the task yourself, it takes time, cutting |
| replacing the water. | | | | time away from business or family. |
| Along with water loss, evaporation takes | | | | If they are not removed, these objects may |
| much-needed chemicals with it. Whether these are | | | | cause damage to the tub through clogging the |
| ones essential for maintaining chemical balances or | | | | system. Parts may need to be repaired or even |
| for ensuring water quality through killing unwanted | | | | worse replaced entirely. Cost and damage that |
| microorganisms or macro organisms alike, they | | | | could have been prevented by not allowing the |
| must be replaced at a cost to the owner. An | | | | objects to enter in the first place through the use |
| appropriate example of the type of macro | | | | of a hot tub cover. |
| organism that thrives under the tub environment | | | | A hot tub is an object of enjoyment: a way to |
| is the much-hated disease-carrying mosquito. | | | | relax. It just got a whole lot easier to do both |
| Capping this loss reduces this need to keep | | | | through reducing their cost by means of hot tub |
| replacing the chemicals at such high levels. | | | | covers. |
| The solar cover in particular, apart from | | | | |