I purchased this cover in 2020. I chose the highest quality material. This past summer, it started "taking on water". I knew it was going to need replaced soon, but I thought I might make it through the winter. Last week, I opened it and it tore the screws from the lift right out of the side of my hottub. So much for the lighter material. I feel like I should get more than 3.5 years out of a cover. I got 5 years out of the manufacturer's cover.
Just goT my new $500 cover in today. Fit is not satisfactory. Cover does not close flat across the tub, rocks back and forth like a rocking chair and one side pokes up 4"" high when the other side is pushed down closed. The full length seam seal is obviously made extra thick and holds the cover open. Called to discuss it ans was told it was designed this way so I would have to attach the hold down clips to keep it closed and keep people out of it. I complained that the design caused tension on the hinge and was pulling at the stitching and that there was no one to keep out of it. Was told that it would stretch out over time and wouldn't hurt the stitching. Also was told to weight it down if I didnt want to attach the straps. I made it clear that if I had know this I WOULD NOT have purchased this cover. This is my 4th cover in 14 years on this well maintained tub, and the firts cover I have ever seen not close. Telling me it wont pull on the hibge stitching insults my intelligence and experience as both an upholsterer and machinist.
Custom dimensions were delivered with high quality workmanship and materials.
I recommend this cover highly.
My hot tub retains heat significantly better with this cover compared to the old cover I was using previously. I am using the metallic heat shield.
I’ve been very happy with the cover up until the four year mark, at which time the fabric started ripping and the seams falling apart. The tub is not sheltered at all, and I live in New England, so the cover did endure some abuse from the elements, but I expected that with a little duck tape I could squeeze at least five years out of it, but no way. The cover is falling apart in every way - the seams, the fabric, you name it. For $500 (2019 prices), I expected more life than I got.
Spa cover was as expected. It shipped much sooner than the original shipping time frame provided.
I was only able to use 4 times before it started to fall apart and leak water; had to throw away after the 5th use. Good idea, poorly constructed with cheap materials. Certainly not worth the price tag.
I wanted to like this soooooo bad!! While it works good and I believe gets any chemicals out of the filter it does NOT remove any debris….i don’t have much but there’s always some little leaves and other debris that will still be in the filter 10 mins later and you’ll have to use another system to remove those items. A bit disappointed for $100!
Just finished using the drain pump I ordered from SpaDepot.com. Very easy to use and worked like a charm! As others have mentioned you need to weigh down the end of the plastic hose they include with the pump but not a big deal. I found it drained my tub faster than I expected. I have 400+ gallon tub and it drained it in 42 minutes. Some have mentioned they thought it was noisy, but for a small electric motor I thought it was a very acceptable noise level.
Was hopeful that this would make cleaning filters easier, not with my typical well water pressure. Didn't understand why the unit leaked at so many joints when water high pressure was needed for optimal cleaning. Even when I covered more jets than covers included, there still wasn't enough pressure to get into the bottom of the pleats. A waste of my money. And in my opinion, the unit isn't well made or built to last. Good idea, poor execution
Good, easy transaction. And the filter cleaner actually works if you soak the filter in a cleaning solution first
did not work have correct water pressure. use hand held cleaner works. do not buy, does not work
Works O.K. but I still needed to clean it with a hose by hand for deeper dirt and grease off the filter.
The light only changes colors fast (about 6 seconds for all colors) couldn't cycle through to slow color change. sometimes the white light will strobe 3-4 flashes before saying on,either mines defective or the descriptions is incorrect, I was expecting a slow tranquil and relaxing color change. This is my first disappointment in purchasing from SPA DEPOT in the last 15 years
We have a very small spa (approx 220 gals) and I find it much easier to kee a perfect balance with bromine instead of chlorine
This product smells nice but the directions say to use 7 capfuls in the spa each use. This is about 1/4 of the bottle. This means one bottle only works for about four or five uses. I tried using less than the seven caps however, the scent was not as strong as desired. I am disappointed.
Works like a dream. I run a short term rental and this product has reduced the amount of times I need to drain and deep clean the spa. Highly recommend. Extra bonus - Spa Depot has super fast shipping.
This product worked great. Perfectly replaced the old one. Plugged into the control panel with no problem. Highly recommend.
A couple weeks ago we received a large rainstorm. Went out to find my hot tub over filled with water. The top of the cover had deteriorated from the sun and leaked like a sieve.
After removing the coverall, I found small blue flecks from the underside of the cover breaking apart. In South Carolina we have intense sun, but come on, 9 months and it is worthless.
Now understand that I bought this Cover Cover :-) to help in the deterioration of my spa cover, which was already in full effect. It worked amazing for 6 months. Would I buy another one? ...probably. But just to help protect the new $600 Hot Springs Cover I just purchased and was told that the life expectancy is only 3 years.
If you get a lot of hot sun on your tub, just be advised this may not last you a full 12 months worth of protection.
Hope this review helps your decision making process.
Draining and cleaning was a breeze! Does what it says.