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Why Soft and Lightweight Replacement Hot Tub Covers are Much Better

Considering on replacing the cover of your Apollo Spas hot tub?  While most people would consider getting a heavy, foam-core based spa cover for its insulation capacity, only a few people are wise enough to steer away from this type of hot tub cover.  For one thing, soft and light-weight hot tub covers are much easier to move around.  Even moms wouldn’t have difficulty in removing the spa cover when they would like to take a dip.  And they’re a lot cheaper too, compared to other replacement hot tub covers for Apollo spas which make use of the foam core technology.

Apart from the price difference, soft replacement hot tub covers for Apollo spas have better insulation capacity.  For starters, light-weight spa covers sit on the water instead of above the water.  The contact between the bottom of the spa cover and the water surface increases the insulation capacity by eradicating condensation which normally occurs with foam-filled spa covers.  Apart from that, you won’t have to worry about water-logging which is one of the biggest causes for damages on a spa cover.  In addition, water logged spa covers have lesser insulation capacity.  It would be like keeping yourself warm with a soggy jacket.

Soft and lightweight replacement hot tub covers are also safer compared to the rigid, foam-filled variety.  For starters, it does not promote mold and mildew growth.  As steam permeates through the vapor barrier and into the foam core, it becomes a perfect environment for mold and mildew growth.  This then contaminates the spa water, sending disease causing bacteria and fungi into the spa water.  If you are wondering why your spa water smells like mildew even when you have replaced the water or have added and shocked the chemicals in the spa water, you may want to check the foam core for mold and mildew growth.

Rigid hot tub covers are also very dangerous.  Most foam-core spa cover dealers will never tell you that in the hopes of making a sale.  Every year, people suffer injury due to wrestling with heavy, foam filled spa covers.  Some injuries are caused by the spa cover being blown into people as they use the spa.  Others become trapped with inside the spa when the hot tub cover falls on them.  On the other hand, soft, light-weight covers have lesser chances of injuring anyone, thus making them a safer and a more cost effective alternative to conventional foam-filled hot tub covers.  That is why when you’re considering buying replacement hot tub covers, make the smart choice of choosing a light-weight hot tub cover.