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flamingoezz:
I ordered a Covermate 3 and I'm wondering -- can the lifter be mount on any side of the tub? I wanted it to provide privacy on a specific side of my tub, but that would involveone of the brackets being mounted to the side with the access panel. Curious if there are any issues with that generally.

bud16415:
I will say yes it can be done, but I would never do it, as I want to be able to quickly get in that area if I need to without removing all that lifter stuff.

I would turn the tub or build a privacy wall or screen on that side of the tub. 

BullFrogSpasMN:
it really depends on the spa...problems can arise because now you are screwing the 'brackets' of the Covermate III to the door of the spa and sometimes there isn't any supports directly behind the cabinet/door in that area and you don't want to rely on putting all that weight of the cover on just a thin door panel

flamingoezz:
The hottub is surrounded by the deck on 2 sides, so there is really only one other way it could be configured, which isn't ideal as the stairs would no longer be accessible from where you'd enter.

How often do you need to access the motors and such? I'd imagine only when there are issues, which hopefully shouldn't be more than a time or two a year, and its probably only 3-4 screws securing it on that side. That doesn't seem like much of a hassle to me -- though this is my first tub and i could be off on how often i'll need too get in there.

It looks as through there's 3-4 inches at the top of the tub to attach the mount based on another forum users photo.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f89/cpw131/Hot%20Tub/08_zps96055ead.jpg

bud16415:

--- Quote from: flamingoezz on June 23, 2019, 08:09:08 pm ---The hottub is surrounded by the deck on 2 sides, so there is really only one other way it could be configured, which isn't ideal as the stairs would no longer be accessible from where you'd enter.

How often do you need to access the motors and such? I'd imagine only when there are issues, which hopefully shouldn't be more than a time or two a year, and its probably only 3-4 screws securing it on that side. That doesn't seem like much of a hassle to me -- though this is my first tub and i could be off on how often i'll need too get in there.

It looks as through there's 3-4 inches at the top of the tub to attach the mount based on another forum users photo.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f89/cpw131/Hot%20Tub/08_zps96055ead.jpg

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In that case and as long as your tub has solid structure in those areas it is what you have to do. I have had the cover off my tub twice in 6 years. once when i hooked it up and once when i had a line come off.

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