Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: vgordon on July 19, 2013, 10:32:17 pm
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We recently installed a Vita Spa Amour hot tub. We are getting up there in years and decided we needed assistance with removing and replacing the cover. This is a small 2 person tub and the cover isn't heavy, just a bit bulky. I researched products and decided to order the Cover Valet Cover Caddy NP 509. I was especially excited that I would not have to drill holes in the hot tub cabinet.
The Cover Caddy arrived today and I took the plate out to see how hard it was going to be to slide it under the tub. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the hot tub does not sit directly on the concrete pad. I am a bit upset because the advertisement said it would work with virtually every hot tub.
Does anyone have this combination; if so, how did you make it work?
Thanks in advance for any help.
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What do you mean when you say that the tub does not sit directly on the concrete pad? Can you post a picture?
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Sorry but I don't see the option of uploading a picture. I took some but can't figure out how to send.
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After you hit reply, there are a few buttons above the text area. Underneath the Bold button is an icon that allows you to upload a pic. If you hover your pointer over it, it says "Insert Image". You can also try to describe it in a different way. What does the hot tub sit on if not directly on the pad? It still should not prevent you from using a cover caddy. I must not understand what you are saying.
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I still cannot figure it out. When I click on that icon I get this (http://). Maybe I am dumb but usually when you insert something it takes your to an explorer so you can pick the file.
Anyway, the tub has a floor that sits on several small legs. I guess there are about 10 of them around the bottom of the tub floor. It looks like they are probably about 1 1/2" tall (which sets the tub floor up about 1 1/2" from the ground). In other words the caddy will slide up under the tub floor but it's going to be about 1 1/2" from the floor of the tub. My fear is that when you lower the cover it will tilt so far back it may fallHot Tub Bottom.jpg
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might not be the lifter for you. coincidently the thickness of a 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, etc is 1 1/2 inches. one between the plate and the spa might be snug enough to hold it in place and support the cover. probably not though. i have an endless supply of dumb ideas.
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I think that may work Flyonthewall. This is not a heavy cover (it's for a 2 person hot tub) and I think the block of wood between the plate and the spa would be just the ticket. I will get my able bodied son over here to help me try to re-engineer this thing.
Thanks so much for your help, Sam & Flyonthewall. I appreciate it.