Keeping safe from water logged spa covers
December 28th, 2011Owning a personal hot tub at home can be the most fulfilling thing because you get to enjoy the benefit of relaxing right at your house. From a day of hectic schedules and stressful activities, you look forward to going home and soaking in the water jet bubbles of your own hot tub. Deciding to purchase a home spa also requires for you to take good care of it for prolonging its lifespan and usage.
There are some things you need to learn about taking care of home spas. One is getting educated about water logging which is defined as the spa covers’ internal foam being soaked in water. This situation happens when moisture leak to the internal foam cores and get trapped there adding weight to the covers. As time passes, more water gets trapped in the foam covers and will eventually cause breaking if the cover will not be able to handle its weight any more. When this happens, you will need to buy Replacement Spa Covers.
There are things to consider if your home spa cover already experiences water logging. One is a health and safety concern because the water that is logged in the foam covers will breed bacteria. When not immediately addressed, the infected water from the foam might drip to the water on the tub where people soak. The bacteria will mix with the water and will definitely cause sickness and diseases like rashes, allergies and other problems.
Why do covers get water logged? People sometimes confuse themselves the reason why spa covers get water logged. It is not caused by external factors like snow or rain but rather the water inside the tub itself. How does this happen? The hot tub water will evaporate into the air and when the spa cap is attached, it condenses on its surface and drips back to the hot tub.
However, as time goes by, the cover will accumulate scratches, abrasion and other damages due to wear and tear which is why the moisture that evaporates will seep into the cover’s inner foam layers. As this process continues each time the spa cover is placed over the hot tub, all the moisture will condense into the foam layers each time. Water from the hot tub contains little amounts of chemical to make it clean, and when this reacts with the cap’s foam layers; it will cause it to decay. This is the start of bacteria development inside the home spa cover inner foam layer. If you notice this, it is a must to buy Replacement Spa Covers for Bullfrog Spas.