Can you lock a hot tub?

Use the Spa Cover Lock, a spa cover locking bar, made by Arctic Spas. Attach two heavy plates on the side of your spa cabinet, and use a padlock to secure the curved steel bar. Works with spa cover lifters to keep the spa cover pressed down on the tub, and prevent use of the spa cover lifter.

1. Invest in a Durable Hot Tub Cover. …
2. Lock Your Cover and Make Sure Your Straps are Firmly Secured. …
3. Secure Extra Straps to Your Cover. …
4. Remove Debris and Furniture That Could Damage Your Hot Tub.

Like a pool, hot tubs and spas should be surrounded by a fence at least four feet high with a self-latching gate or door in the fence (to make the area inaccessible to children and unauthorized people) or an approved, lockable safety cover. Your own home isn’t the only place your child may encounter a hot tub or spa.

If you’re worried about your cover blowing away (well, even if you’re not) you should invest in wind straps to hold down your cover and protect your hot tub in inclement weather.

A top quality spa, including every Hot Spring® spa, will come with a cover that should be used whenever the hot tub isn’t occupied. … When your spa is left uncovered, heat escapes and its shell is exposed to the fading properties of the sun. So, it’s wise to invest in a hot tub cover lifter.

Applying a quality UV vinyl protection to your hot tub cover three to four times a year will help protect it from the harmful effects of exposure to the sun. Pine, maple, birch, oak, elm, ash and willow trees are prone to drop sap, especially in early spring when the sap rises.

“Infants and toddlers under two should not be permitted in a hot tub at all as babies’ thin skin makes them more susceptible to overheating. … Children who are big enough to be in a hot tub should not use it for more than five minutes at a time, especially at the maximum temperature of 104 degrees.

You may use a small flat screwdriver or a small key or any small flat rigid strip to lock/unlock the spa cover buckles.

A good rule of thumb for a hot tub is to give yourself about a foot of space on each side of the tub. This leaves room for things like opening the cover. Most covers require at least 18 inches of space behind the tub as well as a few inches on the left and right side for the arm that helps you lift the cover.

If lightning is present, it’s a good idea to unplug anything electrical in regards to your spa. This even includes decorative lighting and other spa accessories. Never, ever go for a soak in your hot tub when lighting is present. Severe weather can be a bit unnerving, especially for a new hot tub owner.

Bag It. During a hurricane, low-lying areas (especially near the coastline) are prone to flooding. To protect the sensitive electrical components within your hot tub, you may want to line the outside of your hot tub with sand bags to keep out flood waters.

Tree limbs and hail could damage your cover and even puncture it, but there is something you can do. With the hot tub cover locked in place, add a plywood cover over the top and then secure it with clamp straps from the hardware store. Your cover will stay secure and protected through the storm.

Urine contains a nitrogen compound called urea. When urea is combined with chlorine, it breaks it down into a by-product called chloramine. Chloramine is harmful if it contacts the skin, via the hot tub water, or if it is inhaled, via the steam from the hot tub.

No tarps or plastic wrap. Covering your hot tub with plastic wrap or a tarp is disastrous for your hot tub cover. Not only could it become waterlogged much quicker, but it can also magnify the sun’s rays and trap heat.

Yes, you can. It is good in both rain and snow because your body is warm even though your head may feel cold.

Excessive exposure to the sun can cause your hot tub to deteriorate at a faster rate without a cover. Just like the UV rays damage skin they also damage hot tubs as well. It is very important that you purchase the right hot tub cover to protect your investment and to prolong the life of the tub.

Re: Auto Detailer Products For Cleaning Hot Tubs I use 303 on my hot tub cover and my car’s convertible soft top. Once a month on each. It’s good stuff. For the spa’s shell, etc, I just wipe it down with a microfiber towel (also from my car care kit).

Once your problem is taken care of the only way to be sure to avoid the problem again in the future is to clean the cover regularly (approximately every 2 months) by using a cover cleaner solution and water, this will also help extend the life of your cover and keep it mold free.

Exposure to hot baths or hot tubs can lead to male infertility, but the effects can sometimes be reversible, according to a new study led by a University of California, San Francisco urologist.

Babies and Toddlers The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that children age 0-5 years shouldn’t use a hot tub. … Additionally, kids shouldn’t use a hot tub until their head is completely above water when they’re standing on the bottom.

If he simply can’t resist a steamy soak, keeping the temperature below 99 degrees should keep his sperm safe and sound.

This method of replacing spa cover clips is to use a hacksaw or sheers to cut a small gap in the outside of the plastic edge of the cover clip. Slide the new clip through the gap, and with slow pushing, slide the strap and clip into position.

How Do Hot Tub Cover Lifters Work? Generally a cover lifter has a bar that rests against the fold in the cover. … Then, as you fold back one more time, the cover is mechanically brought back, off the hot tub surface and held in place. It’s easy to do by yourself in seconds.

To make a hot tub cover lifter work, you simply fold the cover back on top of the lifter bar, lift a few inches at the fold and push gently, and the cover will lift off of the hot tub. Some lifters hold your cover off the side of your hot tub and some hold your cover upright, creating a privacy wall.

A hot tub cover lifter helps you remove and replace your hot tub cover quickly, easily and efficiently. The cover lifter is fitted right onto the side of the hot tub. … When you fold it back one more time, the cover will lift off the hot tub and stay in place.