There are certain things customers can do to prolong the life of their cover: use a lifter, keep the water balanced and don’t let kids jump on it. “Customers will ask me, ‘How long should a cover last?’” says Troy Derheim, owner of Tubs of Fun in Fargo, N.D. “I have some people who have bought the least-expensive cover and it has lasted them seven years.
“In general, I tell clients: A cover will last as long as you take care of it, just like anything in life,” adds Derheim. “If you put marine-grade protectant on the vinyl and add a bubble cover below the spa cover, which stops some of the abuse from the water below it, it’ll make your cover last longer. So I’ll upgrade them to buying a $29 floating cover to go on the surface of the water and that will protect the bottom of the larger, more-expensive cover better.”
