Believe or not, hot tub Covers are just an afterthought to the hot tub. In fact more efforts were into the development of the hot tub and in the design process of heating the water and pumping it through the assorted jets. Therefore, it is expected that more money will be spent on the hot tub than the spa cover that goes on top of it.
It is really important that the hot tub is properly insulated in order for the heat to increase. Of course, a piece of rigid foam on top of the hot tub seems logical until it really serves the purpose. However the moist, warm steam saturated space above a hot tub doesn’t really work like as it is in a dry place or environment. This is mainly because the material that is being used to make this foam is not designed for a moist environment. The air spaces in the rigid foam once put on top of a hot tub would only compromise its insulation value.
Buying spa covers made of rigid foam only repeats the cycle of spending and replacing. Some people have even spent more money on buying hot tub covers already. They always end up on a hot tub store to replace their old saturated spa cover. The cycle goes on and on at regular intervals and hot tub stores are always open to get them look at their latest models of rigid foam spa covers.
Take a look at the auto industry of the country. It has been chugging along for years with basically the same models year after year and with very little real innovation. In the 1970′s, the nation experienced gas crisis. From the huge gas guzzling muscle cars, the auto industry came up with more fuel efficient models. Whereas Japan had been thinking ahead and produced a number of smaller and economical cars.
If the auto industry had been doing the same thing, no foreign vehicles would have ever gotten its way to the United States. But the US automotive industry was extremely reluctant to change and had a very narrow focus.
The hot tub industry is most likely similar to the auto industry. In fact, it is foreseen that consumers would eventually refuse to have hot tub covers even if the spa dealers offer it at affordable price. This is simply because spa cap is determined to change all the endless spending in rigid foam spa covers.