Hi, I recently purchased a 15ft Tidal Fit EP-15 Swim Spa. This swim spa has one of the 2 piece covers that you fold and take off both sides of the spa. I need to build a deck around 2 sides of the swim spa (one of the long sides and one of the short sides) and am trying to figure out how to handle the cover on the side with the deck. Originally I was thinking I could just take it off and lean it against the house or something but now that i have been actually using the spa I realize the cover is way too heavy any bulky for 1 person to move it around. Its difficult to get back on even with the cover lifter. Does anyone have any suggestions how to handle this? The Deck is going to be about 20 inches below the Spa so i might be able to slide it off and rest it against the spa on an angle but then i am going to need to lift it back on without any assistance and that might be hard to do.
The only idea I had was to build the deck with 2 inch slots so the cover lifter can go through the deck, then I can load the cover into the cover lifter and then let it fall against the deck (since obviously it wont fit through the 2 inch slots with the cover in it) and then i would have the cover lifter to help get it back up. However putting slots in the deck isnt ideal even if this idea works as intended.
There has to be a way to handle this other than a cavana motorized cover which I dont want to get becuase I want to swim in the full sun in the summer like a pool.
Thanks
The only idea I had was to build the deck with 2 inch slots so the cover lifter can go through the deck, then I can load the cover into the cover lifter and then let it fall against the deck (since obviously it wont fit through the 2 inch slots with the cover in it) and then i would have the cover lifter to help get it back up. However putting slots in the deck isnt ideal even if this idea works as intended.
There has to be a way to handle this other than a cavana motorized cover which I dont want to get becuase I want to swim in the full sun in the summer like a pool.
Thanks