REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLING A
VACUSEAL LIFTER or a SPAEASE 200 LIFTER
On a Hot Tub or a Swim Spa

The VacuSeal and ConvertALift Systems can be installed on over 90% of all hot tubs and swim spas sold worldwide.
This information helps provide answers as to whether your spa is suitable for installing a ConvertALift, VacuSeal, or SpaEase 200 Lifter. If you still have unanswered questions, please fill it out the form for “FIND A DEALER” and ask if you would like to have your questions answered via email or by phone and we will quickly respond.

1. SIZE REQUIREMENTS

  1. Hot Tubs w/VacuSeal Cover with or without ConvertALift
    1. The B-Side of the cover must be 96” or less and the A-Side must be 100” or less and greater than 63”
      (See Fig 1).
    2. On covers where the A-Side is greater than 100” and less 132” (11’) a Tri-Fold Cover (See Fig 2) must be ordered.
  2. Swim Spas w/VacuSeal with or without ConvertALift
    1. The B-Side (width) of the cover must be 96” or less and A-Side must be no longer than 264” (22’) (See Fig 3).
    2. When length is over 192” (16’) and less than 228” (19’) it requires one side to be a tri-fold (See Fig 2).
    3. When length is over 228” and less than 264” two tri-fold covers are required.
  3. SpaEase 200 Lifter with or without the ConvertALift on Hot Tubs and Swim Spas
    1. The 200 Lifter will work on hot tubs up to 108” (9’) long and on swim spas up to 216” (18’) long.
    2. The B-Side on both hot tubs and swim spas can be extended from 96” to 108” with an optional “Extended Center Bar”.
  4. SpaEase 200 Lifter on Swim Spas
    1. The 200 Lifter will work on hot tubs 9’ (108”) long and on swim spas up to 18” (216”) long. The width is designed for hot tubs up to 8’ (96”) wide. An extension arm can be ordered to allow for a width of 9’ (108”).

2. RADIUS REQUIREMENTS
The radius of a cover is best determined by using a framing square and measuring the distance from the corner of the framing square to the point of its contact on the cabinet (See Fig 4).

  1. VacuSeal & SpaEase 200
    1. Both will work in a radius from 0” to 16”
    2. A radius over 12” and up to 16” requires an Optional Extension Bracket (see Fig 5)

3. DROP IN CLEARANCE
This includes any spa installed in the ground or into a deck.

  1. VacuSeal & SpaEase 200 Lifters

    2. Requires a minimum clearance of 4” down from the top of the cabinet for the Mounting Bracket (See Fig 6).

  2. ConvertALift w/VacuSeal or SpaEase 200
    Requires a minimum clearance of 14” down from the top of the cabinet for the V-Bar of the ConvertALift System
    (See Fig 7).

4. REAR CLEARANCE

  1. VacuSeal System

    2. Requires a clearance of 9” for the cover to open (See Fig 8)

  2. SpaEase 200 Lifter

    3. Requires a clearance of 7” for the cover to open (See Fig 8)

5. SIDE CLEARANCE

  1. VacuSeal & SpaEase 200 without ConvertALift

    2. Side Clearance is 3.5” (without the handle)

  2. VacuSeal & SpaEase 200 with ConvertALift

    3. Side Clearance is 5” (without the handle)

6. HEIGHT CLEARANCE REQUIRED ABOVE SPA COPING

  1. On a VacuSeal Cover divide the length of the cover on the A-Side (folded side) by 2, and then subtract 2”.
    EXAMPLE: If the hot tub cover is 90” inches long; Divide by 2 = 45” subtract 2” = 43”. This is an approximate number.
  2. The maximum clearance required on a Traditional Cover is half the length of the A-Side of the cover.

7. RAISED COPING IMPEDIMENTS
The coping of a spa is generally referred to as the top of spa shell. Some spas have unique elevated areas either by design for waterfalls, speakers, headrests, etc. VacuSeal covers for these spas need to be approved in advance and custom made (See Fig 9).

8. CABINET DESIGN
Some spas are built with curved cabinets which can prohibit the Mounting Bracket of the VacuSeal or SpaEase 200 lifters to be installed. The Mounting Bracket requires a flat level surface along the top of the cabinet of 4” High and 24” long. It is imperative that both Mounting Brackets sit parallel to each other (See Fig 10).

9. CABINET MATERIAL
Most any hard sided cabinet will allow the installation of VacuSeal or the SpaEase Mounting Bracket without any modifications. Soft sided cabinets may require either internal or external supports to properly secure the installation of the Mounting Brackets so that no damage is done by the pressure during the operation of either system.

Fig 1

Fig 2 Tri-fold Cover Animations

Hot Tub

Swim Spa

Fig 3

tri-fold

Fig 4

Fig 5

Fig 6

ClearVS

Fig 7

Fig 8

Fig 9

raisedCoping

Fig 10

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