9m of 25mm 20nb Galvanized water pipe conduit.Materials needed for Spa Cover Lifter Partsĭepending on the size of your spa you may need to increase or decrease the materials needed. There were a few on Amazon that was interesting and cheap like the Bottom Mount classic cover lifter and the Cover Valet EX but I felt I could do better. The closest I saw that I liked was the Covermate II and the Cover Rock-It Hot Tub Cover Lifter. Some were just not suitable for out location of the spa, and many were just overpriced for what they were. You will need 6 at a few dollars each.īefore I designed my Spa Cover Lifter, I looked at some of the retail spa cover lift retail products. You will need a pipe bender to bend all of the right angles, or if you don’t have access to one, purchase the galvanized right angle bends from a hardware store. This would give the strength I needed, to move the spa cover from closed to open, on the side of the hot tub. Which is around 25mm or 1 inch in the imperial scale. I thought I would make the final product out of 20nb galvanized water pipe. I just didn’t glue it together, so as to use the PVC conduit later on another project. I have an Oasis Spa cover which is 2.3m x 2.4m and is quite heavy.Īs an electrician, I had a whole lot of spare PVC conduit, so I was able to make s prototype out of PVC conduit to get all the sizing correct. This seemed a little too flexible to withstand the larger Spa Cover. There are a few plans and ideas on the net, with people making their own Spa Cover Lift, but many of those were made out of PVC conduit. 7.1 Below is the video of my DIY spa cover lifter, that some of you have been asking to see it in action.6 DIY Spa Cover Lifter Pivot Point Brackets.3 Materials needed for Spa Cover Lifter Parts.