Cover Valet CV400 Spa Cover Lifter

Note easiest in the world to install, but step by step instructions if followed work just fine. Works well this unit was recommended for my 8 foot cover as it requires larger lifters.

Great product! Easy to install and great for spas with limited space. Works perfect.

Product is great. It has made using the hot tub enjoyable again. It's so easy to operate and another benefit is it keeps the lid in place. No more shifting the lid when it's closed. It was challenging to put together. I would say that it's nice to have two people installing it, especially if there isn't access to all sides of the tub. There is a lot of adjustment to each side and going g back and forth around the hot tub can be a headache.

At first I really liked the way the lifter works, but after a few days the 'fingers' put too much pressure on my cover causing it to rip at the seams. Then within a week of install the lifting piston dislodged from its ball joint and it has not stayed in place since. The lifter was easy enough to install, but placement on the spa was somewhat confusing. I thought I was purchasing a unit that mounts to my deck under the spa. This mounts on the sides of the spa.

The hardware is very robust and well made. Our spa is a small two person unit but the corners are very widely rounded so the standard side brackets were way too short to have the lifter work properly. I ordered the extended brackets and the company was very responsive and shipped the new brackets immediately (at addition nominal cost). Once I mounted the new brackets so that the lifter was positioned properly past the rounded end of the spa cabinet and cover the installation went very smoothly. The lifter works quite well. I don't know how well it would work with a large spa with a very wide cover since the attachment of the lifter to the cover is only partially attached to the sides of the cover. There is no continuos bar connecting the two sides of the lifter. It works fine for us but might be a litttle wobbly if used with a very wide cover. The locking gas shock at first appeared to be improperly designed but then we realized that the fact that the upper tube is deliberately made short so that when the gas tube is fully extended it falls outside of the lower tube so that the cover cannot accidentally close. Once the upper tube is realigned with the lower tube the cover closes gently and safely. I would recommend this product.

Arrived on time in good condition. Installed with basic tools in about an hour in pretty much dark. My cover is 85x95 and the spa has 8 inch round corners. It lifts and lowers perfectly. Love it. 5 year warranty is nice. My wife had no issue lifting the top.

I installed the product with a brand new cover. It works very well, until there is a slight breeze when in the open position. On the second use, we were in the spa, when a light breeze swept across the cover in the open position. the side support bracket bent like Playdoh. I sent a request to the Amazon Vendor that sold the product and did not receive the courtesy of a response. I cannot recommend this product nor the supplier.

I purchased for my son & tried to contact someone several times....no one called me back. The shocks are too strong for the size of my son's hottub......heat escapes