Accessories

Accessories Market At a Glance

Posted on March 30, 2018 by SR Editorial

The top-selling products, and tips to sell them The No. 1 mistake hot tub retailers make when it comes to selling spa-side accessories, some dealers say, is not displaying them at all. “In my experience, a customer needs to see the accessory and visualize it as part of their

Posted in Accessories, Current Issue, Departments, Features, Opinions accessories, spa accessories, trends

Solar System

Posted on February 1, 2018 by SR Editorial

SunCatcher aims to reduce spa electric costs By Seraine Page John Tandler was sitting in his spa when a brilliant idea hit him. Why not use the sun’s rays to heat a hot tub through solar panels? Tandler, who has spent 15 years in solar and thermal systems product development,

Posted in Accessories, Departments cover, energy efficiency, hot tub cover, solar, SunCatcher

Not Boxed In

Posted on October 30, 2017 by SR Editorial

Horizon Spa & Pool Parts continues facility innovations By Keith Loria While Horizon Spa & Pool Parts, based in Tucson, Arizona, might not get any buzz for being flashy, almost everyone in the industry does business with it. Since 1992, the company has distributed aftermarket parts to hot tub and

Posted in Accessories, Departments efficiency, Horizon Spa & Pool Parts, shipping

Restor-A-Spa Kit

Posted on April 3, 2017 by SR Editorial

Add luster and life to old spa siding By Jim Raposa If you repair and rehab previously owned spas for resale, you know profit margins can nosedive if the tub’s exterior siding has seen better days. In the spa resale market, aesthetics are critical. Confer Plastics knows this, and have

Posted in Accessories, Departments Confer Plastics, refurbished spas, used spas

The Birth of the Cover Lift

Posted on March 9, 2017 by SR Editorial

THE IMPORTANT ACCESSORY HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET FOR 20 YEARS THE COVER LIFT HAS BECOME such an essential part of a hot tub that it’s hard to think of a time when it didn’t exist. While we knew as far back as the early ’90s there needed to be

Posted in Accessories, Departments Bob Hallam, cover lift, Cover Valet, D1, history, Marc Black