Without a cover lifter, it’s more likely that your hot tub cover could be damaged as you take it on and off your hot tub. That damage can affect the cover’s energy efficiency and wind up costing you money in energy bills. Since you will use your lifter to move the cover, you won’t need to excessively twist, push, and pull your cover to remove it. There’s less risk of damaging your cover and therefore you increase its longevity. This cover lifter is easy to use on your own meaning that you are less likely to injure yourself and more likely to use your hot tub.