{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"SPA-MART","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.spa-mart.com\/articles","author_name":"Shaamus","author_url":"https:\/\/www.spa-mart.com\/articles\/author\/ad_jason\/","title":"The Truth About Waterlogged Spa Covers: EPS Foam, R-Value and When to Replace Your Cover","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iqvUWjUBYR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa-mart.com\/articles\/truth-about-waterlogged-spa-covers\/\">The Truth About Waterlogged Spa Covers: EPS Foam, R-Value and When to Replace Your Cover<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spa-mart.com\/articles\/truth-about-waterlogged-spa-covers\/embed\/#?secret=iqvUWjUBYR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Truth About Waterlogged Spa Covers: EPS Foam, R-Value and When to Replace Your Cover&#8221; &#8212; SPA-MART\" data-secret=\"iqvUWjUBYR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.spa-mart.com\/articles\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"If an old hot tub cover becomes unusually heavy, the common explanation is that the foam has become \u201cwaterlogged\u201d and has therefore lost all of its insulation value. The first part can certainly be true. The second is not. Expanded polystyrene, or EPS, does absorb moisture under the right conditions, and that moisture reduces its [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.spa-mart.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/waterlogged-spa-cover-banner.jpg","thumbnail_width":2170,"thumbnail_height":725}