Spa cover lifter system and method

A method of automatically, selectively covering a spa positioned on a support surface, the method comprising:

• providing a spa cover lifting system comprising:
• a frame configured to hold the cover of the spa;
• wherein the frame, in a closed position, defines a first plane parallel to and above a second plane defined by a deck around a base of the spa;
• a support member fixedly, non-rotatably extends from a back carriage portion of the frame and, in the closed position, extends towards the support surface and has a preselected length that positions a distal end of the support member below the second plane;
• an elongate attachment arm fixedly, non-rotatably extends from the support member at a right angle or at an obtuse angle relative to the support member;
• wherein, in the closed position, the attachment arm extends in a direction away from the cover of the spa at a position below the second plane, wherein the attachment arm has a free end opposite the support member;
• and
• an actuator coupled to the free end of the attachment arm and configured to selectively rotate the frame and the cover between the closed position, in which access to the water of the spa is restricted by the cover, and an open position, in which access to the water of the spa is not restricted by the cover
• and
• actuating the actuator to rotate the cover to the first, closed position.