Teuco

Teuco hot tub and spa parts

Teuco spas and whirlpool baths are built around moulded acrylic shells, and like every acrylic spa they rely on a handful of soft, replaceable components to stay comfortable. Headrests and pillows are at the top of that list. They sit at the waterline, take the most sun and the most skin contact, and are usually the first thing an owner wants to renew long before anything mechanical needs attention. Here you will find the replacement cushioning offered for Teuco hot tubs, including the oval spa headrest listed under part number PPS-10670, which is also used on Spaform and Aquamarine tubs.

What this range covers

The focus here is on the parts an owner handles directly rather than the plumbing hidden behind the cabinet. A headrest or pillow is a wearing item: it is exposed to warm water, sanitiser, sun cream, body oils and ultraviolet light, and no foam-filled cushion survives that combination indefinitely. Replacing one is the cheapest way to make an older spa feel new again.

• Oval headrests — the common rounded pillow shape fitted to the lounge seat or to one or more of the bucket seats.
• Cross-brand fitments — PPS-10670 is listed for Spaform, Aquamarine and Teuco hot tubs, which reflects how widely the same pillow profile was used across cabinet spa production.
• Single and multiple replacements — pillows on the same tub age at the same rate, so owners often change the full set at once for a matching finish.

Why spa pillows fail

Three things end the life of a headrest. The first is water ingress: once the outer skin splits or a seam opens, water gets into the foam core, the cushion stays permanently damp and it begins to feel spongy and heavy. The second is chemical attack, usually from sanitiser levels that run high or from a pillow left sitting in the water line while the cover is on. The third is simply ultraviolet degradation, which fades the colour and makes the surface chalky and brittle.

Pillows last noticeably longer if they are lifted out while the spa is being shock-dosed, wiped down with clean water now and then, and stored off the tub when it is drained for any length of time.

Choisir le bon appui-tête

Hot tub pillows are not standardised between manufacturers, so the safe approach is to measure the old one and look at how it attaches before ordering. A few checks save most of the guesswork:

• Overall length and height — measure the cushion itself, not the recess, from the widest points in both directions.
• Shape — oval, rectangular, pillow-top or wedge; an oval pillow will not sit neatly in a recess cut for a square one.
• Mounting method — look at the back face. Spa headrests are commonly held by pins or studs that push into holes in the acrylic, or by a clip or bracket. Count the fixings and measure the distance between their centres.
• Hole spacing on the shell — with the old pillow removed, measure between the mounting holes in the acrylic; this is the single most reliable figure.
• Position on the tub — lounge headrests are often larger than the pillows used on upright seats, so check which seat the replacement is for.

Fitting and looking after a new pillow

Changing a headrest is a tool-free job on most cabinet spas. The old cushion is eased straight up or pulled firmly away from the shell, the mounting holes are cleaned of scale and debris, and the new pillow is pushed home until the fixings seat. Working with the pillow and the shell warm makes the material more flexible and reduces the risk of tearing a new fixing on installation.

Afterwards, keep the water balanced, rinse the cushion surface occasionally with fresh water, and remove pillows before adding concentrated chemicals. Those habits do more for pillow life than anything else.

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Here we list the replacement headrests and cushioning suited to Teuco spas, including items shared with other cabinet hot tub brands such as Spaform and Aquamarine. The range is deliberately kept to parts that are genuinely interchangeable, so that an owner working from a measurement rather than a model number still has a realistic chance of finding a match.

If you are unsure which pillow your tub takes, measure the old cushion and the hole spacing in the shell and compare those figures with the listing before ordering. Photographs of the back of the old headrest are usually enough to confirm the fixing type.