waterbed mattress
 

My waterbed mattress has finally sprung a leak after 22 years of use.
It was made in Canada and high quality. Now I'm confused which brand
is a good one or which ones to avoid. I like semi-wave for a
hard-sided waterbed frame. Is Strobel a good brand? Legacy Ruby?
S-Series? I am leaning toward the brand with the longest warranty
and vinyl mil thickness because I have no other comparison study. It
looks like many are made in the USA but I'm not convinced about
quality.

waterbed mattress
 

Ya know, those can be patched.
I had one that started leaking at a corner, used a large patch
to completely cover the corner, never had a problem from it again.
After fixing it, I first used air to verify the patch job. Still using
it
after 31 years.
BTW, I have a layer of the faced Styrofoam under it and alongside,
the stuff you use under vinyl siding. That way it doesn't warm the
contents of the drawers underneath, and make the heater keep
going so much.
And I put my heater rather close to the side so that if I have to
replace it, I don't have to drain the bed. There isn't anything
magical about it being centered, other than the trouble involved
with replacing it.

On Aug 17, 8:42*am, Phisherman wrote:
My waterbed mattress has finally sprung a leak after 22 years of use.
It was made in Canada and high quality. * Now I'm confused which brand
is a good one or which ones to avoid. *I like semi-wave for a
hard-sided waterbed frame. * Is Strobel a good brand? *Legacy Ruby?
S-Series? * I am leaning toward the brand with the longest warranty
and vinyl mil thickness because I have no other comparison study. *It
looks like many are made in the USA but I'm not convinced about
quality.

waterbed mattress
 

On Aug 17, 9:15*am, Michael B wrote:
Ya know, those can be patched.
I had one that started leaking at a corner, used a large patch
to completely cover the corner, never had a problem from it again.
After fixing it, I first used air to verify the patch job. Still using
it
after 31 years.
BTW, I have a layer of the faced Styrofoam under it and alongside,
the stuff you use under vinyl siding. That way it doesn't warm the
contents of the drawers underneath, and make the heater keep
going so much.
And I put my heater rather close to the side so that if I have to
replace it, I don't have to drain the bed. There isn't anything
magical about it being centered, other than the trouble involved
with replacing it.

On Aug 17, 8:42*am, Phisherman wrote:

My waterbed mattress has finally sprung a leak after 22 years of use.
It was made in Canada and high quality. * Now I'm confused which brand
is a good one or which ones to avoid. *I like semi-wave for a
hard-sided waterbed frame. * Is Strobel a good brand? *Legacy Ruby?
S-Series? * I am leaning toward the brand with the longest warranty
and vinyl mil thickness because I have no other comparison study. *It
looks like many are made in the USA but I'm not convinced about
quality.

Yeah I used to have to replace my heater about every 3 or 4 years
before decided to insulate the bed. Downside was that my wife could no
longer pull warm sweaters out of the drawers.

Jimmie

waterbed mattress
 

WaterbedGuru had written this in response to
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Phisherman wrote:


My waterbed mattress has finally sprung a leak after 22 years of use.
It was made in Canada and high quality. Now I'm confused which brand
is a good one or which ones to avoid. I like semi-wave for a
hard-sided waterbed frame. Is Strobel a good brand? Legacy Ruby?
S-Series? I am leaning toward the brand with the longest warranty
and vinyl mil thickness because I have no other comparison study. It
looks like many are made in the USA but I'm not convinced about
quality.


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Hi Phisherman,
Hmmmmm...only lasted 22 years huh...not a bad investment! A couple of
hints based on more than 3o years of all facets of the waterbed industry:
All brands are pretty decent if purchased from a legitimate retailer or
they would no longer be in business. Full warranty of almost all water
mattresses is 4-5 years then pro-rated out to the end of time. The
pro-rated warranty is usually not worth shopping for or using! You end up
buying at a small discount on an inflated price with the warranty starting
date on your new mattress the purchase date of your old mattress; in other
words no warranty! Read the fine print. Do you have your original purchase
receipt from 22 years ago? You would need it and the manufacturer would
have to be still in business with the same name. In general, if something
is going to go wrong with your new mattress it will happen in the first
month to a year.
Second: mattresses made of thicker vinyl may not last as long as some
thinner mattresses. The "sweetspot" seems to be 22 mil. Thinner mats
obviously may not last as long but thicker vinyl needs more plasticizer to
keep it soft and supple. Since plasticizer is volatile "new mattress"
smell and will leach into the air over time, some of the thicker mats
become brittle sooner than the 22 mil!
If you or any of your readers have any questions shoot me an email or call
1-888-288-4523. Oh, disclaimer--we sell waterbeds, too!
Regards!


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