Will My Water Bed Leave Behind Water Damage if it Leaks?

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We know what you are all thinking, if I have a waterbed, there is eventually going to be a leak so huge that water damage is inevitable. Although it is not entirely true, there are bound to be users who avoid paying attention to the signs of waterbed leaks. There are also the occasional users who forget to turn off their water hose while filling up their bed, but for those people we advise you to set a loud timer or use your smartphone to alert you when to shut off your water before unwanted water damage occurs. We know how shows and movies love to display the notoriously hilarious waterbed accidents that display the characters carrying buckets of water to their bathtubs.

Frankly, this is just a foul gesture that does not accurately display the strength of waterbeds in this day and age. The honest truth is that hardside waterbeds and softside waterbeds are very difficult to pop or puncture. In fact, if you try jumping on it (Which is not recommended) you will see that you will not cause a dramatic rupture. Waterbed technology today has made waterbeds as safe as can be and will not leave you piling on pillows or soft blankets for extra comfort. Still, there is always that “what if?” that lingers in the back of your mind; what if there is a leak in my waterbed? We will provide you with some tips, just in case you happen to notice a leak.

Causes of Waterbed Leaks

Although this occurrence is in fact rarely experienced in waterbeds purchased today, there are still a few common causes that waterbed owners should know in order to prevent this issue. First, there are only a few types of leaks that can occur with waterbeds: seam leaks or cuts & punctures. Softside waterbed mattresses are the preferred selection, as they have a protective vinyl lining to prevent any leaks from the mattress and avoid water damage. Still, it is our duty to share the common actions that lead to leaks from waterbeds, which include:

•        Pet clawing or biting

•        Zipping up clothing or luggage directly to the mattress

•        Piercing with sharp objects (Scissors, knives, needles, pens and pencils)

How Do I Locate a Leak?

There are useful tips that every waterbed owner can use to help locate a pesky leak to give you peace of mind. In most cases, locating and repairing a leak in a waterbed is not as difficult as one can imagine. Small leaks may be hard to spot, but they usually occur near the seams or on the sides of the bed. Here are a few methods of tracking down waterbed leaks:

With waterbed mattress filled –

•        Soak up any water with a bath towel.

•        Place paper towels or toilet paper around the suspected area or seams.

•        Lay on the bed to apply pressure for a couple of minutes.

•        Check the suspected areas for moisture gathered by the tissue.

•        Then circle the location with a marker or highlighter.

•        If you have a waterbed vinyl repair kit, follow the steps to patch up the leak.

•        Leaks not in the seam can be repaired with your repair kit.

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If you are afraid of waterbed leaks, we have plenty of options and simple repairs to set your mind at rest. You will get the comfort you have been dreaming of when you make Waterbeds Today your choice of mattress technology, we guarantee it. Waterbeds rarely leak, so you will not have to worry about this problem for years and that is very reassuring. If you are looking for the perfect mattress, then contact our friendly waterbed experts online or call us directly at 1-866-647-2735.

Waterbeds and How They Compare to the Competition

You have probably heard all of the most interesting stories when it comes to purchasing a new mattress. Take for instance, the memory foam style mattresses; these are derived from elastic polyurethane, designed to spread out body-weight pressure evenly. This may seem like a miracle of a product, but you need to choose the right style of this particular mattress. Due to commercial hype and media reports you may find your experience confusing and dissatisfying by choosing memory foam mattresses.  

Unfortunately, the satisfaction of a good night’s sleep on this product cannot be determined simply by a tested rest or other folks opinion. Only weeks or months can help determine the long-term satisfaction of the mattress user. This is sadly a completely misunderstood fact.  If you are searching for the best alternative in a mattress, wouldn't it be beneficial to be able to adjust your bed to fit your needs in your bedroom? By the way, an air mattress is an invalid choice simply, because it only goes from flat to hammock with a course of memory foam to conceal reality.

Things Are Not Always What They Seem

People often forget about listening closely to their needs when it comes to comfort. We are hit with more advertisements and studies than ever, so it is important to make a justifiable answer with accurate statistics. For instance, 20% of consumers reported they were deeply unsatisfied after using a memory foam bed, whether it was a high-end mattress like Tempur-Pedic or cheaper alternative memory foam mattresses.

Consumers should be aware that a memory foam mattress is not 100 percent memory foam. There are at least two layers included to make these mattresses: the top/comfort layer is devised of memory foam and beneath that there is filler foam designed to give the mattress a higher profile, therefore more perceived value and profit. There are many mattresses out there that promote 100 percent memory foam, when in fact they may only consist of a few inches of memory foam and 10 or more inches of a filler layer. These sell for more expensive prices, based on their good looks only.

Memory-foam mattresses are also sensitive to heat and weight. This style of mattress is manufactured to open-cell technology that results in an increase in body temperature. Although this poses no serious threat to a person’s health, it can be annoying and contribute to sleepless and sweaty nights. Why not digitally control the temperature of your sleep surface from as cool as room temperature up to therapeutically warm?

Place Your Trust in Waterbeds

Perfection Softside Free Flow Waterbed

New generation flotation waterbeds are more than what your father’s waterbed used to be in the 70s and 80s. Waterbeds of the past made you feel seasick just like Christopher Columbus was as he sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. There were large waves and no stability whatsoever every time you hopped into bed. Now our waterbeds are capable of providing the full body support that you have been hoping for without motion.            

Memory foam mattresses cannot be simply flipped over to give your body that support it has been lacking at night. With waterbeds there is no point to flip them over since there are no springs or padding to compress and create body impressions. Memory-foam mattresses act as impression cushions which can actually trap you in your own body impression, especially if you are heavier.

When the temperature of the memory foam mattress is too warm, you have no capability of controlling it. With waterbeds there are always soothing temperatures of your choice from cool to therapeutically warm with a digital waterbed heater.

Allow our staff to help you find the perfect match with hardside waterbeds and softside waterbeds. Hardside waterbeds use traditional design where the water-filled bladder is inside of wooden frame.

Softside waterbeds, sometimes referred to as hybrids, use high density foam frames instead of a wood frame to support the bladder in place. The softside waterbed mattress can even be used with your existing innerspring or box foundation.

With the latest improvements in construction and durability of waterbeds there is virtually zero risk of  bladder leakage damaging your home. If you have been searching for a waterbed to help you achieve that perfect good night’s sleep then contact us online or directly by calling 1-866-647-2735.

Why Waterbeds Are the Best Alternative to Spring Mattresses?

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Ever wonder why the bed bugs keep on biting? Well, for one they are capable of surviving in almost any environment. Everywhere from your pillows to your box spring, dust mites are potentially harmful and packed in your bed by the thousands. There are no easy methods of removing them from deep inside the mattress or bedding but the other solution can be invested in a waterbed which is one of the best alternatives to sleeping on an uncomfortable spring mattress. Keeping you up all night is not the promise of hardside waterbeds and softside waterbeds, and with spring mattresses simply flipping or rotating the bed will not eliminate the living conditions for bed bugs. Waterbeds are not dust mite friendly.

Dust Mites Love Spring Mattresses and Pillows

Spring mattress owners might believe that simply flipping or rotating a mattress will do the job in killing off dust mites or making the mattress comfortable to sleep on, but they will only pick up more body impressions and remain a perfect breeding ground for bed bugs. Your snoring bed partner should be the least of your worries. According to the National Sleep Foundation, about 70 percent of people say that a comfortable pillow is very important to a good night’s sleep. However, all of us make the mistake of keeping our favorite pillows too long. Sure a pillow may provide you with ample support, but your mattress and pillow combined play the host to dirt, oil, dead skin cells and thousands of invisible dust mites.

Dust mites can cause very serious health issues in people allergic to bugs. Watery, red eyes, runny or itchy noses and sore throats come to mind, but about 20 percent of people have allergies and two-thirds of them have allergies to dust mites that congregate indoors. Air tight covers and pillow casings certainly help an individual shield themselves from the clutter, but that will not stop dust mites from finding their way into your mattress.

Waterbeds Fend Off Bed Critters and Mold

Washing and cleaning bed sheets and pillowcases once a week may be in your favor, but they will not

eliminate the population of dust mites that have dug their way deep into your mattress. One of the best solutions is to swap your spring mattress out for a waterbed. Waterbeds are not made with the same fibers of a regular mattress, vinyl coating and tough lining is what a waterbed consists of that does not allow dust mites to burrow or live. Alongside with waterbed conditioner that is designed to improve the lifespan of the waterbed membrane, it can help reduce the growth of mold and bacteria when applied every six months.

Swap out the Bug Infested Spring Mattress with a Waterbed

Do your conventional mattresses look the same to you? Spring mattresses are not tailored to keep the bed bugs away. Give your body the comfort and protection it needs get a waterbed from Waterbeds Today. Contact our friendly customer service representatives and call (866) 647-2735.

How Can I Control the Firmness in My Waterbed?

The very worst type of mattress to sleep on is a soft, shapeless mattress that provides little or no support for an aching back. In the past, a firm bed was once thought of as taboo and only created unwanted pressure points. These pressure points we are referring to are known to restrict blood circulation in surface skin cells, resulting in significantly more tossing and turning while asleep which reduces the efficiency of your sleep recharge. As a result, uncontrolled firmness or hardness, in your mattress restrains your body from achieving an optimal  night’s rest; leaving you feeling exhausted earlier every day.

Having the proper amount of firmness, shaping capability and dual softness is an important factor in every mattress that is acclaimed to prevent or relieve back pain. People wonder if they should make their waterbeds more firming to the touch, so today we will clear the air about extra firmness.

Easy Comfort

As with any other consumer product, you need to know what types of waterbeds there are and how you can adapt their level of comfort to your body’s needs. Waterbeds come in a variety of firmness levels and will still seem to be less firm than a traditional mattress, so if you are making the transition from an innerspring mattress to a waterbed then it is important to not to rely solely on your first impression in a test rest. The waterbed will feel different. Often considered to be too soft and therefore couldn't be supportive enough. Waterbed mattresses can be broken down to these two general categories, hardside waterbeds and softside waterbeds.

Hardside waterbeds use traditional designs where a bladder, water-filled chamber, sits inside a wooden frame. The softside waterbed uses high density foam walls instead of wood framing to support the water chamber in place.

Waterbed Firmness

Todays waterbeds are designed to appear and feel similar to a traditional mattress, but with much better support and insulation compared to the blobs of the 1970s. In essence, the type of firmness you achieve from your waterbed depends on the amount of stabilization constructed in the water mattress and the level of fill you choose. Meaning, the layers of fiber inside the water mattress will reduce water motion and can create a natural firmness to support your body weight and shape for the optimum recharge we all desire. Typically, people who prefer firmer support we turn them to the mid to upper level of stabilized mattresses since those have less motion and firmer support than a free flow waterbed.

Softside 950 Super-Waveless Waterbed

Compared to the traditional innerspring or sleep number mattress the average consumer is encouraged to think of a firm/hard bed surface. From a mattress retailers perspective, they portray a firm mattress not as a hard surface, but a shaping and evenly supported surface which is clearly not accurate. A waterbed achieves this support when used to the optimum. Typically in a mattress store we see an artists rendition of a shapely female torso on her side stating that the mattress is providing even pressure for the hips waist and shoulders, when in fact the innerspring or sleep number product is not 100% truthful as it leaves unwanted spaces between the body and mattress. According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), a mattress should support a person’s body weight evenly, without gaps between the body and the mattress. Uncomfortable pressure on prominent regions of the body, such as the shoulders, hips and lower back can be an indicator of too much firmness of a mattress and lead you to shop for comfort elsewhere.

With flotation you have the ability in your home to adjust your waterbed mattress to be perfectly compatible with your body weight and shape providing you with the maximum recharge in sleep. If you’re looking to replace your spring or sleep number mattress, consider the waterbed as a replacement mattress and the benefits they can have on your sleeping habits. Beside our opinion of proper flotation being the best, we have an unheard of money back guarantee.

Sleep Naturally & Eliminate Back Pain with a Waterbed

It may be a surprise to hear, but waterbeds are the best sleep system to help improve your sleep as well as provide healthy comfort that is not matched by traditional mattresses. What we know is that conventional mattresses create pressure points and do not provide complete support to the small of your back. As a result, pressure points make your body feel restless and when you are finally able to sleep your sleep recharge is compromised. Changing to a softside waterbed or hardside waterbed is a good solution to sleeping better and cultivating healthier spinal activity. Continue on to learn about their comforting abilities of proper floatation.

Pressure Points

When you lie on a regular innerspring mattress your own body weight pulls you down and the compressed springs react by pushing back against you. As a result your skin and blood vessels react and become constricted resulting in pressure points. Pressure points become bothersome and can be painful over time, pressure points force you to rotate from side to side to gain relief until you sleep less comfortably. If pressure points keep you from a good night’s rest then a waterbed mattress that will truly contour the exact shape of your body by evenly distributing weight on the bed’s surface should be considered over other, less efficient alternatives.

Repairing Spinal Alignment

Reducing spinal stress is another one of the key benefits of having a waterbed.  Fortunately, those suffering from constant back and spinal problems can reverse many of the effects that spring mattresses and airbeds leave them with.

So, take for example, if good standing posture is reflected in the prone position provided by your mattress, the logical result should be less sleep interruptions and a more efficient recharge of the body. The way to evaluate this stand properly/sleep properly is to first look at good standing posture, which scientifically has a slight forward lean to the upper torso.  First, stand with your heels at the base of a wall with the buttocks, shoulders and back of the head pressing against the wall. This is the position on which every spring mattress or airbed bases their function.  This generally accepted but inaccurate theory of comfort should be dispelled because, among other things, over continued use, the mattress will lose its initial form and create body impressions every time your body rests on its surface.  With a waterbed, because the torso is heavier than the lower body extremities, the depth achieved with proper flotation from a waterbed is very similar and almost identical to good standing posture.

In addition when your torso is on its side on a firm mattress, the shoulders being wider than the hips, there will be a downward slant to the spine representing unnecessary pressure.  With flotation because the torso is heavier and water is indiscriminate in its offset of displacement, the spinal column will be perfectly horizontal thereby reducing spinal stress.

Perfection Softside 850 Waterbed

Achieving better sleep is found when you make a comfortable mattress selection. There are plenty of systems you can follow but the waterbed is truly the best in conforming and supporting the shape of your frame for a full, optimum night’s rest. According to the National Sleep Foundation people of all ages should be sleeping on comfortable mattresses and pillows that are supportive and free of allergens. Back and spinal issues are quite common among adults, so turning on your side to relieve pain and pressure points may only provide temporary relief. However, a waterbed mattress provides the conformity, comfort and strong support that traditional mattresses lack.

Make your next sleeping mattress a waterbed from Waterbeds Today. Waterbeds Today highly recommends the Perfection Softside 850 DUAL Waveless Softside Waterbed with lumbar support for anyone looking to reduce their back pain from a regular mattress. We also supply a large line of waterbed furniture and waterbed care products to go along with your waterbed mattress purchase.

If you need any help finding a waterbed mattress that matches your body type, contact us online or a friendly customer representative by calling 1 (866) 647-2735.

Waterbeds: What Is the Proper Fill Level For A Waterbed?

Carolina Rose Hardside Waterbed

Selecting a Waterbed

There are a few different style waterbeds to choose from. The hardside waterbed is the original style that you once heard about in the 1970s. This mattress sits directly on a strong wooden frame for support that is covered with safety lining that protects in the rare instance of leaks.

The modern waterbed that most of us see today is called the softside waterbed. This type of mattress rests within a soft foam edge on top of what appears to be a box spring. The support from the foam frame can stand on its own or can be fitted into an existing bed frame.

Generally, most people prefer this style over the hardside water mattresses because waterbed owners do not need to purchase more wood frames and furniture to match. You will experience the same contouring and pressure-free support as you would with a hardside waterbed. However, we do suggest reinforcing existing metal or wood frames for a new softside waterbed to avoid weight distribution troubles in the future.

Normally first-time users may want to start with a firm mattress with a lumbar support, because this will allow you to sleep in any position comfortably. Free-flow waterbeds are the least expensive and are widely popular, but we recommend enough stabilization to achieve full weight displacement without hitting the bottom while in the prone position. A waveless waterbed will move very little when in use, which means motion will stop almost immediately, whereas a traditional free flow mattress will continue to move for a few seconds or more.

What is the Proper Fill for a Waterbed?

One of the primary objectives of a waterbed is to reduce surface skin pressure. This is the pressure that causes pressure sores in quadriplegics. To optimize this amazing waterbed benefit, an individual needs to have an adequate amount of loose surface vinyl to compensate for the total weight of the common user or users. For example, if the bed is for two people this equals more weight, which means looser surface vinyl and a lower fill level. This makes perfect sense physically but it counters common sense, where most people believe, that a person needs a “firm bed” for the best sleeping results (Not true).

How Long Does the Water Last?

Many people feel the need to empty and refill their waterbeds after a certain point of use. However, the waterbed does not need to be drained or refilled at all unless you plan on moving it to a new location. The water will be clean and fresh as long as you add waterbed conditioner once every six months, or as often as you feel the need to prevent odors and lengthen material life.

Can I Rest Easy Quickly?

Monarch Hardside Waterbed

Once you are done filling in your waterbed you should let it settle for about five minutes then take a quick rest on it to experience how comfortable it is as it forms to your body. It is possible and almost likely to overfill your mattress. It will not get firmer if you add more water but it will change how it interacts with your body and usually in a negative fashion. It is designed to be filled within 7 to 9 inches deep depending on which product you select. As long as you follow your installation guide, your waterbed should be good to go after filling it up and releasing air bubbles and allowing the temperature control to bring the bed up to your selected temperature. This may take 24 hours to complete but should not affect your use.

What are the Benefits of Owning a Waterbed?

Another element in sleeping comfort is spinal alignment. Proper flotation displacement from a waterbed allows a normal person’s spine to be horizontal whether on their back or side therefore reducing spinal stress and promoting better sleep.

How Does a Waterbed Work to Improve Backaches, Arthritis and other Musculoskeletal Conditions?

Natural floatation of a waterbed causes the effects of weightlessness and allows near complete elimination of pressure points on the back, neck and joints allowing you to relax comfortably. Combined with the proper amount of heat, this effect is maximized to potentially lower your blood pressure and improve circulation.

Now is the time to make the switch to a waterbed. If you need any help finding a softside waterbed or a hardside waterbed, and want to know how to fill it properly, then contact us online or a friendly customer representative today by calling 1 (866) 647-2735.