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I bought a Rhapsody about a year ago and have noticed it has really got soft and I sink into the mattress to the point that my back is really sore in the morning. I've tried rotating the mattess and that helps, however its considerably softer that when I bought it. Spent the extra money to get the Rhapsody due to its firmness, so this is disappointing. Is there any sort of topper or modification that I can do to make things better? Doubt Tempur will consider this warranty from what I've been reading. Any help would be appreciated. |
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Thanks Sara! And Budgy- yes, it's Berkeley Ergonomics- European Sleep Works- their Alpine Model 'C' firmness :) |
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budgy wrote:
Personally I think that if the pushback of all latex was too strong for you, or too harsh so to speak. Than its hard to imagine springs and latex being better. The pushback effect of latex has to do with its elasticity and resiliency. Steel is the most elastic material there is that is used in mattresses (chrome steel is more elastic, and amorphous metal, or 'liquid metal' is even more elastic), it is hard to imagine that springs and latex would work. Perhaps an incredibly high spring count pocket coil with thinner steel used, although with latex on top its hard to imagine it would still be an improvement. This is why I mention stuff like Vi-Spring or Lavital. The cushioning materials are made out of natural fillings like wool, horsehair, and cotton. They may not technically be softer than what you can make latex, but it is less elastic filling material, although still durable. The downside of beds like this is that they are expensive. Perhaps there is something to be said about them.
This message was modified Dec 23, 2011 by francis61
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Hi Francis,
You mean the coils will sag? Do you have a Berkeley Ergonomics mattress? If so, I am very curious of your experience! This message was modified Dec 23, 2011 by Dallasgirl
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| Coils are durable...they do not sag....perhaps some really cheap continuous spring systems that are prone to having helical wires being bent from abuse can be sagged out over time....pocket coils do not have helical wires to bend out of place. The reason modern coil mattresses do not last is because of the cheap polyurethane foam used as upholstery, not the springs themselves failing...this is extremely rare. |
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Dallasgirl wrote: Hi Francis,
You mean the coils will sag? Do you have a Berkeley Ergonomics mattress? If so, I am very curious of your experience! No I do not have said mattress. I had a Simmons (not pocketed coils) or maybe it was a Spring Air. Anyways, it was very firm with very little upholstery on top. I bought a talalay topper from foamorder.com and it slept great, for a few years. The matress had sagged, the box spring had not, it looked like the springs had just compressed. I only paid 500. or so for the set and now sleep on a Serta perfect sleeper. I like the Serta, has just the right amount of padding (it was the firmest on the floor), and the latex topper is nice. its the egg crate kind. Going on 3 years with this mattress setup |