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Mattress Spring System

Mar 21, 2008 11:10 AM

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Can anyone here tell me the differences between mattress manufacturers spring systems. Like others here, I have come to the conclusion that Latex/Poly foam doesn’t work for my lower back pain – I almost always wake up feeling better on just about any spring system that’s not too soft. The one thing I do really like about foam is that I never wake up with numb arms if I sleep on my side, although I’m normally a back sleeper and having a back that doesn’t hurt in the morning is more important to me than waking up with a numb arm. I would like to find mattress with the intention on having to replacing the foam eventually, but not right away...hopefully. It almost seems as though a better quality, heavier gauge spring usually includes a pillow or euro top, and mattress without the pillow top, euro top, or extra foam seem like they’re very cheap. I have a Sam’s Club and Costco membership – both seem to have reasonably priced mattresses. I also have a mattress store close by that is going out of business that carries King Koil. I actually have a small King Koil bed in my guest room that guests really seem to like. I even really like it for my back pain, but I can wake up a numb arm if I sleep on my side. I’m assuming this is probably from the lack of foam in the top??? So, I’m leaning towards a euro/pillow top to give me more fabric to work with if...I mean, when I have to replace foam.

The King Koil options I have in a king size are:

Perfect Contour for $700 or less (with negotiating)
Perfect Contour Elite for $900 or less

I believe the Elite model has a little heavier spring and both have what King Koil calls a ‘5-Zone 616 Contour Innerspring System II with Helical Lacing’. This is what they say about it:

To provide exceptional contour conformance, the innerspring is designed with five zones utilizing dual-gauge coils and coil row proximity spacing, resulting in better anatomic conformance for a better night's sleep. In addition, this innerspring uses head-to-toe helical lacing. Each row of coils is laced to adjoining rows with head-to-toe connecting wires, providing resistance to motion sensitivity. This helps isolate sleepers from the others' movements and reduce the likelihood that sleepers will roll towards the middle of the mattress. In many mattresses, these wires are laced side-to-side which can cause different weight sleepers to roll together and transfer motion between sleepers. This key feature can make all the difference in a great night's rest!

They also claim their poly fiber fill is ‘body-impression resistance’ and talk about their foams lasting longer than the competition. Who knows if this is true, but I can’t find any of the S-companies even mentioning the word ‘body impressions’, except in their warranty.

Any input on all brands is appreciated.

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