Tempur-pedic Rhapsody is soft after a year...what can I do?
Dec 19, 2011 9:04 PM
Joined: Jun 12, 2010
Points: 38
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.

Re: Tempur-pedic Rhapsody is soft after a year...what can I do?
Reply #19 Dec 24, 2011 5:57 AM
Joined: Dec 17, 2009
Points: 850
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.
Re: Tempur-pedic Rhapsody is soft after a year...what can I do?
Reply #20 Dec 24, 2011 10:32 AM
Joined: Dec 22, 2011
Points: 15
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!


Hi Dallasgirl! 

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