Mattress Forum

Thanks. I will patiently wait on the Costco flippable latex from Sleep Science that supposedly will be available again in April *fingers crossed*

Natalie, I read the link you posted and are they serious?  Taking that thin layer off helps?  I had the Sealey Trueform (just like the Tempurpedic) and I took unzipped the cover and washed it, and I did see all of the pilling and lint garbage I tried to vacuum that up and used a lint brush (never suceeded fully but it was workout).  I even ripped the cover that is sewn just to see what was causing the pain!  Never thought to remove it.  Are they saying flip it over?  All of the layers were glued, are they saying Tempurpedic isn't all glued?  Anyway, I did flip the whole thing ove, memory foam at the bottom, I still couldn't sleep on it.  I even put toppers over it.  I think the PU foam just, excuse my french, crapped out.  Even though my husband says I should try it again, is is softer now.  Yeah like marshmellow.  No thanks.  He can sleep on anything.  Some people can, not me.

I couldn't face that thing again, (Sealey).  At least they got a few years out of it, I kept notes and after just 6 months I was having hip pain and back pain and it never left.  After 2 years torture I changed to a new torture the old spring mattress with latex layers (you have heard this many times now from me).

Thanks for sharing.  Interesting.

Sorry I only looked at the second URL you had, I didn't even notice the first one.  But I did look at the first one just now, they don't even tell you what ILD it is.  I would pass on that one too.

By the way click on the little box above the message posting, it says "link" click that and then copy the URL there.  It makes it easier for us to look at the "hotlink" then.  Thanks.

I just read you have a tempurpedic, how old is it?  Is it causing pain? 

About a year. i think my mistake was buying it used from a friend of mine. He had it 2 years and probably already broke it down. I actually called tempurpedic before I bought it and of course they said it would be fine if I couldn't afford a new one. It has never felt right or comfortable. Live and Learn!

I don't know how many of the layers are actually glued together. When I took the cover off my TP, there was a thin sewn white undercover and I could see the different colors and feel the layers, but I couldn't tell if they were glued or not. Maybe the comfort layer and support layer directly under it are glued, but they could still be flipped. Also the base air channel layer(s) at the bottom

Now, I'm certainly not recommending the procedure described in that link...

But, if you think about it, we're always saying how great the flippable mattresses were, and how great it is being able to move layers around. Also, look at all that has been accomplished by "mattress surgery".

If you had a TP and loved it when you got it, then it became so uncomfortable as to be useless, then why not open it up and see what you could do? Providing, of course, it was no longer under warranty. Hmm... what about adding a layer of latex in between those TP layers?

I've seen it time after time on this forum-- people are ingenious when it comes to customizing and creating their beds.

 

 

Is it still under warranty?  I read some warranties are not transferrable upon new owners.  Not sure what mattress company that was.  Seemed like another way out.

I wouldn't buy from friends anymore