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Thu, Feb 9, 12 at 1:58
| I bought a Cloud Supreme about a month ago. (yes I cried literally at first) but am now fully starting to love it. Barely ANY smell at beginning. gets a bit warm but I'm not a hot sleeper. (husband sleeps hot,so HATES it--he sweats even sleeping on a floor) so I have a nice bed to myself! :))
Here's the advice I need--------- I use the mattress on a platform foundation (not the box spring platform they sell. I am concerned about the mattress getting soiled, wet, damp, sweaty, you get the picture, so I bought the Tempurpedic waterproof/breathable mattress cover liner. AND I bought a waterproof/breathable zips up completely around/under the entire mattress. well.................................... it was hot. it was uncomfortable, it crinkled and bunched up under my fitted sheet.plus both these items are made for mattresses that are 20" deep I swear! and how the heck it breathes is beyond me. so I took them both off. I keep looking under the mattress for liquid of any type (yes a bit paranoid-long story) but so far ok. I went to another mattress store and bought a mattress liner pad-also waterproof/breathable ???(this has to go to Mythbusters I swear!) and it fits better and on top is like terry cloth. made by "Protect A Bed" , and of course it slips a bit also but not nearly as the others. What do you all use?? Wish I could just use my fitted sheet, but I'm not taking a chance on a $$ mattress getting ruined by moisture, spills, pet problems.... but is there ANY other solution?? and don't say "put it in a guest bedroom for show" LMAO!!! (my girlfriend said that to me. uh huh..riiiight!) |
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- Posted by toronado3800 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 9, 12 at 21:21
| The water proof covers should do. Many companies sell us them. Some breathe nore than others. We put the displays on a jar filled with windex and screw a hollow lid down on them. While the windex does not leak out it does evaporate! Slowly but it does. Changing the waterproof pad yearly would probably be sufficient btw. I just do not believe the thin layer of waterproof material stays good forever. TEMP is part of your mattress's brand name and all memory foam sleeps warm. The new gel foams I have not tried out for more than ten minutes. Without a cover the feel damp of all odd sensations.. Does not bother me either. |
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- Posted by cottagecindy (My Page) on Sun, Feb 12, 12 at 0:24
| thanks toronado3800 -- yep I'm just using the one I bought that was displayed exactly like you wrote--in a jar with windex with a jelly jar ring but no lid and the liquid not seeping thru. "protect a bed" brand. and I'll just tighten the sheets up when they get loose (actually referring to the fitted sheet and the waterproof liner pad below it). so I'll see what it is like in a few months....the bed is still breaking in. I'm not rotating it --I just sleep on each side, middle, corner to corner, etc. I wonder how the bed will feel -temperature wise--in our few days of hot weather we get each summer --since I only use a ceiling fan and open windows at night. |
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- Posted by cottagecindy (My Page) on Mon, Feb 20, 12 at 2:59
| toronado3800 ********** hope you check forum occasionally ! I'm assuming you have or work somehow with tempurpedic beds right? So I think you'd be the perfect one to ask-- I'm about midway thru my trial period, and to be honest,(after wanting to hang myself etc) I do love the bed! I sleep all night (never before) so here's my dilemma --- as mentioned I bought the cloud supreme . I liked the luxe too but it cost 1k more and didn't have the $ at that time. Now the decision time is coming. 1) cloud supreme is soft and you sink in a little, but then you hit bottom so to speak. it feels a bit too firm for me, I've been sleeping on it, but..... 2)cloud luxe is softer and you sink in more, but not as much as folks say. I like pillowy, featherbed style tops, so I'm think of now switching to the luxe. SO here's what the store mgr says to me.the cloud luxe is not worth the extra 1k since all tempurpedics are made the same underneath it all and you bottom out on the same thing. the luxe just gives you a bit more time to get to that point. he's telling me literally there is no difference between the supreme and luxe except that extra layer on top which is just for when you first lay down, it all evens out. ??? I thought the luxe is softer overall, cooler due to that different top layer, and hopefully not AS hard as the other so my hip bone doesn't stiffen up in a pocket of firm foam. is there an real difference between the 2 models besides the price and the height of the bed? and I've read that these beds are made for solid platform beds, so then why is he trying to sell me a 2" box spring to let my mattress breathe more? It's solid wood too but lots of little holes. and 'i understand they creak" I'm really confused now and have just one month to decide all this. |
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- Posted by Freethinker99 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 20, 12 at 11:22
| As far as I recall the Cloud Luxe has more Tempor material and a softer surface but it is the same type of foam material. Essentially what this boils down to is this. The Cloud Luxe has a different comfort level and a softer surface. If you had fibromyalgia for example or some other nerve disorder or you were a very small person or you were a runner with little body fat the Cloud Luxe would probably feel better. |
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- Posted by cottagecindy (My Page) on Tue, Feb 21, 12 at 9:10
| Thanks for the info. I am 5'5" and weigh about 130#, does that count me s small ? :P I'm average !! but I do feel the Supreme is a tad bit firm for me as I mentioned I feel a hard base under me a lot when I finally get to my final sinking rest spot.. As long as the Luxe doesn't get hotter, then I will save up my money and switch them out before my trial is up. arghhhh, another break-in period and de-smell time. ANYTHING for a good night's sleep.! |
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- Posted by Freethinker99 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 21, 12 at 12:27
| Cindy you would definately qualify as small as far as the mattress goes. In my opinion the Luxe will not be any hotter. |
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- Posted by cottagecindy (My Page) on Thu, Feb 23, 12 at 22:50
| Thanks for the advice Freethinker99 :) I'm praying for a bonus check soon so I can upgrade to the luxe before my trial period ends!!! |
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- Posted by luxuryseeker (My Page) on Sun, May 13, 12 at 23:47
| I know I am probably posting too late on the topic but I bet the mattress protector is causing most if not all of the issue. I would really recommend a woolen mattress protector the St. Dormeir mattress protector if you search online you will find a lot of good reviews. |
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- Posted by Freethinker99 (My Page) on Mon, May 21, 12 at 7:15
| The Mattress protector could be conributing to the issue. |
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- Posted by Freethinker99 (My Page) on Wed, May 23, 12 at 14:45
| Follow up: I agree with luxuryseeker that a "breathable" mattress pad is the way to go. |
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