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How Do I Fill A Waterbed?
Step 1. From the bathroom faucet, remove the aerator by unscrewing it. (If your bathroom faucet does not have an aerator, you will have to use your kitchen faucet or an outside faucet.)
Step 2. Attach the faucet connector you purchased with your waterbed maintenance kit into your faucet. Next attach in a garden hose to the faucet connector. Make a tight fit to avoid spray leakage (a towel placed over the faucet while filling will keep any leakage from spraying.) To help eliminate unclean water in your bed, flush running water through the garden hose for a minimum of 10 minutes before filling your bed.
Step 3. Attach the waterbed hose connector onto your garden hose. Insert it into your "popped-up" valve and attach the hose connector and valve securely together to avoid leakage. Wrap a towel around this connector to soak up any unavoidable leakage.
Step 4. Pour in your waterbed conditioner. Fill your waterbed with mild to warm water approximately one quarter to one half inch below the side of the frame boards. Shut off the water and remove the hose.
Step 5. Remove the air bubbles inside the mattress. Do this by "pushing" them with a broomstick towards the valve which is "popped up". Remove all the bubbles or they will create a "sloshing" sound. You will have to remove air bubbles again in about three days and also occasionally thereafter.
Step 6. Insert the plug and securely screw on the cap. Plug in your temperature control system according to specific manufacturer's instructions and turn the thermostat to 85. Within 3 days, you can more accurately adjust up or down to your comfort.
Step 7. This close up photo shows how to insert your cap and plug without allowing air to get in the mattress and without allowing water to spill out. Your cap and plug may be a one piece design. Not separate as shown.
How Do I Drain A Waterbed?
Step 1. ALWAYS unplug your waterbed heater before draining or filling your waterbed.
First, unplug your temperature control unit. The best and easiest way to drain the bed is to obtain an electric draining pump from your local retailer, or, insert your garden hose with waterbed hose connector into the "popped-up" valve.
Step 2. Weight down the area around the valve with a few heavy objects, such as telephone books. This step will help prevent air bubbles inside the mattress from getting into your garden hose and stopping the siphoning action you will create.
Step 3. Mount your drain pump to your closest faucet and attach your garden hose. Make sure your fittings are tight. With the "bell valve" in the "up" position, turn on the water to put more water in to mattress. This step pushes the air in your hose into your bed so you can create the continuous water siphon you need. (If you do not have a drain pump, see below for further instructions.)
Step 4. Once water is flowing into the bed for a few seconds, turn the "bell valve" to the "down" position, leaving the water flowing full blast. The water from your faucet flowing through your drain pump will suck the water out of your bed. This will take one or two hours depending on water pressure. Do not allow air to get in the hose.
Step 5. If you have a motion reduced mattress you must show special care while draining and moving your bed to prevent the interior baffles from shifting. HOLD THE BAFFLES IN PLACE IN THE MATTRESS AND LIFT UP ONE END. This will allow the remaining water to flow toward the valve.
Step 6. FOLD YOUR MATTRESS CAREFULLY. DO NOT LET THE BAFFLES SHIFT OUT OF PLACE. If any shifting does occur, you should reposition them before refilling your mattress.
How Do I Pack My Waterbed For Moving?
If you are moving long distance or will have the mattress stored for a while:
- Drain the waterbed mattress flat using an electric draining pump which you have rented or purchased from a waterbed
supply store.
- Treat the mattress with a double dose of a quality waterbed conditioner to protect the mattress from bacterial growth.
- Place a blanket on top and underneath the mattress.
- Fold the mattress in half and then in half again or fold the mattress in from the top to the middle then from the bottom to the middle.
- Place the mattress in a cardboard box for protection while moving.
- When setting the bed up, fill the mattress and include a double dose of a quality waterbed conditioner to protect the mattress from bacterial growth.
If you are moving the mattress and unpacking it immediately:
- Drain the waterbed mattress flat using an electric draining pump which you have rented or purchased from a waterbed supply store.
- Place a blanket on top and underneath the mattress.
- Roll the mattress from one end to the other.
- The mattress can be placed in a cardboard box for protection while moving.
- Set the bed up and fill the mattress immediately. Include a double dose of a quality waterbed conditioner to protect the mattress from bacterial growth.
What Types Of Leaks Are There?
- Seam leaks
- Cuts & Punctures
How Do I Locate A Leak?
If the mattress is not drained:
- Absorb any water in the cavity with a large bath towel.
- Place paper towels around the suspected area, i.e., corners and bottom seam.
- Lay on the bed 2 to 3 minutes to apply pressure.
- Check the paper towel for location of the leak.
- Circle the leak with a magic marker.
- If the leak is in the seam. See the warranty manual for instructions.
- If the leak is not in the seam, and is a small cut or pinhole, a patch or a drop of glue will repair the leak.
If the mattress is drained:
- Blow the mattress up with air using a shop vac or vacuum that reverses air. Add enough air that the mattress is double in height.
- Place weight on the mattress, take a soapy cloth or squirt bottle with dish soap and work around the areas suspected, i.e., seams and corners. Bubbles will appear in the defective area.
How Do I Repair A Leak?
- It is not necessary to drain the mattress.
- Remove the cap & insert to allow a small amount of air into the mattress, then replace the cap & insert.
- Push the air bubble up to the the defective area. Make sure the area is dry.
- Add a drop of glue if the area is small, or use a patch if it is a small cut.
- Place vinyl back on water.
- Avoid pressure on the mattress for 4 - 5 hours.
- Remove air bubble out of the mattress.
What Causes Oders?
Odor problems are typically caused from bacterial growth on or inside a mattress. This problem can occur from several factors:
- Not adding conditioner prior or immediately upon filling the mattress. Bacteria will begin to grow by the million-spore count in just a few hours.
- Using a garden hose from outside can collect bacteria at the very end of the hose, which will flush bacteria into the mattress. If this occurs the conditioner will not be strong enough to fight the growth.
- Water with high bacterial and/or mineral content is usually the most recurring problem with smelly mattresses, i.e., well water. It is our
recommendation that two bottles of conditioner be added at the time of fill, and conditioner added every four to five months.
- Purchasing conditioner from a discount store. This conditioner is recommended for only free float mattresses and not for fiber mattresses.
The chemicals in this conditioner are not strong enough to fight the bacteria growth in a baffle mattress.
- Not adding a quality conditioner at least once per year.
- Moisture around the mattress caused by a leak or condensation.
- Condensation caused by turning off the heater or lowering the heater temperature below recommendation.
How Do I Eliminate A Smelly Odor?
- Use a quality shock treatment.
- Wipe down outside of mattress & liner with a solution of baking soda and water, or vinegar and water.
- Place Bounce dryer sheets or baby powder around corners to neutralize the odor until smell dissipates.
How Long Does It Take To Heat Up My Waterbed?
We recommend that you allow 24 to 48 hours for the bed to become heated. You may also want to place additional blankets/bedding on the top of the bed to help retain this heat during the initial warming process, and then make sure the bed is kept covered.
What Temperature Should I Set My Heater At?
Set the Temperature Control Unit at 85 degrees to begin with. When the waterbed is warm, you can adjust the heat up or down by a couple of degrees at a time until it has reached the desired comfort level.
Where Should I Place The Heater Pad?
Please be certain the heating pad is placed under the liner and the mattress when setting up the waterbed. Do not place anything on top of the heating pad other than the liner and mattress at any time. Refer to the installation instructions for placement of the heating pad on the frame of the bed.
What Can I Do About Condensation?
Condensation can be attributed to the following:
- The mattress temperature and room temperature becoming parallel in degrees. It is recommended that the heater temperature be set for at least ten (10) degrees different than the room temperature.
- Caused by turning off the heater. A heater should never be turned, unless you are draining your mattress.
- Moisture around the mattress caused by a leak.
When a mattress does condensate it is vulnerable to mold and mildew. If that occurs, wipe down the liner and mattress with a solution of either vinegar and water, or baking soda and water.
Adding scented drier sheets to the corners of the mattress will sweeten the room until the odor dissipates.
What Causes A Mattress To Become Dry Or Brittle?
Here are four (4) reasons why a mattress becomes brittle.
- The consumer is not using a mattress pad. As stated in the QC tab, in order not to void out the warranty a mattress pad must be used. A mattress pad is needed in order to keep body oils away from the vinyl. Body oils pull out the plasticizer in the vinyl. This causes the vinyl to become dry and brittle.
- The consumer is not laundering their mattress pad frequently enough (every 2-3 weeks). The mattress pad acts like a cotton ball and absorbs the body oils. Once the pad becomes full of these oils they come in contact with the vinyl and cause it to dry out.
- The consumer is using Clorox, Armor All, or another harsh household product which contains a petroleum base.
- Excessive bacteria growth due to the lack of conditioning the mattress.
NOTE: It is recommended that a VINYL CLEANER be used every six months to keep the mattress soft and pliable.
What Mattress Sizez Are Available?
Hardside mattress sizes:
- King (72"x84")
- Queen (60"x84")
- Super Single (48"x84")
Softside mattress sizes:
- California King (72"x84")
- Eastern King (78"x80")
- Queen (60"x80")
- Full (54"x75")
- Twin (39"x75")
Why You Should Be Sleeping On Water?
- Total Body Support.
Unlike conventional mattresses which create "pressure points" on areas of greatest weight concentration, a waterbed contours to the exact weight and shape of your body providing total, even support. As a result you will experience improved blood circulation and rarely toss and turn, which can disrupt a good night's sleep. You will awaken feeling refreshed, well rested and energized.
- Soothing Therapeutic Warmth.
A cold, unheated mattress of any kind will draw heat away from your body with a chilling effect. A heated water mattress provides an even and gentle
warmth that penetrates and relaxes your muscles, allowing a more restful, therapeutic sleep.
- Medical Facts and Findings.
Waterbeds are currently being used in hospitals throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. A wealth of sound medical data confirming the
therapeutic benefits of flotation sleep is now emerging.
- Waterbed warmth works to speed relaxation, soothe sore muscles and relieve tension.
- Waterbeds generally increase the ease of falling asleep.
- Waterbeds permit longer periods of sleep, with less movement and fewer re-awakenings.
- Waterbed sleep contributes to a more relaxed feeling in the morning and helps to reduce morning stiffness.
- Water mattresses do not impair blood circulation or create bed sores, because of the even support distribution and reduction of localized body pressure.
- When sleeping on a waterbed, patients require less pain medication to sleep comfortably.
- Flotation sleep allows pregnant women to sleep more comfortably, even on their stomachs.
- A water mattress is the most sanitary surface one can sleep on.
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