I bought a full-sized serta eurotop mattress (sundown sky with pillowtop) about a year ago. I used to own a fairly firm mattress for a large portion of my life, but decided to donate it and get myself a new one. I had initially decided to go with another firm mattress, but after trying the above mentioned mattress, I thought I found myself the perfect mattress. Anyway, after a year, I find the bed much too soft and find myself "sinking" into the mattress too much. I’m heavily considering getting a new mattress and I’ve heard rave reviews about the memory foam and the sleep number bed. i know the sleep number bed, you can control the firmness, but how firm are the memory foam mattresses? i was told that different models vary in firmness, but it is FOAM after all. how hard can foam possibly be??? thanks!
Temperpedic mattresses are great for sleeping but thats about it. Having sex is very difficult on them. They just absorb all motion. Sleep number beds are pricey but if you need to cary the firmness you can. It all depends on you and what your sleep needs are. Mattrees salesman will tell you anything. Talk to your doctor about what is best for your back, everyone is different. I have a crappy mattress and that is why I am awake to answer your question at 2 am.
I received a queen memory foam mattress from a relative and want to clean and disinfect it.
I’ve cleaned various foam items over the years, and it is not simple. You need a week of hot weather so it can dry. Basically, you lay the thing outside and dowse it with soapy water, then rinse it with a garden hose. If you use soap made for furniture, or even carpet shampoo, that’s best as that kind of soap doesn’t get all sudsy. Take a bucket, fill it with warm water, pour in a half cup of carpet cleaner, then use a spritz bottle and spritz the mix all over the foam, on one side. Let it soak thru to the bottom, and sit for an hour. Then hose it thoroughly. Use up all the soapy water.
If you do this on a concrete driveway, or on a wooden porch, it works great. If you do it on grass you’ll have bits of grass all over it. After hosing it, the thing will be incredibly heavy, and needs to just sit there, draining for hours, even overnight. Once enough water has drained out, you can stand the thing on edge and lean it up against something so gravity will drain most of the rest of the water.
At some point you might try walking on it to squeeze water out. It will take days to dry, so doing this in summer, in the heat is best. Cover the thing if you get summer storms or it will absorb water again.
As for disinfecting, just use a good carpet shampoo, and the soap will kill germs.