Memory foam/pocket sprung mattress (merged threads)

oneilly

Anybody got the link please:T

bnabound

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

3cm isn't even worth having, but 7cm is a little on the deep side and could make you too hot, especially when you take into account the quilting on your existing mattress.

Neither of the Arogos ones state the density, but the third one is 60kg, so out of the three I'd go for that one.

Thanks, Tim :-) I think I will go with the third one - your help is much appreciated.

Maureenwalters

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

The memory foam is only there to mould to your body, and 5cm is enough to do this. Due to the open celled construction of memory foam you sink down most of the depth of the memory foam, so you can becomeengulfed and become too hot.

Also a density of 85kg will give excellent support, but the recovery rate is very slow. So the high density combined with depth can make it very difficult to change position.

The whole trend of the Ergoflex advertising is that they are designed like Tempur, but at a cheaper price. You need to remember that Tempur came out bottom in the Which Magazine report. However we are all different, so the Ergoflex designe will be suitable for some people, but the optimum specs that are recommended are to be suitable for the majority of people.

What complete and utter nonsense! I have had my Ergoflex mattress for just under 2 years. The memory foam is 9 cms deep and you don't get 'engulfed' by the mattress. When you lie on it, it only sinks down by a couple of millimetres, it then immediately regains it's natural shape when you turn over. My husband and my combined weight is 23 stone. ALL memory foam mattresses are warmer than sprung mattresses, by their very design. We have dropped the tog rating of our duvet and find the mattress wonderful. As i actually OWN an Ergoflex If anyone has any questions, please let me know and I will be only too happy to help.

Tim_Deegan

Maureenwalters wrote: »

What complete and utter nonsense! I have had my Ergoflex mattress for just under 2 years. The memory foam is 9 cms deep and you don't get 'engulfed' by the mattress. When you lie on it, it only sinks down by a couple of millimetres, it then immediately regains it's natural shape when you turn over. My husband and my combined weight is 23 stone. ALL memory foam mattresses are warmer than sprung mattresses, by their very design. We have dropped the tog rating of our duvet and find the mattress wonderful. As i actually OWN an Ergoflex If anyone has any questions, please let me know and I will be only too happy to help.

Memory foam has an open celled structure which means that unlike reflex foam which is basically loads of bubbles and will even out when the weight of the person equals the force that is required to compress a certain depth of those bubbles, memory foam will slowly allow the air to escape, so that it can mould to your body. Memory foam that only allowed you to sink a couple of milimetres wouldn't be working as it is supposed to do, and wouldn't contour to your body to provide even support without causing pressure points.

Maureenwalters

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

Memory foam has an open celled structure which means that unlike reflex foam which is basically loads of bubbles and will even out when the weight of the person equals the force that is required to compress a certain depth of those bubbles, memory foam will slowly allow the air to escape, so that it can mould to your body. Memory foam that only allowed you to sink a couple of milimetres wouldn't be working as it is supposed to do, and wouldn't contour to your body to provide even support without causing pressure points.

From my findings whilst looking for a memory foam mattress - the memory foam is not supposed to mould to your body, this would make it too warm. Our mattress contours the shape of our bodies and doesn't engulf you. It is amazingly comfortable. My parents have just bought a double and think its lovely. they're in their 80's and have never slept on a better mattress.

RedOnRed

mishkanorman wrote: »

i purchased a sleep assured mattress last month and Im very pleased with it, the best nights sleep ive had in a long time !!

I had posted an opinion on this thread that was mysteriously removed :rolleyes:

The next day delivery option and free pillows swung it for me, and also that i had messaged 5 previous buyers (from jan this year) and received 3 replys which pretty much had the same response word for word, 'best mattress ive ever had, dont know i lived without it'


HTH

mishka

I've just rung Sleep Assured to sort of get a feel for them and they seemed very nice and helpful. However, I found it a bit off putting when I asked them that as I haven't been able to test it out what if I really didn't like the mattress and decided to return it within 7 days which i'm entitled to. To which he replied fairly bluntly that they "wouldn't accept it back once it's unpacked and anyway if that's the case then I should get one elsewhere and shouldn't buy one off them". Which is a bit surprising as it clearly states on their site that you have the right to cancel within 7 days and get a full refund, as long as the item's in a saleable condition (as per DS regs). Of course, the only way to try it is to unpack it and lay on it - even if you don't sleep on it.

Tim_Deegan

Maureenwalters wrote: »

From my findings whilst looking for a memory foam mattress - the memory foam is not supposed to mould to your body, this would make it too warm. Our mattress contours the shape of our bodies and doesn't engulf you. It is amazingly comfortable. My parents have just bought a double and think its lovely. they're in their 80's and have never slept on a better mattress.

I'm not saying for a second that you don't find yours comfortable. However the memory foam is only there to mould to your body to give even support without causing pressure points. It can only do this by moulding to your body. This is why there is no benefit from having a very deep layer of memory foam, as 50mm is enough to mould to your body without you sinking in too deep.

Tim_Deegan

RedOnRed wrote: »

I've just rung Sleep Assured to sort of get a feel for them and they seemed very nice and helpful. However, I found it a bit off putting when I asked them that as I haven't been able to test it out what if I really didn't like the mattress and decided to return it within 7 days which i'm entitled to. To which he replied fairly bluntly that they "wouldn't accept it back once it's unpacked and anyway if that's the case then I should get one elsewhere and shouldn't buy one off them". Which is a bit surprising as it clearly states on their site that you have the right to cancel within 7 days and get a full refund, as long as the item's in a saleable condition (as per DS regs). Of course, the only way to try it is to unpack it and lay on it - even if you don't sleep on it.

You will find that is the case with most (not all) sellers/manufacturers.

Maureenwalters

Tim_Deegan wrote: »

I'm not saying for a second that you don't find yours comfortable. However the memory foam is only there to mould to your body to give even support without causing pressure points. It can only do this by moulding to your body. This is why there is no benefit from having a very deep layer of memory foam, as 50mm is enough to mould to your body without you sinking in too deep.

I think if you buy a mattress with anything lower than 7cms of memory foam you may as well be lying on foam! When we trawled the bed shops looking to buy a mattress - we tried quite a few and we found many of the manufacturers selling the lower height of memory foam and felt they just didn't offer any level of support. I think if you're wanting a mattress to last, then you should look for atleast 7cm plus. The feel and quality just wasn't the same. We couldn't believe the amount of different memory foam mattresses out there and quite honestly felt overwhelmed by the different specifications on offer. We went to a barbecue and a friend of ours had bought an Ergoflex, we ended up trying the mattress and thought it was super, so decided to order one of our own.

Tim_Deegan

Maureenwalters wrote: »

I think if you buy a mattress with anything lower than 7cms of memory foam you may as well be lying on foam! When we trawled the bed shops looking to buy a mattress - we tried quite a few and we found many of the manufacturers selling the lower height of memory foam and felt they just didn't offer any level of support. I think if you're wanting a mattress to last, then you should look for atleast 7cm plus. The feel and quality just wasn't the same. We couldn't believe the amount of different memory foam mattresses out there and quite honestly felt overwhelmed by the different specifications on offer. We went to a barbecue and a friend of ours had bought an Ergoflex, we ended up trying the mattress and thought it was super, so decided to order one of our own.

As I said previously, memory foam is made from an open celled construction, which meas that the air will slowly seep out, and that you will sink most of the depth of the memory foam. If the memory foam is deeper, then you will just sink deeper. This is what can make you too hot, and you won't get any better support from it.

Who was it who told you that 7cm was the minimum?