Best waterbed mattresses according to redditors
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best waterbed mattresses. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 5 Reddit comments discussing the best waterbed mattresses. We ranked the 4 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Buy her a waterbed.
No i'm not crazy, get a cheap Full Motion Water Bed for $40 on amazon
It will give her something new to lay down on while bedridden as she'll go insane alternating between the bed and couch.
Waterbed. Make a floor frame out of lumber.
You can do what we did back in the 20th century--
If you don't have experience with oxygen/acetelene welders, get a friend who does, or hire someone to cut the tank in half "width" wise all the way down the length. Clean that as best as you can, Fasten liner with some glue, and the heater...
The only really costly part is thr salt. You can buy it in bulk, will still cost you around $300 (but you get many floats from it before you have to change the water... just make sure you and everyone who uses it showes right before they get in the tank!
Oh it does take a little space but it's really doable!
If you are using a waterbed heater you'll need to use a vinyl liner. What were you planning on for this?
My benchmark for comparison of the equipment performance are the Samadhi-Eco (~$7k) and Zen Tent (~$2k) performance, since these are the most likely candidates for a residential purchase.
Heater:
Samadhi rates the performance of their heating system to “within 1/3 of a degree”. I couldn’t find an accuracy rating for the Zen Tent. A quick internet search pulled up this waterbed heater:
https://www.amazon.com/InnoMax-Thermal-Guardian-Quantum-Waterbed/dp/B00AXT5H4M/ref=as_at/
This is a solid state computer controlled heater accurate to within 1/8 of a degree from the set point. One of the cons here is that it uses an analog dial as opposed to a digital LED read out (like the Zen Tent). Amazon sells this heater for $54.95. Solid State waterbed heaters such as this one (a single heater per tank) were what was used in the early commercial tanks of the 70s and 80s) I used them in my two builds and they were quite satisfactory.
Filtration:
Filters only take out particulate (skin, hair and other small debris that builds up in the tank). They do not disinfect the water.
u/JettaGLi16v (he's a pool and spa guy and knows his stuff) recommended this pump/filter combo:
https://www.amazon.com/Intex-1000-Gallon-Filter-Pump-120-Volt/dp/B005QIYL7E/ref=sr_1_5?
This pump/filter combo is rated to an actual gallons per hour (GPH) of 750 (the pump is rated to 1000GPH, Zen’s new system pump is rated to 1700GPH). A tank that is 4 x 8 by 12” of water is approx 250 gallons. This gives an effective turn over of 3 times per hour of filtration. This is more than sufficient for the average residential user. Amazon sells this item for $35.99 This pump/filter combo lacks the UV disinfectant of the Zen Tent. u/JettaGLi16v has real world experience with this pump installed in a tank that he built a number of years ago. He has some great recommendations for maintenance. As far as the UV lamp is concerned I'm not sure about how that works. Again u/JettaGLi16v might have more info here.
I ordered a new one off of Amazon this year.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXT5H4M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1