Mattress Pad

Mattress Pad

When faced with the cost of replacing a worn out mattress many people put up with the discomfort of their old mattress not realising that there is an inexpensive solution that means they don’t have to replace their current mattress. That option is a mattress pad.

Mattress pads can prove a cost effective measure when compared to replacing your existing mattress with a brand new one. Some mattress pads are specifically designed with this in mind and are known as revival mattress pads. Once fitted to your existing mattress these can make a huge difference to comfort, especially if you are used to feeling the discomfort of protruding springs on your existing mattress.

This defect can happen quite quickly on a mattress depending on many factors not least the quality of the mattress and springs. Even a 12 month old mattress can start to deform allowing the springs to become quite noticeable and spoil a good nights sleep. Lumps and bumps that start to appear on an ageing mattress needn’t spoil your sleep with the quick and easy remedy of a mattress pad.

Using a mattress pad is a relatively inexpensive way to extend the life of your current mattress and offers an immediate improvement to your comfort at bedtime! Customers new to the concept of a revival mattress pad often remark that their old mattress is transformed back to new again.

Fitting them is simply a matter of placing it on top of the old mattress and securing it using elasticated corners, and maintenance is as easy as putting it in the washing machine. For a quick turnaround, it is acceptable to tumble dry polyester filled mattress pads, meaning you never have to miss a good nights sleep. When tumble drying a mattress pad it is important to keep it separate from other items as overloading a dryer can cause overheating which in turn can melt the plastic parts of some mattress pads. Revival mattress pads are available in many sizes, including Twin, Full, Queen, King, California King and Twin XL.

Of course they can offer more than simply extending the life of a worn out mattress, they can heat a cold bed for you too. The warmth and relaxation offered by heated mattress pads is something that will be keenly anticipated by anyone who appreciates a good nights sleep. Heated mattress pads can come with a range of features such as variable heat settings and an auto off feature to make sure you do not overheat through the night. A preheat feature, offered on some heated mattress pads, will make sure your bed is already warm and waiting for you ahead of time. You can even specify dual heating zones on the larger size mattress for the comfort of both you and your partner. Heated mattress pads are also machine washable.

Another advantage to using heated mattress pads is that they are environmentally friendly and can reduce your heating bills. Rather than heating the entire bedroom, just heat the bed instead and save energy and costs. Some tests have shown that energy savings can mean that heated mattress pads can pay for themselves in well under two years!