We have one
Super king size (British Waterbed Company made) soft side, hydro-bed with 90% motionless mattress
you spend 1/3 of your life in bed ,so getting a good bed is important IMHO
cheap water beds are probably rubbish ,we did have 50% motionless to start with but the mattress needs replacing at about 5 years (to avoid the risk of the vinyl getting old ,leaking) ,so we upgraded to 90% motionless when the first matress reached end of life (it's now a cover for the in-laws trailer
)
(motionless : there are fiber baffle sections to stop "waves" ,cheap mattress has no baffles and is just a bag of water ,90% motionless (mudbed)has lots of baffle material , so if the other occupant turns over , you don't feel it, remain un-disturbed
)
in a superking there is probably 1000 liters of water (with conditioner mixed in)
so a metric ton (2,205 lb). but that is evenly distributed through the base over a 4 square meter area
under the mattress , is a heater that controls the tempreture of the water by thermostat (so set to your desired setting and leave) bed will be at the perfect tempreture all the time, in summer, turn the heater off and the water drops to ambient room temp (so keeps the bed cool ) fantastic
should you stick a knife
or other sharp item through the 3 layers of vinyl which is pretty tough , the water would be contained by the liner
soft sided : large ring beam of foam around the edge of the bed ,rather than a wooden frame ,so sitting on the side of the bed is not sitting on a plank
cost (bearing in mind that I am a tight git
) £2000
matress covers £90, new mattress thick end of £450 every 5 years, conditioner £20 p/a (you should drain and refill yearly)
best bed , most comfortable , I have ever slept in . the cat spends most it's life on it
would I recommend a water bed
absolutely , IF your prepared to spend the money on a decent one , and prepared to service it yearly, be careful what sharp things you take to bed
I await the p155 takes