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Ralph Boland

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Jun 26, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/26/98
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I have a 15 year old waterbed mattress with a leak.
I have been told by two stores that,
since the tear is at a seam (it is a small
tear about a 1/6 inch) that it is time to replace
the mattress. I repaired it with a waterbed
mattress repair kit and propped up the corner where the
tear is so that the tear is above the waterline.

This is a temporary measure. I have been told that it is
risky to delay repairs for long since the mattress is old
and could fail.

However I am a university student and won't graduate for
about 18 months and would like to delay buying a new
mattress until then so that I can afford it and not have to move
it once I graduate from school.

Can anyone make suggestions as to how to make repairs that will
last for a couple of years? Or should I follow the advice that
I have been given?

Thanks

Michael Hochmeister

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Jun 26, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/26/98
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Ralph Boland wrote:

15 years is pretty old...at least as far as waterbed mattresses go. I
had a similar leak at a seam several years ago and, while I was at work,
the whole seam went! Needless to say, it was a real mess. Good thing I
was just RENTING!!!

I'd just get a cheap mattress to replace it. You can get 18 months out
of a <$100 mattress and then get one of the nice mattresses when you get
out of school. Being a student, you probably don't get to many
garage/yard sales, do you? That's another place where you might find a
cheaper remedy.

Hoping you don't have "wet dreams"!!


danh...@millcomm.com

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Jun 29, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/29/98
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No repair in those circumstances will last very long. The thing to do is
to make sure you have a good liner. If the liner is not in good
condition, buy an appropriate-sized plastic drop cloth at a building
center or hardware store and put that under the mattress.

In <35941B91...@csi.uottawa.ca>, Ralph Boland <rbo...@csi.uottawa.ca> writes:
>I have a 15 year old waterbed mattress with a leak.
>I have been told by two stores that,
>since the tear is at a seam (it is a small
>tear about a 1/6 inch) that it is time to replace
>the mattress. I repaired it with a waterbed
>mattress repair kit and propped up the corner where the
>tear is so that the tear is above the waterline.
>
>This is a temporary measure. I have been told that it is
>risky to delay repairs for long since the mattress is old
>and could fail.
>
>However I am a university student and won't graduate for
>about 18 months and would like to delay buying a new
>mattress until then so that I can afford it and not have to move
>it once I graduate from school.
>
>Can anyone make suggestions as to how to make repairs that will
>last for a couple of years? Or should I follow the advice that
>I have been given?
>
>Thanks


Dan Hicks
Hey!! My advice is free -- take it for what it's worth!
http://www.millcomm.com/~danhicks

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