Waterbeds without heaters

[Greg Tarsa]

Although a heater may seem to be a necessity, my wife and I had
problems with deciding what temperature to set ours on. I perspire
a LOT at the slighest provocation, a problem which was compounded
by the vinyl of the bed. None of the recommended settings seemed to
work: either I woke up with muscle stiffness, or I woke up in a pool
of sweat (yecch!).

What we ended up doing (we live in New England) was putting a
comforter UNDER the sheets, to insulate us from the water
temperature (and the vinyl) and UNPLUGGING the heater. This has
worked well for us and we have been doing it for about three years,
with the side benefit of reduced electric bills.

My case may not be a universal one, but it does show the feasibility
of having waterbed comfort with out the added expense of a waterbed
heater.

Greg Tarsa

decvax!tarsa

[Ray Holmes]

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I have lived with a waterbed for about 13 years and for only
about 2 of these did I have a waterbed heater. I would say that the
main concern is that you have sufficient protection from the "cold"
vinal. (as you may note, I live in the FROZEN north.) A waterbed
heater is nice, but you can comfortably live without one. Using an
electric blanket seems to me to be inviting desaster (one leak and
your electrocuted ("I can't figure out how to spell that"). Waterbeds
DO leak, but that is normally a minor concern.
:wq

[Herb Norton]

My wife and I purchased an unusual hybrid waterbed. It has
seven tubes filled with water inside what is essentially a
hollowed out foam mattress. It would be impractical to heat
each tube, but there is enough insulation between you and the
tubes that you don't need a heater. Having the tubes makes
it easy to fill and drain and one side of the bed can be firmer
or softer than the other. It also suppresses side to side waves.

Herb Norton

[Ken Varnum]

What am I supposed to do if I have a waterbed on the ground floor and
a wombat decides to burrow into it? I mean, I can't exactly keep a punc-
tured waterbed filled just so some stupid wombat can have a large, back-up
water supply, can I? Why not just solve the whole problem by:
1)Killing wombat with large wooden club
2)Filling wombat with water, until it resembles a water bed
3)Throwing waterbed out with the next day's trash.

It seems to me that this would end all of the troubles with both wombats
and waterbeds because everyone knows that wombat skin is tougher than the
skin of a waterbed, and would therefore puncture much less easily. Also,
this would rid the world of wombats, and all discussions about them.

"Are you saying that coconuts migrate?"
(A totaly non-relative quote to further confuse things....)

Ken Varnum
(...!decvax!dartvax!kenv)

[Tom Chmara]

!!
Okay, having just bought a microwave oven, I'm kind of curious. I've
been told roasting, broiling, and baking are favourite methods of
preparation. Does anyone happen to know how long and at what power
level wombats should be done? Ummm...and just where do you put the
probe to ensure accurate readings? Does the addition of a coconut
to the wombat's mouth occur before or after nuking the rodent?
---I spent so much on the oven, I can't afford food...---
Hungrily,
---tpc---
(Tom Chmara @ wateng )
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ONT.
( I haven't an employer, so it's unlikely to be his opinion. )

[Alan M. Marcum]

Ahh, but sir! EVERYONE knows that, when Wombats tunnel, they avoid
waterbeds religiously! That's why it's appropriate to use them in place
of a heater!

Alan M. Marcum Fortune Systems, Redwood City, California
...!hplabs!hpda!fortune!rhino!marcum