topic Re: Mattress Pad in Home

Mattress Pad

kaydee50 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:20:41 GMT

How often do you wash your mattress pad?? I have a king bed and fortunately it fits into my washer but I still only wash it a few times a year. Should I be washing it more regularly???

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spent2much — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:26:51 GMT

@kaydee50 Maybe. But I only wash mine about the same as you do, if that often. {*_*}

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Shelbelle — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:29:26 GMT

I think a few times a year is more than enough. Most are not built to withstand too much washing and drying. I do let mine air out when I change linens, either open a window or turn ceiling fan on for a few hours before putting sheets on bed.

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Krimpette — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:32:57 GMT

I bought a cheapy mattress pad that I just lay on top of my "good" mattress pad. I do have fasten it down with some safety pins to avoid slippage. However, this way, I only wash the thin, cheap pad. At that, I probably only wash that about 3-4 times a year.

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geezerette — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:33:39 GMT

I don't. 🤷‍♀️

Mine barely fit into my washer and I feel that they don't really get cleaned anyway. I refuse to take something like that to the cleaners. I like mine well padded and the padding shifts when it's washed and then is uncomfortable.

So I vacuum and air it regularly and when I feel it gets too yucky, I just replace it.

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Etoile308 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 16:29:39 GMT

@Shelbelle, that's exactly what I do.

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Carmie — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 16:36:02 GMT

I have two mattress pads on my bed. The bottom one is heavy and thick. The top one is very thin.

Every once in a while, I throw the thin pad into the wash with the sheets. About every six weeks.

The heavier pad I was only wash a few times a year. I wash my pillows at the same time.

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GenXmuse — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 16:52:48 GMT

I probably wash mine that amount too. It fits but it gets unbalanced and sound like the machine is going to take off.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 18:19:58 GMT

Even the more expensive ones are so cheaply made of cheap fabric that they fall apart aft about 3 trips through the washer/dryer.

Has anyone discovered a good, sturdy brand?

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Nightowlz — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:34:17 GMT

I have a king size coolmax loft top mattress pad. I usually wash about every 90 days. I was going to do that this morning but I forget. I will do it next weekend.

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Linda0215 — Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:30:06 GMT

Twice a year when I switch my bedding over from warm weather linens to cool weather linens. I have a few clean mattress pads on hand so I just pop a new, clean one on when I strip the bed. I pull the covers way back each day and let my bed air out for a bit before I make it.