Check your Matresses

Twins Mom · ‎04-03-2016

A news report recently alerted me to the concern with foam matresses and with having fiberglass as a content. Apparently it help with fire retardancy but if the matresses' outer cover is removed, it can be a huge health and household danger. I don't pretend to be an expert, but it is worth checking and looking further into. Some peoples' homes were rendered uninhabitable when they removed the zippered outer cover to wash. I guess it's worrysome that the manufacturer puts on a zippered case, but it should really not be removed.

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

Can you provide the link or what news report you got this info from?

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Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Twins Mom wrote:
A news report recently alerted me to the concern with foam matresses and with having fiberglass as a content. Apparently it help with fire retardancy but if the matresses' outer cover it can be a huge health and household danger. I don't pretend to be an expert, but it is worth checking and looking further into. Some peoples' homes were rendered uninhabitable when they removed the zippered outer cover to wash.

The news reports I've found on this happening all report that the person took the cover off the mattress to wash it in the washing machine. If you avoid that, it shouldn't be a problem.

Cover the mattress with a washable mattress pad, the way I've always done with any non-foam mattress, and that's what you remove and wash, not the mattress cover.

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
Can you provide the link or what news report you got this info from?

She may not have because mods might delete it. There was a recent news article from this month going around online and I found a story from 2017 with a Google search.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I remember reading a similar article over a year ago. People were removing the mattress cover because they could but they weren't supposed to remove. I don't remember if there was a "don't remove tag". They are just like any other mattress, you don't remove the mattress cover. You cover the mattress with washable mattress cover and that's what you wash.

chlema · ‎05-22-2010

If you're not supposed to remove the cover why in the world do they make the covers with a zipper?

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@chlema wrote:
If you're not supposed to remove the cover why in the world do they make the covers with a zipper?

It might make them easier to install in the factory.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@Alison Wonderland wrote:
@chlema wrote:
If you're not supposed to remove the cover why in the world do they make the covers with a zipper?
It might make them easier to install in the factory.

If that's the reasoning for it then they should figure out some way to make them unzippable once they have been covered and are ready for the consumer.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@chlema wrote:
If you're not supposed to remove the cover why in the world do they make the covers with a zipper?

I don't know but my guess would be it made it easier for the factory workers to build the mattresses. Odd though that they didn't forsee that people would think the covers should come off and be washed.