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[kaydee50]

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???

[spent2much]

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

[Shelbelle]

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. 

[Krimpette]

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.

[geezerette]

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.

[Etoile308]

@Shelbelle, that's exactly what I do. 

[Carmie]

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.

[GenXmuse]

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

[Kachina624]

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? 

[Nightowlz]

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.