The Benefits of Buying Waterbed Sheets
Waterbeds are a great way to get a good night’s sleep. Getting sheets to stay on them can be troublesome if you aren’t not using waterbed sheets.
Many people make the mistake of trying to use regular sheets on their waterbed. This never works, for a couple of reasons. Waterbeds are longer than regular beds, in fact there’s about a 10 inch difference. Most regular beds measure a length of about 74 inches, while waterbeds generally run about 84 inches. This is one of the most important factors in getting a good fitting sheet. Waterbed sheets are designed to fit waterbeds.
Depending on the type of frame and mattress of your bed you may find it’s difficult to get your sheets on the bed, and keep them on. There are a couple of elements that are designed into waterbed sheets that help solve these problems. These design elements are particular to waterbed sheets alone.
First the top and fitted sheets are usually connected at the bottom and middle of the bed. This keeps the sheets together and helps to keep them on the bed.
The second unique design feature of waterbed sheets is called the Pole sheet. Pole sheets are constructed with a casing in each of the corner pockets of the bottom sheet. Once the pole is slipped through the casing, it will grab the corner of the wood frame to hold the sheet in place until you are ready to take the sheets off of the waterbed mattress. Pole sheets to not come in every fabric, but make keeping your sheets on the bed very easy.
The third design feature is the fitted sheet has flaps that allow you to tuck in the sheet and keep it where you want it.
You will not find any of these design features in ordinary sheets, and will therefore have difficulty keeping them on a waterbed. Your best bet is to pick up some specially designed waterbed sheets. You will find if you buy them in a set, along with the comforter you can save over 30% from just buying them separately. You can also find waterbed sheets on sale, and in discount stores making them just as affordable as buying regular sheets.
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My waterbed sheets just will not stay on. They come off every single night. This is especially frustrating in the winter when the water is cold. They don’t have the poles, but the flat sheet is connected to the fitted sheet and they were sold as waterbed sheets.
Michael-
Here is a trick to putting on waterbed sheets based on over thirty years of experience. The most common mistake that many folks make is pulling their hand straight up from the corner of the waterbed after securing the sheet pocket. This error almost always pulls the sheet out of place.
If, after securing the sheet pocket with the corner of the waterbed mattress, you “sneak” your hand down the side of the mattress as you are pulling your hand out, your sheets will remain tight and in place. Rarely will they come off until you want to remove your sheets for laundering when you use this method.
I’m especially intrigued by your comment of “water being cold in the winter”. Don’t you use a waterbed heater? That is half of the benefit of having a waterbed!
If I can help you or any waterbed folks answer questions about waterbeds, please don’t hesitate to email me at support@AwesomeWaterbeds.com. I hope that I’ve helped.