Apr 18 2008
My Sleep Number Is Minus 53
We had a Sleep Number bed up until a couple of weeks ago. While it was nirvana in the beginning, the end was bloody. After 5 years of dutiful service, the box spring, or, what a sleep number bed uses as a box spring, decided it had had enough. Enough of people sleeping on it, of kids jumping on it, of puppies climbing underneath it. It just quit. So there I was about 8 months ago, minding my own business, reading a book in bed when I heard something. At first I thought dinner was coming back to haunt me, but then I heard the sound again, coming from under the bed. It was a groan coupled with a creak wrapped around a screech. And then; it happened: two of the “support beams” of the sleep number bed gave out. The entire upper left quadrant of the bed fell to the floor. This was the quadrant where my head and torso resided. I rolled onto the floor to investigate.
The construction of the “box spring”, really, just a box, of the sleep number bed is molded plastic. It is hollow, so eventually, gravity and weight bearing are going to undermine it’s intent: to hold the bed up. You fit together several rails, place them in your bed frame, and then place 4 flat pieces on top to form a lid. The air mattresses goes on top of that. Not the sturdiest of beds, but I had re-enforced it with the wooden slats that housed our old box spring. Guess that didn’t work.
The collapsing of the bed became a monthly, and then, a weekly occurrence. By the end I had re-enforced the bed with more wooden slats, gallon paint cans, and wood shims. To no avail. I couldn’t MacGyver it anymore, I was done. So was the bed. It was with great pleasure that I heaved the remnants of the sleep number bed from the top of the stairs to the cold, hard, cement garage floor. Vengeance was mine. It was a comfortable bed at one time, don’t get me wrong, but if you are going to get one I would suggest hiring a structural engineer and opening a charge account at Lowes or Home Depot. You’re going to need “parts” at some point.
SHIP THAT SUCKER TO ME.
I’ll MacGuyver the hell out of it. Hell, I’ll suspend it from the ceiling if I have to.* I want one of those things so freaking bad it hurts.
*That might actually come in handy, now that I think of it….
(NukeDad) It’s coming COD via MEDIAMAIL. It should be there in 2012.
My sleep number is “not enough” - can they help me with that?
(NukeDad) Yes. It’s called a coma.
Ouch! Those suckers are expensive!
I’m with BusyDad on the “not enough” part of the sleep. I’ll catch up someday, when the kids put me in a home!
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(NukeDad) Not if you put them in one first!
That’s hilarious! My parents just got one and they swear it’s the best sleep they’ve had in years. Was thinking of getting one ourselves but now I’m not so sure!
(NukeDad) The sleep IS great, just be careful with the construction. I would suggest a full sheet of 3/4″ plywood underneath the “Boxspring”.
What is this sleep number technology you speak of, mine consists of the number of alcoholic beverages I consume, or sometimes the ounces of said beverages.
(NukeDad) But your technology could lead to “the bed spins”
Hi,
I’m Ian from Select Comfort, creators of the Sleep Number bed. I am very sorry that your foundation has collapsed and I wanted to point out that your 20 year warranty will cover some or, quite possibly, all of the replacement cost for all new foundation pieces. We have even improved the design of the foundation, reinforcing it to ensure the same thing will not happen again. Please call us at 800-472-7185 or email us at customerservice@selectcomfort.com anytime so we can provide you with more information.
Sleep well,
Ian
My Sleep Number is 60
(NukeDad) Thanks, Ian. Sounds like it’s been an issue for others as well. Problem is, we already bought another bed. Let me talk to NukeMom and see what we can do. I’ll be in touch.