How to Extend the Life of a Mattress

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Protect your investment ' and your sleep ' by taking proper care of your mattress.

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Beds
Mattress Covers
Mattress Pads
Mattresses
Upholstery Attachments For Vacuum
Vacuums

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  Use a mattress pad to prevent stains.
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  Avoid leaving damp towels or other wet objects on the bed.
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  Put a mattress cover on children's beds.
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  Clean a stained or dirty mattress with foaming upholstery shampoo and let it dry.
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  Vacuum your mattress with an upholstery attachment when you do your spring-cleaning.
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  Take your mattress outside once a year (when you're doing your spring cleaning)and let it air out in the sun for a day.
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  Turn a regular mattress over once a month. Flip a futon mattress every other week. Alternate between turning the mattress end to end and side to side to prevent sagging.
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  Keep children from jumping on the bed.

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msmisty Oct 05, 2007
That's a great idea. Thank you!
msmisty Oct 05, 2007
That's a great idea. Thank you!
Nov 22, 2005
For the first four times that I flipped my mattress, I numbered the top left hand corner of my mattress cover. This way it evenly gets flipped side-to-side and end-to-end.

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