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From: gary@arizona.UUCP
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Subject: Re: more waterbed caveats
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Date: Tue, 17-Jan-84 12:58:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 17 12:58:33 1984
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Organization: CS Dept, U of Arizona, Tucson
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I've had a waterbed for 5 years, so I can speak from experience.  It is
the old style bed, a large single celled bladder sitting in a liner.

I have found that a thick acrylic blanket under the lower sheet solves
the sticky plastic feeling.  It also adjusts the rate of heat
dissipation, saving energy and helping the too hot/too cold problem.
We adjust the temperature about twice a year -- down in the summer to
provide a heat sink, up in the winter to provide a heat source.  The
temperatures vary from 84F to 89F.

As to people rolling to the middle, you probably don't have enough
water in the bed.  One nice thing about waterbeds is that you can
adjust the firmness.  Ours is soft enough to sway a bit, but there is
no tendency of the bed to play matchmaker.
-- 
Gary Levin / Dept of CS / U of AZ / Tucson, AZ 85721 / (602) 621-4231