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From: tarsa@decvax.UUCP (Greg Tarsa)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Waterbeds without heaters
Message-ID: <339@decvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Jan-84 11:55:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 13 11:55:23 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jan-84 03:15:32 EST
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Although a heater may seem to be a necessity, my wife and I had
problems with deciding what temperature to set ours on.  I perspire
a LOT at the slighest provocation, a problem which was compounded
by the vinyl of the bed.  None of the recommended settings seemed to
work: either I woke up with muscle stiffness, or I woke up in a pool
of sweat (yecch!).

What we ended up doing (we live in New England) was putting a
comforter UNDER the sheets, to insulate us from the water
temperature (and the vinyl) and UNPLUGGING the heater.  This has
worked well for us and we have been doing it for about three years,
with the side benefit of reduced electric bills.

My case may not be a universal one, but it does show the feasibility
of having waterbed comfort with out the added expense of a waterbed
heater.

Greg Tarsa

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