Cirrus Supreme-ES 11" Queen Buying/Sleeping Experience

[phoenix]

Hi jisaacson,

Thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed review and sharing your thoughts and insights about your Select Foam purchase. I appreciate it

The mattress arrived without a packing slip and without a written warranty. I don’t know whether it was an oversight or whether that’s the way Select Foam ships. I’ll need to check on this (maybe Pheonix can shed some light on this).

This is the usual case. They have told me that the mattress ships in a box that includes the name of the mattress and the warranty is on their site here and can be printed but I think it would be a good idea to include both the warranty and a packing slip that showed the details of the purchase in the shipment itself and I think that Peter from their customer service has suggested they do this as well.

First, I read with interest a small number of posts on Sleeplikethedead.com and other sites about mold/mildew issues occasionally forming on the underside of memory foam mattresses. I have no idea whether these stories are true or coming from folks with buyer’s remorse or from crazies. The reports were mainly from Tempurpedic and Costco buyers. Tempurpedic uses a solid mattress foundation and the only place for moisture to go is out the mattress sides. Supposedly, it’s because Tempurpedic’s foam base doesn’t allow airflow to penetrate through the bottom of the mattress anyway. That may also be the case with Select Foam mattresses since they try to mimic Tempurpedic’s designs. I really don’t know, but Select Foam uses a foundation with wood slats to allow for air flow.

I have seen the same reports (and believe that there are some people who experience this) and it appears to be more common with Sealy or Tempurpedic mattresses. It could be connected to the type of foundation they use or with the manufacturing or with the formulation of the foam and the antibacterial chemicals they use. It’s one of the reasons that I suggest a slatted foundation is a “safer” option (see post #10 here).

It’s a breathable cover that is moisture/water “proof” (though I cannot figure out how something that thin can breath and be waterproof at the same time). It doesn’t create any noise issues (crunching plastic type sounds) either. We’re happy with it though we also covered over it with a regular mattress pad.

These types of covers use a semi breathable membrane that allows for the passage or water vapor but not actual water molecules. They are less breathable than non waterproof mattress protectors but much more breathable than plastic or polyethylene protectors that don’t breathe at all. They are similar in concept to gore-tex used in outdoor clothing. There is more information about them and the different types of membranes they use at the end of post #2 here.

Phoenix