How to use mattress pads and toppers

[The_Toddler]

My mattress encasement encases only the mattress, and it is sealed with the Protect-a-Bed locked zipper system from a previous bed bug experience. I use the mattress pad for a bit of softness and to have something that’s easily washable covering my foam topper.

However, two of your statements

@Phoenix

If you already have the protect-a-bed mattress encasement and it fits all the materials in your sleeping system (mattress, mattress topper, and mattress pad) then you wouldn’t need an additional protector.

@Phoenix

in most cases a foam mattress pad will go directly on top of the mattress and then a mattress protector would be used on top of that and then your sheets and bedding would be on top of the protector.

seems to contradict what you said about toppers in Post #10 here (emphasis mine):

@Phoenix

If you go in this direction and choose a foam material you will need a cover to protect it (if it doesn’t already have one) in addition to the mattress protector that will go over it and the mattress for protection.

Wouldn’t having both a topper cover and a mattress protector on top of it be redundant? It seems like the mattress protector would serve the same purpose as the topper cover.

Thanks much.