my wife and i need a new mattress. my friend has a softside waterbed mattress that he’s offering us for free. i’ve never had a waterbed before. i know that you need to add something to the water to prevent anything nasty from growing in the water. can i substitute bleach or something else for the what is needed?
I would think bleach/other chemicals would deteriorate the mattress, causing leaks.
Waterbed conditioner is not too expensive, and you don’t need to add it very often…
i know, but i have the bed here now and want to set it up without having to make a trip out to where ever you buy the stuff. maybe i can fill it up with water now and just add the conditioner later when i buy it. would that be a problem?
NAH! It takes a while for it to heat up enough to sleep on anyway.
Don’t wait too long - eventually the algae will rise up and break free from their nylonly prison, killing the human overlords sleeping above.