Looking for a local store that carries waterbeds, waterbed parts and accessories in Cape Girardeau?

We’ll be glad to help. We are STL Beds and we have a store within easy driving distance. We have the largest selection of softside and hardside waterbeds on display to try. In addition we carry the  exact parts and accessories to fix or up grade your bed in stock so you can get the waterbed of your dreams or get yours back up and running. Don’t want to make the drive to Arnold? We can ship it to you directly. Many of our items offer free shipping or shipping for less money than you can drive to Arnold so let us ship it to you quick.

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What kind of waterbed stuff does STL Beds Carry?

We carry it all even the little things like metal corner brackets, L brackets, and screws. We even stock the wood and metal waterbed frames that are so hard to find in stores. Most importantly we carry the stuff people ask for everyday.

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Replacement Waterbed Mattresses

Hardside Waterbeds

Softside Waterbeds

Waterbed Sheets

Heaters

Liners

Conditioner

Drain and Fill Kit

Drawer Pedestals

Padded Rails

Mattress Pads

How much do your new waterbeds cost?

Our waterbed selection starts under $45o.00 for a hardside and softsides starting under $1000.00. Visit this link to get the prices on our complete waterbed selection. There are many parts and accessories to a waterbed and prices vary depending on what you are looking for. Click here to visit our waterbed parts page we have them all listed. Simply click the item and see the price.

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Cape Giradeau  has had many fine waterbed stores  and companies that sold and serviced waterbeds over the years.  Companies like Sleepy Hallow, Better Nights Rest, and of course Room Mates all who have serviced your area well. With most of them totally out of the waterbed business we would like to extend our hand for those still needing stuff for their softside or hardside waterbed. If you purchased a waterbed some years ago and you are looking  for replacement parts to service your existing bed or perhaps would prefer to get a great deal on a new one, STL Beds would be glad to help. We have the largest selection on display to see and try out.

Where can I try a waterbed close by?

Visit our STL Beds Showroom located at exit #191 in Arnold Missouri. We are located at 1360 Jeffco Blvd. and are open six days a week with convenient business hours or make an appointment outside them. Click the following link to view all of our contact information, location, email, and map etc. 1 888 785 2337 Just ask for Dave or Doug.

What other areas do we service?

Thanks to Google and Yahoo search we are able to service other great cities and local towns in your area like Cape Girardeau, Delta, Jackson, Allenville, Dutchtown, Gordonville, Oak Ridge, Old Appleton, Pocahontas, Whitewater, Burfordville, Daisy, Friedheim, Fruitland, Millersville, New Wells, Oriole, Egypt Mills, Sikeston. If you don’t see your town on this list don’t worry we can help you also just give us a call at 1 888 785 2337

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What are the Top 10 Benefits of a Dual Water Bed Mattress or Bladder?

They cost more and are they really worth the extra one hundred dollars or so waterbed stores and online companies are asking for them? Here are just a few of the major benefits of a dual water bed mattress and the advantages they can provide.

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1. Waterbed Mattresses Move Too Much: Water mattresses or bladders as they are sometimes called are offered with more or less baffling. The more baffling the more wave control and support.
2. Individual Temperature Control: No more sweating or freezing. Dual mattresses should have 2 thermostat controls so each sleeper can regulate the desired temperature of their mattress to the exact temperature they choose. It gives each sleeper a specially controlled heat or cool zone.
3. Less Motion From One Sleeper To The Other: Having separate mattresses inside one waterbed provides more stability for each sleeper. No matter how much baffling a waterbed bladder has a dual system offers more wave control due to its individual containment. Since the water is not moving freely from one side to the other it automatically provides additional wave control and less disturbance through out the night.
4. Easier To Move: Drain waterbeds is usually a drawback of ownership. One piece mattresses that do not drain completely are larger and weigh more. With all of that being said dual waterbed mattresses cut that weight in half and are half the weight of their single bladder relatives.
5. Cheaper To Replace: Some stores will sell one half of a dual waterbed system. While they may not cut the price in half they often sell 1/3 for less than you can buy both.
6. Easier to locate a leak: There are two points to make here one, the water mattress is smaller and easier to handle during the leak finding process the other is that sometimes one mattress will have less water in it giving an indication there is problem.
7. Adjust the firmness For Each Sleeper: One of the questions most often asked about dual systems is can I fill my side to make it a little firmer? While a person can add more water the firm feel they get comes at a price. Essentially adding more water is over filling and over filling leads to stretching, a ballooned up feeling, and quicker mattress failure. We suggest purchasing a more supportive water mattress.
8. Individual Sleeping Comfort: Yes you can have a wavier mattress on one side and a more wave controlled mattress on the other. Some stores will break up their matching sets to do this. While it will likely cost you 15 -20 percent more for this luxury many say it is well worth it considering how much time we spend in bed.
9. Will I Feel The Divider in The Middle? The thermal divider in the middle is very soft and pliable and typically is not felt. If you own a wood frame waterbed and are a couple that likes to snuggle and sleep close together towards the middle we have heard complains. This is significantly less noticeable on dual softsides with thick padded tops and water mattresses that are not over filled.
10. What do I think of Dual Waterbed Mattresses? Personally I love them. I’ve slept on one for nearly 14 years. My wife likes a cooler mattress and with the dual my 90 degree temperature does not bother her while keeping me toasty. My dual softside waterbed mattress has less motion and disturbance created by the bed than most any other mattress made. This is important because I am a light sleeper. Finally mobility is a breeze when draining because I can handle the drained mattress without help. My dual mattress have given me nearly everything I have ever asked for out of a mattress.

These are the Top 10 Benefits of a Dual Water Bed Mattress be sure to check out our Top 10 Problems with a Dual Water Bed Mattress. Coming Soon!

1. Decide between a hardside or softside waterbeds each have advantages.
While Hardsides may have been the most popular waterbed ever they lack modern styling, ease of mobility, but offer big advantages in value for the cost and are quite durable. Softsides allow for use of normal sheets sizes, conventional headboards, and have the look of a coil spring mattress.

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2. Waterbeds alleviate pressure points
The idea of a hard mattress being best to sleep on has gone the way of the Do Do Bird. These malleable sleeping surfaces are quite possibly one of the best alleviating painful pressure points that are the root of our tossing and turning through out the night. Before memory foam there were waterbeds and nothing else conforms better. Sleepers don’t want to wake with neck, joint, or back pain. With the proper support the spine is aligned and pressure is reduced so you will wake up ready to start the day free of pain and feeling refreshed.

3. Reduce Allergies Using a Waterbed Mattress
Allergy is an extreme sensitivity condition of the body’s immune system. Often reactions occur to normally harmless matters in our environment. A waterbed is able to minimize these allergens if kept clean regularly something that is not possible with most other types of regular mattresses where symptoms can get worse. Both hardside and softside waterbeds have a cleanable vinyl surface that does not easily harbor dust mites, mold, mildew, other allergens that could cause allergies to flare up or cause a stronger reaction. People with asthma, allergies, and other problems like arthritis and eczema often find a waterbed to sleep more comfortably.

4.Ease Sleep Disorders
Both Softside Waterbeds and Hardside Waterbeds provide quite possibly the most unique relaxing sleeping surface of all mattresses. The fact that you can control the temperature of these beds sets them apart from others. Temperature can be adjusted to a precise setting that makes the bed more relaxing whether you like the bed warmer or cooler. If you find it difficult to fall asleep a waterbed mattress could be a soothing solution for reasons that include their reduced pressure on the body, temperature controlled sleep environment, and comforting support. We have found that many people with sleeping disorders have fell asleep faster.  While not a cure for sleep disorders a waterbed is just one more key to a great night of sleep.

5. Temperature control of a waterbed offers many benefits
The Benefits of Choosing a Waterbed with heater control are numerous. Many customers with various joint conditions that are responsive to pressure relief and temperature find a waterbed comforting including people with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by reducing pressure on tissues and organs, synovial joints.

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6. Lots of bang for the buck making them a great value.
Where a hardside waterbed or sofside is what you decide on either offer unmatched value. Both include mattress, heater, liner, frame, temperature control, and pressure relief. Hardsides usually include a headboard and built better than most any other bed on the market. Softsides adapt to most bedroom sets and beds, are easy to move around and make getting in and out of bed a breeze. They even use your existing bedding.

7. Less movement than many regular mattress sets
Bases of regular mattresses often have a bouncy coil spring which transfer motion and energy something that is nearly always carried up all the way through the springs of the mattress. Waterbed mattresses can be baffled to eliminate motion and disruption and maximize support. Dual version mattresses can be purchased for more specific firmness for each sleeper and precise temperature control. Any motion in a baffled waterbed mattress is more subtle and less disturbing.

8. Softside Waterbeds don’t look like waterbeds
A soft side looks just like a regular mattress making them more appealing and conceals the fact that you are sleeping on waterbed. Learn the benefits of a softside waterbed.

9. Waterbed pricing is competitive
While waterbed prices can range significantly they are not out of line with other kinds of mattresses and many cases are much lower in cost. See how much a waterbed costs.

10. Waterbeds don’t get body impressions
Water does not break down however if you add a padded surface to your waterbed body impressions are possible but usually are very minimal since most tops are not very thick with polyester fiber and foam.

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There are basically 3 reasons for Waterbed odors and if your Waterbed Stinks, Smells, and Has A Bad Odor We are going to share with you How To Fix It.

How to fix a bad waterbed odor

Waterbed Stinks, Smells, and Has A Bad Odor. How To Fix It.

1) Waterbed mattresses are made from PVC vinyl and to make it more flexible and pliable plasticizers are added and when a mattress is brand new and out of the box much like paint that hasn’t fully dried waterbed mattresses can sometimes have a stronger smell. The smell is similar to the smell of a blow up air raft used in a swimming pool. This smell dissipates with in a couple days or weeks after being unpackaged and exposed to air for a while. Some say to use  a good vinyl cleaner but it too has a bit of a chemical smell and it really is only masking the smell.

2) If you notice a musty odor these can be tough to treat. Time and the following solution are the answer. The cause is typically bacteria growth. First look to see if there is moisture in the safety liner from a seam leak, puncture, or condensation. Start by cleaning and drying the mattress, heater, and liner. Don’t forget to clean bedding thoroughly as well. It is important to remove any possible mold and mildew. Leave the bed uncovered as long as possible to speed up the process of airing out. Dont forget to then turn up the temperature on your heater to at least 80 degrees to reduce or eliminate condensation which in turn causes mold.

3) The odor is coming from inside the waterbed bladder. If you have removed your plug and cap and the stench spews like a volcano from the open you have the most serious of waterbed odor issues. The cause is usually bacteria. This can either develop over time when the bed has been used without conditioner or has been introduced by way of a garden hose that has not been carefully flushed. Bacteria multiply rapidly in a warm wet environment such as a waterbed mattress. There are no guarantees but you can try the use of a waterbed shock treatment especially if the odor has permeated the vinyl. Follow the instructions exactly. This is a slow tedious process that may or may not work. If it does not you may very well be in the market for a new water bed bladder.

Always use a multi-purpose water conditioner regularly to keep the water in the mattress free from bacteria, but multi-purpose water conditioner will not fix a bacteria growth that has already started. Use of a shock treatment to clear this problem will be necessary. You will need to use the shock treatment for both the inside of the mattress, and also to wipe down the outside of the mattress, the safety liner, and the heater pad. Musty odors will permeate the vinyl to affect these other items, and if they are not treated, even though the bed had been treated, the odor will return.

An additional odor-causing source can be well water from private wells. Typically the water  is not treated and there is often high mineral content. The solution is adding a second bottle of  multi-purpose water conditioner. It  may help keep the problem to a minimum.

By Helga Weber Secret #1: What.The.Huh. http://www.flickr.com/photos/helga/3264983583/

Question: I have a waterbed mattress, heater, and safety liner but I do not have a frame. Do I need a water bed frame ?

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