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Can I unroll and let a new mattress start to decompress without taking it out of the plastic wrapping yet? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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I want to get cracking on letting it decompress or whatever but my matress protector wont arrive until tomorrow

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[–] [S] 3 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Can anything bad or permanent happen if i dont cut the hole tho, like is there a critical period where it sets and doesnt expand further if its constrained unduly?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (10 children)

    Nah it will expand as soon as it has room and the vacuum seal is broken and if the plastic limits it from expanding all the way it will finish expanding once the plastic wrapping is removed. Leaving it compressed is perfectly fine.

    I’ve gone through a few different brands during some moves and never had a problem. Maybe you could put it in a room without kitties just to expand? It can take some time.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Absolutely its gonna have the room to itself. Should it be fine to:

    1. Setup frame
    2. Unroll mattress on frame
    3. Let decompress
    4. (tomorrow when protector arrives) remove plastic and apply protector + sheets etc?
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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Yep sounds perfect:)

    My only addition might be airing it out a bit after you remove the plastic and before you put on the sheets just for the potential smell. Sometimes this is not really a problem but sometimes they smell super chemically at first and benefit from fresh air and a fan.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Ya, I'll play it by nose. Gonna get cracking rn so its ready asap

    Wish me luck!

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    How long do they take to fully decompress?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    2-3 hours. If you really want to limit exposure to the room, and assuming it doesn’t smell super strongly, you could probably put the cover on right away and let the mattress decompress inside of it. You want to avoid putting anything weighty on it but the covers are light. I doubt the cover will be vacuum tight but you could check a few times to make sure it has enough air to keep expanding.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    I got everything setup and I left on the loose plastic covering (obviously had to remove all the tight packed plastic holding it ina roll) on but made sure it has plenty of slack and poked a hole in it like suggested

    Theres a protective cover coming tomorrow so I'm just going to give it the night to decompress and ill put the cover on when it arrives. Excited, just have to pick out a duvet and cover now so I have blankets, I got the sheets today with the bed and frame so tomorrows the word and just have to get duvet/cover

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