anyone have a sleep number adjustable?

[dcannie]

i've read through some old threads but wanted to see if anyone else has opinions or new perspectives. i think we're looking at the i8, split king, w adjustable base. i can sleep anywhere and fall asleep in a matter of seconds no matter what, but my h is a delicate flower and really has trouble sleeping. i think it's more a function of his job and years on call, but it just never improved once he was out of school. anyway, it kills me to spend over 8k on a mattress, but easy for me to say when i have zero sleep issues. and the zero gravity setting was really, really nice. 

if you have this bed or similar, what has been your experience w/ maintenance/problems and the general cost to fix issues after the first 2 years? the warranty really gives me pause. 

cereal K

[notoriousmeg]

I forget exactly which model we have, but it's a split California King. We got it b/c MH has terrible back and neck issues. He loves it; I am indifferent about it. That said, we've had it over 5 years with no maintenance issues.

[UnderProtest]

We have/had one (its in storage right now). I can't wait to have it back! We didn't have the adjustable base and maybe they changed the warranty, but I swear it was a 20 year warranty. They replaced several pieces for me when the sides were sagging. I like the mattress firmer than my husband and I also liked that the foam piece in the middle kind of kept him on his side.

[Deleted]

We got one that is not adjustable almost 7 years ago and are now looking into an adjustable. DH has lots of back and hip issues and it has been a god send for us. I sleep so good on it and literally miss it when we go on vacation. I wish I could pack mine up and take it with me.

[dcannie]

it's a 20 year warranty, but only full coverage the first two years. years 3-20 you pay 20% plus additional 4% for each year you have owned the bed. 

it's still not an awful warranty, but i don't want to get into year 5 and have multiple issues that just add up and add up.

[cereal K]

We have an i10 split king adjustable. I think we got it in Oct 2013, so we've had it over two years now.

I still looooove the mattress. It has a little memory foam, a little cooling, but still sleeps like a traditional mattress. H and I both love being able to independently adjust the firmness. It was particularly handy when I was pregnant! Even now, H moves his sleep number around - usually keeping it a what I call the "water bed" level.

That said, if I could do it all again, I wouldn't get the split/adjustable part. While we were shopping, we were CONVINCED that we would love elevating our heads/feet independently, and that we would TOTALLY put the heads up for reading or watching tv in bed. Well, we almost never do that. Also, the split part makes buying sheets a PITA (you use two x-long twin fitted but one king flat sheet) so you can never buy sets again. And there's a legit split between the two mattresses that kinda grows/spreads over time. We're constantly trying to "push" the tops back together to keep from losing pillows or children in there. The only upside of the split is, if one of us is tossing/turning, the other truly can't tell. When I think about what we paid for the adjustable head/feet, I'm annoyed. I wish we would have gone with the flat i10 king.

The only "maintenance" we've had to do to the bed is replace the batteries in the remotes.

[thejen626]

We bought a sleep number in 2004, when they first came out. We loved it for the first 3-4 years. Around 8-9 years of owning it, the top of the mattress started to fall apart, both of our tubes had broken and required new tubes on each side (not covered under warranty). We hated it for a few years but couldn't afford a new bed.

When buying a new bed last year, we quickly crossed them off due to price. We bought a Posturepedic and love it.

[dirtyred]

We've had a regular sleep number for 13 years with no problems whatsoever.