How is a waterbed mattress made wave reduced?
The manufacturer incorporates what is called a baffle into the interior of the vinyl bag. This may be what is known as hydraulic baffling, which is a system of vinyl cells that restrict the motion of the water inside the bag. The more cells in the bag, the less motion. The more common method for creating wave reduced waterbed mattresses is using sheets of fiber. Closed cell, very porous, non absorbent fiber layers are placed inside the bag to restrict the motion of the water. The more layers, the less motion. These layers usually are cut the full length and width of the waterbed mattress bag, and may or may not be attached (tethered) to the corners of the mattress. Additional partial layers of fiber may be placed across the middle width of the bag sandwiched between full layers to create lumbar support waterbed mattresses. Extra care should be taken when draining wave reduced mattresses.
