How is the tension differences achieved?
Hi,
Thanks for some good bed time read…
I am wondering how the different tensions in one and the same bed model is achieved? I have vacuumed Hästens website and folders and the same with Vispring and I have not yet been allover your website, but soon – an nowhere can I find information on how the soft, medium and firm actually is accomplished. As is pointed out on this site only a few bed makers give exact information on what is in their beds in terms of GSM, count and size of the springs… but this information is only available as one set per mattress model. If the upholstery is not changed and not the springs either, then what makes the difference between soft and firm? Magic?
Perhaps the reason for me thinking of this is because I have been trying a lot of Vispring beds lately and in one shop I was recommended to try the medium of the Baronet Superb but the firm of the Herald. And to my surprise they both felt very good. I know that the different models are completely different – like the Devonshire has a very soft feel and for me the Devonshire firm felt way to soft and actually much softer than the baronet medium. I have not slept nights on end in the Baronet Medium of course but I did spend a good couple of hours in the shop and at least one hour in the Baronet and based on that I felt it as being supportive for my body in a similar way to the Herald firm. I know that the spring dimensions are different and wonder if this is what makes me feel that the Baronet Medium and the Herald Firm feel rather similar.
By the way I am a about 187cm tall and come in on 125kg (unfortunately a lot of it in the form of a firm ball on my belly. I have a pretty deep chest cage (if that is correct english?) but not wide shoulders. I sleep on my stomach with one arm under and above my head and sometimes on the side. At the moment my dream bed is the Vispring Sublime Superb Firm (good support while being hugged).
My wife is 180cm tall and about 85 kg and she really likes soft beds… her spine is very sensitive and she hates pressure on it. She don’t care as much as I do about the bed, as long as it is not hard she sleeps anywhere, anytime but she did like medium of the Vispring Herald and she dozed off in the Baronet Medium. One salesperson tried to get her in a firm bed due to her length and weight but my wife just hates it “like sleeping on the floor she says”. (again maybe here is my interest in the different tensions.. is it not also just down to preference?)
Would be grateful for an answer to what you can detect as questions and perhaps some reflection on what is not 🙂
And maybe one more: do you make your beds as 210cm long?
kind regards,
Tobias
Hi Tobias,
Thank you for your enquiry.
There is a lot of confusion surrounding the feel of a mattress and the spring tension. The different springs/”>spring tensions are achieved by using different gauges of the same metal with the same number of turns. So although the springs may have six turns, the amount of rebound from thinner metal is less than the thicker gauge metal, in fact the higher the gauge the firmer the spring. The spring tension needs to be sufficient to provide the right level of support for the body weight, too soft or too firm can cause aches and pains and result in pressure point discomfort. With your particular body weights, we would suggest a split spring tension, firm for you and medium for your wife. Your wife is right to resist the suggestion that she should go for a firm. Such split tension mattresses are only available in our Artisan range.
The feel of a mattress on the other hand, is entirely attributable to the upholstery layers. So, you could have a firm spring with soft upholstery, which provides the right support for someone between 17 and 22 stones, but also provides that softer top layer to make it feel like you are being enveloped (Artisan Luxury). The feel can be determined by your own particular preference. We have a number of mattresses which are comparable in feel only to some Vi-Spring models and we have attached a schedule here to assist.
As you will be aware from reviewing our site, we endeavour to be as transparent as possible by disclosing as much information as possible in respect of our products, but unfortunately, now no one else does, Vi-Spring used to. We can make a mattress in the length that you have requested, but this would attract an additional 10% charge on the price of a super king size and additionally, it would not be covered by our 60 day “love it or return it guarantee, although you would still receive a manufacturer’s guarantee to protect against product failure etc.
We trust that the above is of assistance to you, but if you require any further advice or guidance in respect of our products, please call our office on 0161 437 4419 and speak with one of our advisors.
Kind regards.
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