Is it necessary for longevity to flip and rotate latex mattress layers?
Hey Azred42 and new MUGster,
Welcome to the community.
You question is a valid question, but there is a bit of information that would be helpful in answering your question. Generally speaking, if your mattress was designed to be flippable with both sides exactly the same feel, then yes, it is beneficial to flip and rotate the mattress.
It also may depend on whether the mattress is Talalay processed or Dunlop processed and how thick the layers of the mattress are.
Talalay if fairly uniform in density, whereas Dunlop is considered bottom heavy, as the particles settle to the bottom of the latex slab during the manufacturing process and will cause the slap to become denser at the bottom than it is at the top.
If each side us the mirror image of the other, then again, i would offer, rotating and flipping is warranted.
If they are not mirror images and is not intended to be flipped, then rotation is certainly warranted and suggested.
Quality mattresses are engineered to have a support, comfort and cover layer/s. If thoughtfully built, their intention is to fit and support a certain type of sleeper. If you attempt to flip a mattress, even if all foam, you may lose some of that mattress engineering that was designed for specific functionality and affect.
Having said all this, you may find the folks at @Arizona_Premium, @Sleep_EZ, @EXP-CST @FloBeds, @TheCleanBedroom, and any other trusted member who might offer their years of insight, may say, latex is so resilent, it doesnt need to be rotated or flipped.
There are some truths to that theory. My theory is, everything is subject to wear and tear, and as such, it does not harm to try and keep that wear even across the materials. And that is the perspective, I am coming from.
Hopefully, you will have enough information to come to your own conclusion.
Norm
Hi Azred42,
Welcome to TMU!
It is part of our care protocol for most of our latex mattresses to rotate and flip the layers where possible every six months.
However, @Maverick spoke correctly when saying that latex mattresses, when customizable, are configured for a particular support and comfort level. So if you have 2 medium and 1 firm support zones, you could flip the mediums, rotate them, and exchange where they are in the mattress so as to wear more evenly. As an example, the medium ‘square’ at the foot of our king bed gets very little wear (for a short person), so if there was also a medium up at the top of the bed, you would want to exchange them. The bottom layer that runs from head to toe should be flipped and rotated every six months. I hope that all makes sense. Good question!
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