I ordered this Sealy as I plan to now put my own 3" latex or memory foam topper on top of the strong coil system
This one, according to the salesman, Sealy Posturepedic Wyrick is basically just the coil with some padding.

What I liked is this salesman understood what I was trying to do and didn't try to upsell me on more plush models since I planned to use my own comfort layers. Also they will give me one free total bed exchange if I don't like it...

http://www.mattress.com/ProductDetails.aspx?PID=13753&SID=6

Was thinking of keeping the soft 2.9" layer from my SleepEz bed to use as the topper.

Thoughts?

Novahelp,

Is that Sealy Posturepedic Wyrick mattress dual sided or single?

Thanks

Hi, just some information that might be of interest.
All Sealys I have tried are "springier" than most other mattresses. I don't know what accounts for that. I would guess it's that the springs are less rigid for whatever reason but that's not necessarily a bad thing unless you are sleeping with a partner and don't want that much bounce. (or maybe you do!) ;-)

Anyway, since I took my Sealy Fenway from CostCo apart and added my own layers of foam I can tell you that I made it much less springy. I think part of the springiness to it was that they had NO firm padding (on this model, at least) over the springs. Once I put an inch of very firm (I mean SUPER FIRM) padding directly on top of the springs, that made it much less springy.

Then, I tried it for awhile with only 1" of medium  foam over that and it was a bit springy.

But by adding another 1" of medium foam on top of that (now 2" of medium foam), that made it not very springy at all. I don't think springiness is bad or good, it depends on what you like. I prefer it a little less springy it turns out. It seemed like the springs were creating pressure points for me when I had less padding over them. Not sure if that's true but it seemed that way to me.

Just in case you end up keeping your mattress and doing surgery on it some day.

So that is the one thing I can tell you: If your new mattress becomes uncomfortable for you some day you can open it up (see my thread on that somewhere here) and rebuild it  by adding your own HR or Latex foam over the springs and it will be fine.

The mattress is basic and very bouncy. Placed a latex layer on it, and FINALLY this seems to be what I need. The latex cushions me, but the springs underneath support me!  The pure foam beds (latex and memory foam) clearly don't work for me because I compress the foam so much that no matter how soft the foam, when you compress foam to the limit it gets HARD.  When I lay on my side on this bed WITH the latex (without I don't like it) I get comforming, cushioning, and support so far :)  Sleep tonight and find out.

I am now testing if I want soft or medium topper latex.

Dear god, can this ordeal finally be over!? 

Novahelp, Plese let us know how your sleeping experience is tonight. I hope this is the answer for you to have a good night's sleep. 

Sabra wrote: Sealy Posturepedic coil systems go up to 805 in a queen size.  This is their highest coil count and all of their coils are 14.5 gauge wire.  When you are looking at a Sealy Posturepedic, 736 coils in the queen size is more support than is generally needed for the average adults.  The next coil count is 782 in a queen, and then 805.  The higher coil counts will give you slightly more conformity, but no more support.  The higher coil count is really redundant.  Some of the mattresses built for the big chains will have a little "pig-tail" or extra turn on the top and bottom of the coil.  This is called the "DSS" coil and is supposed to be better at reducing motion.  Some unscrupulous people in this industry will count that little "pig-tail" on top and bottom as extra coils.  As this DSS system is only available on the 782 coil count, some people will quote the coil count of this unit at 2346 (782x3), but that is a pretty easy ploy to see through. 

As far as how the mattress stacks up, if you got the basic Sealy Posturepedic, you can expect many years of use out of it.  I would like to warn not to sacrifice comfort for durability.  If the mattress lasts forever, but you are miserable on it, it doesn't do any good.  I will always say, "SHOP FOR COMFORT AND COMFORT ALONE!"

My prior Sealy Posturepedic Mattress was their fimest model with no topper and no padding and I used it for 14 years. It really should have been disposted at when it was 12 years old. Iam light weight and I flipped it a lot and switched sides so it lasted a long time.  I used it over a platform bed and most people who lied on it thought it was too hard for sleeping but I was comfortable until it was 12 years of age. But I see now I used to move from side to side all night to get off my pressure points so I may have had no back pain on it but I would have slept better with a thin soft topper on it.

This mattress is a piece of sh*t.  I had to put 3" of latex and 3" of memory foam on top to make it bareable last night!! I still woke up with my hip and shoulder hurting.
I can't believe they sell this thing for $1200. 

FIrst, I feel like I am laying on a "buggy seat" it jiggles so much. There is NO padding at all, and the covering feels like hard plastic.  OUCH!

I am going to ask for a switch to this one:  http://www.mattress.com/ProductDetails.aspx?PID=28079&SID=6 
My last mattress from 10yrs ago was a Serta and I think it will be much better.

Novahelp,

I'm so sorry this didn't work for you. Your new mattress unfortunately sounds like my old hard bed where my toppers just couldn't make it comfortable. I read about the one you are ordering--it looks like it will help relieve those pressure points. Plus the Outlast should not make it so hot. I think I speak for the others here in saying we were all pulling for this mattress to work out. Let us know after you try the new one. Too bad mattress shopping is such a trial and error endeavor. That's why we have forums like this I guess.

Sabra

PS I've found my mattress but I'm still trying out pillows to not have neck pain when I awake. I'm going on my forth one now!

Sabra wrote:
Thanks for your supportive words. In a MILLION years I never thought this would take me months. My last bed was a Serta I went to Sams and purchased for $300 10 yrs ago and it was GREAT.
I hope this new Serta isnt as jiggly as the Sealy. It will take a week to get to me so I am going to their showroom to try it out again..

I'm sorry novahelp. :( In the past 25 years I've had two Sealys and one Serta Perfect Sleeper, purchased in the late '80s. The Serta still sits in my guest room, in "PERFECT" condition. The Sealys never felt as comfortable to me. One was BOARD hard. My mistake for going with super-firm. I sold that to a friend and bought the Serta. At first I ordered a firmer one, but quickly exchanged it for the cushion firm in the same model. Ahhhhh...much better. Double-sided. Belgian damask cover. Built like they used to build mattresses. They must have used better foams back then, too. Or I just got lucky. The later Sealy (the one before my current zippered mattress) was also on the firmer side, but definitely started sagging in the middle, even with minimal foam. Granted, it was 12 years old. But it was on its way out before that. Actually, my husband had a cheap Serta pillow top that my mattress guy took apart and the foam was pretty bad. Coils in perfect condition. So, even Sertas have their crummy fillings.

Anyway, my point is, I preferred my OLD Serta over my old Sealys. I also think my foundation has more bounce to it than my current ones, although I prefer a more stable base.

Good luck and keep us posted!

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