The Best Mattress Protectors and Why they are Important

Eric and Riley from Bedgear are here to talk to you about mattress protectors.



The big question that we hear is what is the purpose of a mattress protector? A mattress protector is a removable cloth that sits on top or zips around the mattress. The purpose of it is to protect your mattress. An old mattress can sometimes can build up dust mites, bed bugs, mold, and dead skin or dandruff in the mattress. These things can irritate and even harm people. The mattress protector can also help keep the mattress clean even from spills from spills or dirt. Let's say that you spill something on your mattress, you can just take it off and wash it.

You can clean the surface of a mattress with a vacuum cleaner, but it cannot remove things that are in the mattress which is where most of the grime goes. With a mattress protector, you can avoid substances from getting on and into your mattress. This will make your mattress last longer saving you money and keeping your safe.

Better technology protectors can protect the mattress, but also make it more comfortable the person sleeping on the mattress. Bedgear has a good, better, best program.

Their good mattress protector called the iProtect has performance technology that allows air to flow through to your mattress. Mattresses need to breath and you should allow air to transfer to it.

Bedgear's better mattress protector, Dry Tec, has the same technology as the iProtect mattress protector, but also has additional value that wicks away moisture from your body. Every night of sleep you actually loose a half of a liter of water. You may loose more depending on if it is hot and you sweat more.

The best mattress protector from Bedgear is called the Ver-Tex. This has the same technology as the Dry Tec, but as two more added features to it. This mattress protector can actually keep your body temperature regulated during the night. The material is actually cool to the touch.

The only real way to know which mattress protector is best for you is to check them out in person yourself. Stop by one of our locations and ask to see all of the different types of mattress protectors that we have. See you soon!

High Efficiency Top-load Washers vs Front-load Washers

Chuck Ewing, the CEO of Appliance Factory & Mattress Kingdom, is here to help you understand the efficiency in top-load washers and front-load washers. You will also find out which one is more efficient than the other. Watch the video to get information.

Top-load Washers
To get the highest efficiency, you need to use less detergent, less water, and less hot water. The washer will spin the cloths fast making clothes go up. This is not the most efficient way to wash your laundry.

Front-load Washers
Because the drum sits on the side, there is less water need to wash clothes. Clothes spin more evenly making sure everything gets wet. Because there is less need for water, you use concentrated detergent as your soap.




We hope that this video helps you make the best decision for buying your new washer and dryer appliances.

Let us know if you have any questions about efficiency in appliances. Leave them in the comments section.

Kiss Ironing Goodbye with These 5 Great Laundry Tips

Hate to iron clothes? You’re not alone! Pressing blouses, shirts and slacks can be a very tedious, time-consuming process, but you don’t want to be a wrinkled mess at work and it can cost a fortune to have the dry cleaners handle it! What to do? Luckily, we have some tips that can take the wrinkles out of clothes without the assistance of an iron, so you can look great without having to spend a lot of time dealing with them. Now you can enjoy wrinkle-free clothes without the hassle of ironing- everybody wins!

Set a Timer

It can be tempting to load clothes into the dryer, walk away, and forget about it until it’s time to fold. But this method can make clothing even more wrinkled, especially if you’re doing a large load. Set a timer for 20 minutes. When it goes off, pull out all the items you normally would need to iron, and lay them flat to continue drying, or hang them on a drying rack in your laundry room. They’ll be naturally wrinkle-free when you’re done! If you have a connected appliance, you can sink your dryer time to your phone and either stop it at any time or have the alarm go off when your clothes are ready. 

Use Dryer Sheets

Besides the added bonus of making your laundry smell fantastic, dryer sheets can make clothes come out of the dryer less wrinkled by softening the fabric. Nothing could be easier than throwing a dryer sheet into the laundry, and it is a good first step to an ironing-free lifestyle. Try Downy April Fresh dryer sheets for a nice, light scent that is not overpowering.

Release the Wrinkles!

After your clothing has dried, spray it with a wrinkle releaser and hang it in the closet. A wrinkle releaser does just what it says on the label- releases wrinkles by making the fabric hang straight. We like Downy Wrinkle Release in April Fresh, so the scent can match your dryer sheets!

Know When to Fold ‘Em

Leaving your laundry in the basket unfolded after it’s been taken out of the dryer is a great way to get many wrinkles on all your clothes. By folding the laundry the second it comes out of the dryer, you can smooth any wrinkles that would have needed to be ironed out. Bonus: you get to touch nice, warm clothes fresh out of the dryer!

Hang Up

No matter how careful you are with your clothing when you take it out of the dryer, it can all be for nothing if you don’t hang things up as soon as your laundry is done. Let gravity work for you by hanging your items on a hanger to naturally release the wrinkles. This will make your garment look great for a very small amount of work!

Got any more ironing tips (namely, ones that allow you to opt out of ironing)? Let us know in the comments section.