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From time to time, the waterbed needs to be emptied – whether it’s because of a move or for cleaning. In this article, we explain whether you can empty the waterbed without a pump.
Without a pump: emptying the waterbed with a hose
If you only want to drain a few liters from your waterbed to change the filling quantity, for example, you don’t necessarily need a pump. This method is not suitable for emptying the waterbed completely.
- Use a piece of hose. Make sure that the hose is clean.
- Fill the hose completely with water and then seal one end of the hose with your thumb.
- Now insert the open end of the hose into the filler neck of the water core. The end of the hose that is sticking out must be lower than the surface of the water in the water core.
- Remove your thumb from the end of the hose so that the water can flow out of the water core.
- The leaking water should be collected in a bucket. This has the additional advantage that you can check how much water has already run out.
- Attention: Never suck up the water in the waterbed with your mouth. Otherwise you may swallow waterbed conditioner.
Drain water completely only with a pump
There are situations where you need to drain the waterbed completely – for example, if you want to change the waterbed, relocate it or even move to another home. Tip: Find out in advance whether you can have the removal carried out professionally. This can sometimes prevent you from having to buy new waterbed cores afterwards.
- Always empty your waterbed with a pump in a vacuum. Otherwise, the fleece inside the mattress may slip when you empty it. This fleece is responsible for soothing the water mattress.
- When the cover of the water mattress is compressed with a pump during deflation, the fleece is fixed in place. At the same time, all but five to ten liters of water are sucked out of the mattress.
- If you want to empty the waterbed completely with a simple hose, the water usually stops flowing 50 liters too early. In short: you will never get a water mattress full of air and water completely drained with a simple hose.
- Waterbed pumps are available from specialist retailers. Including adapters and hoses, they cost between 16 and 30 euros to rent.
