Assembly Instructions for 8" and 6.25" Fill Depth
Sterling Soft-Sided Flotation Bed Systems
1. Assemble the metal bed frame according to the separate bed frame manufacturer's
instructions and attach the headboard and footboard if necessary. A heavy duty
metal bed frame with center support is required. Place the bed frame
in the exact location you intend for the bed, making sure an electrical outlet is nearby
if a heater will be used.
2. Place the box foundation on the metal bed frame with the white law label at the head
of the frame. Install any dust ruffles you may have now.
3. Unzip and remove the quilted top panel from the cover border. Place the cover border on
top of the foundation, white law label at head of bed. Pull the corners of the border down
over the foundation corners. This will keep the cover border square and in place while you
set up and fill your mattress.
4. Assemble the foam cavity following the example drawing at the left. Place the longer
side rails on top of the bed at the sides and the shorter rails at the head and foot of the bed.
Square the sides with the foundation and insure there is equal spacing on all sides of
the cavity to the foundation. Pull the cover border up around the foam rails.
5. After you have assembled the foam perimeter, install your heater. Follow the heater
manufacturer’s instructions carefully for proper installation. This system has been designed
Run the electrical cord and temperature probe down through the holes provided in the white
bottom cloth of the cover border.
CAUTION: Do not plug the heater into a power source until the bed is completely
assembled and filled with water. Failure to follow this instruction will
invalidate your warranty and could cause damage to other components
of the bed or personal injury.
CAUTION: When you fill the water mattress later in the setup process, put enough water
in your mattress so that you cannot make the top sheet “bottom out”. Any
contact with the bottom of the bed when sitting or lying on the bed is considered
“bottoming out.” Bodily contact directly over the surface of the heater pad may
cause damage or personal injury.
CAUTION: We do not recommend the use of a waterbed to anyone who cannot
sense hot and cold or cannot move themselves without help.
to be used with a waterbed having a rigid support for the heater and water mattress.
Cover Border
Foam Perimeter Rails
in place
Cover Border
Folded down over
Foundation
Cover Border
Pulled Back up
For Dual Mattress only
- Beginning in 2007 Sterling softsided watermattresses were delivered with CONTOUR
safety liners unless a dealer specifically requested the old style fitted liner. As of 2008,
only contour liners were supplied by the factory. Both types of liner work well and are
interchangeable.
If a waterbed heater is being used, it must be installed before the safety liner and
watermattress are installed
We recommend the use of a heater to better prevent mildew in humid climates’ and for
comfort. Follow the heater maker’s instruction.
Make sure the heater is unplugged
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