Re: Re: Question about BED FRAME

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My husband wanted to try this type bed frame--we saw it at Ikea.  I asked a

salesperson whether it had any metal in it, because I also could not tell for

sure, even in person.  The sales person replied, no, that in Sweden (Ikea is

Swedish) they know all about not using metal in bedframes.  I was still

skeptical.  We didn't buy the bed yet, but hubby still wants to go there.  So

someday, when we have the extra cash (! who knows what decade this will be!), I

will let you know what I find out.  lol 

 

Diane

From: svetaswan <svetaswan@...>

Subject: Re: Question about BED FRAME

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 1:02 AM

 

Hi,

I looked at the photos you provided - and the mattress foundation looks familiar

to me because I have recently shopped for a new mattress and foundation, and

came across this style. It is a European-style wood slatted foundation -

supposedly popular in Europe. I'm American, so I hadn't really seen this type of

foundation until I was doing my recent shopping for a metal-free foundation.

I wish I could answer your question definitively - but I have no experience with

this type of foundation, and I cannot say for sure what all the foundation is

made of. But when I was considering this foundation, my inclination was to not

buy it because it looked like it could have metal components. Since it's

adjustable - the components used to make the foundation so adjustable &

comfortable could be made of metal. It could be that those components are

plastic, and/or the metal is relatively harmless - but I wasn't willing to pay

$500 to find out, lol.

Here is a page with general info on this style of foundation:

http://www.flobeds.com/pdf/euroslat.pdf

This page mentions something called " carbon steel " as being a component of their

Euro-style foundation. The foundation pictured may not be exactly the same model

as the one in your photo - but it may provide a " hint " as to what components

your foundation could contain:

http://www.flybynight.com/European-Flexible-Slat-System_p_915.html

Here's another page on this type of foundation:

http://www.sleepdesign.com/dunlo/s_suspension.htm

Maybe a " simpler " foundation would be a safer bet? (Btw, the bedframe looks like

it would be o.k..) When I bought my latex mattress from a company called Sleep

EZ, I bought one of the foundations they sold to go with it - as it looked

relatively metal-free. Sure enough, the 8 screws & wingnuts used to assemble the

foundation seemed to be just about the only metal in the foundation (it would

have been 12 screws/wingnuts if they had shipped the center beam - but this

probably wouldn't have made much of a difference from an emf standpoint). I

haven't had any noticeable emf problems with it - I've been pretty happy with

the foundation. Here it is:

http://www.sleepez.com/foundations.htm

Since this foundation has proven to be " safe " for me - I've inquired about

keeping the foundation even though I will have to return the actual mattress.

Since they were pretty evasive on this issue (I hate when businesses give you a

bunch of information without actually answering the question you posed) - I will

probably return it, and perhaps buy something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Thick-Foundation-memory-latex-mattresses/dp/B002RVCSRI/ref\

=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1308192297 & sr=8-1

Well, this is my input - for what it's worth. Whatever you decide, I hope it

works out for you!

~Svetaswan

>

> Hello there,

>

> Thank you to Lizzie who replied before. I now posted photos of the bed, can

anyone help me know if it would be considered EMF safe or not? We use a natural

latex mattress without any metal in it. we need a bed as we have our mattress on

the floor and this one is selling for just 30 quid so would appreciate your

points of view on whether it's safe or not. Many thanks, again!

>

> The photos are on the photo album " BED FRAME: EMF SAFE? "

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

> My husband wanted to try this type bed frame--we saw it at Ikea.  I asked a

> salesperson whether it had any metal in it, because I also could not tell

> for sure, even in person.  The sales person replied, no, that in Sweden

> (Ikea is Swedish) they know all about not using metal in bedframes. 

> I was still skeptical. 

Well, I guess you could bring a magnet with you and see if it sticks to

those parts of the bed frame. :-)

Marc

[Guest guest]

Hi, Marc,

 

I wish.  The frame is wooden slats on top. That we know.  They have plastic

end-cap type things on the ends of the slats (that is what we think we know. 

lol  A magnet would have perhaps helped there.)  But the bottom of the frame,

where it all is held together, appears to be a mystery.  We couldn't tell, even

in person, how it was held together because we couldn't turn it over (it had a

mattress on it, was made up to lay on, and was deceptively heavy when I tried

to look.  Hubby was also recovering from hernia surgery, so I was on my own

trying to hoist it up).  It sits in a wooden box. 

 

Ikea is over 2 hours away or I would go try the magnet.  We didn't see any

metal parts but we were perplexed by how this frame was bowed in order to flex

when a person laid down in the bed without using metal.  If the sales person

knew what she was talking about, however, it contains no metal! 

 

Diane

 

 

 

 

 

From: Marc <marc@...>

Subject: Re: Re: Question about BED FRAME

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 11:41 AM

 

> My husband wanted to try this type bed frame--we saw it at Ikea.  I asked a

> salesperson whether it had any metal in it, because I also could not tell

> for sure, even in person.  The sales person replied, no, that in Sweden

> (Ikea is Swedish) they know all about not using metal in bedframes. 

> I was still skeptical. 

Well, I guess you could bring a magnet with you and see if it sticks to

those parts of the bed frame. :-)

Marc