Can Foam Eggcrate mattress pads be washed/cleaned?

newmassdad
Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:37:09 +0000

They are easy to wash.

The problem is drying them before mildew sets in.

They are just a bunch of foam.

IF you have a wet/dry vacuum, you might try extracting water with the vacuum.

If you really wanted to get most of the water out to speed up drying, you could do it with a very large plastic bag - perhaps a jumbo contractor’s bag. Put the wet thing in the bag. close it up around the nozzle of the wet/dry vac. Turn the vac on while keeping a seal around the nozzle. Watch air pressur do its work as the bag and contents shrink down as the water and air are sucked out.

BTW, this trick is a good way to get big foam cushions into tight cases, too.