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In case anyone else was wondering why in the world anyone needs a smart mattress; it has both heating and cooling capability, as well as vibration (for alarms). Presumably it is programmable via an app and, of course, collects usage data. Sounds like a really nice product if it weren't for the privacy issues.

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Heating and cooling my bed has been such a game changer for me.

I don’t have this bed. But I use the bed jet and chili pad. It’s great if you like to sleep with a lot of blankets without sweating. I like both. Neither tracks my sleep, use, or have ever been connected to the internet.

Another BedJet fan. My wife and I both agree it’s in the top 3-4 purchases since we’ve been together (10 years).

I think I would give up most other possessions before it. It is probably only beaten out by a few very sentimental items (like my wedding rings), Kindle Voyager (by far the best eReader Amazon ever made IMHO) and a couple of my newer Apple devices (Apple Pencil 2 and AirPods with iPhone are just magic).

Individualized climate control in bed is a luxury that has put a grateful smile on me for almost every day over the last 6 years.

What brand/model for each? My wife would love some solution to this. I was about to try the purple matress.

I use the chilipad, from sleep.me . Seems like they have quite few options. I have the lowest end model and I definitely want to upgrade to the pro when I can. But the cubes have been good to me.

And then I also use the bedjet. Bedjet.com. It blows air. I just don't like the constant feeling of air blowing, but its great for the feet when hopping in and having the option for quick fix (hot or cold) in the middle of the night.

Do you use the BedJet sheet? I find it much nicer than the air blowing directly.

I don’t. I was always worried about the sheet quality but seems like good feedback here.

Another vote for Bedjet here. I have chronic sleep problems and plus a condition that means I’m prone to overheating and the Bedjet has genuinely changed my quality of life for the better.

Great product. Their iPhone app UI could use some love, but it does what I need it to.

(You also get a nice hardware remote)

If you're using ESPhome, the BedJet addon replaces the hardware remote and app. It's kind of funny if only because the only processing inside the BedJet is..... an esp32, so you're throwing an ESP32 at another ESP32 ;)

https://esphome.io/components/climate/bedjet.html

I run my BedJet into HomeAssistant (and from there, into HomeKit) so it's so nice to ask Siri to warm up my bed now.

I found mine at a Value Village for a hundred bucks with everything but the mattress clip and remote, and BedJet support was able to just let me buy the mattress macguffin again for around $25ish.

I've been wondering about things like this for a while. I run hot and sleep much better in cold temperatures (looking forward to cold winter nights). A weighted blanket helps, but I'll definitely look into the chili pad and bed jet. Thanks for mentioning!

So is this thing connected to a compressor like a fridge? Or how does it cool the pad?

Yeah it connects to a little water chiller. It’s a quick connect system. I’m not sure if it’s proprietary, but I’d guess it’s not. The chiller has physical climate control buttons.

Do you ever try swaddling yourself? Sometimes its the only thing that I find works for me and my overactive mind

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