u/DaveWpgC

Considering 8S vs alternative

So my issue is waking hot around 1am and/or 3am. I have central air and in the summer the night temperature is set to 23c. In the winter it's set to 18c and I sleep cooler but will still find hot nights.

So I'm starting by replacing my mattress with a local pocket spring latex hybrid. This company has really comfortable hybrid mattresses and they're reasonably priced. I'll add a bamboo sheet set. I'm going to turn the thermostat down to 21 at night and see how that goes. Total cost $2,400 Cdn

Assuming the problem persists I'm going to shut the bedroom door and add a Midea Duo 12,000 BTU HE Inverter Ultra Quiet Portable Air Conditioner and feed the hose out the window and set it to 18c at night. The cost to cool the whole house would be crazy high.Total cost $730 Cdn

Assuming that doesn't fix it I'll try the Bedjet system. It will be pushing cold air through the cloud sheet and should work without the risk of leaks, customer service is better and it's basically a fan. Much fewer points of failure. Cost $900

In the end it will cost me less than the 8S for a year and I'll have vastly improved my mattress. What are the weaknesses of this plan?

So my issue is waking hot around 1am and/or 3am. I have central air and in the summer the night temperature is set to 23c. In the winter it's set to 18c and I sleep cooler but will still find hot nights.

So I'm starting by replacing my mattress with a local pocket spring latex hybrid. This company has really comfortable hybrid mattresses and they're reasonably priced. I'll add a bamboo sheet set. I'm going to turn the thermostat down to 21 at night and see how that goes. Total cost $2,400 Cdn

Assuming the problem persists I'm going to shut the bedroom door and add a Midea Duo 12,000 BTU HE Inverter Ultra Quiet Portable Air Conditioner and feed the hose out the window and set it to 18c at night. The cost to cool the whole house would be crazy high.Total cost $730 Cdn

Assuming that doesn't fix it I'll try the Bedjet system. It will be pushing cold air through the cloud sheet and should work without the risk of leaks, customer service is better and it's basically a fan. Much fewer points of failure. Cost $900

In the end it will cost me less than the 8S for a year and I'll have vastly improved my mattress. What are the weaknesses of this plan?

1. Will shipping to Canada be a thing in the near future? I can drive to Oroville but it's a couple of hours so I'd rather not. Especially if I had to return something, makes even more trips.

2. Am I reading this right that if the unit loses connection to Orion servers it stops working? I thought you could manually tell it the desired temperature for the 4 stages. Wouldn't it revert to those during a disconnect?

3. How much heat should I expect from the base assuming my room temperature is no higher than 74f? Part of the reason I want this is because the air movement in the master bedroom isn't great so I don't want to add a lot of heat to the room.

4. Is a controlled pillow case in the works?

5. Has anyone had experience with returning the unit in the first 30 days?

1. has anyone successfully returned a unit within the 30 days

2. what is the consensus on how this works for people who wake up hot? Ignoring leaks, customer service etc, does the system work well?

3. Is the enhanced subscription worth it? Or is basic all you need?

4. I'm a huge pillow flipper so I think I'd like the pillow add-on

I guess what I'm looking for is some idea from users about whether a 60+ year old couple who wake up overheated will find value in this.