We thought it would be better than our old saggy bed, we were wrong.
Written: Jul 19 '03 (Updated Jul 21 '03)
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Pros: A beautiful bed with hardwood legs.
Cons: The cassettes move around and compress, leaving a gap under your back.
The Bottom Line: A mattress should be comfortable and easy to maintain. The Duxiana Pascal is not. Over time the cassettes shift and compress horizontally requiring more and more maintenance to achieve comfort.
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| springflowers's Full Review: Duxiana Mattress |
My husband and I had a very old king size bed that sagged horribly and it was time to invest in a new bed. After much research and testing we decided to purchase the Duxiana Pascal California King. The comfort was what we were looking for. There were other brands as comfortable but we were swayed by the European design and quality of construction. The firm mattress topped with the adjustable cassettes, a layer of latex foam and a washable cotton topper made practical sense to us.
The cotton topper shrank after the first washing and the elastic holding it in place lost its stretch in a relatively short period of time.
For the first couple years the bed was all right but slowly we were were having to remove the spring cassettes and shake out the springs bi-weekly as the ones on the long edges had compressed where they butted up against the next cassette.
The cassettes are what on another bed would be the mattress. Each side of the King size mattress is divided equally into three cassettes, making 6 in total. They are about 2 1/2 inches high and contain the springs. There is one at your head, middle and feet depending on how tall you are and how much of them you cover with your body. They are lettered A, B, and C and have different spring tension. You can move them around if you prefer a different (firmer or softer) spring at a certain area of your body. They are not attached to anything, but inserted into the fabric "case" which also contains the latex foam making a foam/spring sandwich wrapped in a fabric case held closed by a zipper around it's perimeter. After a few years the springs compress somewhat and it is no longer recommended to switch them around.
To access the cassettes you must remove the fitted sheet then open the zipper which is sewn around the perimeter of the mattress case that houses the foam and the spring cassettes. This can be frustrating as the zipper gets caught in threads along the way. You then remove the problem cassettes and grip the springs through the cotton case, give a shake until the springs slide apart to where they belong. After you are satisfied you return the spring cassette to the bed, close the zipper and re-affix the sheet. For my height, 5'7" cassette A and B butt together at my mid/lower back and if I sleep on them when they have shifted I end up with a sore back the next morning.
Now, 6 years after purchasing our mattress I have to adjust the cassettes every other day where they shift away from each other. A bed should not require so much maintenance.
In an unsolicited letter we and other Dux Pascal customers received the problem was addressed quite simply suggesting the method of shaking out the cassettes which I outlined above. Not much help. What good is a 20 year warranty?
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Mattress Size: California King
Mattress Firmness: Somewhat firm
Amount Paid (US$): 4000
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