how do you drain a water bed?

Answer 1

attach the hose to the mattress using the special fitting,
then attach the other end of the hose to a water supply,
turn the water on and start to fill the mattress
this will cause the siphon action once you disconnect the hose from the water supply,
let it fill about ten minutes or stop sooner if the bed starts to get real big,
disconnect from water supply and run the hose out the door
if the hose is higher then the bed your suction will get weak when it's almost done emptying, when its close to being empty try to fold it back towards the end with the hose, be care full if there is a floating pad inside to make sure you are squeezing the pad with the mattress when you try to move the mattress or the floating pad will move and bunch up, if you lose the suction before it totally drains it will be almost impossible to finish draining, and even though it might not seem like there's much water left in the mattress you wont be able to lift it if there's still water in it , it should suck dry if you do it right

Answer 2

You must have hoses since you filled it to begin with, and the adaptor kit that attaches the hose to the bed, so...

Run the hose to a sink on a lower floor. This will allow most of the work to be done by gravity. Make sure you tie the end of the hose to the faucet so it doesn't take off on you. Attach the hose to the bed using the proper adaptor, and then push the hose opening down into the water to start the draining process.

If your home is all on one level try running the hose outside. After you have it attached to the bed inside, to create a draw (The water molecule will always attract other water molecules. You only have to start the process.) attach the hose to the outside tap, and run water into the bed just enough to fill the hose. Then disconnect it from the tap (it will spray you doing it this way) and you should be able to maintain the draw. Let it drain onto the grass. The water bed chemicals aren't strong enough to hurt the grass.

Just make sure that as the bed empties, you roll up the mattress to get all the water out.

Answer 3

The "best way" is to get the kit, so that you can hook the garden hose to the water bed. Now, toss the hose out the 2nd story window, and watch it drain!! Make sure its draining away from the house and garden area, because you added chemicals to the water bed, and it will kill the plants.

The higher you are, the faster it will drain, and you will be suprised at the results...

That thing will suck it dry, so hard, and remove so much water, that you will actually "vacumn pack" the entire water bed!!

Now, if you hear "sucking sound" near the hose, then the hose either isnt in right, or the kit isnt connected properly, because its vacumning the air with the water and it will take longer and the efficiency wont be as good.

I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 4

I had a friend who had a water bed, and he used to attach a hose to the water bed and let it drain out the window.

Answer 5

There is a small drain kit that you can purchase or just just siphon it out the window.

Answer 6

you can put a water hose in the filler spout and syphon like you would gas from a car until its empty enough to pick up and dump

Answer 7

Step by step directions:
http://www.flobeds.com/Draining.htm

Answer 8

Very carefully.

Answer 9

poke a hole in it.duh

Answer 10

Stab it !!