ChiliPad keeps your mattress hot, cold

Sure, we've seen air conditioned beds before, and you may think one of those fancy electric blankets circa 1990 could handle the warming duties, but why not plunk down for one device that handles both extremes? Enter ChiliPad, which, contrary to its name, actually does provide cooling or warming benefits while you snooze. Reportedly, the mattress topper uses water rather than air to generate temperature adjustments, and the company even compares it to a water-cooled computer -- talk about understanding your market, eh? If Chili is to be believed, this thing can be set to cool things down to 65°F or warm 'em up to 100°F, and yes, it does come in single- and dual-zone versions. So, for those who just can't seem to get the thermostat set correctly, you can pick one of these up now for around $479 to $999, depending on size.

[Via Gearlog]

[Sean @ Dec 21st 2007 8:15AM]

I think the name was supposed to be a pun of sorts. Chili, ie pepper, hot. Chili like Chilly, ie cold. That's my take.

[lordofthedirectrix @ Dec 21st 2007 8:45AM]

Ha, I didn't see that at first. Kudos!

[Matthew Hilario @ Dec 21st 2007 12:19PM]

yea but can it make chili?

[Sean @ Dec 21st 2007 1:40PM]

Alas, I think that it out of its specs. However, you could certainly mod it to do so. Throw some extra power through it, place chili on the pad and wait several hours for it to heat up correctly. gross, but there you have it, ha.

[Ryan Trevisol @ Dec 21st 2007 8:55AM]

Anyone who's married knows this will save your marriage, and quite possibly your life.

[charlie @ Dec 21st 2007 9:21AM]

I want, no need, one of these!

[wickedpheonix @ Dec 21st 2007 9:31AM]

Wow, I definitely need one of these...

However, while I wouldn't use one of these for heating the bed, I would imagine that 100F isn't that hot since normal body temperature is 98.6F. It may feel warmer since the body temperature does drop during sleep, but not that much...

[ben @ Dec 21st 2007 10:46AM]

You have to remember that 98.6 F is the average internal body temperature. Your skin temperature is a few degrees cooler. So 100F underneath you would certainly feel warm, especially with blankets (your skin is used to 72 degree air after all).

[daaper @ Dec 21st 2007 11:18AM]

FWIW, I have a water bed (big whoop, wanna fight about it?) and setting it to anything higher than 90* is almost unbearable for me...

[johnzilla @ Dec 21st 2007 10:05AM]

This makes no sense whatsoever. How do you keep the water running through the tubes if there's 150-300 pounds laying on them??

[Wolfticket @ Dec 21st 2007 11:03AM]

Rigid tubes?

[Salim @ Dec 21st 2007 10:11AM]

Your *internal* body temperature is 98.6F and your skin provides insulation to keep it that way. Lacking skin, an external temperature of 98F would feel just right, however, I don't know about you, but when it's 98F outside, I'm sweating my ass off!

[Tim @ Dec 21st 2007 10:40AM]

These things would save a LOT of energy by allowing you to set your home thermostat to 60-deg F in the winter and 75-deg F in the summer and still sleep well.

[Guenther @ Dec 21st 2007 1:24PM]

There's down bedding available for under $200 that will let you do half of that. Or just shove an electric pad under her half of the bed.
For close to $1000 (queen?) I would expect sweat detection. A humidity sensor that runs the temp down if I'm sweating bullets.

[AJ in the East Bay @ Dec 21st 2007 12:03PM]

Am I the only one that thinks nothing electrical should be anywhere on your mattress? Maybe I'm paranoid or take risk management too seriously.

[Richard S. @ Dec 21st 2007 12:58PM]

I'd take that a step further and say I wouldn't want something that's electric _and_ pumping water through it underneath me while I'm sleeping.

[Michael Chastain @ Dec 21st 2007 3:02PM]

This is circulating water through the pad to maintain temperature, unlike a traditional electric blanket/mattress pad which contain electric heating elements. I suspect this design is much safer.

[Jeremy @ Dec 21st 2007 2:56PM]

Those fans look pretty loud. Loud fans are not conducive to sleep.

[Michael Chastain @ Dec 21st 2007 3:03PM]

Assuming the fan volume is constant, it's quite conducive to sleep. White noise drowns out other more disturbing noise, and many people buy white noise machines for that purpose (I own one).

[William @ Dec 21st 2007 3:11PM]

Personally I know I have cranked up the AC in the Summer just to jump under the Covers. Imagine the money I could save. Sign me up.

[Kyle @ Dec 21st 2007 4:07PM]

I want one of these for just my head darnit DX

[jbranc @ Dec 21st 2007 5:20PM]

i'm surprised the website isn't more clear about how one add's this to an existing mattress. i already own a big pillowtop, not sure i can add an additional big pillowtop on it.

[sure @ Dec 21st 2007 9:37PM]

eh.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanket

yep.

[jjm360 @ Feb 27th 2008 10:19PM]

I've seen a mattress that does something pretty similar to this. It's a mattress that has an open-cell foam structure which allows air flow through the interior, dissipating heat and moisture.

http://www.givemecomfort.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=273