How to install Mattress Replacement Parts

Applies to Traditional Sleep Number® mattresses. Does not apply to Sleep Number smart beds.

Choose the part you are installing

Mattress cover

1. Remove all bedding from your mattress.
2. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.

   

3. Remove the top panel of the mattress cover and foam comfort pad. If you have a memory foam mattress, unzip the zipper at the head of the bed and set the inner cover panel aside.

   

4. Remove the foam end wall at the head of the bed to expose the hose connections.
5. Disconnect your pump and place white air chambers on air the air chamber connection. Set air chambers aside. Caps are usually stored inside the bed or base. If you do not have caps, visit your local Sleep Number store to pick up a set or order them online.
   

   

   

6. Remove the rest of the foam parts and set aside.
7. Remove the bottom section of the mattress cover and set aside. Follow steps to detach your existing cover and prepare your replacement cover if you have a Sleep Number adjustable base.
8. Unzip the mattress cover and set the top panel aside. If you have a memory foam mattress, unzip the second zipper and set the gray inner cover panel aside.
9. Place the foam side and end walls in the mattress. If you have a foam base pad, place the base pad in the bottom of the mattress cover.
10. Place air chambers into the mattress cover so the hose connectors lie on the bottom when inflated and the connectors face the head of the bed.
11. Reconnect the hoses to the air chamber(s). Attach the white hose marked with L's to the sleeper left air chamber (i.e. the left side if you were lying in bed). If you have a memory foam mattress, make sure the border wrap extends over the air chambers and zip the inner cover panel onto the mattress.

    

12. Place the foam comfort pad in the mattress.
13. Zip the top cover panel to the bottom section of your mattress cover to close your mattress cover.

    

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Foam Comfort Pad

1. Carefully open the foam comfort pad and set it aside for 30 minutes at room temperature. This allows the foam to fully expand.
2. Remove all bedding from your bed.
3. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.
4. Remove the top panel of the mattress cover.
5. Remove the foam comfort pad and set aside.
6. Place your new foam comfort pad in the bed.

   

7. Place the top cover panel back over your mattress.
8. Zip the cover to close your mattress.

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Air Chamber(s) and/or Foam Center Wall

1. Remove all bedding from your bed.
2. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.

   

3. Remove the top cover panel and the foam comfort pad.

   

4. Disconnect your pump and remove the air chamber(s).

   

   

5. Install your air chamber(s) with the connector (found on the bottom of the air chamber) at the head of the bed.

   

6. Reconnect the hoses to the air chamber(s). Attach the white hose marked with L's to the sleeper left air chamber (i.e. the left side if you were lying in bed). If you have a memory foam mattress, make sure the border wrap extends over the air chambers and zip the inner cover panel onto the mattress.

   

7. Zip the top panel to the bottom section of your mattress cover to close the cover.

   

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Foam Side and End Walls

1. Carefully open the foam border walls and set them aside for 30 minutes at room temperature. This allows the foam to fully expand.
2. Remove all bedding from your bed.
3. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.

   

4. Remove the top panel of the mattress cover and the foam comfort pad.

   

5. Remove the foam side and end walls and set aside.

   

6. Install the new foam side and end walls.

   

7. Zip the top panel to the bottom section of your mattress cover to close the cover.

   

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Foam Base Pad

1. Remove all bedding from your bed.
2. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.

   

3. Remove the top panel of the mattress cover and the foam comfort pad.

   

4. Disconnect your pump and remove the air chamber(s).

   

   

5. Remove the foam base pad and install the new base pad.

   

6. Reconnect the hoses to the air chamber(s).

   

7. Zip the top panel to the bottom section of your mattress cover to close the cover.

   

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Firmness Control System (pump)

Applies to Refurbished Traditional Dual, Advanced DualAir, SleepIQ, or Kids Firmness Control Systems

1. Connect the hoses to the replacement pump. Connect the blue connector to the blue port and the white connector to the white port.
2. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.

   

3. Remove the top panel of the mattress cover and any foam comfort layer.

   

4. Remove the foam border wall at the head of the bed to expose the air hose connections inside the bed.
5. Disconnect your pump from the air chamber(s).

   

6. Install your replacement pump (see 1:59-3:27 in the video) and reconnect the hoses to the air chamber(s). If your air chamber(s) have multiple connections, use Permanent Locking Caps to cover the smaller male connector on the air chamber(s). These can be ordered at no cost from our customer service center.

   

7. Connect the power cord to the pump and plug into a working outlet. The power light will be on and the third LED light will blink when the pump is getting power.
8. Pair your new remote or reset your existing remote. Follow how to set up or reset my remote for more details.
9. Place all foam parts back inside your mattress.
10. Zip the top panel to the bottom section of your mattress cover to close your bed.

    

11. Fill your bed and set each side to your preferred Sleep Number setting.

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Chamber Lift

1. Remove all bedding from your bed.
2. Find the zipper at the head of your bed and unzip all the way around the mattress cover. If your bed is a Duvet style or a memory foam mattress, unzip the bottom zipper.

   

3. Remove the top panel of the mattress cover and the foam comfort pad.

   

4. Disconnect your pump and remove the air chamber(s).

   

   

5. Install the chamber lift under the air chamber.

   

6. Reconnect the hoses to the air chamber(s) and pump.

   

7. Zip the top panel to the bottom section of your mattress cover to close the cover.

   

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