how can i fix my air mattress?

[ghost1986]

how can i fix my air mattress?

i bought a new air mattress about 3 months ago and up until Monday it worked fine. i took it camping twice and i also use it every night at home and it never proved to be a problem. but Sunday night i woke up with the cot posts in my back. so i woke up and refilled it and in 4 hours it lost most of its air again. i have checked the entire thing the best i can for holes but found non and i also used plumbers tape on the screw in plug but it still loses its air.

what could be wrong?

how can i solve this problem.

[campman]

Ghost,
I have found that usually these small slow leaks happen around the seams.  I would start by putting seam sealer, shoe goo, or something similar around the seams.  If that doesn't work, some retailers will take back your defective airbed and replace it with another one or give you store credit towards a new one.

[tplife]

I think the problem is obvious.  If it says "Cascade Designs" on the label, you send it back to them and they fix or replace it free for your lifetime.  If it doesn't say "Cascade Designs" on the label, roll it up, take it back to the store  and try to exchange it for one that does say that on the label.  If it has hollow tubes that you sleep on, you definitely bought the wrong sleeping pad as it poses a hypothermia danger since hollow tube pads are heat sinks that will exchange temperature with the outside air until they are the same temperature inside as outside.  If Cascade Designs products (ThermaRest) are too expensive for you, head on over to Ebay where you can save about 60% off retail.  Now let's get back to camping...