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4 people found this helpful, do you? Broke after 6 months. reviewed on May 27, 2015 1 of 2 pagesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 27, 2009Release # 09-331 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 966-4532 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: IKEA KARLSTAD sofa-beds Distributor: IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa. Hazard: The mattress and seat cushions intended to be used as a mattress fail to meet the mandatory federal open flame standard for mattresses, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: No injuries were reported. Description: IKEA KARLSTAD sofa-bed frame has article number 801-215-12, supplier number 20789 with date stamps (YYWW) 0845 through 0927 located on a label attached to the underside of the sofa-bed frame.
The mattress topper is not affected by this recall. Sold at: IKEA stores nationwide from November 2008 through July 2009 for about $850. Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the mattress and cushions and contact IKEA or visit the Returns and Exchange Department at their local IKEA store to arrange free installation of a replacement mattress and seat cushions. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical orCPSC's work to help ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals -– contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters. Sent to Manufacturer / Importer / Private Labeler Manufacturer / Importer / Private Labeler Name IKEA North America Services, LLC ( View Comments Below ) Model Name or Number My Relationship to the Victim Victim's Age When Incident Occurred Product was damaged before incident? Product was modified before incident? If yes to any, explanation Have you contacted the manufacturer? If Not, Do You Plan To?One can never have too much storage!
I’ve had my eye on the IKEA MALM full-sized bedframe & matching nightstands for awhile now. Then I discovered the SULTAN ALSARP ‘boxspring’ w/ storage & how it would be great to utilize ALL the space under the mattress. I knew that the full-sized Sultan Alsarp was L: 74 3/8 ” x W: 52 3/4 ” x H: 11 3/4 “, & based on the Malm measurements for Mattress L: 74 3/8 ” x Mattress W: 53 1/8 ” & Footboard H: 11 3/4 “, it looked like it would fit. I just needed to go to IKEA & take a peek under the Malm mattress to see how it was held together & what, if anything, could possibly obstruct the Sultan Alsarp from slipping into the Malm bedframe. When I told the IKEA employee in the bedroom department what I was doing, he said it wouldn’t work. It turns out the Malm is $10 cheaper w/out the galvanized steel midbeam. The intellectual property depicted in this model, including the brand "ikea", is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original rights holders. Editorial uses of this product are allowed, but other uses (such as within computer games) may require legal clearances from third party intellectual property owners.
Don't see the file format you need? Free File Format ConversionChat with us now. Live Chat Now 24/7Edit ArticleHow to Fix a Squeaking Bed Frame Three Parts:Locating the SqueakRepairing a Squeaky FrameAdjusting Your Mattress and Box Spring ProperlyCommunity Q&A Finding exactly where that squeak in your bed is coming from can be frustrating work—enough so that some opt to fix every possible squeak instead of bothering to find the offending joint or spring. Locating and diagnosing the squeak will often save you time in the long run. It will provide you with information about the state your bed is in, which is helpful should any other issues arise in the future. Listen to your bed while someone moves slowly across it. This should clue you in to the general location of the squeak. Pay particular attention to the joints and corners of your bed frame, as these are common noisemakers. If you can’t enlist an aide for this task, you can move across your bed yourself.
It will give you less flexibility, on account of your ears needing to stay relatively close to the rest of your body as it moves across the mattress, but this can still provide the necessary information. Lift your mattress and box spring up if you’re unsure where your bed frame’s joints are, or drop to the floor and look at your bed from beneath it. At the very least, many bed frames will have support (and corresponding joints) width-wise along the head and foot of the bed, and length-wise along the middle. Rock your bed, gently. If crawling across the bed wasn’t sufficiently illuminating, you (or your helper) should go to the foot of your bed, grab hold of the bar or footboard, and gently rock your bed back and forth (pushing toward, and pulling from, the headboard and pillows). If you have help, again listen to your bed’s joints and corners while this is going on.Any bed will start squeaking if you really go to town on it. Push gently, with a slow rhythm. Remove your mattress and box spring.
If you’re still in the dark, you might have an easier time finding the squeak once you’ve isolated the major components. It’s also possible that the culprit isn’t your bed frame at all, but your mattress. The mattress and box spring take up a lot of room, but find somewhere you can lay both down flat on the ground, as if they were on your bed. This will allow you to continue to effectively test them. Test the mattress, box spring, and bed frame separately. Repeat the techniques above, now that your bed has been partially disassembled. Gently rock your bed frame, and crawl across your mattress and box spring with a friend listening closely (or vice-versa). If you locate a prominent squeak in your box spring, this can be efficiently treated by applying WD-40 to the base of the specific, noisy spring.In the event that you’ve been unable to locate your squeak, you might need to broaden your investigation. The squeak could be coming not from the bed, but from a loose floor board beneath you bed.
It could also be caused by unevenness in your floor. Towels or folded-up sheets under a leg of the bed frame might solve minor floor-height discrepancies, but you should consider moving your bed to a spot in your home with more even flooring, if possible. Keep in mind that it might not be a single squeak you’re dealing with, but two or more. Be thorough in your assessment. Tighten the metal fasteners. Before you entirely disassemble your bed, try tightening its bolts. This is a relatively simple task. You need only to determine the size of the bolt or screw, obtain an appropriate wrench (if it’s a bolt) or screwdriver (if it’s a screw), and then tighten them. If you’ve been unable to isolate the squeak, try tightening every fastener on your bed. With older, wooden beds held together by nails, tightening the fasteners (or taking the frame entirely apart) is not really an option. In this case, application of a lubricant to each intersection of support slat and bed frame will go a long way toward silencing the bed.
If a bolt continues to back out and loosen itself, it may need to be replaced (with a cost of roughly 50 cents). If the holes that the bolts go through are worn, however, this would indicate it may be time to rework or replace the frame. Keeping the bolts tight will greatly increase the life of a metal frame, because the bolts can't ream out the holes as easily. Take your bed frame apart. Inspect the frame and flooring. Look for potential balance problems, such as an uneven floor or a damaged leg. Some bed frames use hard, plastic wheels at the corners and plastic standouts in the center of the frame; over time, this arrangement may distort the balance of the bed frame if the bed is on a soft surface, such as a carpet. Removing the center standout from your frame and adding another type of support (e.g., a couple of books and a jar lid) might help. Lubricate each component of the joint. You’ll want to coat everything in wax or grease: the nut, the screw, the washer, the bolt, the aperture in the frame itself, and any other component that may be a part of your bed.
The squeaking is being caused by friction, which you will reduce by lubricating every surface. WD-40 or a similar substance also works, as will any oil, silicon, or lithium based lubricant, though they tend to emit strong odors. Open your windows and air out your room for several hours before sleeping on the bed, to avoid nauseating fumes. Paraffin wax is an excellent choice for lubricating your bed’s joints, and is sold in bar form at many supermarkets. A bar of soap, candle wax, skateboard wax, or surfing wax are items you might have on hand that you could use to grease up these contact points. Slide cork cushioning between your frame's pieces. Reassemble your bed frame. You’ve got to sleep in this thing, right? After you’ve thoroughly lubricated the components of your bed frame, put it back together. Ensure your frame’s fasteners are tight, but don’t force them once they won’t move for you. If your frame has wheels, turn the middle wheels toward opposite corners of the room.
Layer towels, socks, or old t-shirts between the frame and the box spring. These should be wedged in each corner, laid out as smoothly as possible, and along each slat or metal bar if you have enough towels (or towel substitutes). These should prevent your box spring from shifting too much within the frame. After you’ve placed them, carefully replace the box spring. Repeating the tests of part one are recommended at this point. Insert a pillow between your bed frame and the wall. [2] An object bracing your frame can provide support to a squeaky frame. This can lessen extant squeaks, and prevent your bed frame from loosening as time goes on. Corking, furniture pads, towels, or multiple other objects can also serve this purpose. Center your mattress on the bed frame.Again, balancing the weight distribution on the springs can often make a huge difference. Mattress manufacturers recommend that you periodically rotate the mattress to ensure even wear and tear. Older mattresses should be flipped as well, though newer mattresses are designed so that flipping unnecessary.
If you have a coil or foam mattress, however, flipping it wouldn’t be bad; the only mattress you should absolutely not flip is a pillow-top. Box springs should also be rotated, but should never be flipped. Place a flat, hard object underneath the mattress. A piece of plywood is appropriate for this. The added pressure may not remove the squeaking entirely, but will certainly reduce it. [4] You should feel minimal additional firmness when lying on your mattress. If you found a particularly squeaky spot during your earlier investigation, try placing a hardcover book directly underneath it instead. Although the time may come when you need to replace your bed, trying these repairs first can save you hassle and expense. When using spray lubricant, you should apply enough to cease the squeaking, but it should be used sparingly. It usually takes far less than a half ounce of spray lubricant to stop a simple squeak. Be careful when tightening bolts to use the proper wrench.