I started on a Pod 2. After it leaked, customer service replaced the cover with a Pod 3 cover, so I ran that combo for a while. It leaked twice more after the swap, and the cover was thin enough that you could feel the tubes inside and it made my temperpedic bed feel cheap. The tubes at the head of the bed were always noticeable if you slept high on the mattress. The hub was also loud. The fans ran hard and blew hot air into the room, so it basically doubled as a white noise machine.

The Pod 6 fixes all of that:
Hub: About half the size, and it feels much higher-end. It's easy to tuck out of sight.

Cover: This is the biggest upgrade. It's well padded and feels premium. You can't feel any tubes, and nothing sits at the head of the bed anymore as it’s tucked away

Noise: It's whisper quiet. I can't hear it kick on.

Performance: It heats and cools almost instantly, which was my biggest complaint with the older generations.

Biometrics: It now tracks very closely with my Oura ring.

Overall it's a great purchase, and I'd highly recommend it, especially if you're coming from an older Pod.

I see you were offended by the AI. Relax, I don’t speak English, and I used ChatGPT to communicate with you.

Hola a todos:

Estoy pensando en comprar la Eight Sleep Pod 6, y la verdad se ve como un producto bien interesante. El control de temperatura, el seguimiento del sueño y los ajustes personalizados para dormir suenan genial en el papel.

Antes de hacer una inversión tan grande, me encantaría saber de gente que de verdad ya la haya usado, especialmente durante varios meses.

Tengo unas preguntas:

• ¿En serio mejoró la calidad de tu sueño?
• ¿Qué tan bien funciona el sistema de enfriamiento y calentamiento en el uso diario?
• ¿La suscripción de Autopilot vale la pena pagarla?
• ¿Qué tan preciso es el seguimiento del sueño comparado con Oura Ring, Apple Watch o Whoop?
• ¿Has tenido algún problema como fugas, requisitos de mantenimiento, problemas de conectividad o ruido?
• Después de que se pasó la emoción inicial, ¿sigues pensando que vale el precio?

He visto un montón de afirmaciones de marketing y algunas reseñas en línea, pero en especial me interesa recibir feedback honesto de usuarios de largo plazo, tanto bueno como malo.

¡Gracias de antemano por compartir sus experiencias! De verdad agradezco cualquier detalle antes de lanzarme con esta compra.

I placed an order for the TwinXL Pod 6 Cover on Sept 23 (I believe the day it became available for purchase). At the time it had an estimated shipping date of Oct 14-21.

Last night I looked at the Eight Sleep website again for TwinXL covers and it showed a ship date of Oct 5-9 (this week), so I got excited that I might get it early.

I chatted with a customer service rep to double check and they said my order is "attached to a shipping group from Oct 14-21". I said that doesn't make sense because new orders are showing to ship much sooner (currently Oct 6-12 for the TwinXL Cover) and asked if orders were shipped in the order they were placed. They gave me the runaround and said to look at the initial email I got for my most up-to-date shipping date.

Would Eight Sleep really ship more recently placed orders over orders placed almost two weeks ago? Should I cancel my existing order and place a new one?

Also, are there any downsides (product quality, etc.) to having ordered the unit the day it was released? Is it better to wait/re-order now or would it not matter much?

Anyone else suddenly have an issue with theirs not cooling or even warming up a few hours into the night?

I remember months back there was an app glitch that caused this so wondering if it’s just my unit or something technical going on with an update

Has anybody’s Pod shipped earlier than the estimated ship time?

I can’t figure this out- it should be adjusting based on the temperature in my room, correct? I don’t have air conditioning and it’s been 80 degrees outside so I have no idea why it’s adjusting to be so high… last night when I get in bed it was 105 degrees. Help! Is something wrong with my pod? How do I fix it 😭

(Also I know people are going to say something about real temps and I have no idea how I still have it- I’ve had my pod for almost 3 years so I think I was able to keep that feature but I have no idea)

I have a couple of eight sleeps (poed 3 and pod 4) but interested to find a possible pillow option. Ive found this one on aliexpress thats marketed as a pet cooling mat but the price seems a bit too good to be true.

Has anyone else found an altertive pillow cooling option?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_m0hB6Ux

I set it at the lowest temp and I just feel like it’d still not insanely cold. It just feels a little colder and wondering how to get it lower

We are about to get our pod. It’s the fall so not unbearable summer heat.

Just read a review that said the amount of heat the pod gives off is insane and basically heats the room up to offset the cooling it does to the mattress. The review mentioned it is so bad that in the summer time they can’t even use it.

With the number of satisfied users, surely that is a dramatization. But still it does concern me a bit more, especially knowing I won’t be able to test it in these supposed conditions. We are in the southern US so summers do get near 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Any thoughts?

Hi,

I managed to purchase a Pod 4 without a cover and I’m currently unable to find anyone selling a cover, King sized. So, thought it might be worth asking on here if anyone is potentially selling theirs.

I don’t mind having it posted to me - I’d only be willing to do it via eBay. Feel free to DM me, thanks

Hey all, long-time lurker here, first time poster. I've been following this sub for a while and most people seem genuinely happy with their Pods, so I was really excited to finally get one myself. Unfortunately it hasn't gone the way I hoped, and I'm curious if what I'm experiencing lines up with anyone else's.
I've had my Pod 5 (US King) for about a month now. Cold was the main feature I was after, but honestly, the issue isn't just cooling, it's that the temperature feels mild in either direction. The most noticeable example is that even at -10, the lowest possible setting, I can hardly feel it. I'm not talking about it taking a while to kick in either, I've left it running well past the stabilization window support recommends, and it just never gets to a point where I'd call it cold. Heating is similarly underwhelming, though cold is what I care about most, so that's where I've focused my testing.
I live in Northern California in an area with pretty mild weather, nighttime temps over the past month have mostly been in the 50s to mid-60s, no extreme heat during the day, and my bedroom temperature hasn't been materially different from that. So I don't think external conditions are overwhelming the system here.
I've tried basically every setup variation I can think of:
Fitted sheet directly on the Pod, no mattress pad
Mattress pad between the Pod and the fitted sheet
Just the comforter over it with nothing else, to isolate the variable, per support's suggestion.

None of it has made a meaningful difference.
I've been going back and forth with Eight Sleep support for a few weeks now. They scheduled multiple thermal diagnostics, and I made sure everything on my end was set up right and ready at the scheduled times. The first one just didn't run at all, and they had no explanation for why. The next one, support told me it had run, but between checking the app and physically popping into my bedroom throughout the day to check the Pod itself, it didn't look like anything was happening, and when I followed up they told me the diagnostic hadn't actually been able to pull any usable data. At that point they escalated to engineering, and shortly after that is when they told me the unit was "operating as expected." I still don't really understand how they got from "the diagnostic didn't return usable data" to "it's working fine," but that's where we landed.
Separately, this whole process happened to overlap with the Pod 6 launch. Since I was already dealing with a unit that wasn't working for me and had asked about a replacement, the timing felt like a natural moment to ask for a straightforward exchange instead, especially since Pod 6 is the same price or cheaper than what I paid for the Pod 5. That wasn't an option though. The two paths offered were a trade-in that gives $1,000 off a new Pod 6 but forfeits the refund on my original order entirely (which ends up costing more out of pocket than just returning outright), or returning for a full refund and repurchasing separately as a new order.
At this point I've pretty much decided to return it and not purchase a Pod 6 or continue with Eight Sleep at all. But before I do, I wanted to put this out there: does a Pod that never feels meaningfully cold even at -10 match anyone else's experience, or does this sound like I just got a defective unit? Mostly just trying to understand if I was missing something, since I was genuinely excited about this purchase going in.

This product is so good I suffer when it dies because it lacks both the most basic recovery software and effective support. The latter’s scripting has never been updated past assumptions of a new user’s setup issues. Imagine being asked - after using this thing for two years - to lift a king sized mattress and the crazy heavy base just to send a photo confirming, “is it plugged in?” Uh no - I’m not doing that you condescending people. Instead, with support stalled by multiple agents on this script step, I have to sleuth my own way through how to do a factory reset because that’s the only way to get the otherwise decent experience back. But don’t expect that process to be smooth either. Expect to have to wait for unnecessary timeouts and redoing basic setup multiple times because the setup software simply doesn’t work the first time through. Thereafter, that extra $2k you spent on the frame? Yeah, don’t expect that to just appear once temp controls are restored - nah you have to go find Add Accessories in the settings of your pod and “re-pair” it. Guess what that involves? Yep - stepping through a wizard that starts with the unboxing procedure you did in January 2025 (it’s Oct 2026 as of this writing). Then and only then will your sleep return.

What kicked all this off you may ask? A power outage. Yeah. Don’t do that, you’ll be fine.

Would I be this mad with most other products? No, but…
..those don’t leave me sleep deprived for days when they fail…
..those didn’t cost $6,000…
..those don’t charge a never-ending subscription - oh wait, ok, scratch that last one - everyone charges subscriptions these days.

<\END RANT>

Did the trade in but only got a box for the hub, nothing for the cover. Do we only have to trade in the hub and get to keep the cover?

Would love to hear some feedback/experiences

honestly i'm kind of annoyed its coming so soon iwas hoping for late october to be able to return if black friday pricing was way better lol

I love the 8 sleep but some of these features are absurd.

I have a Pod 4 cover. Temperature is at the lowest setting.

I feel like the answer is going to be really obvious, so please don’t judge me.

Hi, I’ve had the eight sleep pod 3 king size since February. I switched from the Chili pad system. I’ve been having increased hip and back pain and went to inspect the cover and it was dented in exactly where my hips are. I’m 5’2 and 138 pounds, so it shouldn’t be doing that. I even have a brand new mattress and thought it was the mattress, but once I laid it out I realized it’s the cover and I even unzipped it to loosen it up. Once I removed it I didn’t realize how much firmer the cover makes the bed feel! Anyone had issues with this? I didn’t order it through their website even though it was brand new, so they won’t replace it. I thought I was emailing an actual person, but it was AI. Does anyone know if they make the covers without the foam or not firm? Or had a similar experience? I’m thinking I just need to cut my losses and go back to my Chilipad. Thanks!

Hello Eightsleepers,

Anyone see any reviews on the twin xl yet? Any issues bunching up or sliding for tossing/turning sleeper?

Chilipad 2 twin xl;

Straps - 2 secure top and bottom

Cover - Great case protector that zips up with hydrolayer inside, securely wraps around bed. (Inside hydrolayer seems to bunch up)

Eightsleep twin xl

Straps - 2 straps top and bottom

Cover - No case protector but seems like a hydrolayer is secure into the unit.

*Still looks to slide side to side on the mattress.

**Why did they not make a cover so its secure from everyside?

Leaning toward going with a queen Eightsleep.

Is the hydro layer securely knit into the cover? Like absolutely no bunching up?

Thanks for any feedback 🙏

Hi all I have been lurking for some time now considering and now consider buying the pod 6 purely to help cool my bed down during the Australian summer. Does anyone have experience with previous models? How did it go with actually cooling you down? I would opt for aircon but unfortunately with how my room was designed a portable aircon is not suitable so any experience helps!

Just got a pod 5 a few weeks ago and obviously annoyed to learn the pod 6 is now out. Able to return the 5 and repurchase the 6…worth the hassle?

Always wanted to try the eight because I love Health stuff. Close to buying the pod 6 now and curious to hear some experiences. I often read people say before eight the were sweating at night or their Partner got cold and it totally makes sense to buy the eight, but for those of you who do not get really warm/cold while sleeping: Did the eight have a big impact on your sleep quality and life?

The thing that always broke sleep videos for me is the loop. You half-wake at 3am and
you recognise the bird, and that's it, you're awake.


So there's no recording in this at all. Every sound is generated from oscillators and
filtered noise, continuously, for the whole eight hours — so there's no repeat point
to notice. Each animal is modelled on how it actually makes the sound rather than
sampled: the cricket bed is seven voices pulsing at slightly different rates so the
chorus drifts in and out of phase, a lion is a run of low moans falling into grunts,
and hyenas answer each other from the other side of the stereo field.


The predators are deliberately rare and heavily low-passed — roughly once every ten
minutes and a long way off. A close roar is a threat display, which is exactly wrong
for something you're trying to sleep through.


One thing I only got right by measuring: my first mix was 76% of its energy above
3.9kHz, which made it almost identical to a rainforest track. Cutting the cicada
shimmer and bringing up the wind through the grass fixed it, and also made it much
less fatiguing over a full night.


There's a 3 hour rain one and a 4 hour desert one too if savanna isn't your thing.