So last night was the first time I’ve ever used one.
It was a Silent night quilted heated mattress topper, dual control so requires a socket at either side of the bed for me and SWMBO.
Has variable heat setting for body and separate control for foot area, with selectable timer.
Put it on for 30 minutes and was perfect.
Uses approx 60 watts per side of the bed on max.
Was quite nice, considering outside temps and we do like a cool bedroom but warm bed!
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:14 am
by Joeboy
AGT wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:25 am
So last night was the first time I’ve ever used one.
It was a Silent night quilted heated mattress topper, dual control so requires a socket at either side of the bed for me and SWMBO.
Has variable heat setting for body and separate control for foot area, with selectable timer.
Put it on for 30 minutes and was perfect.
Uses approx 60 watts per side of the bed on max.
Was quite nice, considering outside temps and we do like a cool bedroom but warm bed!
Got one too, sounds very similar. Incredible results for very little power. The epitome of power to a .
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:54 am
by Stinsy
Yep we've got one too. Saves heating the bedroom in the evenings! We have ours smartplug controlled, so we tell "Alexa" to turn it on 10mins before going up and tell her to turn it off before we go to sleep.
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:37 pm
by Mr Gus
Succumbed several years back, buy in summer on a price alert for about 30quid instead of 90 for a superking.
There are some handy underside of the mattress sheet holders these days, to keep movement to a minimum, worth checking out if you throw yourself around in your sleep!
be warned they look a bit like a skimpy bdsm piece of kit to the uninitiated
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:06 am
by richbee
Stinsy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 12, 2022 10:54 am
Yep we've got one too. Saves heating the bedroom in the evenings! We have ours smartplug controlled, so we tell "Alexa" to turn it on 10mins before going up and tell her to turn it off before we go to sleep.
We do the same - it is magic! - tell 'she who must not be named' to turn it on while the TV program is finishing and hey presto - nice warm bed by the time we've got upstairs & brushed teeth etc
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:14 am
by Oldgreybeard
We've handed out some electrically heated throws that were gifted to us ore the past few days, they seem very good indeed, especially for elderly people sat still in chairs for long periods.
Three of us are now working to see if we can come up with an intrinsically safe low voltage version, with an easy to use battery pack that carers can swap over once or twice a day for free. The reason is we are getting feedback that some are reluctant to plug in mains ones, even in cold weather, as they are worried about the cost. We've tried explaining that they cost very little to run, but that seems to be a difficult message to get across. A lot of people that really need heat in this weather just seem to assume that anything that plugs in costs them a lot of money. Very hard to persuade them otherwise. A person that's been helping us (works for a care agency) says she is finding that a lot of those she does daily care visits for are turning things off, including one gentleman that has been turning off his oxygen concentrator, as he's scared about the bill.
There are going to be a lot of avoidable deaths this winter unless either electricity prices come down or we do something to help those that just cannot afford their bills, not withstanding the governments assistance to date.
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:31 am
by Stinsy
Oldgreybeard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:14 am
We've handed out some electrically heated throws that were gifted to us ore the past few days, they seem very good indeed, especially for elderly people sat still in chairs for long periods.
Three of us are now working to see if we can come up with an intrinsically safe low voltage version, with an easy to use battery pack that carers can swap over once or twice a day for free. The reason is we are getting feedback that some are reluctant to plug in mains ones, even in cold weather, as they are worried about the cost. We've tried explaining that they cost very little to run, but that seems to be a difficult message to get across. A lot of people that really need heat in this weather just seem to assume that anything that plugs in costs them a lot of money. Very hard to persuade them otherwise. A person that's been helping us (works for a care agency) says she is finding that a lot of those she does daily care visits for are turning things off, including one gentleman that has been turning off his oxygen concentrator, as he's scared about the bill.
There are going to be a lot of avoidable deaths this winter unless either electricity prices come down or we do something to help those that just cannot afford their bills, not withstanding the governments assistance to date.
Makita sell an electrically heated vest and jacket, powered by the batteries from their power tools, maybe that'd be a good starting point?
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:40 am
by Oldgreybeard
Stinsy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:31 am
Makita sell an electrically heated vest and jacket, powered by the batteries from their power tools, maybe that'd be a good starting point?
Brilliant! Very many thanks, none of us had heard of those. Off to see if we can get some details, or even if we can persuade Makita to be generous to a local charity, perhaps.
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:48 am
by openspaceman
Oldgreybeard wrote: ↑Tue Dec 13, 2022 11:14 am
Three of us are now working to see if we can come up with an intrinsically safe low voltage version, with an easy to use battery pack that carers can swap over once or twice a day for free.
How about these from the man who campaigns against heat pumps?
Re: Electric Blanket
Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:37 pm
by chris_n
There are loads of electrically heated clothing items available, have a look on Amazon. Motorcyclists and Skiers have been using them for years, everything from heated insoles to hats and everything in between.
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