How to use an electric blanket safely

[@ranger502tg]

As An American, I Find Your Videos Helpful And Needed! Keep It Up! Thank You!😊

[@noahriding5780]

Thank you for the video! Also your video is more important than you realize. Many places in Canada, Europe, US etc having energy problems, high utility costs and problems. This means they are turning to electric blankets. Also electric blankets are the CHEAPEST power usage heat of anything, often 50 to 70 watts. Space heaters and other devices don't even come close on terms of cheap power cost. Space heaters start at typically at least 300 watts and even then cannot keep a room warm by comparison. So this means many people can benefit by your effort to help people.

[@tzm1843]

Thanks to Woke Progressive energy policies!

[@L3AF]

Thanks for sharing! just got a electric blanket and was looking for safety tips and how to use them proper since there was 0 info in the product

[@ajc252]

You said not to fold it but most come prefolded. Especially the ones that Ovo / SSE are giving out.

[@yatlonou-kb8zr]

Not to fold it - meaning not to fold it and sleep on top of it to bent the heating elements that would induce split and cracks in the wires. The more you folds it and keep doing it over a year and the elements could crack, it’s like repeating to bend a solid metal wire for hundreds of time, the wire that is 3mm thick.

[@Bromley86z]

@@yatlonou-kb8zr That's not what he said - he's talking about storing it.

[@matt_505_]

But it came folded from the store 😢.

[@LABarge-lj1ty]

THANK YOU! EXCELLENT INFO!!

[@satishsaxena2649]

Thanks for explaining the use of electric blankets safely. I read a few comments below regarding these blankets coming folded. In that case what to do? This video does not specify about under or over-blanket

[@richardkallio3868]

The problem is not folding them, but doing so repeatedly, which eventually can strain the heating coils to the point that they break. Many experts recommend loosely rolling the blanket for storage, or - better yet - once it is installed on the bed, leaving it there, even if one disconnects and stores the cords for the summer months.

[@johnnet2472]

where did you find an electric blanket that draws 13amps at 220Volts? Try 60watts to 120watts, or 0.5amps at 220volts

[@AHMEDGAIUSROME]

Thank you, sir !

[@TheBullOfLewisham]

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[@marshallderriek1858]

An electrian would just laugh in my face

[@andreimaxwell4455]

Yah that's just tedious at best "hey can you check on my $30 electric blanket?" Electrician literally does what you would have done "Ok, that'll be $500"

[@tzm1843]

Repair tech not electrician.

[@marshallderriek1858]

​@tzm1843 repair tech ... that's hilarious .. wtf kind of tradesmen are you... I'm a repair tech ??????

[@shadhiyiikeremm4649]

My problem is rooms today come with ONE socket. So, what does he mean it should be alone in the socket? We have phones to charge and stuff. The average bedroom these days use an extension cord which you can use to plug in multiple things.

[@nottsfire999]

We have more information on electrical safety on our website www.notts-fire.gov.uk/community/safety-in-your-home/electrical-safety/ there are also links to an overloaded socket calculator.

[@cic-jakevanddalgeemyers.2739]

Thanks

[@jonathanlister5644]

Great! You folks know your onions.

[@tzm1843]

It probably uses 100W or less. Perfectly safe to use any outlet that is not overloaded.

[@beaulieuc8910]

Very useful

[@richardkallio3868]

The only way to use an electric blanket 100% safely is to disconnect the control cord, toss it, and use the blanket like a regular one.

[@themachine8427]

Can you use them in the bath?

[@tzm1843]

🤣

[@markellis4229]

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[@richardkallio3868]

Shocking!

[@marklittler784]

Really good to use them to warm bed up beforehand then pull quilt off and let the humidity evaporate so you no longer have a damp mattress.

[@marklittler784]

@BillyBatts Perspiration, ever wondered why socks become damp and less effective as the day goes on.

[@Cleric775]

You would need a dehumidifier, a hygrometer and occasionally open the window to maintain humidity levels.

[@bluebree]

I have a double bed with both sides of electric blanket that heat up and have switches on each side but the side i sleep on, the cord is damaged. Can i flip the electric blanket over to the working side? the cord is at my feet. If i flip it will the heating element still work? hope this makes sense

[@nottsfire999]

If the cord is damaged we would recommend getting it inspected by a qualified electrician or replacing the electric blanket all together.

[@MatthewEng2593]

They draw Less than an amp. you could safely plug 10 into the same socket and you won't overload it.

[@nottsfire999]

As Graham says, we ask people to use separate plugs for appliances that use a lot of electricity and get hot. Overloading extension leads can and does cause fires.

[@tzm1843]

@@nottsfire999You are wrong on this one. It probably uses 100W or less. Perfectly safe.

[@thanasisathanasi4965]

@@tzm1843 Use it with 1 amp fuse. Much safer than 13amps

[@marklittler784]

Sure most would be ok with a small 3amp fuse they really don't use that much more electric than the old light bulbs.

[@avflyguy]

What the hell are you talking about. *Nowhere* in any of the instructions and warnings does it say unplug it before going to sleep. Don't know about the UK, but in US, there are no such instructions anywhere. Maybe when you're dealing with 240v instead of 120, I suppose it could cook you like being on a charcoal grill. The one I use and have to keep replacing every year because it won't stay warm all night is a bit fretfull, cause on high, it makes the bed nice and toasty then it stays on high, but only makes it barely warm and can't find out why it's doing that. Many moons ago when water beds were all the rage, most of us would lay the blanket in the frame, then fill the water bed with water, then set the blanket settings (over a few days), to keep it warm 24x7

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[@ЛюдмилаТитова-ъ8н]

Это покрывало-одеяло какой период использования и при каком заболевании:позвоночник. Почки невралгия межреберная: курс лечения

[@ena5575]

Pitaj Jovanku Broz 😅