rmully
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There can be safety issues with some people ....I would go here Electric Blanket Safety Information | 5 Most Frequent Questions to get good answers about heating blankets and mattress covers.
ELECTRIC BLANKETS ?
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I have to leave a commnet.
My wife and I were electric blanket junkies for years, well until this year.
She bought a set of 'Polartec' sheets from Cabelas and we haven't turned on the electric blanket since. The sheets ate roasty and no electricity cost. Big plus is they are Moose printed.:thumbsup:
My wife and I were electric blanket junkies for years, well until this year.
She bought a set of 'Polartec' sheets from Cabelas and we haven't turned on the electric blanket since. The sheets ate roasty and no electricity cost. Big plus is they are Moose printed.:thumbsup:
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we use an electric blanked that has a smart brain in the controller. has a 1-22 dial, and warms the most in areas you are laying. cycles on and off. have used it a few times here in florid awhen i didn't want to pay to hea tthe entire house when i just wante dthe bed to be warm.. etc.
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BIG THANKS !
To all that have responded and given me ideas (help me brainstorm,etc) regarding this topic. :thumbsup:
Much good info given IMHO. From brands like Sunbeam,info on safety/ques,electric pads/bedding etc.
I will be purchasing by next Sat needed items. Rite now it looks like I will be ordering 50 % electric blankets and 50 % blankets (some Polertec's like 5030 mentioned and some wool as mentioned by others). :thumbsup:
I appreciated info on electric pad/electric bedding but will not be ordering any of those type(at least for now) because I don't know potential users bed sizes.
Also will be looking into electric blankets w/smart brain contoller as mentioned by my fellow Floridian
. You folks know who he is "Our TBN member here who for years has been secretly stockpiling beautiful mostly Ford Tractors ". :thumbsup:
Sort of has his own area 51 type barn/hanger/quonset hut(s). :thumbsup:
Thanks again Folks ,more replies still Welcomed !
Boone
To all that have responded and given me ideas (help me brainstorm,etc) regarding this topic. :thumbsup:
Much good info given IMHO. From brands like Sunbeam,info on safety/ques,electric pads/bedding etc.
I will be purchasing by next Sat needed items. Rite now it looks like I will be ordering 50 % electric blankets and 50 % blankets (some Polertec's like 5030 mentioned and some wool as mentioned by others). :thumbsup:
I appreciated info on electric pad/electric bedding but will not be ordering any of those type(at least for now) because I don't know potential users bed sizes.
Also will be looking into electric blankets w/smart brain contoller as mentioned by my fellow Floridian
. You folks know who he is "Our TBN member here who for years has been secretly stockpiling beautiful mostly Ford Tractors ". :thumbsup:Sort of has his own area 51 type barn/hanger/quonset hut(s).
:thumbsup:Thanks again Folks ,more replies still Welcomed !
Boone
dmccarty
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We used a heated mattress pad for years. Eventually it broke. We keep talking about replacing it but we have not done so. Generally we would use it to warm up the bed before we went to sleep. We would just turn it off when we got into bed.
We have a quite a few old military surplus wool blankets plus some poly fabric blankets. The poly blankets are pretty danged cheap. With the sheets, blankets and comforter we have been comfortable.
Also you might see if someone has a subscription to either the online and/or print issue of Consumer Reports. They might have covered some of your concerns.
How about buying hooded snuggies with feet.
Later,
Dan
We have a quite a few old military surplus wool blankets plus some poly fabric blankets. The poly blankets are pretty danged cheap. With the sheets, blankets and comforter we have been comfortable.
Also you might see if someone has a subscription to either the online and/or print issue of Consumer Reports. They might have covered some of your concerns.
How about buying hooded snuggies with feet.
Later,
Dan
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We have used the electric pad for several years, it helps with my arthritis. This fall the wife bought some fleece sheets and pillow cases (probably like the Polartec ones mentioned earlier) from Kohl's. They are great and you do not have to turn up the pad as high or at all, until the temp drops down in the teens or lower.
RobertN
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Coming in late to this...
Wife and like the heated mattress pad we got got front Bed, Bath and Beyond. Works great. Mostly use it to warm bed before going to bed. Between that and flannel bedding from LL.Bean, it works out really nice!
I do have a very bad family experience. I have a cousin who is blind, and quadriplegic. His care taker had got him in bed, and had an electric blanket on him. In the night, it caught fire. Not bad, and was quickly put out. Well, not bad for someone who could help himself.... My cousin could not, and sustained burns on his legs. Ended up requiring amputation...
It took a long recovery, and time off work. For being blind and quadriplegic, my cousin for years had a local daily radio show... He did eventually recover, and got back to work.
I would definitely advocate the liberal use of smoke and CO2 detectors in these cases.
Wife and like the heated mattress pad we got got front Bed, Bath and Beyond. Works great. Mostly use it to warm bed before going to bed. Between that and flannel bedding from LL.Bean, it works out really nice!
I do have a very bad family experience. I have a cousin who is blind, and quadriplegic. His care taker had got him in bed, and had an electric blanket on him. In the night, it caught fire. Not bad, and was quickly put out. Well, not bad for someone who could help himself.... My cousin could not, and sustained burns on his legs. Ended up requiring amputation...
It took a long recovery, and time off work. For being blind and quadriplegic, my cousin for years had a local daily radio show... He did eventually recover, and got back to work.
I would definitely advocate the liberal use of smoke and CO2 detectors in these cases.
OKnewguy
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Back in the late 70's I was using an electric blanket, it started smoldering itself and the mattress. Thank God, my dad heard me coughing and got me out of bed and put the fire out. This was on one of the cheap bunk beds with the foam mattress. We had to turn on the attic fan in the middle of winter to air the house out. I know the newer ones have better brains and safety features, but there is no way in he!! I am ever gonna use one. I just throw on an extra quilt.
For what its worth, Dave
For what its worth, Dave
turnkey4099
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It's a lot cheaper to heat one area of a bed than a whole house, or even a whole room.
Harry K
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One word of caution. I bought an electric blanket and like to sleep warm, so I had it turned up high. I got up in the middle of the night for a (you know), and promptly fainted, falling flat on my face on a hardwood floor.
Doc ran all kinds of tests and decided that the blanket had dehydrated me and that caused the faint. I quit using the blanket and it has never happened again (or before).
Doc ran all kinds of tests and decided that the blanket had dehydrated me and that caused the faint. I quit using the blanket and it has never happened again (or before).