...got wack-a-doozie heat?

Chaselady · 11-14-2013, 07:37 PM

I don't want to be a kill-joy, but a word of warning about electric blankets...
I went to bed one cold winter day, after working a long night shift, and put the electric blanket on. I fell into a deep sleep. A while later I thought I smelled smoke. I looked around and didn't see anything so fell back to sleep. I woke up again because a stronger smell of smoke. Sitting up in bed I saw the blanket scorching through and smoking.

SIKSUKR · 11-15-2013, 11:08 AM

Why not do it without electricity like the "old days"?

Slickcraft · 11-15-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Why not do it without electricity like the "old days"?

Right, no chance of fire with that approach!

8gv · 12-04-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Why not do it without electricity like the "old days"?

I saw one of those at an auction Monday. I assumed it was for cooking over a fire. So it's really a bed heater?

SIKSUKR · 12-04-2013, 10:31 AM

Yup. Yee ole bed warmer.

Kamper · 11-16-2013, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Chaselady

... Sitting up in bed I saw the blanket scorching through and smoking.

A heating pad is much more durable than an electric blanket because it doesn't get folded or rolled up. The worse thing for an e/b is to get folded up and then sat on or stored under a stack of other blankets.

Electric pads are more efficient too. Heat rises and is contained by your bed covers. More of the heat from an electric blanket will dissipate above you. Also, zone control on a pad is more effective since the pad will usually stay put all night long.

Island Girl · 11-17-2013, 02:40 PM

I have the electric mattress pads on all of my beds on the island and at home. I never liked those stiff electric blankets. We "turn on the bed" an hour or so before bed.

I especially like the fact that the feet are warmer than the rest of the bed.

They are indispensable on Aero beds which are always cold.

Watch for sales and pik the, up cheap.

IG

kauriel · 11-17-2013, 09:53 PM

Sometimes Christmas Tree Shop has them on sale. I think I paid about $30 for a King sized dual-control one a few years ago. Kohl's is advertising a twin and full heated mattress pads for $29.99 on Black Friday plus get $15 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent!

pcmc · 11-17-2013, 11:21 PM

Heating blankets are the reason arc fault breakers are required in bed rooms. Most likely the reason a smoke detector is required in each bed room also.
Be careful these blankets and pads can be dangerous.
The wires can only be bent back and forth so many times before they become a weak link.

Just my .02

dpg · 11-20-2013, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kauriel

Sometimes Christmas Tree Shop has them on sale. I think I paid about $30 for a King sized dual-control one a few years ago. Kohl's is advertising a twin and full heated mattress pads for $29.99 on Black Friday plus get $15 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent!

Yeah theres a fire waiting to happen. Buying something like that at Christmas Tree and shipped direct from China.

I won't buy my dog things from that store.

fatlazyless · 11-20-2013, 08:49 AM

...after reading about the fire related problems, I checked the control dial gizmo that comes with the Sunbeam mattress pad, and it is made in China, and it does not have an Under Writers U.L. safety insignia on it ..... which is not very encouraging....so maybe getting another smoke alarm would be smart ...you know a simple battery smoke alarm now sells for about four dollars at Wal-Mart and is just about four inches diameter plus a best quality duracell battery seems like a smart thing to do...

Happy Gourmand · 11-20-2013, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

...after reading about the fire related problems, I checked the control dial gizmo that comes with the Sunbeam mattress pad, and it is made in China, and it does not have an Under Writers U.L. safety insignia on it ..... which is not very encouraging....so maybe getting another smoke alarm would be smart ...you know a simple battery smoke alarm now sells for about four dollars at Wal-Mart and is just about four inches diameter plus a best quality duracell battery seems like a smart thing to do...

I bet that smoke detector from Wallyworld comes direct from China too!!

fatlazyless · 11-21-2013, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand

I bet that smoke detector from Wallyworld comes direct from China too!!

...checked the label on the smoke alarm and .....goodness!!! ..... u r correct! ....a Kidde smoke alarm from North Carolina, Made in China, about 4" diameter x 1 1/4" deep comes with a Kidde 9v battery, a detachable mounting plate, two #8 x 3/4" ss pan head screws, dated August 14, 2013, it says to replace it in ten years, and cost just under four dollars at Wal-Mart ......how about that!

....and for just 3.94 each....what a super-duper stocking stuffer, buddy!

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Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 573 Times in 181 Posts	Benn using them for years I have the electric mattress pads on all of my beds on the island and at home. I never liked those stiff electric blankets. We "turn on the bed" an hour or so before bed. I especially like the fact that the feet are warmer than the rest of the bed. They are indispensable on Aero beds which are always cold. Watch for sales and pik the, up cheap. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

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fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,829 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 302 Thanked 1,033 Times in 752 Posts	...after reading about the fire related problems, I checked the control dial gizmo that comes with the Sunbeam mattress pad, and it is made in China, and it does not have an Under Writers U.L. safety insignia on it ..... which is not very encouraging....so maybe getting another smoke alarm would be smart ...you know a simple battery smoke alarm now sells for about four dollars at Wal-Mart and is just about four inches diameter plus a best quality duracell battery seems like a smart thing to do... __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

11-14-2013, 07:37 PM	#1
Chaselady Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Melvin Village Posts: 309 Thanks: 150 Thanked 105 Times in 73 Posts	I don't want to be a kill-joy, but a word of warning about electric blankets... I went to bed one cold winter day, after working a long night shift, and put the electric blanket on. I fell into a deep sleep. A while later I thought I smelled smoke. I looked around and didn't see anything so fell back to sleep. I woke up again because a stronger smell of smoke. Sitting up in bed I saw the blanket scorching through and smoking.

11-17-2013, 09:53 PM	#8
kauriel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Laconia, N. MA Posts: 290 Thanks: 119 Thanked 62 Times in 44 Posts	Sometimes Christmas Tree Shop has them on sale. I think I paid about $30 for a King sized dual-control one a few years ago. Kohl's is advertising a twin and full heated mattress pads for $29.99 on Black Friday plus get $15 Kohl's cash for every $50 spent!

11-17-2013, 11:21 PM	#9
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	Heating blankets are the reason arc fault breakers are required in bed rooms. Most likely the reason a smoke detector is required in each bed room also. Be careful these blankets and pads can be dangerous. The wires can only be bent back and forth so many times before they become a weak link. Just my .02