Electric Blankets

[davetranter]

Electric Blankets

Used them for years, though only for pre-heating.

Advantage... Warm, snuggly feet when getting into bed.

Disadvantage... Trying to sleep on top of a lumpy, wiry thing.

I have tried putting a pad on top of the Electric Blanket for comfort, but then the preheat time gets WAY too long.

Washlogic's idea (Reply#28) is the same as the old 'Warming Pan' containing a few coals from the fire, which was formerly used in all the grand houses. (And, of course, when we all had coal/wood fires.)

All best

Dave T

 

[sudsmaster]

The low DC voltage blanket looks like it resolves a lot of my objections to electric blankets, especially the silent "no clicking" operation of the thermostat. But at over $100 for a queen size I'm probably going to hold off until I see them discounted somewhere.

Me, I turn the house thermostat down to 64F at midnight (it's set that way automatically). If it's cold in the bedroom when I retire, I just don sweats and socks and there's really not much of a cold shock when I get into bed.

There's a good reason why people used to wear PJ's or nightgowns with night caps in bed. Kept them warm without electricity.

As for DC and mag currents. I think the objections to electric blankets revolved around the sixty (or fifty in europe) cycle nature of the line AC voltage used.

I do like the heated seats in my Chrysler, though, on a cold morning. Those are obviously 12 volts, and work quite well. They have two settings: high and low. High will get the seat warmer faster, but usually I have to switch it to low after about 10 minutes.