How Much Does It Cost To Run An Electric Blanket? - You'll Be Surprised!
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- How Much Does It Cost To Run An Electric Blanket? - You'll Be Surprised!
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Be careful! If you have a pacemaker don't use an electric blanket. The electric currant could interfere with the pacemaker. Safer to use a hot water bottle
I've had a pacemaker for 12 years and I've use my electric under and over blankets with absolutely no issues every winter and only this Tuesday after Sundays snow I had my check up and I passed with flying colours I even told the Dr I was going home after the appointment to put my electric over blanket his words were just keep it under bust level when I use it ...I dislike the hot water bottles as they don't warm all over or stay where I want it too where as my blanket covers toes to almost bust level
2023 and our people are unable to heat their homes. Our political system has failed us all.
we have been using electric under blankets for several years and they are brill . flick the switch with no 3 setting for an hour before bed time and turn it off as even i got too warm . its just lovely to get into a warm bed . i have seen some with people sitting with one wraped around them but i think they are made differently because the ones for bed have to be flat . if there are any b. outs then the hot water bottle will have to do .
Yeah keep some hot water in a flask to fill hot water bottle in a black out, heat flask with hot water then reboil and fill flask again.
Most people spend 8 to 10 hours per day in bed. That's over a third of your life. So, use an automatic timer to turn off ALL your central heating about 1 hour before you plan to go to bed. The timer can also switch on your electric blanket as well so you have a toasty bed to retire to. You can even get king size blankets with different settings for each side to keep your partner happy. Your warm in bed, the rest of the house is cold, but, who cares ?.
Yeah a 3kw fan heater can warm a shower/ bathroom in 5 minutes so you don't need to warm the whole house when you get up just have a thick dressing gown and bath robe.
My Silentnight single electric blanket has 3 heat settings on high it uses 2,23p per hour. That's according to the power measuring device as used by the BlackBeltBarrister (yes I bought one).
I’ve got one. 40W it says. Only use it to preheat the bed and bedding prior to going to bed.
Takes the dampness and chill out of it.
Why would your bed be damp ? I always have my window open a tiny amount just behind my bed and I've never had a damp bed and I'm in my sixties
@@kymclinton3140 I put my head under the quilt the perspiration probably makes it damp
i have hot water bottles, more eco friendly, can take one anywhere and a boiled kettle is all it costs
I'm home alone all day and don't put the heating on. I fill a hot water bottle and using a long scarf tie it into the small of my back under a jumper. Says hot for about 2 hours and keeps me toasty.
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight ..have you seen the single hob camping cookers? run on gas cans but are brilliant if you dont want to keep leaving the room..
I have have two under blankets one for the bed one for my armchair and one of each in and on my bed I wouldn't be without them if I've just purchased two more recently to put away for when needed the one in my bed is under main sheet on top of a lambswool fitted cover then I have the over blanket between a thin quilted cover then there's two duvets in one duvet cover a 13'5 tog plus a 4 '5 tog for my arm chair the under electric blanket was a previous bed one and the sandwich between half a single duvet and in a fleece cover I have the other heated over blanket on the chair and the othe half of the single duvet I made a sewed a long tube and wrapped the duvet in leftover radiator foil placed in the tube and made a draught excluder on wide elastic so it move as I open and close my door to my flat
Andy Electric fleece's are very good, loads of settings & a timer, use mine at 1 hour at a time.
I researched electric blankets and purchased the safest one I could find. The medium heat setting works best.
what brand?
I use my Electric blanket all the time.
December 2023 i bought my second heated blanket silvercrest from lidl and only one tiny portable oil filled electric plug in radiator to take chill off air
Hello everyone. Have you read the new Net Zero Bill in Government? I've written to my MP and requested Bills be turned into audio so people who have been failed in school know what's going on. There are 9 Million Illiterate Adults in the UK because of State Education. Not only that the Bill and other Bills are so long people don't have time to read them. So if there is an audio Bill you can listen and multitask.
Had my electric blanket years and it uses minimal electric. I would recommend getting one that has sepereate sides and bottom heat just for warming your feet. But it's what you can afford. Obviously never have it on when you sleep. 15 minutes before we get into bed and we are all toasty 🙂
Depending on how cold it is I do sometimes use my blanket on no 1 setting whilst asleep the instructions do say it can be used overnight
I've been using my electric-blanket on all night for 50-odd years, and I'm still here!!!!!!!!
@@madmaxmckinnes5862 😄🤸😄🤸😄🤸
Yeah with a descent tog and size quilt one should be able to stay warm without having an electric blanket on all night, another quilt underneath can help too.
I used my heated blanket instead of turn my heater because I don't like having drying heater caused my nose to bleed. It doesn't take much heat for me.
Small single electric blanket on the sofa is also a good way to keep warm when it costs too much to heat the whole room.
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight I've been using an electric blanket on my armchair every winter for many many years with absolutely no problem and will also use when I have a sofa and as I do in the arm chair when I have a sofa will use the over blanket too and I agree with you that's what the package recommend but with sensible use and not leaving on whilst unattended
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight thats what i know but maybe they are designed for sitting like a heating pad for pain relieve .
@@sweeta17 I have been able to fix mine to the sofa with a throw over the top like a bed sheet to keep it flat. It has been working well for the past couple of months.
Instead of spending on heating buy some thermals a Woolley hat few polo neck jumpers get a thick dressing gown and bath robe, my father used to sit in a sleeping bag watching TV, you could put a tent up indoors and put your bed inside it, make sure your quilt is especially big enough for the job it doesn't always seal adults in on a single bed.
lol i’ll get so warm just being under the blanket that I get suspicious that Maybe it’s on when it’s actually not. Mine does a great job of heating the bed for me before I get in even just by being laid on top of my usual blanket.
I now use a 15 tog duvet which doesn't take long to warm up and keeps me warm all night, no cost, no fire risk.
An electric blanket airs the bed getting damp out of the mattress you warm it then pull the quilt back letting any moisture evaporate.
Helps when you have a big enough one that seals you in too which usually involves having a double bed rather than a single.
I purchased a heater last year took me month to decide. I kept checking prices and went for one that heats you not the room Iv turned it off as it was costing me over £40 a day. I would check my smart meter to find by 8am I had used £10+ by the time I went to bed at 9pm I was almost on £19 for elec and gas. I turned the rad off and spent just £6 last eve.
Yeah might as well spend your money on warm clothes that your still going to have for years to come.
Don't have the blanket on top of you, lay on it and have your regular duvet on top. We also got a lovely fleece duvet cover that is wonderful for keeping us toasty. It's so cold they two of are cats are coming to bed. Tiny Ninja cuddles under the duvet with me while Sue gets GIANT MARVEL 😆 Harry lies at the bottom of the bed.
Edit: P.S. You don't need to reply to this message Andy 🤭
I don't have pets luckily but they would never be allowed in my bedroom lounge or the kitchen outside only what ever the weather
Glad to hear you have no animals then.
@@sallybryant887 animals have no place in the home so that's exactly why I don't have them I hate to see animals on people's beds furniture and in a. Kitchen I won't ever goto one friends house as there cats and dogs are on every bed all furniture and every work surface including the cooker hob and she's never invited to my place as I don't want the hairs,fur in my flat we meet in town a pet is not designed to be a heat source, blanket
@@kymclinton3140 Some pet owners have dog and cat flaps so they can choose if they want to be in or out, have to agree when people have a lot of pets the house can smell beyond belief.
Hello Andy, keep your podcasts going. I might get one at Argos.
Electric blankets all seem to have a heating element that runs up and down the blanket..We are told to put the bottom sheet over the blanket but the ridges formed by the element are not very comfortable to sleep on even when covered by the sheet.
Thanks for this Andy ! 👍
I am a pensioner, wear thermal socks/long johns/t shirt, a gilete and a snuggie which is wonderful. Only thing I use my heating for is short spells to prevent dampness and keeping the pipes Frost free. The winter has not bothered me, so far.
Spray your feet with antiperspirant if your feet don't perspire your socks don't get damp your feet don't get cold and no foot, sock or shoe odour either!
🇬🇧🦋🎄electric blanket. Will be coming out of storage .. brill idea ,thank you x🇬🇧🎄
I'd rather stick with my hot water bottle for my cold feet 😌😴
The main benefit of an electric blanket on top of your mattress isn't so much the heat - it is more that it keeps the moisture out of your blankets.
So much nicer to go into a completely dry bed than back into your own sweat of last night!
Surely you would have aired your bed upon rising I air my bed by removing the duvet and hanging that over a clothes rail whilst the bottom sheet air when I get up at five am and then remake it at midday after work with the bedroom window slightly ajar
@@kymclinton3140 Yeah exactly and heat the mattress then pull the quilt back to dehumidifi mattress
Back in the early autumn I invested in Lidl's fleece duvet covers - £11.99 for the single sets - and also have many fleece type blankets to supplement. Son was sceptical but was so glad when he got first use - its like an 'instant cuddle' and so cosy! He got 2 sets but I only had one in my colour choice - so I will have to go back to cotton when I wash them - poor old mum! Prefer a covered hot water bottle - no cover? a towel will do - would feel a little nervous using electric blankets especially if you have an 'incontinent' elderly or child just in case any wiring was failing etc - so turn OFF before retiring for the night. But all and any tips to keep warm very welcome and essential at this time of year - whether because of high cost of energy or just need.
our electric blankets can be put in the washing machine . i was sceptical but its safe to do . i like flanelette sheets as well but they take quite long to dry hence fleece is perfect as it dries very quickly .
Can buy a laser non contact thermometer to find cold spots around your accommodation about twenty quid, you can get draughts from electric sockets, light switches and light fittings you can fit gaskets behind the cover without undoing any wiring, I piggy back another set of curtains at the windows on the curtains I already have that go to the floor they're good at absorbing noise too.
read a story about a woman who put her baby in her bed naked , baby then wet itself and suffered horrific burns ⚡⚡⚡
I'm in The States, so 'maybe' things are different ... But my granddaughter spilled an entire glass (about 10 oz) of water on mine while it was on ... and no problems at all ... Just unplugged it and hung it out to dry ... Thank Goodness it wasn't Apple Juice or something - that would have been sticky as heck !
@@sabrinamassie5606 Think it was in China
@@sabrinamassie5606 that's right , things are different in the states . Manufacturers had to make them waterproof for USA users , higher level of stupidity,
Thanks, I was worried you were just going to say "(don't buy one!)", I appreciate your advice, cheers.
On a tranquilizer l fell asleep with my blanket on its highest setting and gave myself a nasty burn requiring medical treatment.
An electric under blanket will help get rid of humidity from the mattress let it warm the bed then pull the quilt back to let moisture out.
Buy a non contact laser thermometer about twenty quid find where cold is coming from, like electric sockets light fittings light switches.
Iv add a blanket for 10 years. 2day i got an electric throw it gets hotter quicker. Ill gonna log the electric on my smart meter.
What kinda critters you got over there, makin all that racket so I can’t bask in your glorious accent? Luv this. Going to binge watch now. 😎🇨🇦
Ihi andy hope your keeping wa well done i've just received my electric overthrow ill let you know freezing in Cardiff
That is interesting Andy I felt a bit guilty last week switching mine on for five minutes it was just warm enough take care
WHATS. CHEAPER. TO. RUN. A. SPACE. HEATER. OR. AN. ELECTRIC. BLANKET. FOR.
MY. CATS.
THANKS. FOR
VIDEO.
Yeah quite right why waste money on heating the home your never going to see it again your going to see your electric blanket next week though and your thermals.
can't beat a hot water bottle ! or two
I wrap a electric blanket around me and pretend its on to keep me warm
Same here.
That's total pointless less switch it on to really benefit
Thanks to Creepy Joe, Americans can't afford heat!
Electric blanket when u can have the real one, like my old water bottle it did explode , probably gone dry, I know U don`t want some to say if they haven` anything to say, but thing is 😄😄I watched old Arthur and Alf in the shop where they sell shall we say not so good littrature😄most photos of yea naughty they were so funny, realy old times when people had to hide away from public eye
Getting in a cold bed is one of lifes pleasures. You got to get down to go up.