I remember back in the late 60s,, early 70s ,, my parents gave us kids an electric blanket for Christmas. That was probably the longest kept ,, most used present I've probably ever gotten . Back in them days ,,some of the older houses we lived must have had very little insulation ,, and the heating systems never seemed to work so well . so winters got a little rough. But them electric blankets were awesome. We never had any problems out of them . There's always gonna be a problem somewhere,, with just about anything. I'd bet these electric blankets of today are probably made under some pretty strict codes. And washing and drying recommendations should probably be adhered to. Plug in ,, and unplug ,, holding the connectors firmly,, so your not pulling on the wires,, pulling on the wires will probably be the main reason for a failed ,, or damaged blanket . If you're thinking of getting one ,, I'd say go ahead and get it . I'm sure quality is better these days than it was 50+ years ago. Thinking back on it ,, it seems we crawled under a sheet ,, had the electric blanket over the sheet ,, and a heavy quilt over the heated blanket. That also kept the blanket temp turned down some. But I guess them old heavy quilted blankets my grandparents made back then ,, felt like a cozy sheet of lead laying on top of us . Anyway ,, didn't mean to ramble on ,, just haven't thought about them old memories in quite a while . Go ahead and get one ,, I'm sure you'll find the usefulness of it . You'll just have to find your comfortable heat setting . JMO
Do not sleep ON a EB. Toss it over and cover with a light blanket with the temp on low. We use a square heating pad to pre-heat the bed/blanket - then remove it. They cam be a smart choice...and much safer than a kero heater.
Electric blankets are awesome. They get a bad rap because people don't follow the directions. We also have a pair of heated throws that see a lot of use on the couch. The pennies they cost to run saves dollars by keeping the thermostat lower. Also, they will run at least two days on a DJI 1000 power bank, as tested by us. We ran the throws by day and carried the power bank to the bedroom at night and ran the electric blanket. We also have a 12 volt one for car trips, saves a lot of arguing by you know who....
I go the natural route instead. A red-headed female, who snores like a drunken sailor but keeps the bed warm. She does tend to squeal loudly and replies with Russian curses and punches when I try to warm my feet, still haven't got her fully trained after 22 years, still working on it...
