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I’m more surprised that people still use electric blankets. Utterly dangerous things. Now you can connect your state of the art 1950s tech to the cloud.
by setquk 8y ago
I’m more surprised that people still use electric blankets. Utterly dangerous things. Now you can connect your state of the art 1950s tech to the cloud.
- adrianN 8y agoYeah, I would treat them like a candle. Fine if you're there watching it, but not something to leave alone. Although it's not too hard to build safe electric blankets that shut themselves off when they get too hot, as a consumer you don't really know what's inside.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoCan you explain the main risks you see? https://www.electricblanketfires.com/electric-blanket-fire-stats/ https://www.electricblanketfires.com/electric-blanket-fire-s... suggests that the primary issue is user error. Are hot water bottles better? What other affordable means are there to easily warm a cold bed?
- setquk 8y agoYes the heating elements are flexible and are easy to damage and they carry current at mains potential. Neither of those outcomes favour failing safe. Even the best quality unheated wires carrying current don't last that long mechanically speaking. Add heat and the decay happens quicker. Humans are pretty good at warming a cold bed. Sucks for the first ten minutes though.