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Yeh I've thought about whether it'd be possible/safe to use something like an "overclocked" electric blanket to sterilize the mattress daily. They also need hu

Yeh I've thought about whether it'd be possible/safe to use something like an "overclocked" electric blanket to sterilize the mattress daily. They also need humidity (~50% RH), hence why I got the dehumidifer, which has definitely knocked them back.

qiine 2y ago
I got the exact same idea sadly most electric blanket i could find on amazon where kinda small and had disappointingly low heating power...
- grumpy-de-sre 2y ago
  Pretty much my conclusion as-well. I guess they just don't want folks giving themselves burns during sleep. AliExpress as always is tempting [1], but you'd have to be incredibly careful about regulating temperature [2] and adding safety interlocks that'd make falling asleep with it active, or forgetting to turn it off impossible. 1. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007963462500.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007963462500.html 2. Don't blame me when your house burns down, I warned you.
- mkatx 2y ago
  Look into something like flexwatt tape. Maybe run it during the day when your not sleeping. In my mind, they probably use something similar inside heated blankets with some kind of limiter/thermostat. Do your research though!! I'm not sure if flexwatt tape could ignite your mattress, but you would definitely want to know for sure yourself beforehand! There are ways to control heat though; I'm familiar with using flexwatt tape with reptile enclosures, hooked up to a thermostat with a probe in the habitat for temp control. Maybe some math, like desired_temp = watts_supplied * feet_of_fw_tape, where the watts_supplied is the independent variable you adjust based on the required feet_of_fw_tape for your mattress to get the dependent variable desired_temp. Probably include a fail safe, but I'm no electrician, proceed at your own risk. They do sell self contained fire extinguishers you can hang on your ceiling that deploy automatically at a certain temperature, ideally putting out fire sources they are hung above. Nice to have around for things like this.
  - qiine 2y ago
    nice another project to the pile ;p

qiine 2y ago

I got the exact same idea sadly most electric blanket i could find on amazon where kinda small and had disappointingly low heating power...

grumpy-de-sre 2y ago
Pretty much my conclusion as-well. I guess they just don't want folks giving themselves burns during sleep. AliExpress as always is tempting [1], but you'd have to be incredibly careful about regulating temperature [2] and adding safety interlocks that'd make falling asleep with it active, or forgetting to turn it off impossible. 1. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007963462500.html https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007963462500.html 2. Don't blame me when your house burns down, I warned you.
mkatx 2y ago
Look into something like flexwatt tape. Maybe run it during the day when your not sleeping. In my mind, they probably use something similar inside heated blankets with some kind of limiter/thermostat. Do your research though!! I'm not sure if flexwatt tape could ignite your mattress, but you would definitely want to know for sure yourself beforehand! There are ways to control heat though; I'm familiar with using flexwatt tape with reptile enclosures, hooked up to a thermostat with a probe in the habitat for temp control. Maybe some math, like desired_temp = watts_supplied * feet_of_fw_tape, where the watts_supplied is the independent variable you adjust based on the required feet_of_fw_tape for your mattress to get the dependent variable desired_temp. Probably include a fail safe, but I'm no electrician, proceed at your own risk. They do sell self contained fire extinguishers you can hang on your ceiling that deploy automatically at a certain temperature, ideally putting out fire sources they are hung above. Nice to have around for things like this.
- qiine 2y ago
  nice another project to the pile ;p