Fixing an electric blanket?

[Natasha]

Toss your sheets and comforter in the dryer for a few minutes to heat them up. And yes, toss the electric blanket. They are tremendous fire hazards when they start to short out like that. Biggest fire I ever dispatched was caused by an electric blanket (not to scare you or anything, LOL). Unplugged it should be fine since there's no power source to it.

 

[Merciless]

Definitely cheaper to toss it and buy a new one instead of risking a fire ....

 

[NoDak]

Okay NODAK how does one wake up dead? :willy_nilly:

If HK ignores us, you can ask her tomorrow.

Now to be clear, you guys keep saying throw it out. If I unplug and disconnect it, is that okay? Does it actually need to leave the house?

No, you can use it as a blanket with no risks whatsoever as long as it stays unplugged.

Could wake up a zombie :tooth

I don't do that. I let my wife get up in her own good time.

 

[HK]

I'm not dead! :willy_nilly:


Just unplugged it and left it be, it snowed again last night which took the edge off the cold plus we've got about a million regular non-electric blankets that people keep giving us, so I slept under them

 

[Tuffdisc]

I thought the body temperature was enough, perhaps you haven't got enough tog value on your duvet

 

[Zorak]

Get a thicker duvet, curtains, draft excluders, rugs etc. they're mild expenses that make a big difference to heating and electric bills.