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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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.
When it gets cold we all huddle around a candle, when it gets really cold we light it 😅😅 ( I'll get me coat).
We graduated to huddling around an LED bulb!! Powered by MOONlight!!
You made my day thank you
2023 and our people are unable to heat their homes. Our political system has failed us all.
The true failure is expecting a political system to solve home heating issues.
When the people are kept down economically they are easier to control.
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 got one of those too, they are fantastic. safe to use all night, and if you put a waterproof cover on them, yes they can be used with that, you don't need to take them off the bed at all. they are a sod to wash, as they need space to dry afterwards, so protecting them is easier, plus, keeping them flat on the bed by tieing them down will make them last longer, as you're not folding them. I got mine after encountering one on the bed in a spare room I was staying in during 2010 in norfolk, the place was freezing, though there was an underblanket, i'd never seen that sort before. turned it on and left a fiver for the electric afterwards just in case it guzzled. now I dont think it did eat that much power, though it made my night a lot more bearable.
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.
Um….MensaDUMB!! It’s called a PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT!!!! Been around for DECADES!!!!!
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
GET a mattress heating pad!
@@kymclinton3140Stand by, in less than 3 years you WILL be wetting it yourSELF!!
40 watts is nothing?
One of the real ones in my opinion.
Lot of people profess to care but I think this man actually does. Not too many willing to dk what this guy does. Respect. X
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
Yes can’t use sit
First video of yours I’ve seen, just became a subscriber. Great content, and well explained.
I have a heated mattress pad so heat comes from below instead of on top. I think it works better.
Andy Electric fleece's are very good, loads of settings & a timer, use mine at 1 hour at a time.
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.
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.
In 1973 I started my first job at 16. My first salary was spent on an electric blanket. I loved my electric blanket. I have two children. When they were ready for sleeping in a single bed, they were each bought an electric blanket. They were removed before they went to bed. The blankets kept their beds aired and cosy.❤
An even BETTER option is a MATTRESS HEATING pad!!!
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.
@@marklittler784yep, you sweats lots overnight, never mind damp maybe in the room.
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.
My eBlanket uses less than 1/2 KWatt over 10 hrs about 30 cents a night. Cheapest thing out there for electric heat
Considering I'm using a blanket made in 1947 with vaccum tubes in the controller, yeah just no. This controller draws about an amp in operation because of the tube filaments. The overall addition to the electric bill is negligible. Electric blankets are a seasonal item and here in Texas, the bigger expense is HVAC. Especially during summer. Also, for those of you saying turn your central heat off, when outside temperatures drop below freezing for extended periods, you risk frozen pipes. Especially those pipes that run along outside walls. Never turn your heater below 55 to 60 degrees.
I got a base layer top and pants from Primark for twenty pounds the set. keeps me nice and warm with the heating off. I just wear them with jim jams and save walking around in big heavy jumpers or coat. I do have a heated blanket that works good too.
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
@@mavisspearhead1742did you mean to tag me? I'd just say burning gas indoors can cause problems, do it's something I'd avoid even if the device were not camping-specific. Hth
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
Don’t have electric under blanket for the bed, but I do have an electric throw that I use daily it costs pennies all day on a med heat,I put heating on for 1 hr in the morning and at night to remove the chill in the room.
Those ONLY remove the chill in YOU. NOT in the ROOM!!!
I researched electric blankets and purchased the safest one I could find. The medium heat setting works best.
what brand?
@@PhantomEagle1.618 Guarantee it is not a Sunbeam!. Been through 3 of them in 4 years. They just stop heating and only become slightly warm-- like a couple of degrees above ambient.
I am a big fan of hot water bottles. When resting, the average human generates about 85W, a hot water bottle delivers about 75W - so nearly doubling the heat generated under the duvet. Mine has a knitted jacket and it’s still warm when I get up the following morning. It’s also portable. I slip into the large internal pocket in my coat when I watch a football match.
Thanks for this Andy ! 👍
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.
+1 for the hat!!
I have a sheet under my duvet, and a large blanket atop, which helps keeps me burrito. And changing & drying the sheet/blanket is easier than a duvet cover 🙅
I never use electric blankets because I overheat too easily. Plus, I've found that they give me headaches when I have used them in the past. Even in the dead of winter, I usually sleep with at least one arm on top of the blankets. I use an electric tower heater, but I use it for the white noise, not for the heat.
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.
Sheet too thin? Try a thicker one, such as brushed cotton??
GET a MATTRESS HEATING PAD. It goes UNDER your mattress pad.
The best thing you can use for your general health, warmth and sound sleep is to use a lambswool underlay below the bed sheet, and a thick insulating cover (doona) on the top of the blankets. No heat can escape your body via the mattress and is retained to give you the deepest, most comfortable and serene sleep possible. From a one off purchase, this can be used for decades. Electric blankets cannot match the peace and comfort you get from retaining your own body heat.
I use an modified induction stove top propped on an angle with metal screen attached. Way less elect than a space heater. Same amount of heat. And it sings....
Electric blanket cosy wraps are very good which you put round you while watching the box also heated coats and jackets can warm you up which work with a small battery and last a couple of good hours. At the end of the day we are meant to be living in the 21st century but as always with the UK austerity under our political system where the working class homes are like fridges.
A 150W blanket uses 0.150 kW, @ 24.44 pence per kWh = 3.6 pence per hour. A hot water bottle uses one kettle of nearly boiling water and costs about 4 pence to heat and will stay warm for 4 - 5 hours, warm blood will travel around your body so you don't really need to heat a large area of your body. Just a thought.
The calculation of power consumption isnt that simple for Electric blankets and throws because they use pulse width modulation to control the temperature. If you put a power meter or ammeter on an electric blanket you will see the power/amps turning on and off every second or so, depending on the heat setting selected. I have measured my electric throw over many winter weeks and can confidently say it cost about 1 pence an hour, or 0.04Kw per hour. I find the lowest setting keeps me warm enough when the room temperature is as low as 12 C.
You ONLY need a 30 watt electric blanket( or mattress heating pad). Using 150 watts WILL get you DRENCHED in SWEAT by morning!!!
I find an electric mattress pad is even better. You don’t have cold spots on the bed because the blanket has shifted covering it during the night. And you can get an electric timer for the outlet and set it to preheat the bed before you get in it and get out of it.
Tried both . Mattress pad heat is far more comforting than a blanket .
read your owner's manuals carefully. most electric blankets warn you about either folding the blanket while on or lying on top of the blanket (or rolling it up as you toss n turn), as it might cause the wires to overheat.. A heating pad generally allows you to lay on top of it , with the heat then rising and being trapped by what ever type of cover you have over you, blanket, comforter etc.
Yes...under blankets typically should be flat on a mattress, and tapes provided to secure. And _some_ even then should not be sat/laid on whilst working. Even then I'm not totally happy about EMF exposure.
@@icouldbewrongicouldberight I wouldn't be too concerned about EMF , besides just think of all the extra stuff you'll be able to see with a third eye.
I use a heating pad...myself and not my bedroom. :) thanks for the video
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!
I use my Electric blanket all the time.
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.
I turned down my temperature control on my house one degree every year for the last 10yrs and now it doesn't cost anything to heat my house!!! ( it is a bit nippy though )
Wow pretty soon , it'll be an air conditioner
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. 😎🇨🇦
My cats love heating blankets!
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.
🇬🇧🦋🎄electric blanket. Will be coming out of storage .. brill idea ,thank you x🇬🇧🎄
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.
My electric blanket is on 24. 7.it cost sbout a pound a dayin october it also keeps the room warm durring the day ive tested heaters one of the bes 3:29 t is oil filled radistors about 15 p a hour to run are now cheap 30 pound 1ooo watts is the one you want . ive just fitted a chinese diesil heater and cut 600 of my fuel bill this winter 😅
You’re LYING!!! An electric blanket in NO WAY keeps even a CLOSET warm!!!
@Tryp-j9d I don't tell lies
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.
Thanks for that information interesting
Thanks, I was worried you were just going to say "(don't buy one!)", I appreciate your advice, cheers.
Yes if electric is say 27 pence per kilowatt hour, then a hundred watt( a tenth of a thousand watts) blanket on full will be 27 pence per 10 hours use, or 2.7 pence per hour.
A 60 watt blanket on full would be 16 pence per 10 hours use or 1.6 pence per hour.
Gaz Yorkshire. 17 Jan 2025.
True but most blankets aren't on full power all the time , they tend to cycle down for about 1/3 of the time , so your costs could be a bit lower.
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Electric BLANKETS are made to go ON TOP of you. ( Same for throws). A mattress heating pad is MADE to go UNDER the mattress pad, and hence UNDER you!! The LATTER is BETTER for sleeping!!!
Get a cheap Kill-A-Watt meter to test your actual electricity use. You'd be surprised how many devices are way off on actual current draw from what the box says.
Buy a non contact laser thermometer about twenty quid find where cold is coming from, like electric sockets light fittings light switches.
Ihi andy hope your keeping wa well done i've just received my electric overthrow ill let you know freezing in Cardiff
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.
Put your bed in a tent, like a four-poster, dubbel skined one if you can, works well. 😂
I'd rather stick with my hot water bottle for my cold feet 😌😴
Just put all your coats on top of your bed, no need for a Electric blanket.
Be very careful good job I was awake due to smell of burning I woke to see my electric blanket had caught fire.
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
If you’re SWEATING …..you’re doing something VERY WRONG!!!!
Heated throws are great,heat yourself, not the room. I have my storage heaters at 15°instead of 21°.
Ever heard of 3 dog night. One keep you warmer than none
On a tranquilizer l fell asleep with my blanket on its highest setting and gave myself a nasty burn requiring medical treatment.
DOPE!!
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.
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
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,
Not an electric BLANKET, use an electric MATTRESS PAD. Far, far better.
And mine has a mine-theirs split and a timer, it can switch OFF in as little as 30 minutes after warming the bed. Only on cold, cold winter nights do I set the timer for 2 hours.
If you have pets you can NOT just heat yourself ! chinese diesel heaters are worth investigating especially if you can get red diesel or can clean old oil.
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.
I expected some new information.
can't beat a hot water bottle ! or two
just sit tight guys and wait for this global warming
same as a light bulb
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
Thanks to Creepy Joe, Americans can't afford heat!
Electric sleeping bag?
Getting in a cold bed is one of lifes pleasures. You got to get down to go up.
I have pet dog