Off Topic Warning!!!

If u dont mind me asking..........how old was the blanket?

Agree......... Leccy blankets have a definite "shelf-life", so to speak. Many people simply buy them and use them for many years in the belief that they ever stuff up (say, like an electric kettle), they will simply cease to work and you'll know it's time to buy a new one. WRONG!!!!

A timely warning thanks Bob. I've mentioned this to Annette several weeks ago about the blanket on one of our kids' beds (it rarely gets used but tends to stay on the bed all year round).

Cheers mate

Roachie

I hope it wasn't one of those "LATEX" mattresses. I can remember what that smell would have been like from my courting days hahaha.
You remember the joke about not useing rubbers cause you don't like the smell of burning rubber LOL.

Good to see you got it in time.

Remember too that you should never have the blanket on when you are in bed, EMF doesn't do human bodies any good at all!!!

You guys are making me sweat talking about electric blankets.LOL
By the way,was talking to people back home yesterday and it was -6 in the morning,nice white frost so may need an elec. blanket when/if we go back,brrrrrrr

Those electric blankets should be BANNED.
Just three days ago one went up in flames here in Bundaberg and if the guy in the next room hadn't been awake to smell it they could have been dead by now.Apperantly there was so much smoke they couldn't see a thing. As it was it burnt a big chunk out of it.
Lucky you caught it before it got any worse.
Bob,don't buy another one. Spend your money on a good set of Flanny sheets and you shouldn't need to worry about electric blankets ever again.

Regards
Sparkiepete

You need to check your electric blankets before you put them on your bed,and or use. You can damage them when you fold them up and put them away for summeror form just wear and tare. I already been to two House fires(no one hurt and confined to the bedroom), This winter caused by faulty Blankets as for your smoke detector sounds like you should get that checked out ASAP.

I luv my lectric blanket. Turn in on full blast afore I go to bed and when the evening starts settling down to zero(Cheez this is a cold place ...dunno why I live here) I make for the heat.

We buy new ones every 5 years

At least you were home at the time and was able to deal with it ASAP and was not early AM where the situation could have been somewhat different.

Electric blankets in most cases are removed after winter and folded and placed in a cupboard with your blankets etc etc usually on the bottom with all the weight on top for months on end. Over time where the folds are these tend to crack and damage the insulation . Eventually they can or will fail and the end result is not pretty.

A preferred way to stor the blanket is to roll it up and not place anything on it while stored.

It pays to have your electric blanket checked by a qualified electrician prior to putting on for the winter or you could also check with your local electricity departemt if they check them it maybe a free service IE ENERGEX (Qld).

As for the smoke detector why this never worked there could be a number of reasons 1. Location of the detector, 2. Flat battery, 3. Faulty Detector are just a few reasons.

When was the last time it was tested or battery replaced. Anyway I'm pleased all turned out ok ...........

Anyway safe winter people
Brian

Know of someone else whose blanket decided to burn just recently. They had only purchased a brand new matress a couple of months before with all the new trimmings of sheets doonas etc. Insurance paid for replacement of burnt items. Cost the insurance over $2000.

I just spent a fortune on a new electric blanket, mind you Canberra winters are not known to be balmy...
Anyway this thing has a host of inbuilt safety features and you also have to do a tech course to get the damned thing to work....

gday

ever tried those lambswool underblankets? combine that with the lambswool quilt and you dont need an electric blanket ever again. when i used to live with mum and dad, mum threw out all the electric blankets and put these on all the beds. cost a small fortune straight up but well worth it. especially if it prevented something worse from happening. oh and this is in canberra too so i am talking about cold winters here :)

cheers
Leayton