I don't believe it

er_indoors

Earlier I posted a thread about my oven, worked perfectly well for 18mths then I decided to turn off at the wall to save electricity.
Thought I would try really hard to save what I could. I would have central heating off and just use the gas fire in the lounge, bought a dual control electric blanket so wouldn't need heat in the bedroom (that was friday)
problem with sockets so oh took off the moulded plug and wired onto one plug. Reall nice and warm friday night, came to switch on tonight and my side is dead.

So £59.99 wasted, can't return as plug removed. this saving money is costing me a fourtune.

fatnbald

Have you thought of double checking the OH's wiring in the plug at all ?

The two sides are possibly on two plugs for a reason to do with the current loading of them exceeding the 13 max for a domestic single socket outlet, you should double check the max combined loading if it even if you do get it going again.

Electric blankets are notoriously unreliably and if used incorrectly or not maintained can cause overheating problems and even fires.

amcluesent

>just use the gas fire in the lounge<

These aren't usually very efficient, esp. the more 'decorative' designs, compared to a CH boiler. Good money going up the chimney.

basmic

To be honest, just try and exchange the blanket.

Usually if you say you want an exchange and not a refund, the whole process of giving them the blanket back becomes much easier. This is because they're not losing a sale with you.

If asked about the plug, produce the original and be quite honest with them - the moulded plug wouldn't fit in your socket, so instead of taking it back for a refund, you tried to make the item usable by replacing the plug.

Before you take it back, make sure the wiring in and outside the plug looks tiday, and that it hasn't been butchered. Obviously they'll turn their nose up at a botched job! :rotfl:

moonrakerz

fatnbald wrote: »

Have you thought of double checking the OH's wiring in the plug at all ?

The two sides are possibly on two plugs for a reason to do with the current loading of them exceeding the 13 max for a domestic single socket outlet, you should double check the max combined loading if it even if you do get it going again.

Electric blankets are notoriously unreliably and if used incorrectly or not maintained can cause overheating problems and even fires.

The two sides are on two plugs just to make it easier to plug it in, and to enable individual heat controls to be fitted - no other reason. A large electric blanket is about 150W so the current drawn is about 0.6A.

Electric blankets are not "notoriously" unreliable, they are of simple design and will last for years - IF NOT mistreated.

PS: check the plug wiring !

27col

The first thing that you need to do is to check the wiring in the plug that was newly fitted, if it is ok, then plug in both halves of the blanket into both sockets alternatively, so as to establish that the fault is definitely in the blanket and not the socket. The loading of an electric blanket is so low that there can be no electrical reason for having 2 plugs, except for convenience during use. If you have no 13amp sockets in the bedroom after all the years since they were first introduced it might be wise to check out your electrical installation. Or have I missed the point,. What is the reason that the blanket could not be plugged in.
Anyway, if the blanket does turn out to be faulty, then you should be able to take it back. Changing the plug would not have made it faulty. If a plug got damaged in normal use on any appliance, it would have to be changed and there is no reason why an exchange would be stopped by the addition of a new plug.