Electric blanket

Knittygritty804

Hi,

This is my first time posting here although I have been a reader for a while and have found so many useful tips here that I wondered if I could ask about electric blankets? I've seen them mentioned a few times here and I think they would be a really good idea for us to use while sitting on the sofa in the evenings, to reduce how much we have to put the heating on, which, like everyone else across the country, I am worrying about. 

My question is when people are talking about the blankets, is there a difference between a blanket you would use on a bed vs sofa? I have been looking at the silent night ones, but I'm not sure if that could be used in a sofa? 

We have received the first Cost of Living Payment today and wondering whether to use a little to buy a heated blanket and some thermal leggings. I have a number of auto-immune conditions which mean I really feel the cold. 

Many thanks for reading and any advice 🙂

theoretica

Abut a year ago, my mum who also gets very cold was singing the praises of B&M furry leggings.

LunaCatty

You want to be looking at electric lap blankets, not the bed ones. My lap blanket is fleece covered and not too dissimilar from a normal lap blanket - the electric bed blankets hook onto the mattress and no cover in the same way so don't work for over lap/body. I absolutely love my electric lap blanket. Both my husband and son barely feel the cold so in the Autumn and on any warmer Winter days we don't have the heating on and I just use my lap blanket and oodie jumper to keep warm (plus wrist warmers as these ache with my carpal tunnel if I get cold). Mine cost £30 from A****n, having a quick look they've gone up a little in price but are still available for around £35-40 on there.

Farway

I bought a washable heated throw earlier this year after struggling to get really warm, reading reviews that I could find it seems to get the largest you can afford, to let it overhang and cover your legs & arms.

I chose one with timer, thermostat & cuts out any part that's overheating. Very cosy and I love it

Maybe not the cheapest but worth it IMO

https://cosihome.com/product-category/electric-heated-throw/

CJRyder

There's one on A****n that is £39.99. The one above is 160cm x 130cm whilst the A one is 160cm x 120cm.

By the way, why do we blank out shops here?

Gers

An electric throw is great in winter, autumn and spring! I even had mine on a couple of weeks ago.  I bought mine from Amazon, it's got a really long cable, imer for 1 hour or 3 hours and can be machine washed. I can see it being a good use of some of your COL money.

London_1

My eldest daughter bought me an electric throw about two years ago, and its the best thing since sliced bread IMO.

I live alone in a mid terraced house, I have foam insulated walls ,had them done about 15 years ago when there was a free govenrment offer. I also have double loft insulation and central heating .

But as my little house is so well insulated andI only really have the heating on as and when needed in the winter, and then only for around an hour in the morning, and again about 4.00 if needed.But if I'm sitting watching tv its great just to plug in the throw which keeps me really warm and costs around 3p an hour to run.

I live in the reasonably warm south east of the UK and my heaviest winter bill for dual fuel was in January when it was £72. I cook with electric, so its only the central heating and water that gets used

I have the hot water on for two hours a day first thing and that give me a tankful of hot water ,more than enough for my daily shower and if needed the washing machine around twice a week at most.I was up by hand once a day in the evening after dinner  so only use about a bowlful then 

I do have an electric airer that costs pennies to run,but I only use it if we have a really wet spell of rain, 

so I'd say invest in an electric throw they are worth their weight in gold, and will help yo keep the bills down
JackieO xx

greyteam1959

CJRyder said:

There's one on A****n that is £39.99. The one above is 160cm x 130cm whilst the A one is 160cm x 120cm.

By the way, why do we blank out shops here?

I have no idea.
Do you mean Amazon??

Rosa_Damascena

I have an electric blanket for bed and multiple (unheated) fluffy / furry blankets and throws and they work a treat when it's chilly.

bouicca21

I borrowed an electric throw when my heating went haywire winter before last.  It was certainly cosy but I found it very irritating to be anchored to a cable.  I could not for example just get up and go into the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea or coffee.  In practice I found it so much easier to wear an extra layer and wrap myself in a fleecy blanket and it was also easier to regulate just how warm I wanted to be with the blanket.

CJRyder

greyteam1959 said:

CJRyder said:

There's one on A****n that is £39.99. The one above is 160cm x 130cm whilst the A one is 160cm x 120cm.

By the way, why do we blank out shops here?

I have no idea.
Do you mean Amazon??

I do.

Found a 160cm x 130cm for £34.99 so ordered two! DW really feels the cold so not having the heating blasting will be great!