Electric Over Blanket

[chessington]

We have just purchased one of these, it is like a fleece throw with a remote, do you put it on under the duvet, over the duvet or instead of the duvet TIA

[bhg481]

Certainly not over the duvet. When we had one we had a sheet, overblanket, light cover.

[murraymints]

a sheet under..mind and switch off !

[bhg481]

Over blankets are designed for leaving on all night, minty. It's under-blankets which aren't safe to sleep on.

[tamborine]

Mine is over duvet

[gingejbee]

bhg....most underblankets sold these days are designed to be left on a low setting all night.

[bhg481]

I'll not disagree with you ginge - it's about 30 years since we last used heated blankets, so I'm rather out of touch with them. In those days it was recommended not to leave underblankets on but I can see that things will have changed across the years.
I still can't get to grips with tambo having hers over the duvet - I'm surprised any heat gets through from it, since the duvet is meant to be a good insulator.

[murraymints]

widnae trust it ! lol... me an old critic !

[jno]

under, otherwise the heat will wear itself out getting through the duvet before it gets to you.

In fact, I'd say "instead of" as the blankets can be quite heavy; over to you whether you need blankets, quilts, duvets, sheets, cats or whatever on top of it.

[gingejbee]

bhg....electric overblankets are meant to be used INSTEAD of a duvet....probably best inside a duvet cover to keep it clean.
I've tried one in the past....but never liked it - not enough weight covering you.

[bhg481]

Exactly what I said in my first response ginge. We used ours to replace an eiderdown (duvets hadn't been invented for use in Britain at that time).

[KARL]

I am sending a link to this post to pretty much everyone I know outside the UK. Only in the UK are pieces of furniture supplied with their individual heating system - elsewhere people heat their houses, but then it has to be admitted that they (the houses there) are generally of a higher standard too. This post will be one of the best joke links I have provided, just because it isn't a joke, it's real people discussing a real situation.

[jno]

it's cheaper, and therefore less wasteful of resources, to heat up a bed than a whole house.

[Islay]

Under duvet directly on top of you - I have one and sleep with it on all night and love it.

[ducksie]

I had one, immediately over me, I didn't like it tbh and went back to the underblanket that I sleep on all night through and my underblanket is machine washable, I have it years, I think it's what best suits you but not over the duvet as that would be a pure waste of energy. Keep snug! :)

[Islay]

Ducksie my over blanket is machine washable too, 15 minute wash and 15 minute dry and ready to go back on again - the cats love it.

[tamborine]

Bhg, OP is over blanket & mine is over the duvet.

[pastafreak]

I have an underblanket that my daughter gave me several years ago. It was the best present ever. I put it on 15-20 minutes before bed, and I'm cosy all night. Love it.

[dannyk13]

I would put it instead of the duvet.With both you may be too warm.

[bhg481]

Tambo - I understood what you said - I'm jusr surprised any heat gets through from the blanket to you.

[goodgoalie]

The £30 I spent on my electric underblanket is the best £30 I've EVER spent - but, pasta, I put mine on about an hour and a half before retiring!