Is my hot water bottle still safe to use?

[Elaine_C]

With the clocks having gone back last weekend and the cooler nights approaching, I brought my hot water bottle back into use last night after being stored away for the summer. When I emptied it this morning it left behind little bits of blue rubber in the sink. I’ve had the bottle for about 4 years, so why has this just started to happen now? Is my bottle still safe to use or should I throw it away? What should I do with it?

[snags]

Buy a new one. £2.

[albaqwerty]

it's perisshed. treat yourself to a new one :D

[redman41]

Get a lodger to warm you up this Winter......hopefully he wont leak in your Bed ;-)))))))

[Barmaid]

Sounds to me like the rubber has perished. Get a new one! (or a cat)

[4getmenot]

I dont think any hot water bottles are safe. My mate fell asleep with her between lower part of legs and when she woke up it had stuck to her and burned all her skin. She is scarred

[stewey]

Fill it up with hot water, seal it, and place it on a towel in a dry sink for a few hours. If the towel remains dry, the bottle should be ok to use.

[Bbbananas]

vibra - lol.

elaine - you skinflint. Buy another you tight s0d.

[redman41]

LOL Vibra !
I can envisage you at the Dr's with this Blue waterbottle stuck to old JT.... LOL

[albaqwerty]

thanks red.

I originally read LIBATION all is now clear pmsl

[stewey]

The dreaded bluebottle disease.

[Bbbananas]

are you sure you don;t mean you;ve just tried it and you're now stuck IN the filling?

[Elaine_C]

Vibraphere - would you like my old one? I'm sure it's still good enough for what you are proposing to do with it !!!

[Bbbananas]

Elaine_c - and here was I thinking you were a bit of a stick-in-the-mud....
Naughty!

[mccfluff]

vibes you can have my purple people eater if you like

[mccfluff]

its my hot wster bottle vibes.......