Heated blanket: reviews, prices. Electric blanket with heating

In modern apartments, no one can be insured against heating outages. Almost everyone suffers from cold in the off-season. And also there are those who freeze all the time, for example, in retirement age, when there are problems with blood circulation in the body. For such situations, a special heated blanket was invented.

Description

For residents of our country this is a very interesting, and most important, actual invention. A heated blanket (thermal blanket) is a bedding with a special filler, in which there is a very flexible and thin electric thread that produces heat. This is a convenient, easy and effective device that can be used for sheltering, heating the bed, wrapping with cosmetic or medical purposes.

Principle of operation

A heated electric blanket is not just a huge soft hot-water bottle. This miracle product can perform several useful functions at the same time:

• Warms up during sleep, all night or a couple of hours.
• He warms the bed before going to bed.
• It is used as a blanket to wrap it on the couch in the evenings.
• Used for cosmetic and medical wraps.
• Infrared radiation stimulates blood circulation, relieves the condition in angina and bronchitis, relieves pain in the joints.

For physiotherapy and wraps in clinics and salons use a professional thermal blanket, in which an increased temperature range (reaching 55 ° C, with the usual up to 42 ° C).

At the most common blanket with heating the price is low - it costs from 2200 rubles. At the same time, a professional product costs 8-10 times more, but with it you can carry out a variety of cosmetic procedures.

Design

Consists of a blanket with heating from an external beautiful and soft layer, as well as internal (sintepon or batting), which is wrapped with a heating thread resembling a grid in shape. A fuse and a temperature sensor with different modes are attached to the product, protecting them from fire, overheating and burns: after three hours, the night warmer is switched off automatically. In addition, manufacturers mainly offer about 9 heating modes so that you can choose the optimum for yourself.

Another issue is the care of the product. Before the time the heating plate has not lost its properties, it is not recommended to wash the blanket more than five times during the period of operation (if you wear a special duvet cover on it, you will not need to wash it frequently). If necessary, the cord and controller can be easily disconnected and the product washed.

Popular manufacturers

In our country, the most popular German electric blankets Beurer. In addition, the products of the Imetec factory (Italy) are well known. But Russian manufacturers also create competitive products. For example, electric mattresses and electric blankets "Tepla Factories", which are not inferior in terms of reliability, are very popular, and even Western analogues are superior in temperature to heating, while they are much lower.

The most notable models of 2 domestic manufacturers in the professional line are Thermoelite and Terlion. Both companies produce reliable and high quality thermal blankets, which are supplied with many massage rooms, clinics and SPA-salons.

Benefits

Speaking about the advantages of a heated blanket, you can note the possibility of detaching the controller from the cord, so you can safely wash it in a washing machine, as already mentioned above. In addition, it heats up in 20 minutes, consumes less energy than a light bulb. Its design is safe to use and elastic. It keeps the dry heat during the night, and the duvet cover makes the sleep comfortable and pleasant.

How to choose a heated blanket

In case you have decided that such a blanket is a necessary and important purchase, then first of all look at its manufacturer. However safe it may seem, it is still a risk, therefore, choose models of trusted companies. Also determine the size: many shops offer options for beds of different sizes.

Also choose the material from which the blanket is made, depending on their financial capabilities and personal tastes. The top layer is made of either artificial fabrics (fleece, microfiber, nylon, polycotton), or from natural (wool, cotton and plush).

Specifications

Also, appreciate its technical characteristics: there must necessarily be an automatic shutdown, safe power - up to 150 watts. In addition, specify the warm-up time (mainly from 10 to 30 minutes) and the number of modes. It is likely that you will not need 9 temperature modes, but it is advisable to have at least 4. It is perfectly normal if a heated blanket, which you can read about in the article below, does not warm more than 36 ° C - this temperature is enough, To quickly keep warm.

Also, consider the length of the cord, starting from how far the socket is from the bed (basically, the cord reaches 4.5 m.).

The next interesting product is a 12 volt heated blanket, powered by a car cigarette lighter. This is an excellent choice for truckers, as well as motorists who often go on trips over long distances. But the thermo-blanket has its own danger - if you sleep under it every day for several months, the immune system can get used to overheating, and the protective functions of the whole organism will be weakened, which can lead to frequent colds.

In general, if you are always cold, you just love warmth or you regularly turn off the heating, such a blanket will become for you an excellent assistant. Light, of various sizes and comfortable, it is well warmed, and also will become your personal doctor. When using it the main thing is not to forget about the measure, not turning this product into a daily blanket, in this case this miracle product will bring you only a maximum of heat and good.

Contraindications

It should be noted that in addition to healing properties, such a blanket has a number of contraindications:

• Prolonged use of such bedding contributes to a decrease in the protective functions of our body, leading to frequent catarrhal diseases;
• The presence of tumors or suspicion of them. The increase in temperature can provoke their growth;
• Acute inflammatory processes;
• Active tuberculosis, as well as all infectious diseases, which are accompanied by an increase in temperature;
• diabetes;
• Tendency to bleeding;
• The presence of foreign bodies in the body, such as pins, prostheses, implants;
• Recent operations.

Heated blanket: reviews

Since in our multi-storey buildings temporary heating off is practically the norm, some people are already actively using electric blankets. From their feedback you can find out that this is a real rescue for them in the off-season, on long trips, and also an excellent assistant in carrying out a variety of cosmetic procedures, such as wrapping. Among negative reviews, there are more often those who talk about a rather large list of their contraindications, as well as about the body's getting used to regular overheating.