Another repair

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The next thing on my list to fix was this - do you know what it is? It’s a very simple bed heater. I guess it’s just one step up from the old warming pans where you would put hot coals inside (yes I have one of those as well!) But this uses a single light bulb inside a hollow convex holder. The light bulb produces enough heat to warm the bed making it lovely and cosy to get into on a cold night! Also great for airing a bed if it hasn’t been used for a while. There was nothing wrong with this except the flex was so old the outer casing had cracked in several places, exposing the wires inside. A trip to my local favourite hardware shop yielded the appropriate flex at 60p/metre, then it was just a simple case of replacing the old with the new. At least it should have been, but at first I couldn’t quite see how the individual wires were attached inside. There was a rather fiddly holder with a couple of springs which holds the light bulb, and after I pulled the old wires out I couldn’t see what had held them in place! Luckily with a bit of help from Little One we worked it out between us. Wiring the plug at the other end was easy. When Little One plugged it in and switched it on and the light bulb lit up we both felt very pleased with ourselves! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2022.