My electric blanket has said goodnight for the last time !
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (7534)
United Kingdom
January 25, 2026 5:29am CST
We went to bed last night and as usual popped the electric blanket on. It only takes a few minutes to get toasty. Yep, it was lovely.
Then I noticed flashing….at first I thought it was my phone ….it does do weird things sometimes.
I reached across and turned it over.
Still the flashing was there.
Oh crikey !
It was the controls for the electric blanket.
I did the usual, switch it off and on again….l
Nope, it wasn’t playing !
Luckily by this time the bed was warm anyway, I was nearly asleep…..so dreamland called me.
This morning I tried it again ….still the same ….
The Mister tried it …..still the same.
Looks like we are having a new electric blanket then ……would happen the week we are supposed to get snow ! Bbbrrrrrrr !
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@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
It’s only 5 years old so it should be okay for several more years yet. What has upset me most is that Mom and Dad bought it for us …..a good, expensive one ….when we moved into this house…..and I lost my Dad in 2023, so it’s like another part of him has gone.
I know most folks will think that’s silly, but it’s the sentimental value to me.
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@sol_cee (38532)
• Philippines
25 Jan
@Traceyjayne Awww, that sucks. Maybe it can be repaired? Or is that even possible for an e-blanket?
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@DaddyEvil (167091)
• United States
25 Jan
If you want, you can have the two electric blankets we packed away in the garage. We haven't used them since we moved into this house. 
This house is too warm for electric blankets. Pretty keeps the heat at 69F in the living room and that makes the bedrooms 74F. I have to leave my bedroom door open if I want to be comfortable. With the door open, my bedroom stays 70F...
Of course, if you came to get the electric blankets, you'd have to shovel a path from the front door to the garage door so we could find them for you. 
(We have a little over a foot of snow right now and it's still coming down.)
@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
@DaddyEvil if it snows here I’m not going out ….i stocked up on a few things today as The Mister is back at work tomorrow.
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@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
Thank you for the offer ….The Mister is back at work tomorrow so is unable to bring me over to collect them …..if you want to get away from the bit of snow you have you could bring them here ….
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@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
@AmbiePam that’s what I thought ….the Rotter !
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@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
It’s really not very old.
I will have to suffer tonight then when The Mister goes back to work tomorrow I will sleep on his half til the weekend when we will get it replaced.
It’s one electric blanket but duel control and his half is okay ! …..annoyingly !
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@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan
Yep … it waits til the coldest month and a day before The Mister goes back to work so I have to wait a week til I get to the shop to get another one !
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@Ineeddentures (16388)
•
25 Jan
When we moved onto our all singing all dancing new flat in the winter of 2020 we found out we didn't need an electric blanket anymore.
It has sat unused since then
It is a Daewoo
It is better than the cars that they make
Sorry your electric blanket buggered up
@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
Can you pop it on the post please …..
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@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
@Ineeddentures probably cheaper to pop to the shops at the weekend.
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@valherma00 (1126)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
31 Jan
@Traceyjayne all good things have to come to an end, sadly.
@LindaOHio (212887)
• United States
25 Jan
I wouldn't use it if it's flashing! I hope you can get a new one.
@Laurakemunto (13737)
• Kenya
25 Jan
About the electric blanket i first heard about it from one of our former member of parliament after he got burn injuries from a faulty electric blanket
@2ndchances24 (11647)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
25 Jan
electric blankets are nice but they have a safety device in them
that shuts it off after a few hours, that's why they blink like that.
I use to have 1 myself & I would turn it on & it was nice till it
went off & I would have to turn it back on again so I just said
to heck with that & put some plastic under my sheet & kept
warm that way cause it draws your body heat & you stay warm.
Then I did something else, I started putting fuzzy blankets
on my bed above the sheets & THAT'S been a life saver
Where I don't use a heating blanket any more.
@Traceyjayne (7534)
• United Kingdom
25 Jan
No, this is blinking because it’s not working properly ….
