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| John H 2005-12-07, 2:21 pm |
| How about a heater (under), blanket combination for poor, old people living
in cold houses?
John
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| Ashley Clarke 2005-12-07, 8:21 pm |
| "John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:4397226d@clear.net.nz...
> How about a heater (under), blanket combination for poor, old people living
> in cold houses?
> John
Not a bad idea, apart from the fire risk if not properly designed.
Any conductive wire under the carpet could be used to get warm.
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"John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:4397226d@clear.net.nz...
> How about a heater (under), blanket combination for poor, old people
> living in cold houses?
> John
Much more efficient to use it as a heating pad from below.
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| John H 2005-12-09, 8:21 pm |
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> "John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:4397226d@clear.net.nz...
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> Much more efficient to use it as a heating pad from below.
As long as your not sitting on it as I don't think you want to heat a person
like a saucepan.
John
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| Richard W. 2005-12-10, 4:21 am |
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"John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:439a1458$1@clear.net.nz...
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> "JoeSP" <olegp@telus.net> wrote in message
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> As long as your not sitting on it as I don't think you want to heat a
person
> like a saucepan.
> John
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Why not? That's the way water beds work. They heat from underneath.
Actually a water bed is the thing for old people with their aches and pains.
Although they may be a little hard to get in and out of for some old people.
My grandma had 2 electric blankets catch fire with her under them.
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| Vaughn 2005-12-10, 9:21 am |
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"Richard W." <raweich@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Why not? That's the way water beds work. They heat from underneath.
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> Actually a water bed is the thing for old people with their aches and pains.
Guess I started early...
> Although they may be a little hard to get in and out of for some old people.
You just roll. Actually, hard-sided water beds are rare these days (mine
excepted).
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> My grandma had 2 electric blankets catch fire with her under them.
Never seen it happen, but certainly not imposssible. A heating pad can
also be a very frugal source of heat.
Vaughn
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| daestrom 2005-12-10, 10:21 am |
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> "Richard W." <raweich@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> You just roll. Actually, hard-sided water beds are rare these days
> (mine excepted).
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> Never seen it happen, but certainly not imposssible. A heating pad
> can also be a very frugal source of heat.
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But localized heating pads can also be a hazard to the elderly. Most folks
just wake up or roll over if it gets too hot, but the elderly have trouble
with that. Ask any nursing home care-giver about them. They'll tell you
they're frowned upon because there are cases where prolonged contact in the
same spot has caused burns.
daestrom
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| SolarFlare 2005-12-10, 1:21 pm |
| Water beds are also bad for back problems and postural
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> But localized heating pads can also be a hazard to
the elderly. Most folks
> just wake up or roll over if it gets too hot, but the
elderly have trouble
> with that. Ask any nursing home care-giver about
them. They'll tell you
> they're frowned upon because there are cases where
prolonged contact in the
> same spot has caused burns.
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| Dave Hinz 2005-12-10, 4:21 pm |
| On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:14:20 -0500, SolarFlare <sfl.are@hot.mail.invalid> wrote:
> Water beds are also bad for back problems and postural
> problems.
So pronounceth SolarFlare, with no evidence of a cite in sight.
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| Ashley Clarke 2005-12-10, 8:21 pm |
| "Richard W." <raweich@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:439a1458$1@clear.net.nz...
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> Why not? That's the way water beds work. They heat from underneath.
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> Actually a water bed is the thing for old people with their aches and pains.
> Although they may be a little hard to get in and out of for some old people.
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> My grandma had 2 electric blankets catch fire with her under them.
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Flexing of the heating element wires can cause a higher resistance at that
spot
so releasing more heat locally (this is one of the cases for good design).
For under-carpet elements this shouldn`t be such a problem, but each element
must be fused at an acceptable rating and enclosed in a fire protective shroud.
This can all be done on peanuts these days!
There is no cure for old age.
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| John H 2005-12-22, 3:21 pm |
| Actually what I was thinking of was a small fan heater blowing air around a
blanket.
John
"John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:4397226d@clear.net.nz...
> How about a heater (under), blanket combination for poor, old people
> living in cold houses?
> John
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| Jim Baber 2005-12-23, 11:21 pm |
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John H wrote:
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>Actually what I was thinking of was a small fan heater blowing air around a
>blanket.
>John
>"John H" <89s@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:4397226d@clear.net.nz...
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Jim Baber wrote:
I have seen electrically heated mattress pads in stores that sell
electric blankets. They are not as common, but are available in the
US. I have to admit I used electric blankets myself. When I quit
smoking, my circulation improved enough that I didn't need that extra
heat. My wife and have shared a king sized bed for 35 years and she
sleeps so warm she never wanted more than a single blanket and sheet
even when the room temperature was 35-40 F. I was freezing at that!
Using a dual control electric blanket between 2 top sheets was a
solution we both could live with. The top sheet reduced the heat loss
(by convection) over my heated part of the electric blanket without
making it too hot for my wife under her unheated side of the blanket.
I know my mother had 2 electric blankets get badly scorched but they
didn't actually catch fire. In both cases she had tucked them under the
mattress at the foot of her bed (ignoring the warnings in their
instructions).
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