Safety Instructions
Your electric blanket should always be used as an underblanket. Here’s some important information on how to use
it safely.
Fitting your blanket
•Before you fit it, give your electric blanket a check to make sure it isn’t damaged.
•Don’t tuck it under your mattress.
•Regular checks to be made if used with a mattress protector or topper to make sure that the electric blanket
hasn’t rucked or folded in use.
•Don’t fit it on a sofa bed, inflatable bed or water bed.
•If you’re using it on an adjustable bed, make sure the blanket or mains lead can’t get trapped in hinges or any
other mechanisms.
•Make sure the mains lead isn’t overstretched.
Using your blanket
•Your electric blanket is designed to preheat indoor beds. Don’t use it for anything else.
•Don’t use it outdoors, in hospitals or hotels.
•Babies or toddlers shouldn’t use this blanket, so don’t use it to heat their beds.
•Children under 8 should only use it if they’re supervised by an adult.
•Children aged 8 years and above or people with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack
of experience and knowledge can use this electric blanket if they’re supervised or have been given clear
instructions on how to use it safely. Children should always be supervised until they’re mature enough to
understand how to operate it safely and can be trusted never to play with it.
•It shouldn’t be used by people who are insensitive to heat or by vulnerable people who can’t react to
overheating.
•Don’t turn the blanket on if it’s folded up or creased.
•It’s best not to use a hot water bottle while using the electric blanket.
•Don’t let the controls overheat and never tuck them underneath your pillow or blankets.
•Only ever use the mains lead and the controls provided.
Looking after your blanket
•Don’t insert pins or sharp objects.
•Don’t crease it, as it can damage the wiring.
•Make sure it’s completely dry before turning it on. Never use it if it’s wet.
•Allow it to cool down before you fold and store it.
•Rapid increases in temperature can be dangerous, so the overheat system should step in and cut o the
power. If this happens, you won’t be able to use the blanket.
Disposing of your blanket
Once the blanket has reached the end of its usable life, cut through the mains lead to make sure no one else can use
it. Then take it to your local, council-run waste site. Please don’t dispose of it in your normal domestic waste bin.
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