Q: What is the difference between a bed warmer and an electric blanket? A: An electric blanket is used as a covering, the bed warmer is used under the bedding. You sleep ON it, not UNDER it. The bed warmer attaches directly to your mattress and is covered up by your normal bedding. bed warmers are much more energy efficient than an electric blanket because of the way they are used. Your covers hold in the heat that rises from below. The heat from an electric blanket rises from above you and escapes into the room.
Q: My home heating costs are high, will this warmer cost me more for electricity? A: No. In fact, with a bed warmer, you can turn down the heat in your home during the night and still sleep comfortably. By turning down the heat in your home, you will not only save on heating fuel costs, but your furnace blower, refrigerator and freezer will also run less in a cooler house. This will help reduce power costs.
Q: How do I know what size I need? A: The model number of each warmer indicates its width. For fitted bed warmers, you need to match the warmer to your bed size in both width and length. For example the model M38 measures 38 inches wide by 60 inches long, and can be used for a twin sized mattress.
Q: What do the bed warmers look like? A: The bedwarmers very much resemble a mattress pad. They are made of white material, and are about 1/2 inch thick. They fit like a fitted sheet and have extra cloth at the head of the bed that allows the warmer to cover the entire mattress, and has a skirt with elastic all around the warmer to hold the warmer in place. The warmers are quilted around the heating wires. This is done in such a way that you do not feel the wires when you are laying on the warmer.
Q: Are bed warmers washable? A: It is recommended that bed warmers be hand washed. They are electrical devices that can be damaged in a washing machine. Since the bed warmers are used underneath your bed coverings, there is not much need to clean them on a regular basis.
Q: Are they safe if something is spilled on them (or a child wets the bed)? A: Yes. The heating element wires within the bed warmers are shielded. In the case of bed wetting, there is also a cleanliness issue. We recommend covering the bed warmer with a rubber sheet that can be purchased at stores such as Wal-Mart. The rubber sheet will help keep the bed warmer clean and will reduce the need to clean it regularly.
Q: Can I use a bed warmer on an adjustable bed? A: Absolutely! The fitted models are recommended, and work very well. In fact, customers using adjustable beds represent one of the largest percentages of bed warmer users.
Q: Does the Comfort Control temperature control make a clicking sound when you change the temperature setting? A: No. The temperature control is very quiet and transitions smoothly from one temperature setting to another.
Q: What sort of warranty is there? A:Bed warmers come with a full one year guarantee. If anything goes wrong with the bed warmer during that first year, it will be repaired or replaced as the factory deems necessary. After the year warranty has expired, low-cost factory-direct service is available if it is ever needed. Bed warmers are high quality products and have very few problems. We have customers that have had the same bed warmer for 30 years without need for maintenance. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Q: Where are the bed warmers made? A: Bed warmers are manufactured in the United States .
Q: In my electric blanket, I can feel the heating wires and they are uncomfortable to me. Are the heating wires in a bed warmer uncomfortable as well? A: Absolutely Not! The heating wires used in bed warmers are quilted into the padding of the warmer in order to make them undetectable when you are sleeping.
Q: What do you recommend for young children or elderly people? A: We recommend that the person using the bed warmer be able to adjust the temperature control and be able to know what to do if they are too warm. We do not recommend the bed warmer for children under the age of 5.
Q: I have a large mattress (Queen or King) and my partner likes to be cool and I like to be warm. Can you help? A: Absolutely! Our larger models are available with dual Comfort Controls. This allows each person to select the temperature they want. |