Silentnight Comfort Control Heated Throw - Fleece Heating Overblanket Electric Heated Throw - Luxury Machine Washable Blanket for Sofa and Bed

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In terms of material, it’s much nicer than all the others, made of a soft velvet that is machine-washable and can go in the tumble dryer.

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For electric blankets, we also assess how easy each one is to attach to a mattress and how comfortable each one is to lie on under a fitted sheet.

There were nine settings for feet and body, ranging from boiling-hot nine to barely noticeable one; four or five was optimal for me. I found that some cheaper blankets had a tendency to come lose or crease up when I moved around at night; this one was fine. There were only three settings, which is far less than most competitors, which means there’s less control over heat. Attach it to your mattress via its straps or elastic skirt, place your sheet over it, and then make your bed as usual.

electric blankets and heated throws - Which? Best electric blankets and heated throws - Which?

Heat-up time We attach temperature sensors to six different locations on each electric blanket or heated throw and record how quickly each blanket heats up over a 20-minute period. While testing, we found big differences in how quickly and evenly electric blankets and heated throws heat up, how much energy they use and how quickly they change temperature when you make an adjustment. Safety-wise there is very little to worry about, but look out for British Electrotechnical Approvals Board (BEAB) approval. If you want to keep warm in bed without shelling out for an electric blanket, a cheaper option is a hot water bottle.High-resistance wires – these days often made of carbon fibre – heat up as an electrical current passes through them. The Luxury Heated Throw by Silentnight helps you to keep you extra cosy and warm over the colder months whether that be whilst you’re sat on the sofa or cuddled up in bed.

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This is because the experts we spoke to agreed they were the best option, and said a high tog duvet and a warm pillow should be sufficient to keep you snug at night. In many adverts for electric blankets or heated throws, manufacturers claim that blankets cost 'pennies to run', but what does this actually mean? Our hollowfibre pillows are machine washable at 60 degrees C, for other products check your individual product packaging details for washing instructions. I wish I could get on with the settings as well as I have with other electric blankets, because take the heat out, and this is the comfiest on the list.

There’s something luxurious about this 100 per cent cotton Dreamland electric blanket, a far cry from the cheap polyester feeling of some brands.