To remind people NOT to use hot water bottles?

Hot water bottle (used correctly)is one of my life’s little pleasures- No one is taking it away.

These people that live their lives in these petrified states of “what if this unlikely to happen thing happened” baffle me.

Love my hot water bottle. It’s at least 60 years old, quite possibly more and is as brilliant as the day it was first made…to be fair it’s an old pottery one, but it’s 100% fab! The only dowside it’s a bit heavy one 3/4 full. I put it between my sheets early evening and remove it before going to bed, which is all warm and cosy.

Same, a warm bedroom makes me feel ill, I always have the window slighly ajar so fresh air comes in but I'm all toasty under the duvet with my hot water bottle...

She says she never uses boiling water. Same here, I’ve used hot water bottles for nearly half a century and never had any issues, the water in it is not as hot as my coffee which I often spill on myself!

I loathe a warm bedroom, I have my window open all year and the radiator thermostat on low. When I went to bed last night my room was 14 degrees which is absolutely fine. But when the weather is like that I have a hot water bottle to warm up as I get in the bed, I usually kick it out at some point in the night.

The cost of boiling a full kettle is irrelevant because no one is putting a full kettle of boiling water in a hot water. Mine gets a bit of tap water then the dregs of the kettle after my night time cuppa (kettle filled to minimum line has enough for both, so the bit in the HWB would be getting boiling wether I used it or not)

This is ridiculous. Hot water bottles have been around for years!

Unless you don't want a hot bedroom. Has to be in the minuses for us to consider this. We have a bedroom window open at night most of the year.

I’ve managed to use them correctly for thirty years, so I’m good, thanks.

Electric blankets catch fire. So do wheat bags. There’s risk in everything and I’d rather be warm and take the risk than freeze my ass off because someone else has a bee in their bonnet.

Has no-one of this thread heard of the new fangled thing called central heating. It makes the whole house toasty. Highly recommend it.

Because boiling a kettle (a particularly intensive use of electricity) is free, of course.

Boiling a full kettle is around 7p per time, wheras a heated blanket costs around 3.5 per night for a typical 150 W rated type.

It's for the same people that need warnings on their coffee cups that the coffee is hot.

Same here, I've been using them for years and years with no problem, it's like anything in life if you treat it with respect you'll be fine. I'm not stopping something because someone on MN tells me to..

Anyone else remember this character? https://ukcomics.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Hottle_Bottle

Why not? They make such a difference.

Those silly weatie bags don't hold their heat! pointless.
And given the level of fuel poverty in this country right now - its incredibly stupid to try and scare people out of using a perfectly safe heating source. Heated blankets cost money to run,.

honestly - you need to wind your neck in and stay out of other peoples business.

They are because I bought myself a new one last year, I specifically searched for a rubber one as compared to a plasticy one.

They're so good for pain relief. I'm waiting for two new hips and sitting down with that wrapped around me really helps

I would definitely look to replace your mums, the rubber can degrade over time. The little flower pattern on the neck of the bottle is there to let you know how old they are, but if they're older then you, they're definitely out of date.

I just prefer the feel and heat capacity of hot water bottle's to the weat bags, which as others have said have their own safety issues anyway. I don't mind an electric blanket, but have kids that often turn up in my bed over night, and I don't trust 100% not to wet the bed, so not a great mix with electric. HWB just gets kicked out the bottom of the bed if/when I have a night time visitor.

I have just ordered a new one, it will live inside my Bagpuss cover and won't be filled with boiling water. Is that OK OP?

I also will not be burning candles without being in the room and certainly not near my curtains.

Has no-one mentioned electric heat pads? I wouldn't be without mine - I have arthritis. In fact I have a downstairs one and an upstairs one.

I understand your concern but based on this logic you shouldn't drive cars, ride bikes or doing anything that can cause potential harm.

I love a hot water bottle . Definitely use a lot for pain relief.
But i agree you do have to be sensible in terms of not boiling water. Check air out before putting the stopper in. And check for leaks.
I seem to get brought one every Christmas. So definitely dont keep them long.
Maybe more people dont realise these steps. Or not taught them. Thats why increase in accidents .
Wonder if the quality has decreased. You can buy them pretty cheap in some places now .

We had a microwave which caught fire.