Electric throws, do you feel the wires through the throw ?

[MoriaRoseForever]

Hi

i have been researching electric heated throws. Looked at the ones recommended on here .

I’ve seen a few reviews mentions feeling the wires, but in general most people don’t mention them . So I wondered if people feel them but expect to so don’t say in reviews, or just some people notice? If some throws better than others for that .

Also been tempted by the Dreamland faux fur ones , around £110. But saw one person in a review said they washed it and it stopped being fluffy .

So perhaps velvet , fleece, flannel , Sherpa etc washes better ?

I don’t think they need regular washing, as throws, but wouldn’t want to damage a lovely expensive fluffy one when I do .

any advice or suggestions ?

thanks

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This is my favourite on my list www.argos.co.uk/product/4883333?clickPR=plp:26:28

am feeling a bit more reassured on it

I have this. A person local to me (Scotland) was moving to a hot climate & wanted rid of it & I bought it for £10 in the summer. I'd no idea it was worth £50 new so I feel rather fortunate to have it.

I've not washed it yet but it is super soft & gets really really hot straight away.
It's FANTASTIC !

So 6 range is fine, don’t need 9 ?

Beg pardon, my mistake. I've just been to look at the controls and the timing is for either 1, 3 or 9 hours. I usually start off at temperature 6 for 1 hour to warm up, then turn it down to temp 3 for the rest of the evening, maybe 3 hours, sometimes 9.

With my thermal vest etc, I'd be sweating like a pig if I put it on for 9 hours at temperature number 6 and they don't recommend it.

Thanks !

@MoriaRoseForever yes the husky, that's the one! I've had it over a year now and wash it every couple of months.

It's really nice and thick. My dd often uses it without turning the heat on as it keeps her warm as it is. I like it cranked up to 6

@MoriaRoseForever i can’t remember what it was called, it was last year. Think it was around £60-70, maybe the more expensive ones have more padding. I’d bought it for my Mum and the first thing she commented on was the wires.

And a brush with a tangle teezer keeps it ok ?

thanks

We love the Dreamland throws and have two and they are in constant use. They are so useful and very cosy.

Wires are annoying and noticeable except Silentnight Luxury heated throw which feels more like a normal blanket. It gets slightly less hot than the others but I love it.

You need this one can't feel wires great heat had it for five years, love it.
www.lakeland.co.uk/25246/dreamland-alaskan-husky-faux-fur-heated-throw

I don't bother with whole throws.
A Sherpa fleece and a heated pad are ample for me (left over from a back operation a few years ago). Super cosy!

I have the dreamland faux fur in zebra. it's thick and the wires aren't noticeable. I've not washed it as only had it a month (and anyway can't get it out from under the cat)
It's great, and makes me happy when i think about getting home to the sofa - sad but true :-)

I’ve got a dreamland one from John Lewis..(2 years ago.) I’ve thought about the wires that much. I can only feel them when I make a conscious effort to feel them IYSWIM! I’m currently Sitting in the conservatory on my iPad with my throw on number 3 of 6. It’s currently 11 degrees in here. But I’m quite cosy and warm.

That should say I’ve never thought about the wires much!

I have a Lakeland Sherpa one and you don’t notice the wires. If you feel for them, then they’re obvious but you don’t notice them really when just using it. Never washed it yet, but it’s the best purchase I’ve made this year. Incredibly cosy, even when it’s off!

I got cheap electric blanket tacked it to old quilt
wires very obvious so easy to avoid
put it in quilt cover use that
not quite the same but works well and cost £15 already had quilt

I've tried one. Yes you feel the wires. I never use it anymore, I prefer a hot water bottle under a blanket honestly

It was dreamland btw. And that fluffy sherpa lining picks up all the crap of the day. Just ends up getting grotty.

I have the Dreamland green (teal?) velour one. It doesn't look (well not as nice as it does in pic) lovely, and you can definitely feel the wires, but it does what it needs to do when the heating is off, so if it lasts, I'm happy with it.

Tempted by that one , but some people say it doesn’t stay as nice once washed .
how have you found it ?

Think there are four types of faux fur . Zebra looks nice.

Is that the blue one ? Like the look of that .

keep changing my mind , but even when I decide on one it’s out of stock !

Not quite as fluffy but still really good and as I say it's been five years honestly it's my favourite thing I own.