No, but I do have an electric mattress pad, which isn't on the bed at this time. I wash it just like anyother mattress pad and I really like it in the winter time.

Sue

I use one. The cord detatches, so there is just a small connection left when it is removed, like a plug. So the whole cord does not go into the washing machine. The manufacturer's washing instructions just say to machine wash and dry it. I wash it by itself (it's king size, not much else would fit anyway). I love it. So does the cat. ;o)

Nope - prefer my down comforter. It's warmer and more comfortable than any electric blanket i've slept under - an all weather.

I also have the mattress pad...like it much better than a blanket.I like the warmth coming from underneath me.And I love crawling into a warm bed! Dogs love it too! LOL!

We have one...and it needs a cleaning...but I've been afraid to wash it.

When it comes to electricity I'm a huge chicken.

A friend of mine said she used to have one...and when she would straighten it out on the bed she would get "sparks"....she thought it was static and found out the wires were cracking...at least that is what she said...scared me. I've been zapped a few time when I was young...I don't like that feeling...lol

patti

We've had one for years, I love it, turn it on high before bedtime, then crawl into a warm bed, and turn it off.

I love my electric blanket. Machine wash on gentle cycle, then I just hang mine outside over the deck railing to dry naturally and smell fresh.

I turn mine on about an hour before going to bed. Ahhhh heavenly, to crawl into a warm bed when you are cold to the bone.

Mom uses one all the time. (except in the summer) She has it up at the cabin/trailer right now. She doesn't use her gas/furnace in the trailer so with the cool nights that are still happening once in a while here, she needs it.
Leslie

Try the down comforter! You won't get that "instant warm" feeling, but they are just beyond awesome in the winter.

I still have our on our bed - but it is going to have to go in the cedar closet soon. They are YUMMY!

I'll probably jinx it by saying this but my electric blanket is one of those rare things that just goes on and on and on with no trouble. Mine was a gift from my mother. It's over 30 years old and still works perfectly. It's been washed countless times. (On cold, using Woolite, gentle cycle, slower spin.)

Like some others who posted, I like the heat *under* me, so it's under the mattress pad and the down comforter is over me.

What I'm using is actually half of a King that was made with two halves that zipped together; DH has his own internal heat mechanism. LOL

I've only had one other electric appliance that lasted this long: one of those puffy 'shower cap' type hair dryers. I was still using the one I had in high school and college for a long time after I was married.

no, I have a couple of heating pds.

I have both on my bed...blanket & mattress pad warmers!

Our blanket quit a few years ago, so we thought we would try the mattress pad...I just couldn't get warm with it....so we bought the blanket too.

I turn it on about 1/2 hour before I go to bed...my bedroom is always cold, window open & heat shut off in the winter. Most nights it gets turned off for sleeping...just like to have the warmth to crawl into.

I wash on gentle cycle and hang out on on the line.

We have an electric blanket and have had one for years. When we traded up for a larger bed, we got a king sized one. We love it! The cats and dog also love it, but DH loves it the most and he was the one who initialy didn't want one. Go figure.

The instructions should be on the blanket, mine says machine wash, do not put in the dryer...

I didn't like mine. I've heard that the electric pads which warm from underneath are far more comfortable - I found that the blanket trapped too much warmth at times, and we had to trow it off. Then we froze. The underneath pad seems to give off a lighter heat which isn't too much.

I have an electric mattress pad for winter. Directions say not to put it in the dryer, line dry only. That means it only gets washed once a year during line drying weather. I love my mattress pad. My feet are never cold.

My parents-in-laws liked to run their bedroom cool, but did pop for the luxury of an electric blanket. MIL was looking forward to it on the first cold winter night that it was put in use. It had dual controls: one for each half of the blanket.

During the night, FIL was feeling warm so he turned his control down; MIL seemed chilly, so she increased the setting on her control. This continued past midnight until each could not sleep. They got up and both complained about the blanket, and then she saw it. She had placed the controls on the wrong sides. They had each other controls!

I love mine but have never washed it.

I have one on my bed and the bed in the guest bedroom. I wash mine in a gentle cycle and dry on cool/air settings. Mine are about 25 years old and I've never had a problem with either of them.

I use a down comforter and a electric blanket. I love the electric blanket and it washes up nicely.

I have an electric mattress pad and it's wonderful in cold weather. I love to crawl into a warm bed. My husband never turns his side on.

Love my down comforter I use it summer and winter. It keeps me cool and warm when needed.