FREE ELECTRIC BLANKETS TO KEEP YOU WARM THIS WINTER

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Octopus Power are again this yr with their free electrical blanket scheme. Octopus Power is giving electrical blankets to their prospects as vitality costs soar. 

The agency says the free blankets will go to the corporate’s “most needy and susceptible prospects,” and that typical properties might shave as much as £300 off their vitality invoice yearly by choosing an electrical blanket as an alternative of heating the entire home.  

Heating a whole home prices round £4 a day, however an energy-efficient electrical blanket solely prices between two to 4 pence an hour, the corporate estimates. 

How are you going to apply for a free electrical blanket?  

Octopus Power mentioned that as they solely have 10,000 electrical blankets to offer away, they may prioritise those that will profit essentially the most, together with the aged, folks with mobility points or different medical circumstances who’re extra impacted by the chilly. 

The corporate does ask those that can afford to purchase one for themselves to take action, as there could also be another person on the market who actually can’t afford to purchase one. 

You’ll be able to apply by registering your curiosity on-line. You’ll obtain an software shortly after filling within the on-line kind. 

Are electrical blankets cost-effective? 

Though electrical blankets begin at round £40, Octopus Power says they’re “definitely worth the funding” as prospects might save £300 or extra annually on their payments. To get essentially the most out of your electrical blanket, Octopus Power suggests utilizing it as a throw over your physique as an alternative of as a mattress topper, and warmth the blanket to its highest setting for a couple of minutes earlier than decreasing it right down to a medium setting for longer use. 

Place the connector of the blanket at your toes and preserve it unobstructed to keep away from overheating, and guarantee kids will not be left unsupervised with the blanket, the corporate additionally suggests. 

London Fireplace Brigade says it is best to unplug the blanket earlier than mattress, until it has a thermostat management for secure all-night use. Additionally they say that second-hand electrical blankets must be averted, and it is best to verify usually for put on and tear. 

The fireplace service additionally says they need to be saved flat, rolled up, or loosely folded to forestall damaging the inner wiring. Electrical blankets must be averted when you have an air move stress aid mattress, or use emollient lotions. Don’t use the blanket if it will get moist, and by no means change it on to dry it.