Review on 🛏️ Electrowarmth Twin Heated Mattress Pad - Non-Fitted, 36 x 60 - Model T36 12V - Ideal for Trucks, RVs, Campers - White by Brian Krump

I returned this mattress pad for the following reasons: 1. The cigarette lighter socket became VERY HOT. When the duvet arrived I tucked the duvet in to test the pillow. It got hot... but so did the cigarette lighter socket. The fork was very hot - too hot to touch. I have a lot of wiring in my car (fan, lights, fridge/freezer, water pump, solar panel and controller, inverter, etc.) and not a single connector in my system is getting hot. Something is wrong here? I think so. One reviewer reported that the hot plug was too hot when unplugged and dropped on the mattress, burning the mattress. Not good. All owners should check this plug after the mattress has been in use for an hour. In my opinion something is wrong if it is too hot and it may not be safe.2. Such a hot plug can not only be dangerous, but also indicate unnecessary energy loss from excessive heat. Maybe it's just a cheap plug, or a bad design (the contact points in these plugs are very small), or some other reason - but why the plug gets so hot should be alarming. And I don't want to wonder how hot that fork is - and if it's safe - when I'm trying to sleep. This is for my 12 volt fuse box. This creates a high quality fusion bond for the pad and does not waste energy or generate excessive heat. I declined this option due to another issue (described below) with this heating pad. A 2-prong circuit breaker will not work for most users as the assembly must be soldered and plugged directly into an appropriate fused power source. Cigarette sockets are much more accessible and convenient.3. The temperature control of the sleeping pad seems inadequate. Another reviewer noted that the current draw is the same regardless of setting (setting #2 or higher). The pillow's temperature appears to be controlled by how long the controller keeps the connection active: for less warmth, the controller turns the blanket on for a shorter time; This allows the pad to stabilize a bit before turning the circuit back on. At higher temperatures, the controller maintains the connection longer. The reviewer stated that setting #2 connects for a second and then disconnects for a second. Setting #6 turns the device on for 2 seconds and off for ½ second. "Off" for ½ second or even 1 second? The pad may not turn off at all. If you have an electric blanket in your home, unplug it and see how long it takes before you feel the blanket's temperature drop. For me it was about a minute and a half at a setting between 1 and 10 on my electric blanket. In my opinion the controller does not give enough time for the blanket to stop heating and stabilize at the set level before the circuit is turned off. do it again Any setting above #3 or so and the controller is essentially continuously powering the pad and therefore generating the highest heat. This is possibly why most reviewers keep the setting at around #2, or at most #3. Also, this heating pad's short turn-off time doesn't allow enough time for those small connection points in the plug to cool down. If the outer plastic connector is too hot, imagine how hot those junctions inside the connector can be. So I think a hot plug is a warning sign. and that the thermal control method appears to be inefficient and unable to provide a wide range of thermal settings. Many people give very positive feedback and again, I am not an electronics expert so my observations may be wrong...You should draw your own conclusions about this heating pad. As for the many high ratings, it should be borne in mind that the product gets warm and warm on cold nights - the fact that the product basically works does not give it a high rating. The buyer's judgment should not only depend on whether it works and keeps you warm (it should go without saying), but also on how well it works, how reliable it is and how safe it is to use. You might not mind using more energy than necessary, but when that wasted energy is converted into excessive heat, and that excessive heat creates a fire hazard, that's another story. So... which option? one without an auto shut off so it keeps working without having to reset it (you have to turn it off when you stop using it). When it arrived I plugged in the blanket and set it to full power (there are three settings). The edge of the blanket stayed at room temperature and the blanket became very warm. The other two settings allow you to lower the temperature of the duvet. The blanket is much more cost effective, has temperature settings that really make a difference, and doesn't have excessive and annoying cork heating. To me, an electric blanket seems like a much better solution to sleep comfort than a heated mattress topper.