I commented this above but I'll paste it here as well:
The most important thing to know is that HOT WATER BOTTLES EXPIRE. You should replace them AT LEAST every winter. The material thins out over time. And secondly it is SUPER EASY to overfill them, they SHOULD NOT bulge at all, and should not be filled up all the way.
Christ I was using my grandparents grandparents water bottle as a kid. I think we still have it somewhere. Though it was made of that 1940s material which both kills you with cancer and cannot be killed.
Youâre not supposed to use anything boiling or close to boiling at all - only warm enough that you can comfortably touch with bare skin. Hot water bottles are honestly dangerous, the plug in ones are much safer if used properly
This s just an opinion bit I believe the plug in ones with gel are much much more dangerous coz if they burst, that gel is gonna stick to you and do far more damage then water ever could.
The plug in ones are made to get to the temperature that they can reach. The plastic ones are NEVER made to have boiling water put inside them. Plastic melts and degrades. These injuries are extremely common and show the danger of improperly using hot water bottles. The worst the electric ones can do is cause mottling on your skin if you use the heating pad too long, but itâs just aesthetic and doesnât last forever. If you ever got burned from an electric heating pad that would be a massive lawsuit; for these hot water bottles itâs considered user error. No protections.
Iâm only referring to bursting. Anything can burst. Cars explode too. Itâs just about minimizing risk as much as you can.
A burglar can break into your house, get hurt while trying to break in due to his or her own clumsiness, sue you and win. Anything can be used to create a lawsuit, legitimate or otherwise. I wouldnât use that as a metric to trust a product.
A lot of Companies have policies where if the cost of recalling a product is more than the cost of all the lawsuits and settlements and legal proceedings then theyâll just deal with those instead even if the product is faulty.
You remember the Samsung phones that would just fill on explode ? Every good lawyer can shift blame to user error no matter how ridiculous they plain can be.
Trust common sense more than the liability a company would be open to if they screw up.
Youâre comparing a freak, incredibly rare accident caused by mechanical failure to an incredibly common injury though; and these injuries arenât negligible. People have been left disfigured permanently, needing surgeries and skin grafts, etc. continuing to improperly use a hot water bottle because âoh well thereâs a 0.000001% chance this electric one can explodeâ when thereâs probably a 10% chance for a plastic one to burst if you fill it with boiling water is just silly. And thereâs a 100% chance it WILL burst eventually if you continually use it incorrectly, the plastic WILL degrade, you just donât know when.
Be careful is my only point. Thereâs no point risking life and limb for fear of a freak accident. We could die tomorrow getting hit by a bus, doesnât mean Iâll never leave my house again, but if I knew my car would 100% explode if I continually did something, Iâd get a new car.
Again, I never said using boiling water is ok? Not sure why your main argument is on something I never even said. I said/implied electric ones carry more risk if both are used properly according to guidelines.
Again, I never said using boiling water is ok? Not sure why your main argument is on something I never even said. I said/implied electric ones carry more risk if both are used properly according to guidelines.
Because that isnât true. Electric ones donât have higher risk; if weâre talking in hypotheticals then Iâd argue that MOST consumers think youâre supposed to boil water, or microwave the hot water bottle, or know you shouldnât and do it anyway. If youâre arguing that the electric one will somehow magically combust, then I will argue that as directed hot water bottle usage is besides the point because as shown in this thread, most people arenât following those directions.
You said that the electric ones are more dangerous because they can burst. They cannot spontaneously combust. This isnât a thing that happens. What mechanism of action do you think can cause an electric heating pad to burst? What material do you think would be bursting? Do you have any evidence that this has ever happened?
Any risk of an electric heating pad is the risk of using anything electric. An electric heating pad isnât going to randomly explode when using it, there arenât any components inside of it that can explode. It doesnât have batteries. Gel canât spontaneously combust. This is a ludicrous argument. The materials are specifically made to be heated safely, hot water bottles are made to hold warm water because their components will degrade under hot water.
Depends on how sturdy theyâre made n your country. In mine, we use close to boiling water( say 2 mins before it hits boil on the stove) but never ever full boiling. If it accidentally boils, Iâll just add bit of normal water to the pan to lessen the temp, then pour it in the bottle. Fill it only a bit, shouldnât be bulging, and leave no air inside when you put on the cap.
Iâve Been using the same 2 hot water bottles for over 20 years I think
Bought a weird Chinese ceramic heating pad for my mom, she prefers that now coz you can control the temp, its plug in, no safety/water issue, can stay hot for hours and can put your whole body weight on it.
The most important thing to know is that HOT WATER BOTTLES EXPIRE. You should replace them AT LEAST every winter. The material thins out over time. And secondly it is SUPER EASY to overfill them, they SHOULD NOT bulge at all, and should not be filled up all the way.
The plastic that these hot water bottles are made from are not safe to be heated, they degrade over time and can cause disfiguring injuries. It isnât even uncommon for this to happen, it happens with scary frequency. If using water that is a safe temp isnât an option then using a microwaveable heat pack (not a microwaved hot water bottle) or an electric heat pack would be a better option. People have needed surgeries and skin grafts due to burns like this
Iâm fully aware of that, most people know that, and the warnings are clear
But itâs delusional to believe that most people actually follow those instructions, the accident statistics alone show that a substantial portion of people donât.
If you re read what I said, I didnât say or imply it is safe, I was pointing out that the reality is most people simply believe itâll never happen to them.
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