How much electricity does the heating pad use?
Content
- Getting to know the pad
- How much electricity does the heater use
- What Causes High or Low Electricity Consumption
- Ambient temperature
- Setting the thermostat
- Size
- How can you reduce your blanket's energy consumption?
- Use in limited space
- Low thermostat setting
- Buy pad with low consumption technology
- Summing up
Electric heaters are considered very practical and convenient. In this article, we will look at the truth about the heating pad's electricity consumption.
As a general rule, electric heating pads can typically draw between 70 and 150 watts. Some pads can draw even 20 watts. The range for a particular heater depends on its size, thermostat setting, and manufacture.
Below. I will explain in detail how much electricity the heating pad consumes and why.
Getting to know the pad
Regardless of the purpose of your pad (heat therapy or warming), all pads have a specific structural pattern.
They consist of the following:
- Insulated wires or other heating elements (such as fiberglass)
- Fabric with wires inside
- Temperature control unit (or thermostat)
- Electric socket
The blanket thermostat sets the amount of current flowing through the wires.
How much electricity does the heater use
Electric heaters can use different power ranges.
- Thermotherapy pads: 10-70W.
- Small mattress toppers: 60-100W
- Medium duvets: 70-150W
- Large heating pads: 120-200 watts.
Note: The exact amount of electricity your rug needs to operate at each setting is listed in your blanket's user manual.
What Causes High or Low Electricity Consumption
Like other machines, electric heating pads can work better or worse under certain conditions.
Ambient temperature
The purpose of your item is to heat a small area, such as a bed.
Consider the following example. The temperature in your room is too low and you have a pad exposed to room temperature (meaning it's not tucked under any duvet).
In this case, your blanket is trying to generate as much heat energy as possible to warm the entire room. Thus, it consumes additional electricity.
Also, if the room is already warm enough, it won't take as much effort for the duvet to keep your bed warm.
Setting the thermostat
As mentioned above, your tablet's control unit determines the current discharge.
When you set the temperature to very high, your blanket will need more electricity to work properly.
If you set it to a very low value, you will use less electricity.
Size
The size of your pillow is the deciding factor in your electricity consumption.
The larger the pad, the longer the wires it uses. It needs more electricity to work effectively.
This is why electrothermotherapy pads use less electricity than mattress pads.
How can you reduce your blanket's energy consumption?
Although panel heating consumes a certain voltage range, you can always reduce your electricity consumption.
Use in limited space
The purpose of electric heaters is to heat a small room. To reduce electricity consumption, you need to reduce the area you heat.
If you're going to warm your bed, the best thing you can do is cover the heating pad with a blanket. It isolates the heat energy between the mattress and the duvet, allowing the electric pillow to use less energy.
Another way to save energy is to use a blanket in a small room.
Low thermostat setting
The heating is operated by a thermostat.
You can change the heat energy emitted by changing the settings on your blanket. The lower the value of the parameter, the less electricity it consumes.
Buy pad with low consumption technology
Before choosing a heating pad, you should study its type of operating system.
Many technologically advanced heating pads use a mechanism that reduces power consumption. You can find out if the gasket you are about to buy uses low energy methods from the information in the user manual or on the packaging.
Summing up
The power range that the pad uses may vary depending on the type.
It all depends on the features of the lining, its purpose and mechanism. You can always reduce your electricity consumption by adjusting your use according to your needs and personal space.
The most common range on the market is from 60 to 200 watts.
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