A modern electric heating pad is the best device that helps a person in the cold season to prevent a cold after hypothermia or relieve pain. The convenient and practical electrical appliance, which replaced the fast-cooling rubber or catalytic salt water heaters, is a high-quality source of dry heat.
The frost and damp weather are not terrible if a trouble-free warm heating pad awaits the house, which will warm the body and conduct a real physiotherapeutic procedure. In addition, the
electric foot warmer can be equipped with a vibrating massager, which will help improve blood circulation in the feet, which has a beneficial effect on the entire human body, alleviates pain, relieves spasms and speeds up metabolic processes.
Electric heating pad: description
This is a device for generating heat and constantly maintaining a comfortable temperature using electric current. Modern models are not only convenient, but also safe. They are equipped with a triple protection mechanism, which does not allow the device to overheat and protects a person from electric shock. An electric heating pad, made in the form of a blanket, can be equipped with an automatic shutdown timer, which allows you not to get out of bed to disconnect the cord from the outlet, but to sleep peacefully - the heating pad will shut itself off.
The device of modern heating pads includes an internal heating element, an external removable cover made of heat-resistant fabric (fleece), a power cord with a plug and a temperature regulator. This design allows you to operate the device simply and comfortably. The cover can be easily removed, it can be washed (machine washable), removing any accidental dirt from the
fleece fabric , thanks to the heating element, heat is constantly maintained, and the thermostat controls the required degree of heating.
Types and forms
The current assortment of heating pads amazes even picky buyers. Every year, more and more advanced new products for the use of heating pads at home and in the country, in the car and on the road are released to the market. Today there are heating mats and warm pads even for pets!
In the manufacture of heating pads, very durable materials are used - synthetic winterizer and high-tech polycotton (a combination of cotton and polyester).
Electric heating pads in pharmacies can be conditionally divided into such models: for the body - small mats, mattresses, on which it is easy to lie and warm; universal appliances - small flat pads applied to frozen parts of the body; specialized electric heating pads designed for specific parts of the body (legs, lower back, shoulder, cervical and spine).
They can have a special anatomical shape or can be made in the form of boots, felt boots or slippers (electric foot warmer),
sleeves (for hands), vest warmers, belts or rollers. Pillows-heating pads are in the form of a quadrangle, and in the form of a roller, orthopedic models serve to prevent cervical osteochondrosis.
Heating mattresses can be an alternative when turning off central heating. Models powered by the car’s power supply are useful for long trips. Heating pads for chairs can be chosen both for home and for staying in a car.
Bed linens and accessories (electric blankets and electric sheets) are as soft and pleasant for the body as ordinary ones, but equipped with a power switch, so that it is convenient to adjust the temperature. Aromatic heating pads (Beurer Aroma) are additionally equipped with two fillers for aromatherapy sessions: from colds and for relaxation.
The use of heating appliances
Heating pads are devices that are used to heat the body or individual areas for prevention or treatment.
An electric heating pad will help to obtain uniform dry heat with an adjustable level: during hypothermia (both the whole body and its individual sections); for muscle recovery after power loads; to increase tone and reduce excess tension during general malaise or after increased mental stress; in the fight against colds; to eliminate congestion in the blood supply to internal organs and tissues, in the lymphatic system; for caring for patients bedridden (including postoperative); to combat diseases of the musculoskeletal system (diseases of the spine and joints, osteochondrosis, rheumatism); with the complex treatment of cystitis and other ailments in which dry heat is necessary.
Specifications
Different types of electric heaters may differ in characteristics: power - it is associated with the heating rate of the device; by the number of temperature conditions - this allows you to set the required operating temperature as comfortably as possible (in the heating pad for the legs, for example, it should not exceed 60 degrees); automatic shutdown function - high-quality devices enable people to fall asleep without worrying about a burn or fire - the thermostat will turn off the device in time, preventing overheating; the presence of a vibro massager (in heating pads for legs) - this helps to work out the legs in various modes, getting benefits for the whole body.
But to warm and massage the feet at the same time will not work - these two options are switched. The consumed voltage of heating pads does not exceed forty watts, therefore certified products are as safe as possible, pleasant to the touch and reliable.
Reviews and comments on models of heating pads
Any high-quality electric heating pad is grateful. Beurer and Pekatherm present a wide range of models with reliable electric heaters, body-friendly and wear-resistant covers.
Numerous positive reviews also mention the heating pads of the brands Microlife, Intersan, Imetec, Prestige, HKN, GAMMA and B.Well.
The Inkor heating pad is praised for warming well, but must be disconnected from the wall outlet on time (there is no thermostat). Without supervision, such a product is not recommended to be left on the network.
The heating pad “Teplo-Lux” is also rated positively for quick heating, a pleasant-to-touch cover and a sufficient size. This appliance must also be controlled by disconnecting from the outlet.
Customers characterize the Zdravitsa heating pad (Kazmedimport - Kazakhstan) as unreliable and fire hazard. In Light mode, it creates a temperature of 65 degrees, and when you switch to the second mode - High - it can cause skin burns.
The double electric mattress Imetec (Italy) and the Beurer electric mattress (Germany) do not leave buyers indifferent. The Belarusian GEMP 1-60 is described by many as acceptable from radiculitis, powerful enough, but not having a thermostat, therefore, special attention is required to it.
Conclusion
An electric heating pad, the price of which depends on the size of the device, the type of device, the material of manufacture, the number of functions and the manufacturer, will cost from a few hundred rubles (500-700) to 2-6 thousand. In budget models, as a rule, there are no thermostats, which during operation creates certain difficulties: such heating pads need to be controlled independently. The devices of well-known brands are equipped with automatic shut-off of heating (plus a triple BSS security system), have an elegant design and high functionality, they serve for many years, so their cost justifies the cost of the purchase.