About electric blankets

It is frightening about news that I heard in one of the local TV programs here about these electric blankets that is one of the main causes of house fires here. Electric blankets are now cheaper in shops especially that winter is over and most of the people are grabbing for this great opportunity without checking them. In buying them, we should check out if they comply the safety regulations and standards to prevent accidents where some of the insurance companies or appliances manufacturers refuse to pay up. There are many cheap and unapproved blankets available in the market this time. And as what I heard in the TV, that those blankets that don’t pass the Australian standards are those made in Korea. Good thing though, is that we newly bought 2 QS electric blankets from BIG W the other week with 12 months warranty.( BIG W is one of the biggest chain of stores around Australia and all their products comply all the Australian standards). The good advice that I gathered from the program is when using electric blankets do not put heavy things on top of the blanket because they can cause hot spots and turn off the electric blanket then turn off the power point before going to bed.