Why its is safety first for winter warmers

With forecasters expecting a cold snap after a suspiciously warm winter so far, many will be turning their central heating up a notch or giving the room a boost with the assistance of electric radiators and heaters.

We can help you here ;)

However, the media has been generating plenty of interest, let alone ”clicks” with various dire warnings about mould from drying clothes to the serious risk of a house fire due to appliances being used incorrectly.

Let’s tackle the mould.

Many people tend to give their homes a blast of warmth when they’re trying to dry damp clothes but this CAN actually cause MORE damp as the fluctuating temperatures and evaporating and condensing water does battle.

The best bet here is ventilation. 

We’ve all gotten used to that now with the C-word so let’s ensure we apply it to the D-word too!

Fire!

Now that is a headline to get anyone’s attention so we wanted to be sure you have the correct information here - as ever, you can TRUST us.

A lot of people like to hang their clothes on radiators to dry them out, particularly damp socks!

Now, we’ve covered off the damp risk but here’s where it gets tricky.

You see, some electric radiators (not ours) can end up overheating, particularly portable heaters which are very popular in winter. For a start, no electric radiator should have wet / damp clothes laid over them. We’d advise an airer in front would work far better and be far safer!

This is simply down to them being obstructed and smothered by the damp clothes.

As it happens, our electric heaters do NOT suffer from this risk as they have a range of inbuilt sensors distributed evenly inside the heating panels. This clever tech means that even if one part of it did need to shut down to cool off, the other parts would go on warming in their merry way!

If one was to get close to overheating, it will AUTOMATICALLY shut off, reducing the risk of any damage or fire.

The best course of action to dry clothes is of course ventilation.

Try and get them onto racks, maybe over stairways and banisters, even hung from the back of doors. Then consider the airer in front of them to give them a helping hand.

In the meantime, you can TRUST us to keep you safe, secure and warm this winter.

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