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The Case of the Blinking Mattress Pad

alisande
9 years ago

I hope somebody can explain the following:

For some years I've been using a heated mattress pad in winter. No problems until last year, when it would inexplicably shut itself off, at which point the control would blink rapidly. There was no pattern to the shut-offs; sometimes the pad had been turned on only a short time.

The only way to stop the blinking was to unplug it from the power strip. This got old in a hurry, so this year I decided to replace it. I discovered these products had gotten rather pricey, so instead of buying another that covered the whole mattress I bought a foot-warming pad that goes across the bed.

So I tried it out last night. It felt great, and I was reading in bed when--you guessed it--the control started blinking rapidly.

What is going on here? Could it be the power strip? My alarm clock is plugged into it with no problems.

Thanks for your help!

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