exported 1.29 million pieces in one month! Recently, the incident of "Europeans buy Chinese electric blankets" has become a hot topic. The reason why Europeans buy electric blankets so crazily is mainly because the supply of natural gas is restricted, resulting in a sharp rise in prices. Faced with expensive natural gas, European people have to think of other heating methods.
Compared with many heating equipment such as air conditioners, heating, small solar electric heaters, electric blankets have the lowest price and the most power-saving, so it has become the first choice for heating for most families in Europe. However, although electric blankets are easy to use, they can easily become "deathly blankets". There have been many fire accidents in my country before!
electric blanket becomes a "deathly blanket"!
In January 2015, a 22-year-old man in Zhejiang suddenly caught fire while he was sleeping. When he was found, the man had been burned to death.
In January 2016, Wenzhou A 96-year-old man suddenly caught fire while sleeping. When he was found, he had burned many places on his body and had stopped breathing.
In November 2016, a residential building caught fire in Jinan, Shandong Province. Two 80-year-olds died due to their serious injuries. After investigation, the cause of the fire was caused by the electric blanket.
In November 2021, Ms. Sun from Tai'an, Shandong suddenly smelled a big smell of burnt in the house in the early morning. After checking the electrical appliances at home, she found that the electric blanket was covered on the bed. Not only was the quilt burned, but her legs were burned. Fortunately, she discovered it in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
In January 2022, a woman in Huai'an, Jiangsu used an electric blanket to bake a quilt, but forgot to turn off the power supply, causing a fire at home.
Why does electric blanket catch fire?
electric blanket is a contact heating device, mainly composed of soft cable electric heating elements, base core, junction box and other parts that meet the standards. The electric heating elements in the blanket are heated after being turned on, thereby achieving the heating effect. It can be said that it is convenient and easy to use. However, in recent years, fire incidents caused by electric blankets occur almost every year in my country. After investigation and experiments, it was found that the main reasons for the fire of electric blankets are as follows.
First, it is improperly used . Many people are so hot that they can't stand it when using electric blankets, so they think of turning off the electric blankets, or forget to turn it off directly, which leads to long-term power-on and heating, causing the electric blanket to be too high to catch fire. In January 2019, a resident in Anhui forgot to turn off the electric blanket while at work, causing a fire, causing serious burns at home.
The second is the quality problem . There are many types of electric blankets on the market and the prices are uneven. In order to reduce costs, some merchants will cut corners, use some unqualified heating accessories, or fail the insulation treatment, etc. It is easy to have safety hazards such as short circuit, uneven heating, and leakage during use.
In March 2022, the State Quality Supervision Administration randomly inspected 96 batches of electric blankets in 14 provinces, of which 7 batches were unqualified. After the experiment, it was found that one hour after the experiment started, the maximum temperature of the unqualified electric blanket reached 186℃, and the smell of burnt was produced. After 3 hours of the experiment, the temperature was as high as 200℃, and white smoke was emitted on the blanket.
According to a testing engineer at the Beijing Quality Inspection Institute, unqualified electric blankets usually have no temperature limit and are very prone to fire or electric shock accidents.
Third, it is used for a long time and . Electrical equipment will basically have a safe life range. The service life standard of electric blankets is 6 years, which means that it needs to be replaced after more than 6 years. After a long time, the wires inside are prone to aging. In December 2021, just after Ms. Wang’s electric blanket started to smoke and catch fire. It is understood that Ms. Wang’s electric blanket has been used for 9 years, and the lines inside are aging.
Fourth, the storage method is improper. Most people fold the electric blanket and store it after using it, but this method is easy to cause safety hazards.
There is a metal electric heating wire in the heating wire of the electric heating blanket. According to researchers from the Fire Protection Institute, the main component of this electric heating wire is usually iron-based alloy. The wire made of this material is particularly brittle and hard, and is prone to breaking during the folding process. After the electric heating wire breaks, there will be two hazards: ① It causes the risk of electric shock in the short circuit; ② It causes fire after excessive heating.
How to use electric blanket correctly?
1. Test before use. When the electric blanket is used for the first time or reused for a long time, turn on for one hour to see if there is any wiring problem. During this period, someone needs to take care of it. Do not use it closely when using it, and place it under the bedding.
2. Do not use for a long time. Electric blankets are slow-heating types. You can turn on the preheating one hour before going to bed. You must turn off the power when sleeping, especially if you have children at home. You should prevent bedwetting and other behaviors. In December 2021, a boy in Xi'an suffered severe electric burns after wetting the bed because his parents did not turn off the electric blanket.
3. You must store correctly. After winter, you should avoid folding and storage when storing electric blankets. You can roll them up and store them. You should not press heavy objects on the top to cause the internal lines to collapse, etc.
Finally, you should pay attention to the fact that when choosing electric blankets, you should choose a formal brand, with a mandatory certification mark, and don’t be greedy for cheap prices. Previously, the unqualified products were basically below 70 yuan, so you must not lose the big one because of small. In addition, do not exceed the service life of the electric blanket. Even if the appearance is not damaged or exceeded the service life, try to replace it as soon as possible.
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