The heating pad I have now constantly bunches up. Does this one do that? Also can this be used for dry heat only?
476497
The pad is heavy enough to stay put if placed on legs or body part. It's not flimsy so no it doesn't bunch up. It is not meant to be Layed upon. The pad pulls moisture from the air naturally. There's no avoiding that. There is No need to wet anything. The pad does not feel wet or damp to touch.
476498
Whether or not it bunches up depends entirely on how you use your heating pad. When new, this heating pad is rather stiff. However, it does have a cover without any closure on one end, where the case could slip some and cause the case to bunch up. It is a heavy professional grade pad, not meant for you to lie on it, because it does get extremely hot when on the highest settings and could result in burns if you laid on it too long. For dry heat you could take the cover off of it and put a different cover on, but the cover that it comes with actually absorbs moisture from the air and gives off gentle moist heat when the pad heats up. You don't have to wet it at all. Whether or not it bunches up depends entirely on how you use your heating pad. When new, this heating pad is rather stiff. However, it does have a cover without any closure on one end, where the case could slip some and cause the case to bunch up. It is a heavy professional grade pad, not meant for you to lie on it, because it does get extremely hot when on the highest settings and could result in burns if you laid on it too long. For dry heat you could take the cover off of it and put a different cover on, but the cover that it comes with actually absorbs moisture from the air and gives... » Read More Whether or not it bunches up depends entirely on how you use your heating pad. When new, this heating pad is rather stiff. However, it does have a cover without any closure on one end, where the case could slip some and cause the case to bunch up. It is a heavy professional grade pad, not meant for you to lie on it, because it does get extremely hot when on the highest settings and could result in burns if you laid on it too long. For dry heat you could take the cover off of it and put a different cover on, but the cover that it comes with actually absorbs moisture from the air and gives off gentle moist heat when the pad heats up. You don't have to wet it at all. « Show Less
476499
It does bunch up when I put it behind my back when sitting. I don't know about the dry heat. I haven't really noticed it being really moist. It does feel really good, but it keeps shutting off after ten minutes or so. I think you can reset that part, but I haven't figured out how to do it.
476500
I bought mine as a gift for my aunt so I cannot really answer this particular issue, but overall she does seem to be very pleased with it.
476501
It can bunch up and does. It is large and the cover has no closures. I only use dry heat. The real issue is with the control device. This is my second heating pad from Body Med. The first stopped working in less than 2 years and this one is a few months old and cannot reliably maintain the heat.
984132
It heats up pretty fast, however I do not recommend this heating pad. The timer is already not working correctly and if I could I would send it back.You put the minutes and the temp which is good but the temp always changes even though there is a button to lock the temp choice. It doesn't feel like moist heat either.
741018
As far as I know all heating pads tell you not to lie on them. I haven't let that stop me with any I have ever owned. Just pay attention to the heat setting and how long you lay on it. Also, if you have a medical condition where heat may cause problems, you want to be very careful.
193281
Sure, no problems with my Twin XL heating pad on my fully adjustable header & footer. I've been using both the pad & adjusting the bed daily for about 6 months with no problems so far.
1923556
It's only for dry heat, but it's gentle heat. It's the best heating pad I've found.
113433
This has a very plush pad, but I cannot recommend it because it melted in the dryer the first time that we washed it. We were very careful and used the lowest heat setting, so unless you plan to air dry it, I would probably try the other choice.
40923
Hello, honestly all heating pads have the same directions. My mother inlaw who follows all the rules will lay the pad on her self to not crush it. I admit the folding is important because of the wires and that makes sense to me, however, I do lay and lean on it. Infact I have it next to my bed and I put it on for an hour while I lay on it. Then I pull it out and go to sleep. I just make sure it's not bent or nothing that will prick it or tear it. Q- I do notice that the button to turn it on/ off at times doesn't seem to want to work. Just when I am goin to give up- it works. Any problems with that ? Hello, honestly all heating pads have the same directions. My mother inlaw who follows all the rules will lay the pad on her self to not crush it. I admit the folding is important because of the wires and that makes sense to me, however, I do lay and lean on it. Infact I have it next to my bed and I put it on for an hour while I lay on it. Then I pull it out and go to sleep. I just make sure it's not bent or nothing that will prick it or tear it. Q- I do notice that the button to turn it on/ off at times doesn't seem to want to work. Just when I am goin to give up- it works. Any... » Read More Hello, honestly all heating pads have the same directions. My mother inlaw who follows all the rules will lay the pad on her self to not crush it. I admit the folding is important because of the wires and that makes sense to me, however, I do lay and lean on it. Infact I have it next to my bed and I put it on for an hour while I lay on it. Then I pull it out and go to sleep. I just make sure it's not bent or nothing that will prick it or tear it. Q- I do notice that the button to turn it on/ off at times doesn't seem to want to work. Just when I am goin to give up- it works. Any problems with that ? « Show Less
1936938
Yes. I have another heating pad that does the same thing. I don't believe it is anything to worry about.
668825
I would keep it as flat as possible as much as possible, and of course I have no way to know for sure about YOUR particular pad so this is not to be taken as gospel advise, but my pad often becomes folded over on itself a bit while I am resting and I have never had a fire or been burned yet. Of course, please don't leave it plugged in ESPECIALLY if you're going to be leaving the home and be sure it's lying flat when not in use, but having a small crimp in the pad from time to time when it's in use should not present too much of a a problem for you. HTH!
866825
Even a web search revealed nothing about what you're supposed to do with this tape. I put it on the heat pads and will hope for the best. I'd suggest putting it down on the heating pads where you think you'll want the most heat.
399972
We put a fitted sheet over the heated mattress pad always. If you didn't do that you would have to wash the heated mattress pad more often and that would be hard on it.
989147
I haven't done so. I have laid it out on a neck pillow and laid my neck on it. I fold it only to put in drawer. You can try it, but I suggest you don't use extreme heat. I love my moist heating pad. Good Luck.
736756
Are you referring to laying on the heating pad, I can tell you that is how I use this heating pad for my application. I haven't encountered any problems by doing so. I only use it for a 10-15 minute period of time.
1119472
It's not really a heating pad, it's just a fuzzy cloth cover for a heating pad. Hope this helps.
199988
Yes that is all my has. I was a little disappointed with that myself, but it is a good heating pad so I decided to keep it anyway.
590852
It is strongly advised not to put sharp creases or folds in the pad. the heating elements feels like wires going vertically up and down inside the pad. The pad comes with safety pins you use to pin the pad flat on the mattress by the edges. if you have to tuck the excess padding under the mattress this should be okay as long as there aren't any sharp folds
315208
this is the best heating pad i used. it's is moist heating pad and with very pretty warm temperature (highest can be 167F, but you cvan ajust it lower). can be ajusted the time most to 60 mins and restart again for the next 60 mins. and the weight is just right on body,not too light to move away, not too heavy to press on you. is this enough for your question ?