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how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with heat


By gameman, Section Heat
Posted on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 11:15:45 PM MST
one would need fresh air vents so that you dont suffocate

i was looking around on builditsolar.com (which has a ton of great info) and saw the Sleep Genie from Sunfrost and was thinking how about making something like this but with a small electric heater in side so that you dont heat the whole bedroom just a small room thats around the bed .
but you would need some fresh air vents so that you dont suffocate but with the vents would you just end up with heat loss or would you end up saving any money ?
i posted a link to the sunfrost site below
http://www.sunfrost.com/sleep_genie.html
how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with heat | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 editorial)

Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by Volvo farmer on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 06:16:50 PM MST
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Forty year old technology applies here... E.B.
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Volvo Farmer

May you always have success in your quest to irritate those who you despise. -Ben Goode



Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#2)
by Old F on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 07:04:45 PM MST
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Beat me to it
http://cozywinters.com/electric-blanket/

Old F

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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#3)
by Birdmmjb on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 07:59:58 PM MST
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Watch what you buy.  My blanked will not work with my inverter.

Called the company and the phone person tried to tell me that my 1000 watt inverter would not supply enough power for the blanket.  I think that the electronics in the belaket does not like the mod sign wave power.

Jan

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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by Birdmmjb on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 08:19:27 PM MST
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Sorry typing skills are not sharp tonight.


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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#6)
by Volvo farmer on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 09:17:54 PM MST
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Have you voted on the current poll yet?  

<beating dead horse with evil grin>

Volvo Farmer

May you always have success in your quest to irritate those who you despise. -Ben Goode
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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by TomW on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 09:07:39 PM MST
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Jan;

Well, you can run it on the grid and it will still be considerably less energy [cheaper] than the furnace being set higher.

Just another angle on the power blankets. I sleep better a bit cooler so never felt the need for much heat in the bedroom.

Just a couple thoughts.

Cheers.

TomW

"Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned."--Mark Twain
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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by ghurd on Wed Dec 26th, 2007 at 09:18:43 PM MST
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The blanket I had (circa 1970?) had Off, Low, and High.
High was a direct connection.  Low had a blocking diode for half the AC wave.  Too simple not to work.
G-

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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#8)
by jacobs on Thu Dec 27th, 2007 at 08:38:11 AM MST
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With our unheated bedroom, we use an electric blanket just long enough to warm the bed, then use a down comforter on top to keep us warm. The electric blanket has been working great for the last 20 years on our 3000 watt modified sine wave inverter. It even works good on 120 vdc. Might be a problem with the newer electric blankets tho.

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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) but with h (3.00 / 0) (#9)
by elvin1949 (elvin1949@yahoo.com) on Thu Dec 27th, 2007 at 08:45:52 PM MST
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 Some one will have one of the OLD type control.s around,know i do.I don't through away anything.
later
Elvin

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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by Burnrate on Fri Dec 28th, 2007 at 07:58:36 AM MST
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We just put on an electric mattress pad.
Excellent Item! I get my level of warmth. My wife gets hers. Illuminated dual controls, auto shutoff. Set the program on the house tstat really low when we go to bed and warm things up in time for the morning shower. This is the LED version of electric blankets.  Now.... who's building the refrigerated version in time for the summer?

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Conservation/electricmattra.htm

Eric



Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by gameman on Tue Jan 1st, 2008 at 07:54:58 AM MST
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"Now.... who's building the refrigerated version in time for the summer?"

how about we take some small fuel line or hose and run it back and forth thru 2 bed sheets and have it hooked up to a small pump that pumps cold water thru the tubing .
the water can be in a milk jug in the fridge ( if your fridge is not too far away from your bed )or you can put a few jugs in the fridge of a day to get cold for night time use .:p
if this is not a good idea give me some time and i will think of something better LOL

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Re: how about an Sleep Genie (Sunfrost) (3.00 / 0) (#12)
by gameman on Sat Jan 12th, 2008 at 02:54:49 PM MST
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or we can just wear this cool shirt to bed in the summer
http://www.gemplers.com/product/145842/8-ft-Cooling-Hose-COOL-SHIRT-Personal-Cooling-System


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