I wouldn't do it. Your using a blanket for a purpose it's not designed for and removing a safety feature.

 

blanket ideas

I do realize that and I am using it in a non heated shed in my back yard that is insulated but I am kinda in a short time table and I am interested in what people have done or any ideas on to heating the bottom of the trays.

 

I do realize that and I am using it in a non heated shed in my back yard that is insulated but I am kinda in a short time table and I am interested in what people have done or any ideas on to heating the bottom of the trays.

They sell mats designed for seed starting, but they aren't cheap. You could also use heat lamps.

 

Open the controller, remove the wires from the control assy and short them together.

 

Does anyone know "How to disable a heating blanket auto shutoff feature" ? I have seen this already for the heating pad. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BwLHkQnkqs). But I am looking for something for a heating blanket so I can get some plants growing in the early March since I live in Wisconsin and I already have the pads but I need a lot more and I just do not see myself purchasing 10 of these for just one or two yrs. This is not a full time passion just a FAST help for my parents who only have a few more yrs and we are not that rich to just buy everything we need. Of course any ideas are more than welcome. Ed

Have you tried grasscity.com ? Those guys get cannabis growing from seeds using diasabled auto shut off heating pads all the time.

 

Stubbie how did cannabis get brought into this thread?
LMAO:laughing:

 

and if your shed burns down people here will tell you how to rebuild it.

 

No they won't. They'll tell him that he shouldn't use electric blankets for purposes they aren't intended. Very helpful

 

I use incandescent rope lights under a thin piece of plywood or plexiglass for starting seeds. Cover the entire thing, and the surface above the lights are always 30-40*F warmer.

 

I would not mess with the safety feature by bypassing it!
Yes, it's only a shed, but if it catches on fire the fire dept will respond, and any time the fire dept responds you put the men and women at risk of injury or death, not to mention the public as well.

It happens- the fire truck T bones someone's car and the occupants in the car die, or they are unavailable to put out a house fire because they are 2 miles away putting out a stupid shed fire.
If the fire truck is heading to put out a major apartment fire that's one thing, but how will you feel if they were responding to your stupid SHED fire your neighbor reported that was caused by the electric blanket?
Not to mention your liability and insurance headache...

DONT mess with the blanket's wiring, get some lightbulbs if nothing else, a few 60 , 75 or 100 watt incandescent bulbs put out lots of heat, and I've used a 60 watt bulb for keeping puppies warm years ago.

 

Does anyone know "How to disable a heating blanket auto shutoff feature" ? I have seen this already for the heating pad. (

). But I am looking for something for a heating blanket so I can get some plants growing in the early March since I live in Wisconsin and I already have the pads but I need a lot more and I just do not see myself purchasing 10 of these for just one or two yrs. This is not a full time passion just a FAST help for my parents who only have a few more yrs and we are not that rich to just buy everything we need. Of course any ideas are more than welcome. Ed

I looked at the responses to this post and even after your hero

 

Eleven (or more) year old original post !

 

New to me!

 

You do not disable the safety features built into the blanket.

 

This is why my job is so hard. Because people want to bypass a shutoff for a heating device. That’s probably built using #18awg conductors

 

I found a safe "work-around" for my electric blanket. I have foot neuropathy and by bedtime, my feet are freezing. I turn on the blanket to just under "high" at 7:00pm and when I go to bed around 10 or 11, I turn it off . . . for about 20 minutes, then turn it back on. It resets and I have 6 hours left before it turns off again.
Check the label on your blanket. It should tell you how many hours it is set for. If it is a 4 hour timer, it may be time to upgrade to a better, longer lasting blanket.
Note: I was told that the auto shut-off is not only for overheating the blanket, but, for over cooking the person under it. (although it is fair to say both are a good safety measure).

Although this is an older thread, it is still a very viable topic.

 

So, no, you don't know how. No one asked if you should. Contribute or scroll, you're not superior.

 

Sure is a funny 1st post when you don't realize we do not give unsafe advice in this forum.
Unsafe advice will be removed at moderator discretion.

 

Just buy a heater for the shed.

 

He said he's on a limited budget so that's probably not a viable option...

 

Thread is 12 years old, gee.

 

Yeah, trolls and bots love resurrecting those really old ones by adding gibberish. No need to boost their search engine rankings by responding.

 

Since this is an old thread from 2013, and seems to get resurrected every so often, I’m closing it.