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[-] shiny_idea@aussie.zone 9 points 7 months ago

My hot water bottle betrayed me!

Woke up this morning feeling a bit damp but didn't connect the dots until the water had soaked through a couple of layers all the way to the mattress. Bum.

I guess I didn't seal the lid properly or something.

[-] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

dont shame it! These things happen as we get older.

[-] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 5 points 7 months ago

The rubber perishes over time. Especially round the input plug. If your bottle is more than a year old, it's probably that. If the inside of the bottle is sticky it's certainly that and bottle should be replaced.

[-] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago

That's my biggest fear with those things! I'm glad you didn't burn yourself, that could've been real nasty. I know modern ones have special covers and whatnot, but when I was a kid my mum had those real old-school ones and I was always scared of them.

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