Electric blankets

Hardware
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Hi everybody, it’s Fall again and I remembered that my bed’s gonna get cold in the evenings again. This year, I have HASS on my side though. So!

I was wondering if anyone has found an electric blanket that either:
A. begins heating as soon as it is plugged in ?
B. has an IR/radio/wifi remote control (not just physical button) ?

I’d like to heat my bed up (some method: remote control or Sonoff relay) as soon as I arrive home (presence detection / proximity) if it’s close enough to bedtime (timer automation) and the bedroom is cold (BRUH DIY multisensor).

I’m also open to ideas.

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you could just use any blanket set to on, then use any power on/off like a wemo or a sonoff basic. have HA turn it on for 30mins prior to bed.

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That used to be the case, but lately most come with solid state controls that do no retain on/off setting through a power cycle.

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i have used hass for more then a year now. so i have the experience from last year.
i have blankets wit 6 levels.
i have the blanket set to level 6 and plugged it in to an old 433 mhz power switch.
that switch i control with HA.

i have an automation that sets it on at a specific time, but the blanket only heats up at maximum power for 1 hour, then it goes to level 3. so sometimes if we go to bed a little later then normal it is not hot enough.
but no problem i can also switch it on and off on my dashboard, so then its resetted.

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Yes, this was my concern. I had an old electric blanket that would default to “off” when first plugged in, then require you to click its only button to turn it on

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Thanks ReneTode, that’s helpful. Do you remember what make/model# your blanket is? I might be interested in ordering one on Amazon

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sorry i cant help you there.
my wife bought them 2 years ago (if i remember correctly by supermarket lidl)

i think its like this one:

but we bought them cheaper

if i needed to buy new ones now, i would go for less options, because i dont need them anyway.
so something like this would do

what you need to look at is a switch that isnt a button, but a physical switch.

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You’re amazing, thank you very much Rene!

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