Heating Pad for Back Pain Relief, ZUODUN Electric Heating Pads for Cramps with Auto Shut Off & 6 Heat Levels, Moist Heat Therapy, Machine Washable, LED Controller, Gifts for Women, Men, Blue

Comfortable but hard to keep in place
This review is for the 12×24 inch XXXX (actually 30x60cm) heating pad with four timer settings and six heat settings.I’ll jump ahead and say I would definitely buy this heating pad again. I purchased the blue version and find the color quite pleasant and somewhat soothing on it’s own. I really like the soft, velvet like, very comfortable fabric used for this heating pad. The pad is very flexible and in most cases I can easily get it snugly fitting over the shoulder, around arm, elbow, etc. The pad size is good for most individual joint/muscle aches. However, it isn’t quite large enough to heat the shoulder all the way down the arm and over my elbow. I’ll also mention that you don’t get much heat from the last inch or two of the heating pad on the short side of the connector end. While the internal wires do run across the end of the pad; I have found very little heating in that area. That area doesn’t have the dimples like the rest of the pad and may not be keeping the wiring in uniform spacing like the rest of the pad.Power consumption measures between 65 and 75 watts when first turned on at any heat setting. This is why it heats up fast. The heating controller uses a simple on/off cycling of power to maintain the selected temperature setting. This design simply leaves the power on for longer intervals with higher heat settings. I was thinking it would be a more modern pulse width modulated design; but my energy monitor shows the power consumption slowly jumping up and down rather than a more steady wattage that changes with the heat setting.The controller interface is very simple and effective. However, I do want to caution that if you press the down temperature button when on #1 heat setting the controller will cycle around to the #6 setting. If on the #6 setting and press up temperature button it will cycle around to the #1 setting. (The timer button cycles around as well) One time I removed the heating pad, which was set on #1, to get up and somehow touched the down button. When I came back and put the pad on my shoulder it was terribly hot. The controller showed it was on #6. I would think having the settings stop at top and bottom limits would be safer.I find the cord between controller and pad quite stiff and difficult to work with. It frequently pulls, catches, or twists with placement or adjustment of the pad. I often find the controller upside down or otherwise in an inconvenient location after tweaking the pad placement. A much more flexible cable would be good improvement. Plus a little longer length on this cable would allow getting the controller off my belly when I have the pad over the shoulder and the pad connector up by my neck. The power cord plug to pad length is very good at a little over 8 ft total length. Also, if you see the controller heat number flashing you need to check the connector to pad – the number will flash if they are disconnected.While I really like the pad fabric, it would really be very helpful if there was an inch or so perimeter cloth to allow safety pinning the pad in place. Given the manual doesn’t recommend being on top of the pad (laying or sitting on it), I have a hard time figuring out when I would ever use the 4 or 6 hour timer settings. I frequently find I have to readjust the pad position as it moves whenever I move. I have placed the pad between my shoulder and sofa with low heat settings and sometimes find the heat a bit hotter in some places vs others. If you can’t keep the pad pressed against your body you will likely be using the higher heat settings. I’ve noticed that when the pad is just ¼ to ½ inch away from my shoulder I just don’t feel much warmth. Many times I find I’m holding the pad against my body with a free hand – not so convenient when I often use the heat for 1-2 hours.Finally, one reason I selected this pad was (I think) the ad indicated it could be used as a moist heating pad. The manual doesn’t say anything about how to do this. As a test, I got a spray bottle and lightly sprayed the pad. This worked well enough; but when the manual says to not use when wet I would have appreciated more knowledge on this approach.

Buy now
Very goood heating pad gets hot very quickly and I mean it gets HOT there are six different heat levels it’s very plush and soft fabric and there is a shut off timer which is also a plus also ladies great for period cramps!!

Great heating pad with one annoyance.
I recently purchased this heating pad and it works really great. It has six different temperature settings. It also has different timing settings. The one annoyance I have is that it constantly has a green light on it if it’s left plugged in. I find this annoying. If I don’t completely unplug it the light Will actually wake me up in the middle of the night in the dark room from just being plugged in and not turned on. This is frustrating because the outlet that I use is not convenient to get to to plug and unplug things. it works great. Just be aware of this.

Reliable and consistent. Heats up quickly and is hot!
Great Heating Pad! I have been using this heating pad for 1 year and it has been reliable, heats up quickly, and can be set to a very hot and consistent temperature.