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This cat bed is heated, so it's naturally the best seat in the house (programming.dev)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Do you ever worry about a malfunction and potentially burning the cat or starting a fire?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago

I have a few of these as well. Electric resistive heating like this is pretty safe. There's no control logic or anything, just a passive, high resistance wire. If a wire breaks it's going to just stop working. Unless you plug it in in the wrong country there's really no way for it to overheat.

Not to mention cats are pretty smart and will just leave when they're uncomfortable.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't a fuse be enough to prevent that?

[–] The_v 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, which is why all of them have a fuse on the cord. It's the same as modern heated blankets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Is a fuse sufficient, or would one need a GFCI as well?

[–] mriormro 2 points 10 months ago

For me, the worry is always a combination of potentially scratching through any protective insulation layer and then some type of accidental moisture (either urine or water). I'm a little too paranoid to keep them around.