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.
Comment on Daily discussion thread: 🐔 Wednesday, May 8, 2024
shiny_idea@aussie.zone 1 month 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.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 month ago
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 month 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.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 1 month ago
dont shame it! These things happen as we get older.