Talk:Hot water bottle

Water temperature
I edited the page to include the following sentence:



I added this because I have heard it is not advisable to add boiling water from a kettle to a HWB. As it may damage the rubber.

...having said that, 42°C (107.6°F) seems like a very low temperature. I wonder if that manufacture is being over-cautious so that they can't be liable for people suffering burns.

Anyone have some independent info about advisable water temperatures for HWBs? Stuart mcmillen (talk) 00:19, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Other uses!
I think you will find that the hot water bottle was not intended as a bed warmer, even though you can use it as one. It is, in fact, the original bag type douche for women. The hot water bottle came with a cork, and a hose that attached to it. The bag was filled with warm water, then plugged with the cork, with the hose attached, and the hose was then pinched off. The bag hung from a shower rod, or was laid upon a cabinet, so it was higher than the person in the bathtub, and the hose was then used to douche the vagina, when it was un-pinched after insertion.

Before this, they had one made of metal, that resembled a coffee pot, but had a hose coming from a spout at the bottom. It was filled with warm water, and used for the same purpose.

The hot water bottle is also where the term "douche bag" comes from in todays slang.

Here is the reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douche

Look to the second picture down, titled "fountain syringe". Maybe, somebody can rewrite this article to make it accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Craxd (talk • contribs) 13:47, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

Hottie
Please leave in the term "Hottie" as it is a valid reference for Australian and New Zealand
 * And England, too! Well Drawn   Charli  e  00:57, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
 * You guys sure? Ive never heard if the term hottie before for a hot water bottle —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.107.66.190 (talk) 15:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep hottie for me please 118.209.212.28 (talk) 10:53, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I removed the link to "This Is The Life: I need a hottie more than a man" because the article itself uses the term "hot-water bottle" everywhere but the title. I see that there are hot water bottles listed as "hottie"s on Amazon but it'd be good to have a better source. — eitch 20:22, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

What's wrong with using hotties?!
'Hot water bottles remain as a popular alternative, however, in the United Kingdom and developing countries...' What are you saying? Was this written by am American, by any chance? I'm not sure whether I'm being overly patriotic, or - I'm not sure, does anyone else see this as a bit rude? Obviously it's not a matter of deep importance, but still. Impartiality where impartiality is due, and all that... FlannyBabes (talk) 22:58, 18 October 2011 (UTC)


 * The whole part with the marked decline by the end of the 20th century is unsourced and is contradicted by the following examples. I therefore removed it. --Zinnmann (talk) 22:11, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

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 * Electric hot-water bottle.jpg

Is “YuYu” relevant?
The last paragraph of the Rubber Bottles subheading is: “ More recent innovations of the traditional hot water bottle include long designs of the bottle. For example, the YuYu Bottle was introduced in 2012 as the world's first long hot water bottle. Instead of a conventional square shape, the YuYu Bottle is designed long and flexible, and thus wearable hands-free around the body due to its incorporated tightening strap.” Is this relevant? Why is the brand named mentioned twice? 120.17.131.172 (talk) 11:59, 6 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I concur and remove it. --Zinnmann (talk) 21:15, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Older examples
https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2023/05/24/ancient-hot-water-bottles-at-the-national-archaeological-museum/ 82.22.129.101 (talk) 11:31, 19 November 2023 (UTC)